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    Could a New Federal Law End Disability Discrimination During Organ Transplant Selection?

    A new bipartisan bill has been introduced in both chambers of Congress to enhance federal protections for people...

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    How Voice Assistants are Empowering Independent Living for Individuals with Disabilities

    Nearly 60 years ago, an MIT professor named James Weizenbaum created the first language processing computer,...
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    The Paralympic Paradox: China Often Leads in Medal Counts but Falls Behind in Accessibility

    As thousands of para-athletes across the globe converge on Beijing to compete in the 2022 Paralympic Games, China...
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    Celebrating International Women's Day 2022

    March 8th is International Women’s Day (IWD). IWD celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political...
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    Are People With Disabilities Participating in the Great Resignation?

    More people than ever feel empowered to leave their jobs in favor of better pay and improved working conditions...
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    Ottawa Considers Revoking E-Scooter Program Over Accessibility Concerns

    E-Scooter systems have taken the world by storm. Almost 250 cities in the United States have implemented e-scooter...
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    The Important Lessons We Can Learn from Second Sight

    Second Sight was founded to help persons with blindness and low vision through neurostimulation technology....
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    How Workplace Harassment Interrupts DEI Efforts

    Workplace harassment, also known as workplace bullying, is defined by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
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    Hiring Shortages Shine a Spotlight on Workers With Disabilities

    Many companies across America are reporting hiring shortages, from retail to advanced technology firms. There are...
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    What the Passing of The Jobs Act Means for Individuals with Disabilities

    In late November of 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, promising to “invest...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    Examples of Autism Masking

    A while after I wrote my article about autism and masking, I was asked to pen the sequel you’re reading. It's...
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    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...
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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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    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...
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    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...
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    What is Intersectionality?

    In 2021 it is estimated that over 61 million Americans live with a disability. As the country continues to improve...
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