Blog | Tag: Discrimination

In 1977, a group of disability rights activists staged a historic sit-in to demand the enforcement of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Their efforts helped lay the foundation for future disability protections, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Learn how to request a reasonable accommodation, how much information you need to provide your employer, and what to do if your request is denied.

Everyone deserves to live their lives free of violence. Unfortunately, people with disabilities are more likely to experience sexual violence or domestic violence, also known as intimate partner violence, than their non-disabled counterparts.

Reproductive health is discussed as a universal right, yet the topic of disability is often absent from the conversation. To ensure that safe, inclusive health care is available to everyone, disability and reproductive rights must be considered through an intersectional lens.

Typically, during Blindness Awareness Month, we celebrate the progress and recognize the achievements in the blind community. We provide education on subjects as varied as blindness etiquette, accommodating blindness in the workplace and in the community, Guide dogs, the white cane, and much more. But it’s 2021 and my thoughts turn to Blindness Awareness in the context of the world as it is today.

I do not refer to employment as “the road less traveled” because I think that people with disabilities are intentionally not seeking employment. Nothing could be further from the truth, because people with disabilities want to work and seek work daily. Rather, it is the road less traveled due to low expectations, stigma, and systems that limit employment potential through arbitrary limits on income which can constitute a choice between working and literally living.