Monday, July 25, 2016

SSDI Hearing Backlog Exceeds 1.1 Million with Disabilities in 2016, Wait Time Nears Two Years For Tens Of Thousands

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Allsup identifies top five most backlogged hearing offices for wait times; offers tips for getting through Social Security Disability Insu...
Sunday, July 24, 2016

Historic EEOC video (cc) of Dr. Philip Calkins' presentation on the ADA. from 9/11/1990

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On September 11, 1990, the EEOC held a one-day introductory training seminar on the Americans with Disability Act. One segment of this sem...
Saturday, July 23, 2016

North Miami Cop shoots caretaker of autistic man playing in the street with toy truck, Police trying to shoot autistic man -maybe

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Cell phone video shows Charles Kinsey lying in the street with his hands up.  Screengrab of video provided by Hilton Napoleon Read mor...
Friday, July 22, 2016

People with Disabilities Accessing Our Country’s National Park Sites and Sights

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2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service – a defining moment that offers an opportunity to reflect on and celebrate ou...

A Test of Wills: Jerry Lewis, Jerry's Orphans, and the Telethon

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article from "The Disability Rag"  from 1992 by Mary Johnson "The very human desire for cures . . . can never justify a t...

"Jerry's Orphans" & the MDA Telethon : Jerry Lewis speaks about People with Disabilities (video)

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YouTube Uploaded by moreclipsplease on Feb 19, 2009 The comic legend talks about the group of former MDA poster children who formed a gr...
Thursday, July 21, 2016

Persons with Disabilities Accessibility Settlement Agreement with Greyhound, submit claim by Nov. 10, 2016

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If you were harmed by Greyhound's lack of accessible transportation or transportation-related services, or by a failure to make disabil...

Marlee Matlin On Deaf And Police Interaction - on an American Sign Language - video

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Actress Marlee Matlin , who is deaf and the wife of a police officer, teamed up with ACLU and advocacy group HEARD , on an America...
Wednesday, July 20, 2016

3-Dimensional, Tactile, Fine Art Prints Allowing The Blind To Experience Art In A New Way

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photo: John Olson holds 2D print of Van Gogh’s Dr. Gachetwhile standing in front of 3DPhotoWorks tactile version. For decades, creatin...

Emoji's with Diverse Disabilities In Time for Paralympics

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Billions of emojis are sent every day on social media and on messaging services like Whatsapp. Despite ongoing efforts to make emojis more ...