Release date: June 10, 2024 Photo from Joni and friends’ Instagram Joni Eackson Tada says “Disability is not a curse”: Everyone bears the “image” of God From a […]
‘It’s not rocket science’: Local disability advocate takes aim at North Myrtle Beach’s controversial beach tent ban
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — Dr. Jim Berry is a local disability advocate whose two sons were born with spinal muscular atrophy. Last week, News 13 reported […]
New ADA drop-off zone at Capitol Hill, but barriers remain
Jim Langevin is used to finding workarounds. “I’m pretty resilient. I’m pretty adaptable,” the former congressman said in a recent interview. “As people with disabilities, we do it […]
Authors Sally J. Pla and Margaret Finnegan talk about the representation of disability in young adult literature
Margaret: I’m so excited to have this conversation because your books The Fire, The Water and Maudie McGinn just won the 2024 ALA Schneider Family Book Award for […]
Through VCU’s Family Engagement Center, Erin Croyle and her podcast build community for people with disabilities – VCU News
Sian Wilkerson “It’s like learning a new language,” Croyle said. “Depending on which state you live in, there are different systems and different supports. It’s confusing.” She knew […]
To mark the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the second edition of Disability Law and Policy has been published.
The second edition of Disability Law and Policy by Burton Blatt Institute President and University Professor Peter Blank was published to mark the 34th anniversary of the Americans […]
Painting Resilience: The Experience of People with Disabilities in Ukraine – Ukraine
Attachments introduction Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Ukraine is facing an unprecedented, multifaceted humanitarian crisis. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), […]
Tennessee urges adults with disabilities to take in foster children • Tennessee Lookout
The letter from the state Office for People with Disabilities hit me like a bombshell. The state-run facility where Kenneth and Kathy Lamar have lived for seven years, […]
Self-Advocacy Voice helps empower people with disabilities
Bells chime and horns blare from the 17-foot-by-9.5-foot platform beneath Plumb. Recorded conversations between drivers and station staff ring through the air. Five model trains with rotating poles […]
My son is autistic. We need to train police to serve people like him.
“I don’t want my child to die.” The words escaped my trembling lips during a recent meeting at my son’s school. I ended up leaving the meeting in […]