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    A Brief History of the Disability Rights Movement in America

    One in four American adults lives with a disability. People with disabilities constitute the largest minority...

    Research and Stats 6 min read

    Staff Accessibility Training: Understanding Disability and the Law

    Building public trust between your organization and the disability community requires a commitment to transparency...
    Employment 4 min read

    Tips for Onboarding and Training Employees With Disabilities

    Employee onboarding can take can last from weeks to months depending on the position. The early days of an...
    Employment 5 min read

    How to Make Your Hiring Process More Accessible

    Finding the right candidate for a position is exciting. Your new hire is ready to learn about your company while...
    4 min read

    Celebrating Stuttering Awareness Day 2021

    Maya Chupkov is tired of the same old narratives around stuttering and that’s why she’s chosen to start a podcast,...
    Research and Stats 3 min read

    Virtual Theatre and its Potential for the Disability Community

    As the COVID-19 pandemic continues through 2021, nearly every aspect of life has had to adjust, and the...
    Technology and Innovation 4 min read

    FYI: Federally Funded Programs for Persons with Disabilities

    The number of disabled Americans who hold a job is woefully low. According to a recent report by the federal...
    Employment 3 min read

    Project Civic Access – 2021 Department of Justice Update

    Project Civic Access (“PCA”) is an initiative commenced by the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) in 1999. The...
    Research and Stats 3 min read

    President Biden's Infrastructure Plan: What's in it for Accessibility?

    Despite the word "accessibility" only being used 5 times in relation to digital accessibility (in contrast, the...
    Research and Stats 4 min read

    Considerations for Creating More Accessible Content

    There are many design and development considerations to take into account when building new sites and applications...
    Technology and Innovation 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...
    Research and Stats 2 min read