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    NYC's Response to Mental Health Has Gotham Divided

    On June 6, 2021, New York City launched a pilot program known as the Behavioral Health Emergency Assistance...

    Mental Health 3 min read

    What is the Role of an Occupational Therapist in a Child’s Education?

    Occupational therapists play a critical role in promoting participation among students in activities that improve...
    Education 3 min read

    Can Prohibitions on Indoor School Masking Discriminate Against Students with Disabilities

    The debate over student masking has at times reached feverish pitches in different parts of the country. It is an...
    Education 4 min read

    Ways to Make Classes More Accessible

    Accessibility is important, especially in a class setting. When teachers make their classes accessible, they...
    Education 3 min read

    Accessibility of Public Domain Resources

    The public domain continues to expand with new content, now digitized by several services and available to the...
    Education 5 min read

    How Teachers Can Ensure That Students Benefit From Their Accommodations

    In regards to education, at a high level, accommodations are modifications or adjustments to processes, materials,...
    Education 3 min read

    Microsoft Edge’s New Feature Looks to Overcome Corner-Cutting Content Managers

    With its newest update, Microsoft Edge seeks to solve one of the easiest to remediate, yet often most overlooked,...
    Digital Accessibility 3 min read

    How the Pandemic is Impacting Persons with Mental Illness

    As stigma wanes and people can better discuss mental illness, we learn just how much our environments affect our...
    Research and Stats 4 min read

    Effective Communication: What is PECS and How Does it Work?

    Communication is essential in life, on personal, educational, and professional levels. It is easy to take for...
    Research and Stats 4 min read

    Barriers to Independent Living for persons with TBI

    People with traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs, often experience many barriers to independent living. Whether...
    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...
    Physical Accessibility 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

    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 —...
    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

    What is Crip Time?

    The term crip time is used by some disability theorists and advocates to describe disabled individuals’ unique...
    Research and Stats 2 min read