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    What is Negative Langauge?

    Most people mean well when talking about disability, but that doesn’t mean inappropriate words or poor language...

    Research and Stats 5 min read

    Peter Dinklage Calls Out Disney Hypocrisy in Planned Live Action ‘Snow White’

    Back in the Summer of 2021, Disney announced plans for yet another live-action remake of an animated classic, this...
    Research and Stats 4 min read

    Artists with Disabilities Unite to Increase Visibility and Accessibility in the Music Industry

    New York-based EDM artist Lachi is a successful singer, songwriter, and producer who found herself suddenly at the...
    Research and Stats 4 min read

    Barriers to Independent Living: Digital Accessibility

    We live in a digital world. With assistive tech like the first Braille stopwatch and useful apps that help guide...
    Research and Stats 4 min read

    #FreeBritney Prompts Disability Rights Advocates to Push for Changes in Conservatorship Laws

    As many of us spent the Fall of 2021 refreshing our newsfeeds with bated breath to see if one of the nation’s most...
    Research and Stats 4 min read

    Twitch Users Rally for a Disability Pride Month

    Users of the gamer live streaming giant Twitch are rallying the platform to add a “Disability Pride Month”...
    Research and Stats 3 min read

    #MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy Highlights Neglect of People With Disabilities During the Pandemic

    Everyone is ready for the pandemic to end. People from all walks of life want nothing more than for COVID cases to...
    Research and Stats 4 min read

    Community College Lawsuit Highlights the Realities of Disparate Impact

    The Los Angeles Community College District requests an audience with the Supreme Court. The board of trustees for...
    Research and Stats 5 min read

    VA Turns to Automation to Speed Up Processing Time for Disability Claims

    Facing an unprecedented backlog of disability benefits claims, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has...
    Research and Stats 3 min read

    North Carolina Woman with Autism Sues Former Employer for Termination without Accommodation

    A North Carolina woman with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has filed suit against her former employer CastleBranch...
    Research and Stats 4 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

    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

    Lack of Accessibility Can Create Long Term Impact on People with Disabilities

    During the course of our lives, we all encounter challenges and hardships, sometimes severe. People with...
    Research and Stats 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

    Securing Accessibility and Disability Grants for Businesses and Nonprofits to Help Fund Accessibility Initiatives

    All organizations face financial resource pressures at different times. Today’s challenges in particular make it...
    Research and Stats 4 min read

    What is Ableism and How Can You Be Anti-Ableist?

    Ableism is perhaps the single most important disability-related keyword that exists besides the term "disability"...
    Research and Stats 5 min read

    A Third Through 2021, Here Are the Developments in Disability Law and Regulation to Watch

    It is perhaps fitting that having recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of the 1990 passage of the Americans...
    Legal 3 min read

    Not Charity Work: Why Did a Proud Dad's Post Destigmatizing Autism Go Viral?

    Nobody was more surprised than Michael Lisle himself by the tremendous engagement and viral status of his recent...
    Employment 7 min read

    Average Costs of Reasonable Accommodations in The Workplace

    According to a factsheet published by the US Department of Labor, one of the common myths prevalent among...
    Employment 3 min read

    What Is an Electronic Pointing Device, How Is It Used, and Why?

    There are many adaptive technologies on the market today that make readily available devices such as a keyboard or...
    Digital Accessibility 4 min read