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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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    New Lawsuit Settlement Strengthens Accommodation Requirements in Florida Prisons

    After a multitude of complaints that the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) was not meeting accommodation...
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    Florida Program Uses Funds for Disabled Children to Pay PR Firm, Legal Fees

    Florida’s Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA), a program that underwrites care for...
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    Department of Justice Reaches Settlement Agreement with Adventist Health System Georgia, Inc.

    On January 4, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement agreement with Adventist Health System...
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    2022 Marks the 50th Anniversary of the Independent Living Movement

    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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    Closing the Vaccination Gap for Persons with Disabilities

    According to analysis from the CDC, American adults with disabilities are more likely to view the COVID-19...
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    Celebrating World Braille Day

    Some awareness months highlight entire disabilities, others focus on singular events, and some can be attributed,...
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    The State of Accessibility in Gaming in 2022

    With over 2.8 billion gamers across the world estimated to have generated $180 billion in revenue in 2021, the...
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    All Eyes on Neil Marcus: A Champion of Disability Visibility Through Artistry

    Ground-breaking actor and playwright Neil Marcus passed away in his home in Berkeley, California on November 17th,...
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    Happy New Year! 2021 in Review

    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...

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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,...
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    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...
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    Accommodating Employees with Fragrance Sensitivities

    An estimated 32.2 percent of the population experiences negative health effects from exposure to scented products....
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    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...
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    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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