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    Going Beyond Compliance in Higher Education Accessibility

    Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was the first civil rights law enacted to prohibit discrimination...

    Education 3 min read

    Remote Learning Accessibility for Students Who Are Deaf/Hard of Hearing

    Students who are deaf or hard of hearing are being presented with new challenges this upcoming school year,...
    Education 2 min read

    How Schools Can Tailor Remote Learning to Students with Disabilities

    As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage, school districts across the U.S. have debated whether to reopen their...
    Digital Accessibility 2 min read

    As Schools Reopen with Mask Mandates, What about the Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Students and Teachers?

    Recently, I needed to visit Urgent Care. As someone who relies on lip-reading, I was concerned about my ability to...
    Education 2 min read

    Standardized Testing Accommodations Under the ADA

    As the COVID-19 pandemic spread through the U.S. and schools closed in the spring of 2020, the College Board...
    Education 3 min read

    Online Education Grapples with Accessibility

    Momentum behind online education continues to build for a variety of reasons: the ability to reach large numbers...
    Education 3 min read

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    What's New in Manual Wheelchair Technology?

    Manual wheelchair innovation knows no bounds, it seems. From SafariSeat, which is designed for people in developing countries, the innovative...

    Technology and Innovation 2 min read

    Introduction to Video Remote Interpreting and What Businesses Need to Know About It

    What is VRI? Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) is a video telecommunications service utilized through an external or...
    Digital Accessibility 3 min read

    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...
    Research and Stats 2 min read

    Designing for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Website Visitors

    One of the great things about the accessibility community is the willingness to share and collaborate. We’re free...
    Digital Accessibility 2 min read

    New Wheelchair Weight Restriction on American Airlines Impacts Travel for Power Wheelchair Users

    The Air Carrier Access Act, a federal law, prevents airlines from refusing travel to individuals based solely on...
    Physical Accessibility 2 min read

    Why Hiring People with Disabilities Is Good for Business

    Several years ago, managers at Microsoft learned that the traditional process of hiring people with needed...
    Employment 3 min read

    10 Things Most People Get Wrong About Autism

    Autism is a disability that is often misunderstood. Real life autism is very different than the kind that people...
    Research and Stats 4 min read

    Tips for Destigmatizing Accommodations and Creating a Disability-Friendly Culture

    Based on data from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), there were 24,238 charges filed for...
    Employment 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

    President-Elect Biden Mentioning Disability in His Victory Speech Shouldn't Be a Big Deal, But It Is

    Just to be mentioned, named, explicitly by the word "disability" was enough to trigger an outpouring of response...
    Government 4 min read