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    Disability Awareness: Progress Since the ADA and Challenges Ahead

    Disability awareness has been defined as a capability or skill of "being mindful of the disabilities of people and...

    Legal 3 min read

    Key ADA Discrimination Decision May Have Impact beyond Uber

    On March 15, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an important decision that...
    Legal 4 min read

    A Third Through 2021, Here Are the Developments in Disability Law and Regulation to Watch

    It is perhaps fitting that having recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of the 1990 passage of the Americans...
    Legal 3 min read

    Have We Seen a Pandemic Silver Lining for People with Disabilities?

    We wrote last year that the global pandemic could prove to have a silver lining for people with disabilities for...
    Digital Accessibility 4 min read

    Is Compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Required by the ADA?

    In 1990 when the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted, web accessibility was an unknown concept. The...
    Digital Accessibility 4 min read

    Digital Accessibility Can Make a Lasting Difference for People with Disabilities

    There are an estimated one billion people in the world who experience disability in some form. That is 15% of the...
    Digital Accessibility 4 min read

    Why and How Are There So Many Digital Accessibility Demand Letters?

    There were thousands of web accessibility lawsuits filed in 2020 in Federal Court and California State Court under...
    Digital Accessibility 5 min read

    Why Your Company Should Make Digital Accessibility a Top Priority in 2021

    The coronavirus created an urgent need in 2020 for companies to quickly shift to online platforms and web-based...
    Digital Accessibility 4 min read

    Addressing the Tremendous Diversity within the Disability Community

    Racial and ethnic minority communities are expanding at a much greater rate than the existing majority of white...
    Research and Stats 4 min read

    Securing Accessibility and Disability Grants for Businesses and Nonprofits to Help Fund Accessibility Initiatives

    All organizations face financial resource pressures at different times. Today’s challenges in particular make it...
    Research and Stats 4 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...

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    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...
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    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Assistive Technology for Physical Disabilities

    Assistive technologies have evolved rapidly in recent years, providing people with physical disabilities with...
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