Accessibility 4 All

24/06/2022

Anyone who depends on Affinity by Molina Healthcare needs to run to Twitter and read how they have left this full time wheelchair user all but stranded by suddenly revoking their care. It's dangerous, and the public needs to know so they can make other healthcare choices.

https://twitter.com/wanda_lotus/status/1540392433653108736

25/04/2022

"Here we see the courts repeatedly find in favor of the plaintiffs who were denied communication and physical access to medical care....Additionally, there are many legal cases that found that physical barriers must be eliminated for persons with physical disabilities. Thus, the courts currently are focusing on accessibility for these populations."

As we consider online counseling for persons who are blind or visually impaired, we must first ask: Shall we consider online mental health counseling a business service or a medical service? Since mental health counseling coverage typically falls under the individual’s health policy, I maintain th...

15/01/2022

17/11/2021

"In talking with Black/Boricua, disabled non-binary ballet dancer, Jay Moye (they/them,) I had the opportunity to explore the new-to-me concept of social ableism, in a wide-ranging conversation about help, care, love, intimacy, and the intersection of all those things with disability."

https://www.meriahnichols.com/i-thought-i-was-just-lazy/

When you don't know your CP is causing so much and you think you are just lazy: a deep and riveting dive with Jay about ableism and disability

30/11/2020

Two sisters created an oasis of laundry in Brooklyn after they got sick of the dingy, uninviting hole-in-the-wall laundromats littering New York. Corinna and Theresa Williams were motivated to enter the laundry business after subpar experiences at other establishments. “The place on the corner of ...

21/10/2020

Acknowledgement is the first step. As dense as the population is here, the city needs to do better more quickly. I have seen some improvements, but not nearly enough, and especially not outside of the tourist areas of Manhattan.

U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer in Manhattan said the city has violated three laws protecting the disabled with its failure to equip most crosswalk signals to aid the blind or those with bad eyesight.

10/09/2020

You can now buy a single sandal or sneaker from Zappos, or even mixed size pairs of running shoes.

25/08/2020

"The people who face intersectional oppression can raise the bar on what it means for all of us to be free and how we must go about creating not just spaces, but most importantly, visions that are truly inclusive of everyone in the full glory of who we are and what it will take for us to triumph over our varied struggles."

As we reflect on the past 30 years and honor those who fought for the American with Disabilities Act, we need to go further and completely overhaul the way society perceives and treats disabled people.

17/06/2020

The school administrators ought to be ashamed of themselves and fined for their negligence.

Middle school English teacher Dayniah Manderson has to abstain from using the restroom for 12 hours or more because her school building doesn’t have facilities that can accommodate her electric wheelchair.

24/03/2020

"The effects of the COVID-19 crisis will hit disabled people and their families disproportionately. DREDF will continue to work in coalition with our community, organizational partners and political allies to provide technical assistance and be a connector of people, resources, and information."

We hope that all of you are safe and secure during this uncertain time brought about by the COVID-19 public health crisis. Like many of you over the last week, we switched to working remotely from our homes, settled our school-aged children into a new routine as their schools closed, made sure that....

03/01/2020

"Chiltern Railways have had nearly nine years to rectify these issues since the 2011 rail Interoperability legislation came in.

"The issue lies in so many of Britain's railways using ancient rolling stock, which is not suitable for disabled access.

"They've had nine years to sort this, so why are we still waiting?"

Campaigners from Buckinghamshire Disability Service (BuDS) have been left furious after the Government granted special dispensation for Chiltern Railways to continue to operate rail carriages that don't meet basic standards of disabled accessibility.

06/11/2019

by Michele Kaplan This morning as I checked social media, I noticed there was a trending NYT article entitled “Tired Of The Subways? Blame Andrew Cuomo.” It talked all about how the MTA was failing...

18/10/2019

Below is a list of events happening on Access and Employment week. Click on each date or press enter to show the events happenning that day.

06/10/2019

TORONTO — For most people, a blind date is not a life or death matter.But as I pace around my bedroom, icy hands clenched in pockets, all I can think about is the fact that this one truly is for . . .

06/10/2019

“We will move the books to another location in the library and provide regular updates to the community.”

22/08/2019

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12/07/2019

Metal straws should be used with caution, a coroner has said, after a retired jockey died when she fell onto one which impaled her eye and caused a traumatic brain injury.

07/06/2019

07/06/2019

... When you need to pay to access the events, when the events revolve around alcohol consumption, when you need to walk long distances...

(ID: A four panel comic. The text at the top reads "Pride isn't for everyone when..." The top left box contains a staircase with a pride flag taped next to it with an arrow pointing up, and the text reads "there are stairs but no elevators. The top right box shows two uniformed police officers holding a sign that says 'rainbow cops' and the text reads "cops in uniform are present. The lower left box shows a person wearing headphones grimacing next to a loud speaker with the text "every event is sensory overloading (and without signed interpretation). The lower right box shows two gendered restrooms (male and female) with a speech bubble that reads "ladies and gentlemen! The text reads "The gender binary is reinforced through gendered restrooms, greetings, etc..." Credit at the bottom to Assigned Male Comics by Sophie Labelle.)

07/06/2019

The case, one of four challenging subway access, argues that the MTA and the city are in violation of the Human Rights Law.

04/06/2019

Its the first day of Pride month and I want to remind my LGBT+ fam that Pride is often not accessible and excludes our disabled LGBT+ siblings ♿🏳️‍🌈⁣⁣⁣⁣
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What if you were no longer allowed entry into your favorite gay bar, or safe space/shelter, or q***r coffee shop, or q***r concert, gallery, show?⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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These spaces are denied to disabled LGBT+ people all the time due to inaccessibility and ableism. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Whether it's a step at the entrance, a staircase and no elevator, no sign language interpreters, no sensory-friendly spaces, no allergy-friendly food options, or a bouncer not allowing someone with a service dog inside because they ask for documentation that doesn't exist (yes, really happened), this ignorance and discrimination is unacceptable.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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It starts with hiring us as organizers, it starts with integrating us into the spaces where we belonged all along. It takes the work to unlearn ableism and misconceptions about disability, it takes effort and care to make our spaces accessible. Pride is for all of us, not some of us.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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[Image Description: Annie sits in her wheelchair wearing a rainbow skirt in front of a door with a step leading up to it. Text on the door reads, "Make pride accessible"]

24/05/2019

Pride events can remain incredibly inaccessible to people with various type of disablities. Here's how to make them more accessible to everyone.

07/05/2019

"Adults with disabilities are far more likely than their non-disabled peers to be out of the labor force. In 2017, about 60% of working-age adults with disabilities reported that they were not working in paid employment nor looking for a job. This is compared to only 20% for working-age adults without disabilities."

A Tale of Two Statistics: Has Unemployment among Adults with Disabilities Really Declined? Jennifer D. Brooks DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF [PDF] In his 2019 State of the Union address, President Donald Trump boasted that the unemployment rate for individuals with disabilities has reached an all-time low. But....

20/03/2019

Data released by the Department of Transportation has revealed that airlines damaged more than 700 wheelchairs in December alone.