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Accessibility Outside the Box - Episode 6: Research
Guest Rua Mae Williams talks about accessibility in academic research.
Accessibility Outside the Box - Episode 5: Video Gaming
James Rath speaks about accessible video gaming.
Advocacy breaks down accessibility barriers to school
Success Stories: Advocacy breaks down accessibility barriers to school Miraclens Ducrepin is a 5-year-old boy with physical disabilities due to his Cerebral Palsy. He needed a specialized wheelchair to be able to ride the bus to school each day. Miraclens’ biggest advocate, his mom, speaks Haitain Creole, and experienced language…
Accessible Training Leads to Employment
Calvin Britt is a 51-year-old individual with deafness who has had the life-long dream of becoming a police officer. He reached out to our staff at Disability Rights Florida about being discriminated against in his trainings at the Police Academy. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) interpreted a rule…
Employment Aspirations Become Reality
James Williams is a 62-year-old individual who is blind, with aspirations to own his own cleaning business in South Florida. James is a client of Florida’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) and the Division of Blind Services (DBS), both of which he sought out logistical and financial support to pursue…
Success Stories
Below are a number of success stories we are pleased to share with you. Some are about individual clients, and others describe systemic changes we've made. Stay tuned as we update this page throughout the year!
Accessible buses for elder community
Accessibility is a right, not a privilege. Disability Rights Florida recently settled a federal lawsuit against the United Civic Organization of Century Village, specifically regarding Century Village West Palm Beach, a 55+ condominium community, for violating the Fair Housing Act by providing a shuttle bus service that was not wheelchair…
Disability Rights Florida restores APD care funding
Michael Pinelli is a 36-year-old man who has intellectual and neurological disabilities. Michael requires 24-hour support and uses the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) to fund most of his care. However, APD decreased his overall budget by $15,000, a decrease that was incredibly detrimental to Michael. Michael’s parent, who…
Accessible Van Drives New Independence
Michelle Perez is a 21-year-old woman who lives with Cerebral Palsy. Due to her physical disability, she uses a wheelchair to get around. Michelle needed her minivan retrofitted to accommodate her wheelchair and sought support from the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) to get the minivan modifications she needed.…
Accessibility Outside the Box - Episode 4: Recreation
Guests Ashley Richmond and Stacy Busch talk about accessibility in recreation.