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Disability Access Litigation Still Needed
By Mark Potter, Civil Rights Attorney When I started litigating disability access cases in 1996, I figured I would need to move on to another area of law by the year 2000, because everyone would have made their facilities accessible by then. Nineteen years later I see how naive I was. I’ve learned that there…
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Disability Emoji Are Here!
By Greg Smith, Sr., The Strength Coach iDiversicons, the world’s first diverse emoji keyboard has released new “Disability Pride Emoji” in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Fourteen disability emoji have been added to its existing line of diverse images that offer a new seamless iPhone and iPad keyboard. If these…
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Not Charity
By Gary Karp, Modern Disability The once-popular phrase was “Hire the Handicapped.” Well, we’ve come a long way. The term “handicapped” now appears only in certain final vestiges, mainly with regard to a type of parking spot. Its tone was pretty undeniable: having a disability is an unfortunate thing, so we should give those poor people…
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Support Disability in Business to Create a Cycle of Success
By Deborah Davis, PUSHLiving.com Launching and maintaining a successful business is no small task, but it has American Dream written all over it. When members of the disability community rise to the entrepreneurial challenge, we should rally around them in support. It’s not just good for their business, it benefits us all. Photographer Bindu Kodwaney; Model…
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Disability Etiquette: Easy Tips for the Able-bodied Community
By Jessica Niziolek We all know what etiquette is. We were all taught to say please, thank you, no thank you, etc. But, how well do we all know about disability etiquette? For me, there have been experiences where I couldn’t help but think, “Was that actually just said to me out loud?” or “Did…
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Disability Redefined
By Kim Lan Grout, Redefining Disabled Project Meet Kim and learn more about the Redefining Disabled Project at Abilities Expo Bay Area, November 21-23, 2014. My day starts before my two toddler girls wake and ends after they’ve laid their heads back down to dream. My husband and I are often left as puddles of…
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Join the Disability Toy Revolution
Less than one month ago, the Toy Like Me Facebook group laid down the gauntlet. Launched by a band of parents in the U.K., #ToyLikeMe issued a shout-out to toy manufactures: Make toys that our children—and the more than 150 million children with disabilities worldwide—can relate to. Photo credit Facebook “If toys are designed to educate us…
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An Open Letter to Restaurateurs and Restaurant Staff
By David Friedman, The Disabled Foodie I love eating out! I really do. Eating out lets me experience flavors, sights, and sounds from around the world. If the staff and restaurant have made for a good experience, I leave feeling satisfied, enriched, and even a little bit pampered. But, as an individual who uses a wheelchair,…
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Donna On The Go Submitted For 8 Emmy Nominations
Making its second appearance at the Abilities Expo Los Angeles is the Emmy® submitted web series Donna On The Go starring Abilities Expo Ambassador Donna Russo. The show was first conceived of by creator Peggy Lane to raise awareness for people with challenges. Donna On The Go is a light hearted look at some of them. Funny…
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Donna On The Go Up for an Emmy
It began as an idea. And now it’s on its way to an Emmy. “It” is a new show called Donna On The Go created by Peggy Lane about her friend Donna Russo. It is unique, charming and viewers worldwide are falling in love with it. In a world of copycat ideas, cop programs and behind-the-scene productions…
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Donna On The Go: Two Women, an iPhone and a Walker
Abilities Expo Ambassador Donna Russo met Peggy Lane almost two years ago and they became lifelong friends. After seeing how hard even the simplest things can be for Donna—just getting her mail, or getting to her car—Peggy decided to film some things. Once while at Target, the two women shopped and they couldn’t stop laughing.…
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Dylan Kuehl Dances for the Jacksons
By Leah Pietrusiak Dylan Kuehl (that’s pronounced “Keel”) is a visual artist, musician and dancer from Olympia, Washington who received his first drum kit at the age of 3. Dylan was born with Down Syndrome and has always lived life to the fullest and dreamt big. Now at the age of 33 has a jewelry line,…