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    Barriers to Independent Living: City Planning

    All of us are affected by where we live. Unfortunately, despite the ADA's over three-decade existence, many...

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    CODA Takes Home Top SAG Prize

    Apple TV+’s CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) took home the top motion picture prize at Sunday night’s Screen Actor...
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    Disability Day of Mourning

    Content warning: This article contains references to violence against persons with disabilities. If December 1, UN...
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    TSA to Court of Appeals: Some Passengers with Disabilities Won’t Be Allowed to Fly

    An accessibility lawsuit against the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has made its way to the D.C....
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    3 Reasons We Need to Shift From Accessibility Awareness to Action

    Increasing accessibility awareness is essential when there is still education needed, but awareness alone doesn’t...
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    How Will the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Affect Civilians with Disabilities?

    After weeks of escalating tensions in the region, Russian President Vladimir Putin began a military invasion of...
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    Did Hospitals Silence People with Disabilities during COVID-19?

    People with disabilities are admitted into the hospital nearly five times more than those without disabilities....
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    Will the VA Finally Take Mental Health Seriously in its Updated Disability Rating Criteria?

    In February, the VA proposed changes to the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) that would alter how...
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    Employees Still Feel the Need to Hide Their Disabilities

    It’s 2022 and 89 percent of companies have a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategy in their workplaces....
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    50 Years of Independent Living: New Mexico

    In the fifty years of the Independent Living Movement (ILM), Santa Fe, New Mexico’s New Vistas has had three...
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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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