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Our Toolkit to Tackle Life’s Milestones - with Ann Siegel
A conversation with DRF’s Legal Director Ann Siegel about our new guide that helps Florida’s youth navigate life’s big moments.
Paving a Way Disabled in STEM - with Dr. Anita Marshall
A conversation with Dr. Anita Marshall about universal disability access in STEM and her accessible field program, GeoSPACE.
Palm Beach County School District To Revise Its Baker Act Policy After Federal Court Judgment
A case against the Palm Beach County School District has ended with the District agreeing to pay $440,000 to students and parents. PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. – On July 19, the Palm Beach County School Board will consider proposed revisions to its current policy regarding the use of forced psychiatric…
7 Books We’re Reading for Disability Pride Month
Happy Disability Pride Month! Check out some of the books our staff members are reading this month to celebrate. Consider adding one of these books by disabled authors to your reading list today. Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century Edited by Alice Wong Learn more on the Disability…
Why Student Debt Forgiveness and Affirmative Action are Disability Issues
Recent Supreme Court decisions on affirmative action in college and university admissions and on student debt forgiveness highlight difficult issues regarding race and economic access in higher education. When we discuss issues of race and economic access, we are talking about disability too. The ability to obtain an education and…
Who’s Missing in Florida’s New Youth Survey - with Dr. Norín Dollard, Nadine Smith, and Caitlyn Clibbon
A conversation with Equality Florida & Florida Policy Institute about Florida leaving the Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
SAFE Through Medicare Act
DRF Senior Public Policy Analyst Olivia Babis speaking at the SAFE Through Medicare Act event. Regardless of the state or type of disaster, whenever a natural disaster occurs seniors and people with disabilities remain the most vulnerable to these deadly threats. Many are unable to leave their homes and are…
Frida: Disability, Sexuality, and Art
In honor of Pride Month, upcoming Disability Pride Month, and the time to always just highlight cool disabled people, let’s talk about Frida Kahlo.
Knowing Your Rights: LGBTQ+ Youth with Disabilities
LGBTQ+ YOUTH Disability impacts people from all backgrounds and all walks of life. What’s more, disability is only one part of someone’s identity. There are many things that make you who you are, and some youth with disabilities, just like some youth without disabilities, identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender…
Beach Goer Granted Accommodation and Equal Access
William Morgan is an avid beach goer living in Flagler County. Due to his physical and orthopedic-related disability, he uses a mobility device to drive on the beach. The mobility device, similar to a golf cart, is considered an ‘other-power-driven mobility device’ or OPDMD. When William asked a patrol officer…