by Dan DeMarle | Mar 26, 2024 | Disability, Visual Impairment
From Vancouver to Barcelona, city transportation agencies are turning to NaviLens to make wayfinding easier for blind and low-vision riders. An App Is Helping Those With Vision Loss Navigate Urban...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 17, 2024 | Disability, Health Care
The DOJ outlines specific standards that hospitals and clinics must satisfy to meet the accessibility and healthcare needs of disabled patients.https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2024/01/17/feds-move-to-enforce-accessibility-standards-for-medical-equipment/30697/
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 10, 2024 | College, Disability
The Education Department is launching an updated student loan forgiveness application for borrowers with disabling medical conditions. The new application incorporates significant recent regulatory changes to the longstanding disability discharge program, which went...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 2, 2024 | Developmental Disability, Disability, Parents/Guardians
WASHINGTON — For Paige Hall, a single mother living in Eugene, Ore., getting paid by Medicaid to care for her son James during the pandemic was life-changing. She no longer had to worry about finding a reliable, qualified caregiver who could care for James, a...
by Dan DeMarle | Nov 29, 2023 | Accessibility, Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Disability, Legislation, Legislative Advocacy
New Disabled South launches a plain language dashboard to clarify the complicated text of proposed legislation. A New Tool Helps Disabled People Track—and Shape—Laws That Impact...
by Dan DeMarle | Oct 3, 2023 | Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Disability, Employment, Transition, Uncategorized
Companies that recognize and value the importance of hiring and retaining employees with disabilities know what is needed to provide a culture and workplace that is accommodating and inclusive. Those companies, such as Starbucks, IBM and Northrop Grumman are committed...
