Upcoming ADA trainings
Intended audience: general public, including, but not limited to: businesses, employers, government agencies, nonprofits Thursday, August 8, 2013: 9 – 11: 30 am People with Disabilities and the...
View ArticleApostrophe Magazine Lunch Links – July 19, 2013
Apostrophe Magazine publishes this weekday blog with news for, by and about people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Pregnancy problem, smaller babies tied to cerebral palsy risk in...
View ArticleApostrophe Lunch Links – July 22, 2013
Apostrophe Magazine publishes this weekday blog with news for, by and about people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Virginia woman with Down syndrome seeks power to control her own...
View ArticleAmericans with Disabilities Act struggles
George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law in 1990, but more than two decades later, problems still persist in implementing portions of the landmark civil rights measure. Judy...
View ArticleApostrophe Magazine Lunch Links – August 12, 2013
Apostrophe Magazine publishes this weekday blog with news for, by and about people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Camp opens summer water sports to people of all abilities The water...
View ArticleThe Great Fight for Disability Rights!
The Great Fight for Disability Rights! is two weeks from launch. The film and curriculum is designed for grade school educators and is housed on one innovative, mixed media DVD. This innovative mixed...
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Keys to communication
People with disabilities that affect hearing, seeing, speaking, reading, writing or understanding might communicate differently than people who do not have disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities...
View ArticleApostrophe Magazine Lunch Links – February 11, 2014
Apostrophe Magazine publishes this weekday blog with news for, by and about people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. NY mum on thousands of reports of disabled abuse ALBANY, N.Y. — The...
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The IEP Checklist
The IEP Checklist — Your Guide to Creating Meaningful and Compliant IEPs Kathleen G. Winterman and Clarissa E. Rosas Brookes Publishing 2014 How can you design effective IEPs that improve student...
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Montana Centers for Independent Living Celebrated 20 Years of the Americans...
On the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Montana Centers for Independent Living will hold a celebration of the ADA to reflect, celebrate and look ahead. “We will reflect on where...
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Robert R. Williams and the great Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) awakening
Like many other American citizens, I have become warmly attached to a hero with disabilities. Who he is and what he has done makes me wish I could write a ballad about him. What follows is the story...
View ArticleThe Great Awakening: The Americans with Disabilities Act
Like many other American citizens, I have become warmly attached to a hero with disabilities. Who he is and what he has done makes me wish I could write a ballad about him. What follows is the story of...
View ArticleThe Arc reacts to historic verdict on behalf of workers with intellectual...
Washington, DC – Earlier this week a Davenport, Iowa jury awarded damages totaling $240 million to 32 men with intellectual and developmental disabilities who worked for Henry’s Turkey Service in...
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Credits key piece of the tax incentives puzzle
Many business owners and employers are not aware of tax incentives that assist with Americans with Disabilities Act compliance. Three federal tax incentives are described below. States may offer more...
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Intended audience: general public, including, but not limited to: businesses, employers, government agencies, nonprofits Thursday, August 8, 2013: 9 – 11: 30 am People with Disabilities and the...
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Working caregivers protected under ADA
With caregivers spending an average of 20 hours per week providing care, many encounter work-related difficulties due to their roles as both an employee and caregiver. This content is for One-year...
View ArticleFinding a job is even harder when you have a disability
High unemployment continues to plague the disability community. According to the 2007… This content is for One-year subscription members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post...
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