TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. — Tampa Bay has always been known for having some of the most beautiful beaches in the world and now a couple of nonprofit organizations are also trying to make them the most accessible. Some people call [...]
The EEOC enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act (which include the requirement for reasonable accommodation and non-discrimination based on disability, and rules about employer medical examinations and inquiries), Title VII [...]
In at least 14 states, lawsuits have been filed either for or against masks in schools. In some cases, normally rule-enforcing school administrators are finding themselves fighting state leaders in the name of keeping kids safe. Read More at WAPT. [...]
On the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, we look at what the landmark civil rights law, which guarantees equal access to public resources and employment to disabled people has achieved and how much work remains. Dr. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
