April 9, 2021

2021-04-09 In this blog post, Ariel Robinson, Chicago History Museum Research Center web site and a library graduate, writes about her experience developing a LibGuide for disability studies for CHM.I began my research by speaking with…

One afternoon in a brightly-lit Brooklyn studio, Mervin Primeaux-O'Bryant and Brandon Kazen-Maddox were making a music video. They recorded a cover of "Midnight Train to Georgia," but the voices that filled the room were those of Gladys…

It is the most recent question that divides the US and creates a desire to revitalize the country's economy and cultural life safely against privacy and civil liberties concerns.After roughly a quarter of the United States has…

Three-year-old Elizabeth Zakutansky was born with a rare genetic disorder that causes multiple seizures. Her neurologist, a top expert in treating her disease, practices at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago, less…

Disability rights attorney, writer and attorney, Lydia XZ Brown, gave a talk on Microsoft on April 7th at 6:00 pm entitled “Weaving Crip, Mad, Queer, Trans Dreams: Disability Accessibility for Our Classrooms, Our Future…

Community attorney Ravi Mangla said the civil rights lawsuit filed Monday in the US District Court for West New York calling for federal oversight of the Rochester Police Department was "long overdue"."It seems like something we've been…

There is broad consensus that it is important to help older adults and people with disabilities remain independent for as long as possible. But are we ready to do what it takes as a nation to make this possible? That is the challenge…

In a party line, the House Elections Committee on Thursday approved a major Republican vote bill and sent the measure across the House, where a heated debate on the wording is expected.House Bill 6 was passed without discussion, a common…

The Department of Justice today decided to intervene in a disability discrimination lawsuit filed against the City of Chicago by private visually impaired plaintiffs under the Disabled Americans Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the…

After the Eleventh Circle made us wait with bated breath for several years, it finally broke its silence and issued its long-awaited decision in the Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores that Web Sites are not considered public…