OSEP Releases Fast Facts on the Race and Ethnicity of Children with Disabilities Served under IDEA Part B
OSEP is excited to release a new OSEP Fast Facts: Race and Ethnicity of Children with Disabilities Served under IDEA Part B and new supplemental tool, Hand In Hand, which
How to enable Xbox accessibility features to get closed captions, a magnifier, and more
… have some kind of disability or require the use of assistive technology. … To enable closed captioning in your device's default style, select On using …
Autism Risk Significantly Higher For Kids Born Premature, Study Finds
A study looking at four decades of data on millions of children is showing just how much the timing of a child’s birth influences their risk of developing autism. The…
Disabled woman wins permission for judicial review of Hampstead Ponds charges
Christina Efthimiou claims new charging regime discriminates against disabled swimmers A disabled woman has won permission for a judicial review of the new charging regime for swimming at Hampstead ponds…
Aiding innovations by differently-abled youth
He then started working on another project, an assistive technology device that would help people enhance their limited mobility. It was done in …
School Mask Mandate Ban Deadly To Students With Disabilities, Federal Lawsuit Says
Parents are challenging a state ban on mask mandates in schools arguing that it violates the ADA and endangers students with disabilities by putting them at greater risk of COVID-19.…
New Standards Finalized For Postsecondary Programs
For the first time, accreditation standards are in place that are intended to be used as a baseline to assess the hundreds of postsecondary programs across the nation serving students…
MS charities decry UK postcode lottery for ‘life-changing’ drug
Nearly 70,000 estimated to be missing out on drug available on NHS in Wales and Scotland ‘It’s difficult to live a normal life’: MS patient denied drug People with multiple…
‘It’s difficult to live a normal life’: MS patient denied drug in NHS postcode lottery
Steven Brooks took fampridine as part of a trial but was later told the treatment was no longer available MS charities decry UK postcode lottery for ‘life-changing’ drug Steven Brooks’s…
Vaccinating Homebound Persons with COVID-19 Vaccine | CDC
Vaccinating Homebound Persons With COVID-19 Vaccine Minus Related Pages Introduction COVID-19 vaccination of homebound persons presents unique challenges to ensure the appropriate vaccine storage temperatures, handling, and administration to ensure…
Vaccinating Older Adults and People with Disabilities at Vaccination Clinics | CDC
Guidance for Vaccinating Older Adults and People with Disabilities at Vaccination Sites Minus Related Pages COVID-19 vaccines are now more widely accessible in the United States. Vaccination clinics and providers…
Overcoming Organizational Resistance to Accessibility
Resources Blog Overcoming Organizational Resistance to Accessibility By Kevin McDaniel, Editor-in-chief Published August 10, 2021 In the environment in which ADA coordinators, accessibility specialists, human resource professionals, facility managers, and…
With Games Approaching, Paralympians Say They Need More Support
Olympics|With Games Approaching, Paralympians Say They Need More Support https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/sports/olympics/paralympics-travel-tokyo.html #masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none } Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story With…
After Decades Apart, Woman Connects With Secretly Institutionalized Sister
Until she was 13, Katherine Hamann did not know she had a sister. It took her 13 more years before the two met. Today, she works as both guardian and…
Google Launches Program To Hire More People With Autism
Google is teaming up with Stanford University in an effort to make its workforce more neurodiverse. The post Google Launches Program To Hire More People With Autism appeared first on…
Blazing New Homeschool Trails: Educating and Launching Teens with Developmental Disabilities
Book review by Tsara Shelton of Blazing New Homeschool Trails: Educating and Launching Teens with Developmental Disabilities written by Natalie Veccione and Cindy Lajoy
The Sunday Read: ‘The Man Who Filed More Than 180 Disability Lawsuits’
Is it profiteering — or justice?
Latest report on Capitol’s ADA compliance omits key data, raises questions
Congress Latest report on ADA compliance at the Capitol leaves out key data, raises questions Office of Congressional Workplace Rights report details barriers for disabled people The latest Office of…
Long COVID Could Qualify as a Disability Under the American Disabilities Act
News Coronavirus News Long COVID Could Qualify as a Disability Under the American Disabilities Act By Kayla Hui, MPH twitter linkedin Kayla Hui, MPH, is a New York-based public health…
Accessible Minivans for Parents with Disabilities
Being a parent is a round the clock job, with no paid vacation or sick days. After all the hours of taking care of your child, […] The post Accessible
A hundred special hearing aids for children make learning easier
A radio aid is a listening device consisting of a transmitter – worn by a … a range of additional assistive technology to support their access to learning.
Park group unveils all-terrain wheelchair available for loan
It is not a toy or an ATV. It is a state-of-the-art assistive device intended for both indoor and outdoor activities. The Trackstander model also will lift an …
‘Deaf is not a costume’: Marlee Matlin on surviving abuse and casting authentically
When early financial backers of Marlee Matlin’s new film, Coda, expressed their preference for hiring big-name actors to play the roles of two major deaf characters – her onscreen husband…
MacTel partners with non-profit Civic Disability Services to enable independent living
“With the right assistive living technology and network backbone in place, providers can enable more independent living and move away from …