July marks both Disability Pride Month in the U.S., and the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act — a potentially opportune time to reassess just how inclusive workplaces are for ...
Before they can cast their ballots, voters with disabilities often say they have difficulties getting information on how to participate in the electoral process. That's because many disabled Americans ...
This July marks both the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Disability Pride Month — a time to celebrate progress and recognize the role people with disabilities have ...
One of the things I miss most about home is my grandmother. This August, she braved swollen feet, chronic pain and a 6-hour plane flight just to see Duke’s campus. I was most excited to show her ...
Accessibility should not be a grudging afterthought. With planning, it can lead to elegant, beautiful, and engaging art. Alice Sheppard, a multiracial Black woman with coffee-colored skin and short ...
More than 30 years after the Americans with Disabilities Act became law, many schools remain inaccessible to students with disabilities. Now, federal officials are calling for change. The U.S.
Larysa Kautz said that both of her parents, in addition to being immigrants, had “invisible disabilities” that limited their workplace opportunities. “My dad probably would have been diagnosed with ...
Disability can be difficult to talk about sensitively because of how embedded ableism is in our language, biases and perceptions of disability. Conversations about disability are slowly increasing, ...
Demonstrators holding a banner during the Non-March For Disabled Women inside Grand Central Station, New York, N.Y., on January 19, 2019. (Barbara Alper / Getty Images) By signing up, you confirm that ...