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New York Governor Increases Support for Disabled Students with Series of New Laws

On December 30th, 2021, the office of New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced an increase of 15% in funding for...

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After a multitude of complaints that the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) was not meeting accommodation...
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Florida’s Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA), a program that underwrites care for...
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On January 4, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement agreement with Adventist Health System...
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Although the history of the Independent Living Movement can be traced back as early as the 1850s, it was in the...
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According to analysis from the CDC, American adults with disabilities are more likely to view the COVID-19...
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Some awareness months highlight entire disabilities, others focus on singular events, and some can be attributed,...
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With over 2.8 billion gamers across the world estimated to have generated $180 billion in revenue in 2021, the...
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Ground-breaking actor and playwright Neil Marcus passed away in his home in Berkeley, California on November 17th,...
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After a second year of living with the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is anxiously looking to 2022 for a return to...
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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
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
One simple way clothing stores, mall outlets, gyms and fitness boutiques can build loyalty with the one in four...
Physical Accessibility 3 min read
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
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
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 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990 to prohibit discrimination against people...
Legal 3 min read
An estimated 32.2 percent of the population experiences negative health effects from exposure to scented products....
Employment 3 min read
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
The term crip time is used by some disability theorists and advocates to describe disabled individuals’ unique...
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