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The Bridge to a Career
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There are two pieces of legislation being considered in Congress that stand to make a significant difference in the lives of millions of people with disabilities. One piece of legislation, just introduced, would make changes to the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. …
You’ve probably heard a lot in the media lately about self-driving cars, or auto-autos, as I think of them. The original idea was to reduce human error and provide enhanced safety, but just think what they could do for people…
Although there have been TV closed captioning rules in place for some time, the quality of the captioning has been variable–to be polite about it. On February 20, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved new rules that clarify and refine quality standards that…
Zach Tucker, who has Asperger’s syndrome, stopped hugging his parents when he was 5. At age 9 he was still doing kindergarten work, and he would stay up all night crying. Then they got Clyde, a service dog specially trained to work with…
Statistics show that mobility-impaired and visually-impaired people are more often targeted by muggers, who assume they are an easy mark. You can help reduce the likelihood of getting mugged by following these safety tips put together by Marsha Saxton of the World Institute…
A nonprofit startup called Noble Paws has taken adaptive technology in a new direction: dog mushing. Based in Fairbanks, Alaska, they have developed two specialized sled designs; one is wheelchair accessible and the other is accessible for people who have difficulty standing.…
In older age, health issues can become overwhelming. Sometimes decisions need to be made in crisis situations, decisions that can define a person’s quality of life. Sifting through information to sort truth from propaganda is especially important at these times. Eileen Gambrill, UC…
(Sigh.) Here we are 27 years since the Air Carrier Access Act was passed in 1986, and they’re still doing stuff like this. How an airline can smash up a $26,000 wheelchair, return it to the owner in pieces, claim they’re…
New York City is highly respected around the country for the quality of it’s emergency planning, but a federal judge recently ruled that it’s planning violates the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA), citing insufficient evacuation plans for people with disabilities and…
In 2002 the Help America Vote Act was passed. Designed to help people with disabilities to exercise their right to vote more easily, it also, for the first time, granted individuals with disabilities the right to vote “independently and privately”. …