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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 inaccessible emergency shelters.  This will likely prompt other emergency planners around the country to take another look at their own …

Maybe I’m a bit late to the game, but I’ve only just discovered Josh Blue.  Wow, he’s fantastic! A stand up comedian with cerebral palsy, Josh’s heart-warming humor breaks down stereotypes  of people  with disabilities. After gaining national recognition by winning NBC’s Last Comic Standing competition, Josh appeared on Fox, CBS, ABC, NPR and MSNBC.  He was the first comedian to perform stand-up …