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    Amtrak Pays $2 Million to Passengers with Disabilities Following Lawsuit Settlement

    As stipulated by a settlement agreement reached in December of 2020, Amtrak has now distributed $2 million dollars...

    Research and Stats 3 min read

    National Eye Care Month: Advances in Eye Care Technologies

    January marks National Eye Care Month. It’s a time to celebrate the many advancements in optometrists’ practice...
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    ACLU Asks DOJ to Investigate Accommodations for Deaf Inmates

    The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Nevada recently filed a complaint with the Department of Justice...
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    Barriers to Independent Living: Public Transportation

    Railways, buses, subways, and streetcars are linked by a long-regarded benchmark in society called public...
    Research and Stats 4 min read

    California Freezes Checks for 345,000 Disability Claims Amid Fraud Investigation

    In mid-December, the California Employment Development Department (EDD), which oversees unemployment and...
    Research and Stats 3 min read

    Safe Interactions Act Would Appropriate $100,000,000 for Disability Training for Law Enforcement Officers

    A new Act introduced in the House would appropriate $100,000,000 annually until 2025 to improve law enforcement...
    Research and Stats 3 min read

    How Disability Culture is Changing the Way We View Innovation

    We have innovation to thank for hundreds of inventions many of us take for granted today. Our transportation, the...
    Research and Stats 2 min read

    As Bureaucratic Red Tape Delays Their Disability Benefits, Georgia Veterans Band Together for Change

    It’s a roadblock that’s all too familiar to many veterans applying for disability benefits: the Department of...
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    Department of Justice Launches Investigation into the State of South Carolina

    On January 12, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) launched a statewide disability rights investigation into...
    Research and Stats 3 min read

    New Research Finds that Physicians Know Little About ADA Obligations for Treating Patients with Disabilities

    A new study from Health Affairs published January 4, 2022, finds that many physicians have little to no knowledge...
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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

    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

    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

    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