Disability News and Articles from Across the Web the week of 12.12.16
Disability Activists
Slam MTA for Considering Uber as an Alternative ...
NY1-Advocates for New Yorkers with disabilities have
long battled with car services whose vehicles are not accessible. Now they are
calling on the ...
How
A Personal Tragedy Inspired This Founder To Start A Company ...
Forbes-Speaking on how she got involved in disability issues,
Déjean says, “it wasn't until about eight years after the accident that I
realized this was a ...
Disability and
the Trump administration — what's next?
The Hill (blog)-Clinton, who spent a great part of her
adult life helping members of historically disadvantaged groups that include
people with disabilities, ...
Disability Scoop-Y., said he will continue to push for a
bill that would fund electronic tracking devices for children with disabilities at
risk of wandering even ...
Feds
Target Disparities In Special Education
Disability Scoop-Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act, states must identify school districts with “significant
disproportionality,” or unreasonably ...
Major
companies still failing disabled' - Arts Council report
The Stage-Reasons to be Cheerful – Graeae is an Arts
Council NPO led by and championing the work of Deaf and disabled people.
Photo: Patrick ...
8 Disabled Women
Who Are Changing the World Through Politics
Autostraddle-And with the most blatantly ableist
President in modern history knocking on the door of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, disabled folks
have got to ...
Disabled Workers
Must Compete for Job Reassignments
Bloomberg BNA-Businesses don't have to reassign their disabled workers
into open positions ahead of more qualified, nondisabled employees, a
federal ...
New York Times-Dating is an emotionally risky proposition
for everyone, but it is particularly challenging for people with disabilities.
People who rely on ...
How
Did ABC's Speechless Make Life With Disability Funny? By ...
Vulture-There were other families on our block that had a
kid with a disability. But there weren't any families who laughed harder
than us.” Growing up ...
Making
Air Travel More Accessible for Passengers with Hidden Disabilities - CAA
Guidelines
Disabled World / New
CAA guidance sets out how UK airports should support people with hidden
disabilities, helping improve travel for those with conditions including
dementia, autism, mental health problems, hearing loss and visual impairment
Psychology
Today@PsychToday
Wanting everything to be perfect can sabotage your
success. Here’s how to stop putting so much pressure on yourself.bit.ly/2h0g8Tj