News by subject: DIS

The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced that its 2023 Annual Dinner will feature Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, as the headline speaker. The Dinner will take place on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 at...

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada All Canadians deserve the opportunity to find good jobs, contribute to their community and build a better life for themselves and their family. Yet even today, many Canadians with disabilities still...

Peloton and the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation announced today the launch of a special adaptive fitness collaboration designed to bring immersive and challenging workouts...

In conjunction with Veterans Day this November, SYNERGY HomeCare, the nation's fastest growing home care franchise, an Entrepreneur 500 ranked enterprise and a Top 200 Franchise according to Franchise Business Review, has launched a new education and...

eSSENTIAL Accessibility (eA), the leading Accessibility-as-a-Service platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Contentful, the leading content platform for digital-first business. Through this partnership, Contentful users will now be...

WHITE PAPER CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT AND POLICY CHANGE  One in four Canadians is a caregiver; one in two will become one.Caregivers spend 5.7 billion hours caring for people in their lives (4.2% of GDP) valued at $97.1B annually.$1.3B...

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation announced today the appointment of Colleen Coppla as Chief Development Officer. Coppla will oversee all development operations for the Reeve Foundation, including fundraising, major gifts, corporate and...

After celebrating 25 years of collaboration last year, the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and Pfizer Canada have renewed their partnership through 2025. The agreement of nearly $2 million extends Pfizer Canada's position as a premier partner of...

Special Olympics Canada has just announced 89 athletes who will represent Canada at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin, Germany from June 17-25, 2023. This will mark a long-awaited return to competition on the international stage since...

The Deep Creek Lions Club will be holding a Gala event for the 50th anniversary of the Blind Skier Program on Tuesday February 7th, 2023 at the Wisp Resort. Since 1973, the Club has been providing visually impaired youth with the opportunity to learn...

Access Living, a leading disability service and advocacy nonprofit, run and led by disabled people, announced today it received an $8 million gift from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott....

The Easterseals National Board of Directors has elected four new members including Erhardt Preitauer, President and CEO, CareSource; Mark Berryhill, CEO, Equal Pride; Craig Erlich, President and CEO, Friendly's Restaurants; and Mark Whitley,...

The Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM) is pleased to announce that Dr. Ashley Shayter, PhD, LBA, BCBA-D, CBIS, Policy Manager for Statewide Education & Outreach, has been selected as CDC's Act Early Ambassador to Michigan....

Synergies Work, an Atlanta nonprofit that supports entrepreneurs with disabilities, announced that it achieved second place at Truist Foundation's inaugural Inspire Awards and was also voted Audience Favorite by in-person and virtual event attendees....

To provide comprehensive information and a user-friendly experience to the millions of low vision patients, their caregivers, and healthcare professionals, Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading eye health and safety nonprofit organization, is...

Karen Herson, Founder & CEO of Concepts Communications, is the County's Commission on People with Disabilities' newest member. Her term began on September 24, 2022. She currently serves in a variety of advocacy and leadership capacities in Montgomery...

"I wanted to create an easier way for individuals with various disabilities or limited mobility to dress or undress," said an inventor, from Waterloo, S.C., "so I invented the DESIGN BY AOFO. My design could provide wearers with added independence...

Holiday shopping will soon get into full swing, so the experts at Regional Center of Orange County have come up with quick tips to help friends and family members of children with developmental disabilities select the right toys for each child....

New name. New platform. Same great hosts. Today, Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) pulls back the curtain on Kelly and Ramya. Beginning...

Exokinetics, the creators of the Zeen, announces its Series B funding round, which is open to the public on the SeedInvest platform.  The Zeen is a groundbreaking "Elevating Walker-Chair" invention that supports mobility and autonomy for those whose...

Today, following record participation in the sixth edition of its major Canada-wide philanthropic contest, iA Financial Group is pleased to announce the twelve (12) finalists. Recipients will share the considerable sum of $500,000 to develop their...

Katten announced today that human rights attorney and disability justice advocate Haben Girma, the first Deafblind Harvard Law School graduate, spoke at the firm's Perspectives Speaker Series in honor of National Disability Employment Awareness...

On World Stroke Day (29th Oct), the World Stroke Organization has announced the launch of a new program that aims to drive access to quality acute stroke care and save lives around the world....

On World Stroke Day (29th Oct), the World Stroke Organization has announced the launch of a new program that aims to drive access to quality acute stroke care and save lives around the world.   The WSO Stroke Certification initiative is a strategic...

On World Stroke Day (29th Oct), the World Stroke Organization has announced the launch of a new program that aims to drive access to quality acute stroke care and save lives around the world....

HelpMeSee, which uses simulation-based training to help eradicate cataract blindness, has reached a milestone with the training of its 1,000th cataract specialist in 2022. The global nonprofit partners with innovators, universities and governments to...

We are pleased to announce that Linda Ristagno, Assistant Director of External Affairs, International Air Transport Association (IATA), is the eighth recipient of the Open Doors Organization's Disability Access Professional Award in recognition of...

Eagle Hill Consulting has launched Season Four of its podcast, cultur[ED], which helps leaders create organizational cultures that drive business performance. Episode One features Lauren Morris, founder and executive director of Move Inclusive Dance,...

Easterseals announced today that it has received a donation of $2.55 million from CareSource, a nationally recognized leader in managed care with a legacy of providing quality health care coverage for Medicaid consumers.  The partnership will allow...

United Spinal Association will host the #StrongWheeled Together Celebration on November 10 at 6:30 pm EST, a virtual member awards gala to celebrate a new generation of leaders from the disability community that are erasing the stigmatization of...

Access Ready Reporter Issue 32 -The Reporter Newsletter is a service of Access Ready Inc. which is a nonprofit cross disability advocacy organization promoting a policy of inclusion and accessibility across information technology through education...

Accessible Media Inc. (AMI), in partnership with ReelAbilities Film Festival Toronto and the Miles Nadal JCC, and sponsored by the Canada Media Fund (CMF), is pleased to announce the six Canadians?from over 180 applicants?invited to participate in...

This year, Superior HealthPlan has donated $23,000 to support movies at no cost for people who have disabilities and their families. These events have taken place in Amarillo, Austin, Corpus Christi, El Paso, Lubbock, Midland and Odessa. Through...

The Government of Ontario has invested $1.4 million to connect 100 people with developmental disabilities to meaningful part-time employment which meet the needs of multiple employers. The investment follows Community Living Toronto and Corbrook...

The 19th annual Best Buddies Challenge: California presented by Core Hydration & Safeway Foundation raised $2 million for Best...

SoftwareONE, a global provider of end-to-end software and cloud technology solutions, has announced a partnership with German startup Eye-Able, a holistic provider of software-based digital accessibility solutions. The partnership makes SoftwareONE...

Employers who hire individuals with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) will benefit from the unique skills and strengths they can bring to any workplace. In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the...

Special Olympics Illinois today announced a strategic partnership for Network of Giving in the Chicago market. The Network of Giving...

Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences (PCU-WHS) last week welcomed its 2022 class of graduates, 10 new recipients who have earned a Bachelor of Disability Management (BDM) degree....

The Legal Clinic for the Disabled (LCD) has honored Dechert LLP with its White Hat Award for the firm's work on guardianship cases. Associate Victoria Kaplan, who has taken a leadership role in supporting Dechert attorneys handling these matters,...

According to the National Council on Disability...

In celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Sycuan Casino Resort and The Arc of San Diego held an event recognizing employees with disabilities and honoring Sycuan for its steadfast commitment to inclusivity in the workplace....

Kessler Foundation released thought-provoking findings from a new national survey that details the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the workplace experiences of people with disabilities. The 2022 Kessler Foundation National Employment and...

WHAT: Release of key data from the 2022 Kessler Foundation National Employment and Disability Survey: Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Supervisor Perspectives. Discover firsthand how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the ways employers...

Paramount Global announced today the "Paramount Global Summit on Disability," to be held virtually and in person at the company's Hollywood Gower office in Los Angeles on October 31,...

Gallaudet University announced today that its Motion Light Lab has been awarded a $1 million capacity-building grant by the LEGO Foundation to create systemic change in how deaf children and their families access sign language and visual...

Madison Johnson's first official art show was recently held at the Reeves House in downtown Woodstock, Georgia. Over 100 art enthusiasts and local residents turned out to view her paintings and meet the artist behind some of the area's most unique...

2Gether-International (2GI), the leading startup accelerator in the nation run by and for entrepreneurs with disabilities, today announced the class of participants for the 2GI BIPOC Tech Cohort Accelerator powered by Comcast NBCUniversal. The 11...

Barilla, a world leader in the markets of pasta, is expanding its partnership with Be My Eyes, a platform that provides live audio and visual support for blind and visually impaired consumers, by incorporating QR codes on the packaging of ten of...

Over 40,000 runners raced through city streets Sunday, October 9th for the 44th running of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. For the 175 runners making up TeamALS, the 26.2 miles were only part of the challenge. Together, the largest-ever TeamALS...