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Celebrating National Engineer's Week

February 20-26 marks National Engineers Week. The week of activities, primarily promoted by supporting...

Research and Stats 3 min read
Signed in as policy on July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act is now celebrating its 32nd Anniversary....
Advocacy 3 min read
Alexa Heinrich isn’t afraid to be blunt about what companies need to do to create better accessibility on social...
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No one likes being talked over or ignored. For people with disabilities, it’s a common occurrence. Still, at...
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Imagine you’re in high school and you’ve found a way to compete on the varsity team all year. You feel included,...
Students 3 min read
It can be easy to feel like the only accessibility tools regularly in use are ones specifically targeted at those...
Assistive Technology 3 min read
What do you get when you mix a mission rooted in the needs of veterans, neurodivergent people, and a tech sector...
Human Resources 3 min read
Some people are born with disabilities and others acquire them later in life. Tiffany Yu is an advocate within the...
Advocacy 3 min read
Virginia Jacko has been working in accessibility and advocacy for a long time. She’s been the president and CEO of...
Digital Accessibility 3 min read
With the ever-present threat of natural disasters like floods, hurricanes, and tornados – alongside the growing...
Research and Stats 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
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
One simple way clothing stores, mall outlets, gyms and fitness boutiques can build loyalty with the one in four...
Physical Accessibility 3 min read
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
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 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990 to prohibit discrimination against people...
Legal 3 min read
An estimated 32.2 percent of the population experiences negative health effects from exposure to scented products....
Employment 3 min read
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
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
A while after I wrote my article about autism and masking, I was asked to pen the sequel you’re reading. It's...
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