- Emily Ladau
- September 16, 2015
Emergencies Should Not Come Down to Survival of the Fittest for the Disability Community As I read about the death of Barbara McWilliams, I felt…Read More
- CDRNYS
- September 15, 2015
Hiking for segregation: The fight to keep sheltered workshops Earlier this week, a group of several people and a small dog embarked on a journey…Read More
- Leah Smith
- September 13, 2015
AbilityOne AbilityOne is a federally funded program that has been tasked to funnel money to organizations that employ people with, what are considered to be,…Read More
- Emily Ladau
- September 10, 2015
Everyone Needs Access to Walk and Roll – A Response to the Surgeon General’s Call-to-Action “The Surgeon General wants you to start walking, Emily,” my…Read More
- Leah Smith
- September 7, 2015
Labor Pains In honor of Labor Day, I thought it was only appropriate to dedicate this week’s blog posting to employment and disability. Twenty-five years…Read More
- CDRNYS
- September 3, 2015
An open letter to Miraloma Elementary’s Principal Dear Principal Bass, Congratulations on the recent decision to make Miraloma Elementary School more inclusive to children who…Read More
- Adam Prizio
- September 1, 2015
In Public Meetings, a Lack of Disability Competence Says “Go Away!” As part of my work, I attend a lot of public meetings and hearings….Read More
- Emily Ladau
- August 30, 2015
Why Eliminating Public Service Loan Forgiveness Will Be Harmful to the Disability Community People who work in the public interest are among the most important…Read More
- Leah Smith
- August 28, 2015
Problematic Poster Child According to shootingtracker.com, the world’s only crowdsourced mass shooting tracker, there have been 225 mass shootings in 2015. That’s 225 incidents in…Read More
- Christina Trivigno
- August 24, 2015
Stop the Assault On My Nose It’s a relatively new concern of mine. I fear my nose is becoming desensitized. I attribute this new…Read More
- Emily Ladau
- August 19, 2015
The Trouble with Teachable Moments About Disabilities A few weeks ago, I spent the afternoon roaming around Central Park Zoo with one of my best…Read More
- CDRNYS
- August 16, 2015
Victory on Backus Street! Here at Center for Disability Rights, we fight for the rights of people with disabilities. Access is a civil right and…Read More
- CDRNYS
- August 12, 2015
Center for Disability Rights at the White House Center for Disability Rights (CDR) will mark the 25th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act at…Read More
- Leah Smith
- August 6, 2015
Disability Integration Act As many of you may know, America just celebrated twenty-five years since passing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA provided…Read More
- Emily Ladau
- July 20, 2015
When ADA 25th Anniversary Celebrations End, How Can We Keep Momentum Going? At the time this piece is published, I’ll be resting up after a…Read More