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    Students that are Hard of Hearing in the Classroom

    Severe hearing loss and deafness are typically diagnosed before students are school-aged if the cause is...

    Education 4 min read

    In the Classroom: A Path to Eliminating Implicit Bias in Education Staff

    Implicit biases are unconscious attitudes or stereotypes that influence an individual's perception of the world...
    Research and Stats 3 min read

    Advocacy and the Independent Living Movement: Removing Barriers to Education

    Access to education has long been intertwined with disability rights in the United States. The Independent Living...
    Education 4 min read

    What are Mobile Crisis Teams?

    Regarding police-mental health collaboration (PMHC) programs, agencies select different programs due to different...
    Research and Stats 3 min read

    What is Inclusive Education?

    Inclusive education is an education system that caters to the needs of all students, regardless of ability or...
    Education 3 min read

    How Schools Can Successfully Implement Student Accommodations

    Accommodations are an effective means for students of all learning abilities to engage with their classes in a...
    Research and Stats 5 min read

    How Social Isolation Impacts Mental Health

    Throughout the pandemic and resulting lockdowns, the vast majority of people were forced to stay at home, often...
    Research and Stats 4 min read

    Examining the Miami Model to Treat Mental Health: What Works and What Can Be Improved

    Twenty-one years after its inception, Miami-Dade County’s Criminal Mental Health Project (CMHP) is still active,...
    Research and Stats 4 min read

    Barriers to Independent Living: Mandatory Education

    Many countries offer free education for all children, but for many kids and parents globally, education doesn’t...
    Research and Stats 5 min read

    3 Important Facts About College Accommodations

    The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 mandate that students...
    Education 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...
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    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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    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...
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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

    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 —...
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    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....
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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

    What is Crip Time?

    The term crip time is used by some disability theorists and advocates to describe disabled individuals’ unique...
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