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    How Schools Can Tailor Remote Learning to Students with Disabilities

    As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage, school districts across the U.S. have debated whether to reopen their...

    Digital Accessibility 2 min read

    CDC Study Pegs Adult Autism Rate at 2.21%, but with Caveats

    A group of researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published the first estimate of the...
    Research and Stats 3 min read

    Understanding Readily Achievable Barrier Removal Under the ADA

    When James Donald maneuvered his wheelchair into San Francisco’s Cafe Royale in 1984, he saw that there were very...
    Legal 3 min read

    Variations in Conditions Related to Vision Loss

    Vision loss is among the top 10 most prevalent disabilities in the United States, according to the Centers for...
    Research and Stats 2 min read

    Standardized Testing Accommodations Under the ADA

    As the COVID-19 pandemic spread through the U.S. and schools closed in the spring of 2020, the College Board...
    Education 3 min read

    Will Hiring People with Disabilities Increase Health Insurance Costs?

    The Americans with Disabilities Act and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission prohibit companies from refusing...
    Legal 2 min read

    Some Notable State Variations from the ADA

    You’re running a small tech startup when an employee asks for what he believes is a reasonable accommodation: he...
    Legal 2 min read

    Who Is Responsible for ADA Compliance in Commercial Buildings?

    Wheelchair user Kornel Botosan filed a lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1998 after a trip to a...
    Legal 2 min read

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    Do All Deaf People Use Sign Language?

    When you encounter someone who is deaf or hard-of-hearing, your first instinct may be to use your hands to communicate. Maybe you’re fluent in...

    Research and Stats 2 min read

    What Are Accessible Fonts?

    With text making up so much of the digital content that we consume, keeping it accessible is a crucial step in...
    Technology and Innovation 3 min read

    Accessibility Rules of Dressing, Fitting or Locker Rooms

    One simple way clothing stores, mall outlets, gyms and fitness boutiques can build loyalty with the one in four...
    Physical Accessibility 3 min read

    Do Small Businesses with Fewer Than 15 Employees Have to Be ADA Compliant?

    One in four U.S. adults – or 61 million Americans – has a disability. Each one of those is a potential employee,...
    Legal 3 min read

    ADA Requirements for Sales and Service Counters

    If your business requires a sales or service counter, it’s important to ensure the counter meets a set of...
    Physical Accessibility 2 min read

    The Verdict: Can Plaintiffs Make Money from ADA Lawsuits?

    The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990 to prohibit discrimination against people...
    Legal 3 min read

    The History and Evolution of Disability Models

    A few decades ago, people who were diagnosed with a disability were pigeonholed into a category and often set on a...
    Research and Stats 5 min read

    Accommodating Employees with Fragrance Sensitivities

    An estimated 32.2 percent of the population experiences negative health effects from exposure to scented products....
    Employment 3 min read

    Autism Representation in the Media — And How It Impacts Real Life

    In the past few years, autism has been in the media more than it ever has before. This is a very positive change —...
    Research and Stats 8 min read

    Examples of Autism Masking

    A while after I wrote my article about autism and masking, I was asked to pen the sequel you’re reading. It's...
    Research and Stats 3 min read