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    President's Day: Celebrating Roosevelt

    Thirty-second President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt oversaw one of the most tumultuous times in...

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    Disability Mentoring Day

    According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor's statistics, people with disabilities had an unemployment rate of 10.1% in...
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    Chronic Pain Awareness Month

    Disabilities can come with many challenges − in seeking medical care, in daily life, in work, in socializing. One...
    Research and Stats 4 min read

    How Performers with Disabilities are Changing Theatre and Hollywood

    Inclusivity and diversity have long been topics of contention in the entertainment industry, particularly in...
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    Celebrating Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month

    In the United States alone, 61 million adults have a disability, which is equivalent to 26% of the adult...
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    Developmental Disability Awareness Month

    The month of March is many things; it is the first month of spring in the northern hemisphere, much of the U.S....
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    Lyndon B. Johnson’s Presidency in the History of Disability Rights

    Outside of historians and high school history students, few remember Lyndon B. Johnson’s presidency well. He might...
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    Celebrating Judith Heumann's Advocacy

    Disability rights have been a long effort in America, particularly in the last hundred years and while it has been...
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    Virtual Theatre and its Potential for the Disability Community

    As the COVID-19 pandemic continues through 2021, nearly every aspect of life has had to adjust, and the...
    Technology and Innovation 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...

    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

    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 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

    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