Reposted from Legal Rebels Original Post By: Stephanie Francis Ward Haben Girma, a Harvard Law School graduate, has limited hearing and vision and refers to herself as “Deafblind.” “It should be one word, no hyphen, and I prefer to capitalize the D because it’s a cultural identity,” says Girma, 29, a former Skadden, Arps, Slate,… Read more »
Reposted from Standford Medicine Original Post By: Holly MacCormick Taking shelter from a storm is an ordeal for everyone, but for people with physical or mental disabilities, natural disasters add an additional layer of logistical and legal challenges. In a recent Stanford Law School blog post, Rabia Belt, JD, PhD, a legal historian, discusses how people with disabilities are disproportionately… Read more »
Reposted from Fast Company Orignal Post By Eillie Anzilotti Passed 27 years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act mandates equal rights and opportunities for people with disabilities. Title III of the ADA specifically mandates that all public and private institutions and spaces render themselves accessible to those with sensory, cognitive, and physical limitations–think of Braille on store signs,… Read more »
Reposted from WYSO Original Post By Anna Lurie Lateef Brown and Todd Corthell both suffered a traumatic brain injury in their twenties, and both are still grappling with recovery, decades later. In this audio story from our series, Just Ask: Talking About Disability, Lateef and Todd share their personal recovery journeys, and talk about how their lives have… Read more »
Reposted from KOMONews Original Post By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Disabled people living in four Washington-state run communities have choked to death, been sexually assaulted, denied basic treatment and given the wrong medication, according to a report released Wednesday by Disability Rights Washington. “These institutions have a track record of seriously harming… Read more »
Reposted from Buzzfeed News Original Post By Laura Silver It was on their fifth date that Rachel* told Sophie there was pretty much no chance of them moving in together. “It was obvious that it was going to probably become a serious thing, and I thought, She needs to know that a life with me is… Read more »
Reposted from Bustle Original Post By Mia Mercado One of the largest minority populations in the United States is a group whose voices and stories are not often heard in conversations about inclusivity. People with disabilities represent about 12.6 percent of people living in the U.S., yet the representation of disabled people, especially in media,… Read more »
Reposted from Disability Scoop Original Post By: Shaun Heasley People with disabilities are more than twice as likely to be victims of violent crime, according to new federal data. A report released this month by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics finds that between 2011 and 2015, people with disabilities ages 12 and older… Read more »
Reposted from the Vera Institute of Justice Think Justice Blog Original Post By: Ashely Brompton and Vedan Anthony-North In 2010, aiming to provide affordable and comprehensive healthcare to people who otherwise would not have access to essential services, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law. But in an effort to “repeal and replace” the… Read more »
Reposted from The New York Times Original Post By: Erica L. Green and Sheryl Gay Stolberg WASHINGTON — The letters have come in to her office by the hundreds, heartfelt missives from college students, mostly men, who had been accused of rape or sexual assault. Some had lost scholarships. Some had been expelled. A mother… Read more »