News by subject: DIS

Celebrating more than 100 years of positively transforming the lives of those with vision loss, Braille Institute announced the winners of the 2022 Braille Challenge this past Saturday at the Finals Award Ceremony held at the University of Southern...

The National Council on Aging (NCOA), the national voice for every person's right to age well, is launching a new and improved version of its BenefitsCheckup.org website that connects older adults and people with disabilities with nearly 2,000...

The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, and Member of Parliament for Bourassa, Emmanuel Dubourg, will make an important funding announcement supporting long-term care in Quebec. There will be a media availability immediately following...

The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, and Member of Parliament for Bourassa, Emmanuel Dubourg, will make an important funding announcement supporting long-term care in Quebec. There will be a media availability immediately following...

Identiv, Inc. , global digital security and identification leader in the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced Identiv-powered CVS Spoken Rxtm won a 2022 NFC Innovation Award in the Most Innovative Use of NFC Technology category. The NFC Forum...

Hamilton® CapTel®, industry-leading captioned telephone service for people with hearing loss, introduces captioning preferences providing customers with the choice of Auto Captions or Assisted Captions for phone calls....

Employers across Canada have the opportunity to have their current workplace Disability Management programs reviewed using an internationally accepted assessment tool free of charge....

Every child deserves a safe, exciting place to play and have fun with their peers with ease. On April 30, 2022, MRC Recreation helped that become a reality for an 11-year-old boy and the children in his New Jersey community when Toms River Field of...

35-year-old Jacob Scheffel and his wife are the owners of a small firm in Stevensville, Montana which installs and services waste oil furnaces and boilers will throughout Montana. On June 12, 2021, Jacob incurred a T4 complete spinal cord injury...

Easterseals announced today that it has received a grant of $750,000 from the Abbott Fund, the foundation of the global healthcare company Abbott, to pilot the Project on Education and Community Health Equity from now through 2025. The three-year...

The need to fill vacant positions has become a national struggle. At Easterseals, teacher vacancies directly impact the ability to provide and expand services to children with disabilities. Recently, teacher vacancies required that the amount...

Special Education Rights Attorney Jennifer Chang has been selected to the 2022 Super Lawyers® Rising Stars List. Attorneys receiving...

The Chrysler brand, with The Kelly Clarkson Show, Jay Leno and BraunAbility, surprised long-serving Los Angeles Police Department Officer Christian Arrue and his family with a customized 2022 wheelchair-accessible Chrysler Pacifica. Taking place...

Studies show that universities are becoming more progressive with the opportunities they offer to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). But these programs need to go beyond simply offering opportunities and safe spaces; they...

TERI Learning Academy Transition Class comprised of students with special needs ranging from autism to Downs Syndrome, cerebral palsy, and other developmental challenges, has initiated a project to raise funds for children and adults in the Ukraine...

Canada Post today released an Anti-Racism and Anti-Discrimination Charter that affirms its commitment to foster a safe, inclusive workplace free from racism or discrimination. "Our 68,000 employees deserve to feel safe, welcome and respected at...

Rain Bosworth, who was diagnosed as deaf as a child, grew up surrounded by a loving hearing family. Her lifelong experience in this environment has become the driving force behind her...

Mary Connor, has lived with vision loss most her life, having been born with Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), an eye disease that most often affects premature infants, causing abnormal blood vessels to grow in the retina. Mary has limited vision in...

The Ford Foundation announced today the election of Catalina Devandas Aguilar, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations at Geneva, to its board of trustees....

The University of Toronto Mississauga's (UTM) Charity Fashion Show Club hosted its first student-run charitable event on May 6, 2022, for the Community Living Mississauga charity. The event has been recognized as one of the university's biggest...

Employment and Social Development Canada For the first time in two years, countries from around the world have gathered at the United Nations Headquarters, in New York City, for in-person formal meetings focussed on "Building disability-inclusive and...

NPO Han-Logement today inaugurated an 8-unit building on Léopold Street in Cowansville. The newly built affordable housing meets the needs of persons with a physical or intellectual disability or on the autism spectrum....

The Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) and Steve Rotfeld Productions announce an extensive partnership to make "Xploration Station," the critically acclaimed and Emmy-Award winning E/I programming block currently broadcast primarily on FOX...

WeCare4® (www.wecare4.com), the global and diverse community, platform, and portfolio of resources for all caregivers and other stakeholders interested in Helping Those Who Care For Otherstm? and Silverts (www.silverts.com), the leader in adaptive...

Since the onset of renewed Russian aggression against Ukraine in February 2022, children and adults with...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 26% of US adults live with some form of disability. Also, three-quarters of them claim to...

Canada's best Para swimmers will be racing for medals and personal bests at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships next week, and viewers across the country will be able to witness the...

CBS, The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing will broaden access to THE 75TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® by providing, for the first time, audio description for the live telecast. The addition of audio description, which provides audio-narrated...

What/Where/When: The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) will host "MDA Rivals," a one-day streaming event featuring the stars of the MDA's Let's Play gaming community and professional streamers, including Indianapolis Colts running back and the MDA...

A Long Island resident can hear better this spring after winning The Gift of Hearing contest run by Long Island hearing care practice, I Love Hearing. Ann Marie Giacopello received a free set of hearing aids, as well as an initial fitting and...

Global Disability Inclusion, in partnership with SHRM Foundation, has developed the content for the new SHRM Employing Abilities at Work Certificate. The certificate program aims to educate and prepare human resource (HR) professionals, people...

WorkWell, the experts in preventing and treating sprains, strains, and back pain, today announced that its WorkFIT program is now available in its Onsite PT clinics. The WorkFIT program provides a functional test to determine an employee's readiness...

LifeScan, a world leader in blood glucose monitoring, today announced the presentation of new real-world evidence from patient-generated...

When everyone can participate fully in all aspects of society, our communities thrive, our economy prospers and all Canadians benefit. That is why the Government of Canada is investing to ensure accessibility and disability inclusion is prioritized...

The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, will be in Montréal to highlight the Government of Canada's investment in accessibility and disability inclusion in communities and workplaces. A photo...

To influence systematic change in employment practices for individuals with disabilities, Kessler Foundation provided a $100,000 initial investment grant for the May launch of "Employing Abilities at Work Certificate" by SHRM Foundation, the 501c (3)...

The Government of Canada is committed to the social and economic inclusion of persons with disabilities.  Working-age persons with disabilities in Canada are twice as likely to live in poverty as those without. That is why the Government is taking...

The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, will be in Montréal to highlight the Government of Canada's investment in accessibility and disability inclusion in communities and workplaces. A photo...

Summer at Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) is hotter than ever! Today, AMI-tv unveiled new original and documentary programming to entertain and inform Canadians of all abilities in the coming months. Returning programs to AMI-tv include new seasons of...

During the month of June, Cold Stone Creamery® (www.ColdStoneCreamery.com) stores will once again host a nationwide fundraising promotion benefiting Best Buddies International®, a global nonprofit dedicated to creating opportunities for friendship,...

Synergies Work, an Atlanta nonprofit that supports entrepreneurs with disabilities, today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with ZenBusiness, a one-stop tech platform that helps entrepreneurs launch, run, and grow the...

Harmar Mobility has recently been Certifiedtm by the world-wide organization Great Place to Work for a second consecutive year. The prestigious certification is based on current employees' feedback after answering a survey regarding their company's...

Constantino's, whose grand opening was held on May 15th, is excited to be the first restaurant in the state of Connecticut recognized as sensory inclusive. Founders and husband-and-wife duo, Robyn and Michael Bordes, along with Robyn's brother,...

The best countries in wheelchair rugby will be facing off for gold in Canada this week, and the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and CBC Sports will be offering live coverage of the event...

June 2022 is Dysphagia Awareness Month, and Birmingham-based ProvaMed is seeking to make more people aware of what it means to live with a swallowing disorder, while offering relief with their Provale Cup. Each year, approximately one in 25 adults...

UserWay , the leading digital accessibility company, is partnering with Tribute Technology to make funeral home websites more accessible for people with disabilities. The partnership adds UserWay technologies, including its AI-powered accessibility...

Scholarships are easing the cost for students to earn a Bachelor of Disability Management (BDM) degree online through Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences (PCU-WHS). June 15 is the deadline to apply for scholarships to the fall 2022...

Despite affecting millions of American adults, most people are not familiar with aphasia. During June, recognized nationally as Aphasia Awareness Month, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is encouraging the public to learn more...

The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) and its clinical trial arm Lupus Therapeutics congratulate Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) on new positive results from a Phase 2 trial of its investigational agent deucravacitinib for the treatment of systemic lupus...

Regina Blye talks about Dana Reeve's legacy of the National Paralysis Resource Center and her vision for the coming years....