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    Advocacy and The Independent Living Movement: Breaking Down Barriers in Housing

    Everyone should have a place to call their own, where they feel comfortable and safe. But for many people with...

    Research and Stats 4 min read

    3D Printing in Prosthetics and Beyond

    3D printing is the process of creating a tangible, solid three-dimensional object or model, by applying multiple...
    Research and Stats 2 min read

    People With Disabilities Are Significantly Affected by the Housing Crunch

    Housing is getting more expensive across the United States. The number of available homes for sale on the market...
    Research and Stats 4 min read

    Reading Programs for Children with Disabilities

    Reading is an essential skill. Unfortunately, early literacy is often overlooked for children with disabilities....
    Education 2 min read

    Access to Children’s Mental Health Care

    Access to children’s mental health care is one of the most important things that we can offer to children and...
    Research and Stats 3 min read

    Barriers to Independent Living: Social Anxiety Disorder

    Social Anxiety Disorder (“SAD”) is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (“DSM-5”)...
    Research and Stats 2 min read

    How Early Intervention Services Improves Independent Living Skills in Children with Autism

    The time period from birth to 3 years old is often thought to be an easy part of life. We are almost completely...
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    What is CIT or “The Memphis Model”? Is It Enough?

    One in five adults in the U.S. live with a mental illness, yet the amount of mental health crisis services being...
    Research and Stats 3 min read

    What is a Speech Therapist?

    A speech therapist, also known as a speech-language pathologist (SLP), is a professional trained to treat...
    Research and Stats 5 min read

    50 Years of Independent Living: Georgia

    As we continue to celebrate 50 years of of the Independent Living Movement in America in 2022, we sit down with...
    Research and Stats 3 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

    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...
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