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My Olmstead Rights movement and media
Listen to this post: My Olmstead Rights movement and media On December 21st, this brief article appeared on the ADA.gov website. It’s a little cryptic, but it states that the Department of Justice has removed a guidance document. The document was on State and local governments’ employment service systems related to the ADA and the…
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Gutting the ADA doesn’t mean accessibility should stop
Listen to this post: Adding accessibility or using Universal Design doesn’t work if all we focus on is complying with laws. If you like the ideas around free markets and capitalism, you could focus on the potential increase in customer base if your websites, stores, or products are accessible. If you like the idea of…
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“Sharing Our History, Dreaming Our Future” storytelling for the ADA’s 25th
Listen: Here is a call for participants with disabilities! “Sharing Our History, Dreaming Our Future” A Celebration for the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the City of Portland [Image description: Anniversary logo with ADA 25 in red and blue. Text says “sharing our history, dreaming our future Portland anniversary celebration 1990-2015”]…
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Conductor James DePreist and “My Country” ADA documentary
Listen to this post: I run into people who say something is accessible to people with disabilities when it so very much isn’t. For instance, a building might have ten stairs to the front door and no elevator, but it’s called accessible. (You know, just have some folks carry disabled people in who can’t walk…
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Hope is Not A Plan Documentary
Listen to this post: Yesterday, we had a lovely time at the ADA Moving Forward celebration in downtown Portland. We talked about how far we’ve come and how far we have yet to go to achieve equity for disabled folks. But at least we have an ADA. Many countries have nothing like it. I just…