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    What Are Talking Books and Who Do They Benefit?

    Talking Books, delivered by the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled at the Library of...

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    How Equality Issues with Disabilities Overlap

    There have always been vocal members and advocates of underrepresented groups who have worked to raise awareness...
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    Are Lenders Discriminating Against Borrowers with Disabilities?

    Borrowers with disabilities are protected from lending discrimination by the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968,...
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    How The Fight Against Racism Paved the Way for the ADA

    In 2020, the Americans with Disabilities Act celebrated its 30th anniversary. In the past three decades, the...
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    Avoid Accessibility Setbacks by Implementing and Meeting Deadlines

    Deadlines are crucial to keeping projects on track, and accessibility efforts are no different. It can be tempting...
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    How the Beauty and Fashion Industries are Embracing Accessibility

    For many people, cosmetics and fashion offer a form of self-expression. Unfortunately, these industries largely...
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    The Risks of Developing Accessibility Goals That Are Unattainable

    As an accessibility professional who cares about accessibility and digital inclusion, it can be tempting to aim...
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    Disabilities in the Workplace

    We have come a long way toward workplace inclusion, but we still have further to go. Earlier this year, the Bureau...
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    First Steps to an Accessible E-Commerce Experience

    Online purchasing was already becoming the preferred method of shopping for many Americans, and the lockdowns of...
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    Identity First Language

    Identity-first language should be a linguistic staple of anyone who interacts with the disability community....
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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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