The playground includes intellectually stimulating puzzles, an accessible merry-go-round and a smooth rubber surface around the play equipment.
Oct 31, 2017
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This New Career Center’s Workplace Simulations Prepare People With Disabilities For Jobs
For decades, people with disabilities have been shut out of traditional jobs. Aspire, a Chicago-based nonprofit, wants to change that. Oct 30, 2017![]()
Uber hit with ADA lawsuit in New Orleans
Uber is being sued by three New Orleanians with disabilities for not accommodating riders who use power wheelchairs. Oct 27, 2017![]()
United Spinal Association Invites the Disability Community to Participate in a National Survey about Accessible Parking and Placard Abuse
The online survey takes about 10 minutes and will impact policies related to parking for people with disabilities. Oct 26, 2017![]()
Toyota Unveils Concept Car Designed For Universal Mobility
Toyota unveiled the new Concept-i Ride designed specifically for people who use wheelchairs. Oct 25, 2017![]()
Nurturing Spontaneity, or Why I Love “The Odd Couple” by Ben Mattlin
My current attendant recently asked if he could leave a couple hours early on Friday. No big deal, right? Oct 24, 2017![]()
19 states are cracking down on fake service dogs
The long-term goal is the creation of a national certification program and registry for legitimately trained service dogs. Oct 23, 2017![]()
The Athlete in Me Won’t Stop
My sports-toned and -nurtured legs hadn’t responded to rehab the way they’d been expected to because they couldn’t. Oct 20, 2017![]()
Pimp My Wheelchair
“I want this chair to be a reflection of the sophisticated world-traveling adventurer that I am,” deadpans comedian Zach Anner. Oct 19, 2017![]()
Target Is Releasing Adaptive Apparel For Kids With Disabilities
As part of its popular Cat & Jack Line, Target will soon launch adaptive apparel with features for kids with disabilities. Oct 18, 2017![]()
Stories About Disability Don’t Have to Be Sad
For the most part, despite my wheelchair and knowledge of medical terminology, my daily reality is mostly the same as that of my classmates. Oct 16, 2017![]()
You Are Special! Now Stop Being Different
Let me tell you about my relationship with the school desk. From my first day at Penny Camp Elementary School in 1982, it was fraught. Oct 13, 2017 |