Advocacy for students and scholars with disabilities is reaching a turning point after decades of false starts and policy neglect, leading activists say. Paul Harper, a blind law […]
BNA’s new Sunflower program helps travelers with ‘hidden disabilities’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — BNA is part of a global movement to help people with “hidden disabilities” have a better experience navigating airports. Starting Monday, the airport will […]
Disabled guest denied access to DAS goes viral in video pleading with Disney to provide paid alternative
Charisma Mangahas, known on TikTok as @asymptomatic, posted a video after being denied Disability Access Services (DAS) at Disneyland Resort. In the video, she presented a solution that […]
Sensory friendly screenings allow people with disabilities to watch films
The Baylor Center for Developmental Disabilities hosted a sensory-friendly screening of the film “Inside Out 2” at Cinemark Waco. The theater made arrangements to make the screening more […]
New changes coming to social security
On Wednesday, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced major changes to its disability benefits evaluation process. The changes have been in the works for some time, but they […]
New Hampshire activists want to stop using the word ‘special’ when talking about disabilities
A New Hampshire disability rights group is calling for an end to the use of the word “special” when talking about people with disabilities. They argue that the […]
Mississippi Legislature enacts new Purple Alert for missing people with mental or cognitive disabilities
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Legislature enacted a new Purple Alert during this year’s session to assist families and police in searching for missing people who are mentally […]
Letter: Thank you to the Disability Access Advisory Committee for their help
Recently, when I was planning to meet a friend for lunch in Amherst, I searched for a restaurant that could accommodate my friend’s wheelchair. In order for the […]
Disability Advisory Committee welcomes new “Disability Flag” and four new members
The West Hollywood Disability Advisory Committee will soon approve a new disability flag, which will recognize people living with disabilities. The original Disability Pride flag was first designed […]
DeKalb District Attorney says woman and daughter were housing disabled people in ‘horrific conditions’
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A woman and her daughter have been convicted of forcing a disabled adult to live in “horrific conditions,” according to the DeKalb […]