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disability rights
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 2 years old
How Organizations Can Accommodate Employees With Long COVID
Even though the federal COVID-19 public health emergency ended last month, the longer-term effects of the virus persist.…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 2 years old
Leadership Pro Tip: Help Employees With ADHD Succeed
Diagnosed cases of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder rose during the pandemic, and may have an effect on your remote employees’…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
30 Years After ADA Passes, National Council on Disability Still Puts Mission First
Thirty years ago, NCD pushed for passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act to ensure equal rights. Since…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Spinal Association App Helps People Find a Wheelchair That Fits Their Needs
With its just-released My Wheelchair Guide app, the United Spinal Association hopes to take the guesswork out of…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
To Be More Inclusive, Support a Spectrum of Abilities
Historically, physical or mental conditions have kept potential workers out of the workplace or made work more complicated…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Nonprofits Excluding People With Disabilities
RespectAbility, a bipartisan group focused on inclusion for individuals with disabilities, says that bias is a key factor…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
How to Achieve Digital Accessibility
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that more than 56 million Americans have a disability of some kind. The…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
UK Concert Groups Team Up to Boost Concert Access for Fans With Disabilities
The charity Attitude Is Everything is leading a campaign to improve access to concert tickets for music fans…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Good Counsel: Is Your Website Open to All?
Following accessibility guidelines reduces legal risk and brings membership rewards.
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Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Website Accessibility
If you're serious about building an inclusive community in your association, you're probably already paying attention to website…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Groups File Suits Over NYC Subway’s Lingering Accessibility Problems
In a pair of class-action lawsuits—one at the state level, one at federal—nonprofits and advocacy groups focused on…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Lyft Teams With National Association of the Deaf to Help Drivers
The car service launched both new technology and a partnership with the National Association of the Deaf in…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Global Spotlight: Audiology Group’s Sound Partnership
An international collaboration helps advance the speech-language pathology and audiology professions.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Disability Groups Press Get-Out-the-Vote Effort
Given that the presidential campaigns have largely shied away from issues facing people with disabilities—except in lights that…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
25 Years Later: The ADA’s Landmark Passage Evokes Reflection
Disability rights groups, many of which spent the 1980s fighting for equality on the ground level, won a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Jailed Without Cause? Advocacy Group Assists in Deaf Man’s Legal Fight
A deaf homeless man jailed for weeks on theft charges that turned out to be unfounded is suing…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Deaf Advocates Sue Harvard, MIT For Lack of Online Closed Captioning
The National Association of the Deaf alleges that Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are violating…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Does the Americans with Disabilities Act Apply Online?
The Americans with Disabilities Act, which predated the rise of the internet, doesn't explicitly apply to the web.…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Disabilities Group Takes Issue With Kanye West
The group’s president and CEO is calling out the rapper after he singled out two disabled people who…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
U.N. Disability Treaty Faces Uphill Battle in Senate
Despite having already been ratified by 146 nations, a United Nations treaty codifying the rights of those with…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Disability Support Groups Praise Updated Federal Hiring Guidelines
New regulations implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor that encourage the hiring of employees with disabilities could…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
National Federation of the Blind: Make K-12 Assessments Accessible
The National Federation of the Blind is suing the maker of a K-12 standardized assessment, saying the organization…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Now Playing in Theaters: Closed Captioning
In an agreement with the Hearing Loss Association of America, AMC Theatres plans to install personalized captioning devices…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Internet Association Takes Stance On Americans With Disabilities Act
In a case with the potential to redefine the legal ramifications of the Americans With Disabilities Act, the…
