2021

Getty Images Wisconsin garnered national attention for holding an in-person election at the onset of the pandemic in the spring of 2020 when other states were delaying elections or moving them online. The job of an…

This is an exciting week for all of us. Why do you ask? Microsoft Ability Summit 2021 is this week, that's why! The two-day virtual event brings a wide variety of people together and enables them to imagine, build, involve and…

Close up of a wheelchair symbol on a brick road getty The “Disability Rights Movement” is partly built around a series of arguments about disability itself. It’s about what disability is, and what disabled people want –– and…

As recently as last summer, few people outside academia had heard of critical race theory, whose central claim is that racism, not liberty, is the founding value and guiding vision of American society. Then,…

JEDDAH: Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, Leonardo da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, Mohammed Ali, George Washington and Steve Jobs gave the world ideas and talents that made enormous contributions to humanity. They had something else in common…

Virginia Tech has received lawsuits from the nonprofit Speech First alleging the university has placed excessive restrictions on the language and expression of students.Speech First is a not-for-profit…

Ammon News - Disabled people are no longer classified as "unfit" in reports from government-appointed medical committees examining the likely employment and application opportunities of disabled people. This comes from an announcement…

May 1, 2021 - SACRAMENTO - With another devastating forest fire season looming on the horizon, the California Senate unanimously approved Senator Bill Dodd, D-Napa legislation to improve conditions during power fire-related power supply…

My three tips for employers looking to improve the diversity of disabilities in their workforce:Take action to create a culture and environment in which disability is treated as a valuable form of human diversity. Set goals and…

After two interviews and a few hours of job shadowing, Beth Baras was offered a full-time behind the counter position at Woodstock Farmers' Market, an upscale grocery store in the west of town (not the open-air Farmstand Fest as the name…