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When the groundbreaking Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law in 1991, civil rights activist Justin Dart, Jr. said, “It is the world’s first declaration of equality for people with disabilities by any nation. It will proclaim to America and to the world that people with disabilities are fully human; that paternalistic, discriminatory, segregationist attitudes are no longer acceptable; and that henceforth people with disabilities must be accorded the same personal respect and the same social and economic opportunities as other people.”
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5 Solid Ways Disability Healthcare is Improving
By Adrian Johansen The last couple of years have thrown emergency after emergency at a public already struggling with accessible healthcare. For individuals with disabilities, this has created a difficult situation for navigating care solutions for physical and mental health. The upside of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, is that it has inadvertently led to some improvements in…
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Breakthrough Study Reveals that Intensive Therapies Improve Motor Function in Kids with CP
By Anne Mancour In a landmark research study on eighty-two children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) on one side of the body, researchers at Burke Neurological Institute, Teacher’s College-Columbia University, and Weill Cornell Medicine learned that two intensive training therapies improved hand and arm function, allowing children to learn new, long-term life skills regardless of how the…
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Navigating Healthcare Access and Coverage with a Disability
By Adrian Johansen Navigating healthcare coverage and access isn’t easy for anyone. When living with a disability, understanding exactly how your coverage and situation interact can make navigating healthcare even more of a chore. Fortunately, however, there are ways you can better manage your physical and mental health situation to get the best results. By…
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How Can Your Workplace be More Accessible to Neurodivergent Employees?
By Adrian Johansen The contemporary workplace is an almost constantly developing landscape. New technologies and even new industries continue to develop. There are also opportunities for new ways of working—the last year or so, in particular, has seen remote working adopted by an increasing number of businesses. This state of change can make for an…
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In-Person Abilities Expos Relaunch in June
Drum roll please! After the longest “hiatus” in the 4-decade history of Abilities live events, the in-person Abilities Expos will be back—beginning in June—in Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, New York Metro, Los Angeles, Toronto and Dallas. Join Us at an Abilities Expo Near You! It’s hard to believe that it has been more than a year since we…
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4 Benefits of Medical Marijuana for Anxiety and Panic Attacks
By Rebecca Siggers Among other benefits, a significant percentage of the global population has embraced CBD for its incomparable medicinal properties. Medical marijuana has been and still is at the center of extensive research. So far, scientists and medical experts have unearthed several CBD advantages concerning panic attacks and anxiety, as outlined in this article.…
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Join The Fight To Make Lyft Serve People With Disabilities
By Alex Elegudin Uber and Lyft are hugely popular—but unfortunately there are some who are being left behind by the services. Many wheelchair users and disabled people say discrimination from ride-hailing services is the norm. Lyft refuses to provide services to people who use wheelchairs and motorized scooters. Numerous class-action lawsuits have been filed demanding…
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Today’s Care and Tomorrow’s Cure at the 2021 Reeve Summit
By Angela Cantillon, Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation is thrilled to present the 2nd annual Reeve Summit 2021: Where Care, Cure and Community Connect on April 27-29, 2021. This three-day virtual summit will bring together hundreds of health professionals, advocates, community members and caregivers to brainstorm a future for people with disabilities defined by access, inclusion and innovation. Reeve…
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Access Abilities Virtual Experience Online Now
The latest Abilities Virtual Experience is still going on! You will be able to access more than 80 exhibitors with a ton of products and services to enhance your independence until May 2nd. Useful Disability-Focused Content is On-Demand Now Thousands from the disability community have joined us online for the Abilities Virtual Experience from the…
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How We Can Protect Our Food Supply
By Tracy Williams Everyone, whether they are disabled or not, is concerned for the future of the environment. Preventing food waste is a way to keep the environment safe and healthy for future generations. When we work together to eliminate food waste, we take a giant step towards stopping hunger. According to Feeding America, in 2020,…
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How Physical Disabilities and Mental Health Intersect
By Adrian Johansen If life during a pandemic has taught us anything, it’s how precious and fragile health truly is. But when you are living with a disability, this is a lesson you didn’t need COVID-19 to teach you. The reality is that whether the condition is an injury or a physical or mental illness,…
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Access to AbilitiesVE2 Extended to Dec. 13!
To the thousands of people who joined us online at Abilities Virtual Experience 2, thank you for participating and for your wonderful feedback. We are thrilled that you enjoyed the event as much as we enjoyed creating it. To everyone, especially the ones who have not yet logged on, the clock is ticking! We would…