Career Connection Series: What Are My Employment Rights?
By The National Disability Rights Network Team A common concern for people with disabilities who are employed or seeking employment is discrimination. Workers worry that their employer will fire them,...
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The American Diabetes Association – Advocating for the Rights of People with...
By Gary Gross, J.D., Managing Director for Legal Advocacy, American Diabetes Association November is American Diabetes Month and the American Diabetes Association is rallying the public to take...
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Celebrating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities – December 3,...
By Guest Blogger, Judith Heumann, Special Advisor for International Disability Rights, Department of State On the eve of December 3, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, it is worth...
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The Silver Scorpion: The First Ever Cross-Cultural Superhero with a Disability
By the Open Hands Initiative team Imagine if we could bring American and international youth together to collaborate on projects that raise awareness about common social issues faced by people all...
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A Long View of Change
By Guest Blogger L. Scott Lissner, President Elect, Association on Higher Education And Disability I have spent more than 30 years in college! Most of them have been working with students who have...
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By Jonathan Young, Chairman, National Council on Disability (NCD), with the assistance of Lonnie Moore, Member, National Council on Disability On Sunday, June 3, Lonnie Moore and I had the honor of...
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A More Inclusive America: We Can’t Wait
By Kathleen Martinez, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy (Reposted from DOL’s (Work in Progress) Blog) Today (July 26) marks 22 years since the Americans with Disabilities...
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Disability History from the Presidential Libraries
By Susan K. Donius, Director of the Office of Presidential Libraries, U.S. National Archives This year marks the 22nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In 1990, President George...
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When Professional Is Personal – Celebrating 22 Years of the ADA
By Joy Welan, Trial Attorney, Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice When the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted, I was only six years old. At that...
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To Matter, Your Right to Vote Requires Access
By Clyde Terry, National Council on Disability For voters with disabilities in the United States, just over a quarter of polling places are accessible (as of the last election). This isn’t because...
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Assistive Technology Promotes Independence for People in Nursing Facilities
By Guest Blogger Chava Kintisch, Staff Attorney and Assistive Technology Project Director, Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania Many people with disabilities living in nursing facilities cannot...
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From “We the People” to “All the People”
By Guest Blogger Kathleen Cohen, Vice President of Digital Innovation and Integration, National Constitution Center “We, the people, still believe that every citizen deserves a basic measure of...
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Fair Housing Month Update: HUD Takes on Discrimination against People with...
By Guest Blogger Bryan Greene, General Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Happy Fair Housing Month! This year,...
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Fair Housing Month Update #2: Fair Housing includes Protections for Group...
By Guest Blogger Bryan Greene, General Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development At the Department of Housing and Urban...
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No Regrets
By Guest Blogger Josh Mendelsohn, Attorney, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice My parents’ regrets led me here. In 1988, deaf students at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. were...
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Improving the Voting Experience in America
By Guest Blogger Clyde Terry, a Member of the National Council on Disability (NCD) “When any American, no matter where they live or what their party, are denied [the right to vote] because they can’t...
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Grounded, But Still Soaring
By Guest Blogger Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed., Founder and CEO of My Blind Spot, Inc. I was returning from a business trip to Silicon Valley. The organization I founded, My Blind Spot, and the dedicated...
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Why Disability History Matters
By Guest Blogger Alice Wong, Project Coordinator, Disability Visibility Project I was 16 when President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 1990. I can’t...
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Why Disability Inclusion Won’t Work
By Guest Blogger Kathe Palermo Skinner, M.A., L.M.F.T. As a marriage and family therapist with multiple sclerosis, I write for this blog and others like it, getting the opportunity to be a source of...
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How to Be a Good Advocate
By Guest Blogger Dan Ignaszewski, Director of Government Relations and Development, the Amputee Coalition At the Amputee Coalition, we advocate for the limb loss community on policy issues and also...
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