Birdie Lokley showed summer school students at Dirigo Elementary School on Wednesday how to write their names in Braille using sequins and glue. The workshop was one of […]
Celebrating Disability Pride with PBS Wisconsin
July 19, 2024 Sigrid Peterson In the United States, July is designated Disability Pride Month to commemorate the passage of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on […]
Key Differences Between SSI and SSDI in 2024
The difference between SSI and SSDI disability benefits The main difference between SSI and SSDI is that you must work and earn work credits to receive Social Security […]
How ADA awareness can stop RTOs for government employees
Many government employees are unaware that they can use the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to request work-from-home accommodations due to mental illness. This knowledge gap could change […]
Disability Pride Month: Why can’t you fix me?
I was probably born with a genetic predisposition to mental illness. My father has undiagnosed bipolar disorder, my mother has unipolar depression, the majority of the adults in […]
Social Security Administration Announces Major Changes to Disability Benefit Eligibility: What You Need to Know
Applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits may become easier following recent updates to how the Social Security Administration evaluates applicants’ work […]
American Association of People with Disabilities denied access to RNC
Published 2024-07-19 12:49 12:49 July 19, 2024 pm Days before the start of the Republican National Convention (RNC), independent journalist Pablo Manriquez dropped a scoop on X, the […]
2024 Disability Pride Festival at Canalside
Canalside’s 2024 Disability Pride Festival will mark the 34th anniversary of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). “Today we celebrate the contributions of people with disabilities,” said […]
Today’s broadcast: Celebrating the ADA and New Technology for People with Disabilities
97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are the headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck talks with […]
Please don’t let this become a partisan issue that divides us.
The fists of defiance and FBI raids. The marches and megaphones. The critics and the protests. Over my more than 30 years in the Tennessee Legislature, I’ve seen […]