by Dan DeMarle | Aug 16, 2023 | ADA, Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Disability, Greece, School Districts, Uncategorized
GREECE, N.Y. A freshman in high school, advocating for herself and others with disabilities, is making big changes in Greece. She has pushed the school district to change the way some students will be evacuated from school buildings during an emergency. Giana Bisnett...
by Dan DeMarle | Jul 31, 2023 | Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Disability, Recommended Reading, Section 504, Special Education, Uncategorized
“They were not medical problems to rehabilitate. We were not medical problems. I was never going to undo the damage polio had done to my nerve cells and walk again, nor was this my goal. The disabled veterans coming home from the Vietnam War were never going to grow...
by Dan DeMarle | Jul 16, 2023 | Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Disability, Recommended Reading, Uncategorized
Grace LapointeJul 7, 2023 This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. As a disabled writer myself, I think there isn’t a singular disability experience. These books are as diverse as their authors, and...
by Dan DeMarle | May 14, 2023 | Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Parents/Guardians
Lego is offering up a host of new characters with disabilities as part of a broader push for more diversity within its toy lineup. Read More >
by Dan DeMarle | May 1, 2023 | Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Disability, Employment, Federal Government, Legislation, Transition
Federal officials are looking to promote changes in state policies and systems in order to increase competitive integrated employment among people with disabilities. Read More >
by Dan DeMarle | Feb 28, 2023 | Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Disability, Military, Parents/Guardians, Special Education
On weekdays, Lawanda Jenkins wakes up well before dawn. The wife of an Army soldier, Jenkins spends hours helping her 8 year-old daughter Victoria Thomas get ready for school. It’s an exacting morning routine that’s often interrupted by health scares. Victoria suffers...
