The National Council on Disability has released its new report: Preserving Our Freedom: Ending Institutionalization of People with Disabilities During and After Disasters. This report examines occurrences of institutionalization of people with disabilities, as well as threats of institutionalization [...]
When Victoria Malave breathes, all you can hear is a relentless, insistent chirp. It’s the sound of her ventilator, which the 10-month-old Puerto Rican baby has needed to keep her alive for much of her short life. After Hurricane [...]
Anyone can become the victim of a massive disaster like the one created by Hurricane Irma. But it is often the elderly and people with disabilities who are most at risk. At least eight seniors died last week in a [...]
Wilfredo Lee/AP Miami's largest hurricane shelter, run by the Red Cross, still houses nearly 1,000 people. Some have been there since before the storm but many are recent arrivals—people who tried to ride out the storm but are now [...]
In Emergency Planning, Disabled People Are Too Often Left Behind As the southern half of the United States begins repairing the damage caused by Hurricane Irma, news reports surfaced that residents of a Hollywood Hills assisted living facility called [...]
The National Disability Institute will host a webinar exploring assistive technology (AT) programs and how it can be used to help individuals build their finances. This webinar will define assistive technology, give examples of assistive technology resource programs, and [...]
A wheelchair-user has successfully tested a system that allows an unoccupied car to be parked after its driver has left the vehicle, using technology that could be publicly available within a year. The organisations developing the system, demonstrated in [...]
There are a lot of questions about the upcoming healthcare threats our community will be facing. We know that Congress wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and recent reports say that House Republicans are aiming to get [...]
Governors have been asked by Congress to give feedback on their desire for Medicaid Block Grants. These block grants could harm services for people with disabilities and affect funding for assistive technology. Assistive technology includes manual and power [...]
Our attorney tried to attend a local Florida Bar Association meeting and the building was not accessible so she filed a complaint with the State of Florida Bar. The following link will lead you to the letter regarding [...]
