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41,000 Individuals with Disabilities Receive Student Loan Forgiveness, 190,000 Receive Income Verification Waiver

Individuals with disabilities that have student debt may be in luck. On March 29, 2021, due to the COVID-19...

Education 2 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
It is perhaps fitting that having recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of the 1990 passage of the Americans...
Legal 3 min read
You may know Be My Eyes as the largest online blind community with one of the strongest volunteer networks in the...
Digital Accessibility 4 min read
"No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States," Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act...
Education 3 min read
Ableism is perhaps the single most important disability-related keyword that exists besides the term "disability"...
Research and Stats 5 min read
We wrote last year that the global pandemic could prove to have a silver lining for people with disabilities for...
Digital Accessibility 4 min read
According to Gartner’s Top Strategic Predictions for 2020 and Beyond published in late-2019, using artificial...
Digital Accessibility 2 min read
As April comes, so does Autism Awareness Month, which many autistic people dread. While many well-intentioned,...
Research and Stats 5 min read
How much of your budget would you say goes to helping customers find their way around? How disability friendly is...
Digital Accessibility 5 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
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
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
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 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990 to prohibit discrimination against people...
Legal 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
An estimated 32.2 percent of the population experiences negative health effects from exposure to scented products....
Employment 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
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