Tag Archives: disability

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”.  Yet here we are, more than a decade later, finding that barriers are still widespread–legal,  physical and attitudinal. A new report …

With the federal government shutdown dragging on, you might be wondering how this effects people with disabilities.  A good summary appears on the Disability Scoop website, so I’ll just refer you there.

Break out the popcorn.  Disability cinemas are coming to the Bay Area. First off, on Saturday, October 12, Superfest International, the longest running disabilities film festival, promises a fun evening filled with laughter and entertainment.  New this year is an award called “The Dissies”, given to the worst of the worst in film representation of disability.  After viewing short clips of nominated films, audience …

During the 2009 H1N1 flu outbreak, a disproportionate number of kids with neurologic disorders died, according to a new study by the Center for Disease Control (CDC).  Intellectual disability and epilepsy were two of the most common conditions affecting children who died that year. Children with intellectual disability, cerebral palsy and other disorders are also at risk. However, just half of …