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    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

    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

    Room at the Inn: ADA Considerations for Places of Lodging

    As places of public accommodation, hotels, inns, motels and other facilities offering sleeping rooms for...
    Physical Accessibility 2 min read

    Historic Shouldn’t Mean Inaccessible: Preservation and the ADA

    Accessibility is standard for new construction today, but that hasn’t always been the case. Federal accessibility...
    Legal 3 min read

    Record-Shattering Online Grocery Sales Highlight Need for Digital Accessibility

    As the COVID-19 pandemic drives up a demand for online grocery sales and delivery services (a record $7.2 billion...
    Digital Accessibility 3 min read

    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...
    Research and Stats 2 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

    Specialized Optical Character Recognition Smartphone Apps Help People with Vision Disabilities Read Printed Text

    One of the biggest misconceptions about accessibility is that it requires expensive, cumbersome, and hard-to-find...
    Digital Accessibility 1 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