News Archives

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August 2020

• Disability Groups Demand Access to North Carolina’s Inaccessible Absentee Voting
  August 6, 2020
  
  
• Federal Report Finds Small Business Administration Abandoning People with Disabilities; Federal Training Programs Focus on Wrong Industries
  August 6, 2020
  
  
• EEOC Releases Technical Assistance Documents on Opioid Addiction and Employment
  August 5, 2020
  
  
• Department of Justice to Resume the Issuance of Right-to-Sue Notices for Title VII, ADA, and GINA Referrals in August 2020
  August 4, 2020
  
  
• Thirty for Thirtieth ADA Anniversary
  August 4, 2020
  
  
• EEOC Resumes Issuance of Charge Closure Documents
  August 3, 2020
  
  
• National Association of the Deaf (NAD) Sues White House for Failing to Provide Sign Language Interpreters During Televised Coronavirus Briefings
  August 3, 2020
  
  

July 2020

• Joint Statement by EEOC, DOJ, DOL on the 30th ADA Anniversary and its Impact on the American Workforce
  July 31, 2020
  
  
• Statistics on People with Disabilities and Careers
  July 31, 2020
  
  
• ACL Seeks Solutions to Match People Who Are Socially Isolated with Available Social Engagement Programs and Technology Solutions
  July 30, 2020
  
  
• Webinar Series Begins July 30 - The Legacy of the ADA: Celebrating 30 Years of Increasing Access and Opportunity
  July 29, 2020
  
  
• ABLE Accounts: Building Upon the Promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act
  July 28, 2020
  
  
• Center for Disability-Inclusive Community Development Announces First Annual Inclusive Community Development Awards
  July 28, 2020
  
  
• Making Masks More Inclusive: Modifications Meet Patients’ Specific Needs and Protect from Illness
  July 28, 2020
  
  
• Business Sense: Honoring ADA30: Access, Opportunity, and a Special Anniversary
  July 27, 2020
  
  
• Global Brands Say Disability Is Important, But Don’t Include Disabled People in Their Advertising
  July 27, 2020
  
  
• Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
  July 26, 2020
  
  
• New Disability Employment Source (DES) Tool Launched to Help Employers and Job Seekers
  July 24, 2020
  
  
• Novel COVID-19 Survey Takes Nation’s Social, Mental “Pulse”
  July 23, 2020
  
  
• Achieving the Promise: Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the ADA
  July 21, 2020
  
  
• Deadly Discrimination: The Forgotten Impact of Covid-19 on People with Disabilities
  July 21, 2020
  
  
• Disability Equality Index reveals 2020 “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion”
  July 21, 2020
  
  
• New Report Shows How Pandemic Has Impacted Disability-Related Services
  July 21, 2020
  
  
• Mindset Matters: 3 Strategies for Leaders to Envision the Americans with Disabilities Act as a Business Advantage
  July 20, 2020
  
  
• New CVS Pharmacy App Feature Reads Prescription Labels Out Loud for Blind and Partially Sighted Patients
  July 20, 2020
  
  
• IRS to Implement Process to Provide Accessible Tax Notices to the Blind
  July 17, 2020
  
  
• Zappos Now Lets Shoppers Buy Single and Mixed-Size Shoes, So Everyone Can Find the Right Fit
  July 17, 2020
  
  
• ABA and BBI Study Finds Prevalent Reports of Discrimination Faced by Disabled, LGBTQ+ Lawyers
  July 15, 2020
  
  
• Join the U.S. Access Board for a Virtual Celebration of the ADA on July 29
  July 15, 2020
  
  
• 30 Ways to Pay Tribute to the 30th Anniversary of the ADA
  July 14, 2020
  
  
• Cloth Face Coverings and Distancing Pose Communication Challenges for Many
  July 13, 2020
  
  
• Employment Rights Timeline Celebrates the Americans with Disabilities Act 30th Anniversary
  July 10, 2020
  
  
• ADA Anniversary Highlights Progress, Barriers for People with Disabilities
  July 8, 2020
  
  
• ADA Requires Hotels to Describe Accessibility on Websites
  July 8, 2020
  
  
• Department of Education Issues Guidance on Resolving Special Education Disputes During Pandemic
  July 8, 2020
  
  
• EEOC Announces Pilot Programs to Increase Voluntary Resolutions
  July 7, 2020
  
  
• ASICS America Corporation to Pay $49,650 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
  July 6, 2020
  
  
• Disability Facts for Features Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the ADA
  July 6, 2020
  
  
• Parents of Teens with Special Needs Find Themselves Alone in Covid-19 Lockdown
  July 6, 2020
  
  
• U.S. Department of Labor Announces 2020 National Disability Employment Awareness Month Theme: ’Increasing Access and Opportunity’
  July 6, 2020
  
  
• Celebrating and Creating Independence with Social Security
  July 2, 2020
  
  
• June 2020 nTIDE Jobs Report: Numbers up but COVID Spikes May Impact Economic Recovery
  July 2, 2020
  
  
• National Disability Voter Registration Week Is July 13-17, 2020
  July 1, 2020
  
  
• NDI Launches #ResilientPwD Text Campaign to Promote Stress Reduction and Financial Resilience for People with Disabilities and Chronic Health Conditions
  July 1, 2020
  
  
• News from the U.S. Access Board for May - June 2020
  July 1, 2020
  
  

June 2020

• My Hospital Experience and See-Through Masks
  June 30, 2020
  
  
• The Department of Justice Warns of Inaccurate Flyers and Postings Regarding the Use of Face Masks and the Americans with Disabilities Act
  June 30, 2020
  
  
• EEOC Unveils New Online Visual Data Presentation
  June 29, 2020
  
  
• Tenneseans with Disabilities Welcome State’s Improved Guidelines: Revisions Prohibit Discrimination in Healthcare Rationing
  June 29, 2020
  
  
• Justice Department Issues Warning About Fake Mask Exempt Cards
  June 27, 2020
  
  
• U.S. Department Of Labor Announces Online Tool to Help Workers Determine Eligibility for Paid Sick Leave Due to Coronavirus
  June 25, 2020
  
  
• IRS Extends July 15, Other Upcoming Deadlines for Tornado Victims in Parts of the South; Provides Other Relief
  June 24, 2020
  
  
• Celebrating 21 Years of Olmstead
  June 23, 2020
  
  
• Justice Department Reaches Settlement Agreement with Lyft, Inc. over ADA Violations
  June 23, 2020
  
  
• Business Sense: Telework and Accessibility
  June 22, 2020
  
  
• Department of Justice Announces Launch of Civil Rights Reporting Portal
  June 22, 2020
  
  
• EEOC Issues Updated COVID-19 Technical Assistance Publication Addressing Antibody Testing (June 17)
  June 22, 2020
  
  
• Ticket to Work: 20 Years of Helping People with Disabilities Find Their Place in America’s Workforce
  June 18, 2020
  
  
• EEOC Issues Updated COVID-19 Technical Assistance Publication (June 11)
  June 11, 2020
  
  
• Keys to Financial Inclusion Podcast Series
  June 11, 2020
  
  
• COVID-19 Hub Helps Guide Pandemic Recovery
  June 10, 2020
  
  
• IRS Warns Against COVID-19 Fraud; Other Financial Schemes
  June 9, 2020
  
  
• New COVID-19 Resource Tool for Public Transportation Available from FTA
  June 9, 2020
  
  
• OCR Resolves Complaints after State of Connecticut and Private Hospital Safeguard the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to Have Reasonable Access to Support Persons in Hospital Settings During COVID-19
  June 9, 2020
  
  
• BBI Chairman, Peter Blanck’s, New Book Disability Law and Policy Released for 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
  June 8, 2020
  
  
• EEOC Unveils New Webpage on Commissioner Charges and Directed Investigations
  June 8, 2020
  
  
• National Federation of the Blind Sues Duke University
  June 8, 2020
  
  
• Now Open: College Registration for Workforce Recruitment Program
  June 8, 2020
  
  
• Five Ways Social Distancing Signage Is Not Accessible – And How to Fix Them
  June 5, 2020
  
  
• May 2020 nTIDE Jobs Report: Job Numbers Up for Americans with Disabilities as COVID Restrictions Ease
  June 5, 2020
  
  
• The Pandemic Revealed the Importance of Digital Accessibility
  June 5, 2020
  
  
• Vocational Rehabilitation—100 Years Later
  June 5, 2020
  
  
• Vote for Access: New Video Series Addresses Obstacles Facing Disabled Voters
  June 5, 2020
  
  
• "I Can’t Believe You Have Autism": The Compliment That Isn’t
  June 4, 2020
  
  
• Recent College Grads Benefiting from Impact of Landmark ADA
  June 4, 2020
  
  
• Small Business at Work: A Tool Kit to Help Leverage the Talents of People with Disabilities
  June 4, 2020
  
  
• Register Now for Crip Camp: The Official Virtual Experience!
  June 3, 2020
  
  
• Supporting Employees’ Mental Health During COVID-19
  June 3, 2020
  
  
• Replace Your Social Security Card Online in 43 States and the District of Columbia
  June 2, 2020
  
  
• A Hidden COVID-19 Risk Factor: Your Boss
  June 1, 2020
  
  

May 2020

• Piggly Wiggly in Lafayette, Tennessee Settles Americans with Disabilities Act Complaint
  May 29, 2020
  
  
• Jason’s Connection: Breaking the "Sorry" Habit
  May 28, 2020
  
  
• Disabled People Have Unique Perspectives on Risks and “Reopening”
  May 27, 2020
  
  
• Medtronic to Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
  May 27, 2020
  
  
• Reopening Businesses Face Customer Pushback on Mask Requirements Under ADA
  May 27, 2020
  
  
• Vote by Mail Is One of Many Ways to Ensure the Disability Community Is Included in the Next Election
  May 27, 2020
  
  
• New Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Frequently Asked Questions Related to COVID-19 Now Available
  May 26, 2020
  
  
• Now Is the Time for Hotel Owners to Make Their Websites ADA-Compliant
  May 26, 2020
  
  
• The Inaccessible Internet
  May 26, 2020
  
  
• U.S. Department of Labor Adopts Revised Enforcement Policies for Coronavirus
  May 26, 2020
  
  
• U.S. Department of Transportation Inclusive Design Challenge
  May 26, 2020
  
  
• Avoid Benevolent Discrimination as At-Risk Employees Return to Work
  May 25, 2020
  
  
• EEOC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to Amend Its Procedural Regulations
  May 21, 2020
  
  
• New in June: Free 30-Minute Virtual Pre-Employment Transition Services (ETS) Events Conferences
  May 20, 2020
  
  
• Weekly Census Bureau Survey Provides Timely Info on Households During COVID-19 Pandemic
  May 20, 2020
  
  
• Census Bureau Releases New Report on Housing Readiness for Aging Population
  May 19, 2020
  
  
• Faurecia Madison Automobile Seating, Inc. to Pay $825,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
  May 19, 2020
  
  
• FedEx Ground to Pay $3.3 Million to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
  May 19, 2020
  
  
• Look at My Assets: Re "Seeing" People
  May 19, 2020
  
  
• Older Americans Month 2020
  May 18, 2020
  
  
• How Hospitals Make Tough Ethical Calls about Which Lives to Save During a Pandemic
  May 13, 2020
  
  
• IRS People First Initiative Provides Relief to Taxpayers Facing COVID-19 Issues
  May 13, 2020
  
  
• Department of Justice Temporarily Halts the Issuance of Right-to-Sue Notices Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
  May 12, 2020
  
  
• Why Experiences Like Mine Show We Need More Than Autism Awareness
  May 12, 2020
  
  
• Going Back to Work While COVID-19 Is Still Spreading
  May 11, 2020
  
  
• Reopening Businesses Face Thorny Customer-Facing ADA Issues
  May 11, 2020
  
  
• April 2020 nTIDE Jobs Report: COVID Recession Hits Workers with Disabilities Harder
  May 8, 2020
  
  
• EEOC Issues Updated COVID-19, ADA, and Other EEO Laws Technical Assistance Publication (Updated May 7)
  May 7, 2020
  
  
• Social Security & Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): How Do I Get My Economic Impact Payment? (Updated May 7)
  May 7, 2020
  
  
• Access Board Issues Guidance on Toilet and Bathing Facilities and Drinking Fountains
  May 6, 2020
  
  
• Southeast ADA Center Launches Disability and COVID-19 Portal
  May 6, 2020
  
  
• Wayne Farms to Pay $175,000 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit for Disability Discrimination
  May 6, 2020
  
  
• Accurate Neuro-diverse Character Representation Contributes to Social and Cultural Mindsets, Affecting All Narratives Relating to Disability
  May 5, 2020
  
  
• Participate in USDOL Opening America Workplaces Again National Online Dialogue through May 7
  May 5, 2020
  
  
• Resources for Federal Contractors and Workers Related to Past Drug Misuse
  May 5, 2020
  
  
• This Doctor Hands Out Clear Masks for Free to Help Her Hearing-Impaired Patients
  May 5, 2020
  
  
• This Mental Health Month NAMI Spreads a Message: You Are Not Alone
  May 4, 2020
  
  
• Disability Will Be Part of the New Normal
  May 1, 2020
  
  
• Job Accommodation Network Newsletter for Spring 2020
  May 1, 2020
  
  
• Spencer Gifts LLC to Pay $90,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
  May 1, 2020
  
  

April 2020

• Federal Transit Administration Answers Questions About Transportation Programs During Pandemic and the Rights of People with Disabilities
  April 29, 2020
  
  
• Protecting Civil Rights While Responding to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  April 29, 2020
  
  
• Use IRS Non-Filers Tool to Get Economic Impact Payment; Many Low-Income, Homeless Qualify
  April 29, 2020
  
  
• Celebrating Different Ways of Being
  April 28, 2020
  
  
• NDI Launches Financial Resilience Center
  April 28, 2020
  
  
• Secretary DeVos Forgoes Waiving Disability Law Amid School Closures
  April 28, 2020
  
  
• U.S. Access Board Extends Comment Period for Update of Rail Vehicle Guidelines
  April 28, 2020
  
  
• Action Needed for People Receiving SSI with Dependents and Who Do Not File Tax Returns to Receive $500 Per Child Payment
  April 27, 2020
  
  
• American Security Insurance Company Will Pay $49,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
  April 24, 2020
  
  
• FCC Seeks to Expand Video Description, Make More Video Programming Accessible To Blind Or Visually Impaired Individuals
  April 23, 2020
  
  
• April Business Sense Newsletter - The ADA at Work: Considerations for COVID-19
  April 22, 2020
  
  
• Social Security Combined Trust Funds Projection Remains the Same Says Board of Trustees
  April 22, 2020
  
  
• Three Ways the COVID-19 Pandemic Could Change Disability Policies and Practices
  April 22, 2020
  
  
• Free Webinar Series: Accessible Remote Working Environments
  April 21, 2020
  
  
• Jason Harris Shares His Pride in Being Autistic
  April 21, 2020
  
  
• SSA, RRB Recipients with Eligible Children Need to Act by Wednesday to Quickly Add Money to Their Automatic Economic Impact Payment; IRS Asks for Help in the "Plus $500 Push"
  April 21, 2020
  
  
• Working from Home Opens the Door to Employing People with Disabilities
  April 21, 2020
  
  
• EEOC Issues Updated Covid-19 Technical Assistance Publication
  April 20, 2020
  
  
• Army Sustainment, LLC Sued by EEOC for Disability
  April 15, 2020
  
  
• ’Sesame Street’ to Reveal New Episode Starring Julia, New Resources to Honor Autism Acceptance Day
  April 15, 2020
  
  
• SSA Announces Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Recipients Will Receive Automatic COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments
  April 15, 2020
  
  
• Adult Supported Independent Living on the Autism Spectrum
  April 14, 2020
  
  
• Panel Studying Wheelchair Restraint Systems on Aircraft to Convene Remotely (April 20 & 21)
  April 14, 2020
  
  
• U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham Statement on 2020 Census Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19
  April 14, 2020
  
  
• Treasury, IRS Launch New Tool to Help Non-Filers Register for Economic Impact Payments
  April 10, 2020
  
  
• EEOC Issues Updated Covid-19 Technical Assistance Publication
  April 9, 2020
  
  
• My Autistic Son Gets Specialized Support at School for Learning Disabilities. What Happens Now?
  April 8, 2020
  
  
• Notice: Webinar Series for ACTCP Members and 2020 Symposium Registrants
  April 8, 2020
  
  
• Moving Forward from Autism Awareness, Acceptance, Empowerment and Advocacy to Include Autistic Pride
  April 7, 2020
  
  
• Take the Lakeshore Foundation-NCHPAD COVID 19 Disability Needs Survey
  April 7, 2020
  
  
• College Student Makes Masks for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
  April 3, 2020
  
  
• DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 10: National Online Dialogue on Paid Family and Medical Leave & Paid Sick Leave for Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  April 3, 2020
  
  
• March 2020 nTIDE Jobs Report: COVID-19 Effects Not Yet Seen in Jobs Data for Americans with Disabilities
  April 3, 2020
  
  
• April is National Autism Awareness Month
  April 2, 2020
  
  
• The ADA and Managing Reasonable Accommodation Requests from Employees with Disabilities in Response to COVID-19
  April 2, 2020
  
  
• ADA 30th Anniversary - Celebrate & Share Your #ThanksToTheADAMoment
  April 1, 2020
  
  

March 2020

• A Reader Asks Jason’s Connection - How Do We Help Our Autistic Son with His Fears of Growing Up?
  March 31, 2020
  
  
• Safe Harbor - Public Comment Period Extended until April 13
  March 31, 2020
  
  
• EEOC Answers Questions about the Pandemic and Antidiscrimination Laws in Recorded Webinar
  March 30, 2020
  
  
• OCR Issues Bulletin on Civil Rights Laws and HIPAA Flexibilities that Apply During the COVID-19 Emergency
  March 28, 2020
  
  
• EEOC Sues Agri-AFC for Disability Discrimination
  March 27, 2020
  
  
• ADA 30th Anniversary Impact Survey Update - Deadline is March 31
  March 25, 2020
  
  
• Factsheet: The ADA, Addiction, Recovery, and Employment
  March 25, 2020
  
  
• If You Are Working from Home and Need Accessible Software, Freedom Scientific Can Help
  March 25, 2020
  
  
• EEOC Produces a COVID-19 Webinar to Be Available March 27, 2020
  March 24, 2020
  
  
• On Fortune Cookies, Neurodiversity, and Accessibility
  March 24, 2020
  
  
• Justice Department Files Its First Enforcement Action Against COVID-19 Fraud
  March 22, 2020
  
  
• Interconnect Cable Technology Corporation Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination
  March 21, 2020
  
  
• EEOC Announces Agency-Wide Telework
  March 18, 2020
  
  
• Just Because I Don’t Talk...The Assumptions We Can Make: Jason’s Connection Blog
  March 17, 2020
  
  
• On 30th Anniversary of Disability Civil Rights Protest, Advocates Push for More
  March 17, 2020
  
  
• State Disability Employment Policy Legislation in 2019
  March 17, 2020
  
  
• There’s No Place Like Home: A National Study of How People with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities and Their Families Choose Where to Live
  March 17, 2020
  
  
• FCC Grants Flexibility to Relay Service Providers to Preserve Communications Access for Americans with Disabilities
  March 16, 2020
  
  
• Jason’s Connection: The Haunted House Effect: Understanding Sensory Overload
  March 10, 2020
  
  
• Learn about the Community College Pathways to Careers Initiative
  March 10, 2020
  
  
• The Power of Statistics: StatsRRTC Releases 2019 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium
  March 10, 2020
  
  
• February 2020 nTIDE Jobs Report: Third Month of Job Gains for Americans with Disabilities
  March 6, 2020
  
  
• Social Security Launches New Public Service Announcement Campaign to Fight Scammers
  March 6, 2020
  
  
• Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
  March 5, 2020
  
  
• U.S. Access Board to Hold Hearing on Update of ADA Guidelines for Rail Cars (March 10)
  March 5, 2020
  
  
• Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics Summary - 2019 Report
  March 4, 2020
  
  
• 30 Years after the ADA, College Students with Disabilities Say Law Is Not Enough
  March 3, 2020
  
  
• March is Brain Injury Awareness Month
  March 3, 2020
  
  
• Southeast ADA Center Provides Information and Resources about the Coronavirus
  March 3, 2020
  
  
• Research Opportunity: Disability and Adulthood
  March 2, 2020
  
  

February 2020

• January - February 2020 Issue of Access Currents Newsletter
  February 28, 2020
  
  
• Justice Department ADA Anniversary February Blog Post on Voting Rights and Accessibility
  February 28, 2020
  
  
• Hearing Health Care Is a Global Priority - March 3 Is World Hearing Day
  February 27, 2020
  
  
• How Do You Design a Building for People Who Can’t Hear?
  February 26, 2020
  
  
• Jason’s Connection: Peer-to-Peer Mentoring - A New Model in Providing Support
  February 26, 2020
  
  
• Tennessee 8th-Grader Challenges Lawmakers to Spend a Day in Wheelchairs
  February 26, 2020
  
  
• 2019 Was Another Record-Breaking Year for Federal ADA Title III Lawsuits
  February 25, 2020
  
  
• U.S. Access Board to Hold Hearing on Updating its ADA Guidelines for Rail Cars
  February 25, 2020
  
  
• Florida, Georgia Lawmakers Seek to Ban Discrimination in Organ Transplants
  February 24, 2020
  
  
• InclusiveU, Supporting the Syracuse Experience for All
  February 24, 2020
  
  
• Apply for the Anthem Lex Frieden Internship
  February 20, 2020
  
  
• A University Denied Lex Frieden Admission Because He Was Disabled. Then He Fought Back.
  February 20, 2020
  
  
• Frist Museum’s Art After Dark Makes a Sublime Return
  February 20, 2020
  
  
• Free Tax Preparation Assistance for People with Disabilities
  February 19, 2020
  
  
• Take the 2020 Survey of User Needs for Wireless Technologies
  February 19, 2020
  
  
• America’s Vocational Rehabilitation Program Turns 100
  February 18, 2020
  
  
• The ABLE Employer Toolkit: A Resource for Supporting Employees Impacted by Disability
  February 18, 2020
  
  
• Weekly Blog from Jason’s Connection
  February 18, 2020
  
  
• Access Board Initiates Update of Accessibility Guidelines for Rail Cars
  February 14, 2020
  
  
• New App Helps the Deaf Participate in the Voting Process
  February 13, 2020
  
  
• Jason’s Connection: Self-Doubt and the Need for Cultural Understanding of Disability
  February 11, 2020
  
  
• Submit Your Video to the AUCD Video Contest!
  February 11, 2020
  
  
• Winter Issue of Wordgathering, a Digital Open Access Journal of Work From Disabled Writers and Artists, Now Live
  February 11, 2020
  
  
• National Federation of the Blind and Others Settle Lawsuit against United States Department of Education
  February 6, 2020
  
  
• Service Animals in the Lab: Who Decides?
  February 6, 2020
  
  
• 2019 NADTC Transportation Trends Report
  February 5, 2020
  
  
• Anxiety and Depression in the Disability Community: Jason’s Connection Blog
  February 5, 2020
  
  
• Understanding How Customers Feel about Paratransit Will Help Us Fix It
  February 5, 2020
  
  
• Older Americans Month 2020 Posters and Logos Now Available
  February 4, 2020
  
  
• U.S. Department of Education Announces New, Proactive Civil Rights Compliance Center within Office for Civil Rights
  February 3, 2020
  
  

January 2020

• ADA30: Increasing Access and Opportunity
  January 31, 2020
  
  
• "Because" Public Service Announcement Highlights the Power of Mentoring and Youth Employment
  January 31, 2020
  
  
• EEOC Releases Fiscal Year 2019 Enforcement and Litigation Data
  January 29, 2020
  
  
• HUD Issues Guidance on Reasonable Accommodations under the Fair Housing Act Relating to Assistance Animals
  January 28, 2020
  
  
• Weekly Blog from Jason’s Connection
  January 28, 2020
  
  
• The Americans with Disabilities Act 30th Anniversary: Furthering the Promise
  January 27, 2020
  
  
• Honor and Celebrate Ed Roberts Day
  January 23, 2020
  
  
• New Resource: Definition of a Disability Fact Sheet
  January 23, 2020
  
  
• Syracuse University Humanities Center and Burton Blatt Institute Host ‘Cripping’ Graphic Medicine: Drawing Out the Public Sphere 2020
  January 23, 2020
  
  
• U.S. Department of Transportation Seeks Comment on Proposed Amendments to Regulation of Service Animals on Flights
  January 22, 2020
  
  
• Amtrak to Drop $25,000 Ticket Price for 2 Wheelchair Users after Complaints
  January 21, 2020
  
  
• Carnival Cruise Line Becomes First Cruise Operator Certified ’Sensory Inclusive’ by KultureCity
  January 21, 2020
  
  
• Out and About: Factsheets on Laws that Protect People with Disabilities
  January 21, 2020
  
  
• Share Your Experiences: ACL Listening Sessions on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
  January 16, 2020
  
  
• This App Gives Deaf Users an On-Demand ASL Interpreter
  January 16, 2020
  
  
• Access Board Begins Study on Equipping Passenger Aircraft with Wheelchair Restraint Systems
  January 13, 2020
  
  
• Apply Now for AAPD & Coca Cola Summer Internship Program
  January 13, 2020
  
  
• Introducing the ABLE Employer Toolkit
  January 13, 2020
  
  
• December 2019 nTIDE Jobs Report: End of Year Gains Minimal for People with Disabilities
  January 10, 2020
  
  
• ADA Success Story: A Small Business Owner Was Able to Ensure Access to Her Business During Construction Thanks to the ADA
  January 9, 2020
  
  
• Boone Wants to Know: Are Town Facilities Accessible?
  January 9, 2020
  
  
• Heritage Charity Auctions & Awards Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
  January 9, 2020
  
  
• U.S. Department of Labor Launches Yearlong Celebration of Americans with Disabilities Act’s 30th Anniversary
  January 9, 2020
  
  
• Apply Now for the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation 2020 Public Policy Fellowship Program
  January 7, 2020
  
  
• Disability Related Access for Inmates and Visitors Guide
  January 7, 2020
  
  
• New Space Promotes Synergy Between Burton Blatt Institute and College of Law
  January 7, 2020
  
  
• The University of Texas National Deaf Center Develops First ASL-Accessible Video Game
  January 7, 2020
  
  
• UsableNet Releases Its 2019 ADA Web Accessibility and App Lawsuit Report
  January 7, 2020
  
  
• State Rehabilitation Council Seeks Input on Vocational Rehabilitation Services in Georgia
  January 6, 2020
  
  
• Access Board Begins Study on Equipping Passenger Aircraft with Wheelchair Restraint Systems
  January 3, 2020
  
  
• American Girl’s 2020 Girl of the Year Is First Doll with Hearing Loss
  January 2, 2020
  
  
• Register Now: Join the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium Event on February 11th
  January 2, 2020
  
  
• World Braille Day is January 4th
  January 2, 2020