Paralyzed Veterans of America et al. v. U.S. DOT As Paralyzed Veterans’ Case Against Administration Moves Forward, Veterans are Going To Washington To Lobby Congress Democracy Forward filed a petition for a writ of mandamus on behalf of Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) in their case against the Department of Transportation (DOT) for unlawfully ... Read more
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Israeli Doctors Restore Eyesight to the Blind in Papua New Guinea
A team of medical experts from Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer just returned from a successful medical humanitarian mission to Papua New Guinea where they performed over 80 vision-restoring eye surgeries. The mission was led by the Israel Center for Disaster Medicine and Humanitarian Response at Sheba Medical Center. heba Medical Center, Tel ... Read more
ADA Education and Reform Act (HR 620) Passed by a 225-192 vote #HandsOffMyADA
UPDATE 2/15/18 American Association of People with Disabilities The House of Representatives passed the ADA Education and Reform Act (HR 620) by a 225-192 vote. We are extremely disappointed and downright angry to see this blatant attack on the civil rights of people with disabilities to access places of public accommodation and now look ... Read more
ABILITYJOBS.ORG Launches First Accessible Online Career Fair
ABILITYJOBS.ORG is the first platform to emulate the live career fair experience accessible for job seekers with or without disabilities. With the support of abilityJOBS.com, ABILITY Magazine and VTC—ABILITYJOBS.ORG presents an accessible face to face video career fair technology to corporations, governments and non-profits so that they may actively recruit candidates in the most ... Read more
Max Gail on General Hospital Playing Sonny Corinthos’ father, Mike Corbin
General Hospital is bringing back a familiar character, with a new-but-familiar face. Barney Miller vet Max Gail is taking on the role of Sonny Corinthos’ father, Mike Corbin First airing Monday, Feb. 5. The show that TV Guide hailed as the “All-Time Best Daytime Soap” in their 40th Anniversary special edition, General Hospital has also ... Read more
Pushing Athletic Skills Rather Than Pushing Buttons of War
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has invited the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of North Korea to participate in its first Paralympic Winter Games and offered two bipartite slots to athletes to compete in Para Nordic skiing at PyeongChang 2018. The two North Korean athletes who have received bipartite slots from the IPC and World ... Read more
Hackaday – Making an Exo-Skeleton Arm for $100
Our friends at Hackaday always have interesting projects. An affordable Exoskeleton Arm (ExoArm), that will help elderly, people with a disability and workers complete everyday tasks with less exhaustion. I remember watching my grandmother struggling when moving heavy things around when I was younger. So when I was 15, I had big plans on ... Read more
Angel City Sports Expanding the Paralympic Sports Movement in SoCal
Angel City Sports (ACS) offers a year-round schedule of introductory adaptive sport clinics, giving athletes opportunities to participate, learn and train in a variety of sports. Sport clinics and competitions include Archery, Swimming, Wheelchair Tennis, Track & Field, and Wheelchair Basketball. ACS has a growing inventory of Adaptive Sports equipment to be loaned or ... Read more
Anish Kapoor Pledges $1m Genesis Prize to Refugee Causes
“Jewish Nobel” Laureate Anish Kapoor Pledges $1m Genesis Prize to Refugee Causes The Genesis Prize Foundation (GPF) and 2017 Genesis Prize Laureate and world-renowned artist and human rights activist Anish Kapoor announced grants to five prominent NGOs engaged in alleviating the global refugee crisis. The recipient organizations assist refugees globally and include the ... Read more
University of Alabama $10 Million Facility for Adapted Athletics
UA Adapted Athletics Opens Stran-Hardin Arena A lot of news is coming out of Alabama, from politics to football, now comes the first in the nation arena. The Stran-Hardin Arena a two-story facility, named for Drs. Brent Hardin and Margaret Stran, founders of the program, includes a NCAA regulation game venue for wheelchair basketball, ... Read more
Inclusive Dining: Restaurant Table-top Tablets for Accessibility
Applebee’s, National Federation of the Blind, LightHouse for the Blind and E la Carte Collaborate to Make In-Restaurant Table-top Tablets Accessible to Blind Guests E la Carte, Inc., creators of the PrestoPrime EMV System for full-service restaurants, and Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar, announced a partnership with the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and ... Read more
Jason George: Grey’s Anatomy, Diversity, Advocate
When actor Jason George isn’t busy saving lives as Dr. Ben Warren on Grey’s Anatomy, he finds other ways to help. He champions diversity in the entertainment industry, guides at-risk youth, and raises funds for cancer research. He’s also a classically trained stage actor, who’s landed over 50 guest roles on primetime television, including ... Read more
DOJ Withdraws Disabilities Guidance
The Department of Justice rescinded guidance on a key disability rights law Dec 21st, which required states to promote access to competitive, integrated employment opportunities. The guidance applied the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) integration mandate and the Supreme Court’s landmark Olmstead v. L.C. decision on employment services for people with disabilities. It was ... Read more
Facebook — Face Recognition Technology with Accessibility Features
Facebook has created a new way for its users who are blind or have low vision to know more about the photos they encounter. For instance, people using screen readers can identify who are in pictures on Facebook. Facebook also has new, optional tools to help people better manage their identity using face recognition. ... Read more
Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (ABLE)
ABLE accounts allow individuals with disabilities and their families to establish tax-advantaged savings and investment plans. ABLE accounts ease financial strains by making withdrawals tax-free when used to cover qualified disability expenses such as medical and dental care, education, housing, and transportation. Since the passage of the ABLE Act in December of 2014, more ... Read more
Shane’s Inspiration Social Inclusion Training Tool for Educators
Shane’s Inspiration (SI) Gives Free Digital Training Tool to Help Educators Facilitate Social Interaction for Children with Disabilities on School Campuses. Marnie Norris, SVP of Programs at SI, announced its first professional development training tool to provide educators with the instruction they need to better support social inclusion of differently-abled students on their campuses. ... Read more
Ruderman Inclusion Summit 2017
This years international gathering had 1,400 activists from around the world with the aim to advance disability rights across a wide array of sectors, took place November 19-20 in Boston. A featured panel at the Ruderman Inclusion Summit discussed Hollywood’s most underrepresented minority – people with disabilities – and the need for better disability ... Read more
Media Access Awards 2017 – Fern Field Lifetime Achievement Award
The Media Access Awards 2017 hosted by actor Oliver Trevena and Haben Girma. Girma quipt, “public speaking is easy when you can’t see the audience”, she is the first deaf-blind graduate of Harvard Law. MAA was created in 1979 by the California Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities along with producer Fern ... Read more
Lupus Clinical Trial Update: New Phase III trial in Lupus Nephritis Underway
There are currently no FDA approved treatments for lupus nephritis; however several promising studies looking at potential treatments are underway. Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapies to treat targeted patient populations that are suffering from serious disease with a high unmet medical need, initiated a new study ... Read more
The Open Hearts Foundation Held its Open Hearts Gala in Beverly Hills October 21, 2017
Actress/Philanthropist Jane Seymour Honored Individuals Living with an Open Heart The Open Hearts Foundation held its 2017 Open Hearts Gala in Beverly Hills on Saturday, October 21, with emmy-nominated Mindy Burbano Stearns, formerly of KTLA, serving as the evening’s emcee. The foundation is a nonprofit charity established in 2010 with a mission to help ... Read more
