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    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...
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    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

    When and How to File a Complaint With HUD

    If a tenant has reason to believe that they have faced discrimination on the basis of disability, they should file...
    Research and Stats 3 min read

    Food Allergies and Intolerance: What You Need to Know

    People experiencing food allergies or intolerance are often incorrectly described as “fussy” or “picky” eaters by...
    Employment 3 min read

    Deaf Kids Code

    A continuing area of growth in the education sector is related to coding and its impact on disabled students has...
    Research and Stats 2 min read

    Starbucks’ Commitment to Higher Accessibility Standards Challenges Other National Corporations to Match Them

    Starbucks has announced a commitment to higher standards for accessibility efforts in the form of digital and...
    Research and Stats 2 min read

    How the Pandemic Affected Students with Disabilities in the 2020/2021 School Year

    Covid-19 has had a disruptive effect on the academic lives of students all across the country. This includes those...
    Education 2 min read

    Challenge Athlete Foundation: Removing Barriers to Active Living

    One of the hidden barriers to independent living for disabled people is the lack of opportunities to stay active....
    Research and Stats 2 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....
    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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