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Disabled Employees: Do you Know Your Workplace Rights?
By Jonathan Delshad, Law Offices of Jonathan J. Delshad, PC, JD/MBA The Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) in California is a law that protects employees from discrimination based on their disability. Under FEHA, employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities and engage in an interactive process to determine what accommodations are necessary. In…
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Child with Cerebral Palsy to get Free Adaptive Bike from Help Hope Live on Friday, March 10 at 10:45 am at Abilities Expo LA
By Sonny Mullen, Help Hope Live Day 1 of the Abilities Expo Los Angeles will kick off at 10:45 a.m. on Friday, March 10, at the LA Convention Center with a surprise giveaway. A 4-year-old boy from Huntington Beach who is living with cerebral palsy will receive the gift of his lifetime: an adaptive bike custom-built…
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BetterCaths and Rep. Josh Turek Work to Remove Harmful Chemicals from Catheters
By BetterCaths.com After five years of advocating for catheter user health education on their risk for bladder cancer, the BetterCaths Health Equity Coalition has come together to drive legislation to protect people with disabilities from the harmful phthalate chemical DEHP that is present in some urinary catheters. Iowa State Representative Josh Turek (D-Iowa) has introduced the Better Caths for…
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Retirement – Are you ready? Your service dog is.
By Kristin Hartness, Canines for Disabled Kids & Service Dog Partner Retirement—the point where a person stops employment completely. Well, that sounds very official, and it should as it came directly from the Wikipedia. For a service dog this statement may or may not be true. Retiring My First Service Dog Laddie, my first service…
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Disability Themes Run Strong in Anime and Manga
By Tony Stephens, Hyper-Urban Arts There is power in weakness. “My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Power…weakness…how are they linked in the arena of anime and manga? This is the core, the heart, of my various projects. My projects center around popular culture and disabilities; in ways which I hope entertain, educate and, most of…
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Blind and Low Vision Kids Experience Alaskan Wilderness
By Ally Keene, Camp Webber Camp Webber, formally Camp Abilities Alaska, is a five-day overnight sports camp for youth 8-17 who are blind or visually impaired. Held at Camp Birchwood in Chugiak, Alaska, this program offers the opportunity for campers from all over to participate in adapted sports, meet new friends and enjoy an overnight camp…
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Where is the Outrage Against Inaccessibility?
By Chris Kain, kellisaspath.com My 23-year-old daughter, Kellisa, is one of the 13.7% adults in the United States with a mobility disability.* Over the last two decades, Kellisa has visited 31 of the 63 national parks across the United States. Some parks we’ve only visited once for a few hours, like Denali in Alaska; while we’ve been…
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How Healthcare Deserts Impact People with Disabilities
By Amanda Winstead It might be hard to believe, but nearly 80% of the country lacks adequate access to healthcare. This is largely due to healthcare deserts in rural communities. While there are plenty of benefits to living in a rural part of the country, access to quality medical care remains a challenge—especially for the disabled…
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Hope for the Holidays with Help Hope Live
By Emily Progin, Help Hope Live What a year it’s been! The holiday season often feels like a natural time to reflect on the milestones, challenges, triumphs, and breakthroughs of the previous year. For many people, it’s also a time to draw closer to their community in whichever ways matter most to them. For the Help Hope…
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Disability Myths vs. Disability Realities
By Tracy Williams, Tracy’s Plate The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that 1 in 4 Americans have a disability. Many people living with disabilities may consider life to be a mix of challenges and blessings. The biggest challenge may be debunking various myths in society that non-disabled people might believe about the disability community. 1.…
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Celebrated Author Says Life is Not Always a Valley of Tears
For 30 years, Pascuala Herrera worked as a community college professor, shaping the young minds of students with disabilities. Since retirement, her passions have led her to become an award-winning author. Her works delve into her life experience as a Latina woman with a disability and the valuable lessons that the highs and lows of…
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Are you Reaping the Benefits of an ABLE Account?
By Andre Sam, Disability & Special Needs Project When I am meeting with families discussing Comprehensive Disability/Special Needs Planning, an issue comes up regarding the amount of assets being held in the name of the individual with a disability and how they can impact the individual’s government-related benefits such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicaid or…