News by subject: DIS

The Stepping Stones Group (Stepping Stones), a premier, national provider of therapeutic, behavioral, autism, nursing and educational services to children in school, home and community settings, is pleased to announce the acquisition of The...

Don Johnston, Inc.'s curriculum division has formed a new company, Building Wingstm to expand its comprehensive literacy curriculum to focus on the needs of teachers working with students with autism and other complex needs. Thousands of K-12...

The Center for Disability-Inclusive Community Development (CDICD), managed by National Disability Institute (NDI), announced today the three winners and their partners of its Second Annual Inclusive Community Development Awards: True Link Financial...

Today is the official launch of Raising Addy, a place to learn, share ideas and support parents of special needs children. Raising Addy, is not intended to be just a website. It allows parents/caregivers to ask questions, share ideas and learn from...

Ripple Health Group (RHG), a health technology company focused on finding the most impactful ways to bring physical, mental, and social help to every person, is pleased to introduce its first two products Care MemoTM and LikePaper?....

Lucid Hearing, LLC, a market leader and global provider of advanced hearing technology and audio solutions, has launched their new revolutionary technology, LucidShapetm, a proprietary software that allows users of Lucid Hearing enhancement products...

The Foundation Fighting Blindness, the world's leading organization committed to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases, announced today the promotion of Jason Menzo to president and chief operating officer, effective immediately....

On December 7, 2021, MIOK Keratoprosthesis was approved for listing by NMPA, the Chinese agency for regulating drugs and medical devices. MIOK Keratoprosthesis is the world's first ever approved artificial cornea that requires no co-implantation of...

The Board of Directors for Regional Center of Orange County (RCOC) honored 10 Orange County residents with developmental disabilities at its January 13 quarterly board meeting for each of their 30+ years of employment success. "The people we honored...

Diversity is Canada's strength. The Government of Canada celebrates all cultures and all people, and by removing barriers to employment, helps create work environments where every Canadian has a fair and equal chance to reach their full potential....

Autism Speaks, the nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting solutions across the spectrum and throughout the lifespan for people with autism and their families, today launches the "Autism Employment Connector Challenge" with HeroX, the leading...

Aeroflow Urology, a nationwide provider of continence care supplies through insurance, today announced a $10,000 sponsorship to support the Tribal Adaptive organization, a non-profit whose mission is to use sports as a tool to improve the health and...

ALP strives to give hope, support, and paths of progress for children and their families living with autism and related disorders. With their vast network of community partnerships and ever-growing list of accepted insurances, families can receive...

Everyone in Canada deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. Affordable housing is key to Canada's pandemic recovery, and the Government of Canada has created a national strategy to build and renovate hundreds of thousands of units and...

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is launching its first national dementia awareness campaign during Alzheimer's Awareness Month in Canada, to reduce negative perceptions about  dementia and the people living with the condition. ...

Three-time International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) Michelin Pilot Challenge (IMPC) Champions, Bryan Herta Autosport (BHA) and Hyundai Motor North America, announced they have signed international racing star, Robert Wickens to co-drive the #33...

"While thinking about the game of horseshoes, I was inspired with this challenging alternative game," said an inventor from Orangeburg, South Carolina. "It could encourage physical activity and may be enjoyed by disabled individuals."...

Accessibility Services, Inc. (ASI) announced today their partnership with Play.Works and a subsequent roll-out of breakthrough software enhancements designed to help individuals with severe disabilities enjoy an accessible and therapeutic game...

The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced today the John Hancock Men's Professional Athlete Team for the 126th Boston Marathon, to be run on April 18, 2022. Twelve men with lifetime bests under 2:06 will line up as part of the fastest field...

Recognizing the importance of continuous learning in advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Scotiabank today hosted an Allyship Summit for Change for its 90,000 employees....

"I developed this for a blind friend to enable those with little or no sight to play cards with a normal deck of playing cards, said an inventor from Justice, Ill. "This would also allow them to read cards at gambling establishments since braille...

Don Johnston, Inc.'s curriculum division has formed a new company, Building Wingstm to expand its comprehensive literacy curriculum to focus on the needs of teachers working with students with autism and other complex needs. Thousands of K-12...

The civil rights attorneys at Manning Law, APC secured summary judgment in federal district court for the Central District of California in an important civil rights law enforcement action. The civil law enforcement action was filed under the...

Today, Empire Company Limited ("Empire" or the "Company") , the Official Grocer of the Canadian Olympic and the Canadian Paralympic Teams, proudly unveils the Winter 2022 Feed The Dream platform, continuing the Company's support of Canada's...

Nearly two decades since her film-adapted autobiography, Miracles Happen, Brooke Ellison, PhD has released Look Both Ways, a uniquely honest confessional that imparts lessons she has learned from living more than three decades with quadriplegia. In...

Kessler Foundation approved approximately $2 million in grants in 2021 to support initiatives that promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace. The Foundation allocated funding for three categories: Foundation-Directed Grants,...

More than five years after the class action lawsuit Ball v. DeWine, 2:16-cv-28, was filed in federal court, the Honorable Judge Edmund A. Sargus, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has issued an order ending the...

Understood, a social impact, nonprofit organization and lifelong guide for those who learn and think differently, today launched its 2022 predictions for learning and thinking differences. Backed by data and industry analysis related to...

In a victory for special education students, RMO LLP announced today that attorney David Greco has prevailed in a Ninth Circuit case. Greco, alongside his co-counsel Punam Grewal and Michelle Powers, represented a special education student in her...

Triple W, an innovator of connected health devices, announced the delivery of the next generation DFree® wireless bladder sensor for urinary incontinence to Ecumen. The advanced compact sensor provides users with the digital health technology to...

Pond Lehocky Giordano LLP, the largest workers' compensation and disability law firm in Pennsylvania, is proud to announce that two of its attorneys, Kajal Alemo and Michael J. Parker, have been elected to the firm's partnership, effective January 1,...

The National Coalition for Access to Autism Services (NCAAS), the voice of the nation's premier autism treatment providers, today welcomed language in the National Defense Authorization Act that seeks to improve the analysis of data collected from...

Special Olympics Georgia (SOGA) is thrilled to host the 2022 State Indoor Winter Games on Friday, January 28th and Saturday January 29th at the LakePoint Sports Complex and several other locations across Cobb and Bartow Counties. SOGA is excited to...

Probate Power, the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition (CCDC) social enterprise legal program, is pleased to enter its sixth year of operations with plans to serve more clients through additional services and a staff expansion. Founded in 2015,...

The Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS) announced in December that 108 professionals passed the Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC) exam in the summer testing window, one of whom was Synterex President Jeanette Towles. Passing the exam...

OPSEU/SEFPO leaders are calling on the province to re-work their Poverty Reduction Strategy with a focus on providing a decent living wage for people with disabilities. Since the new Poverty Reduction Strategy was announced one year ago, OPSEU/SEFPO...

When everyone has an equal opportunity to participate in society from the start, we will all benefit as a country.  That is why the Government of Canada is taking concrete steps towards a barrier-free Canada.  Today, the Minister of Employment,...

The Oberkotter Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of a new trustee, Lydia Denworth, beginning in the new year. The...

This summer, ahead of the 31st Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), the White House released the Executive Order on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce. The order reinforced a longstanding...

Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD) is proud to announce the election of a new Board Chair, Rogelio Fernández Mota. Fernández Mota succeeds Danny Lacey, who has served as Board Chair since 2016. "I am excited to welcome Rogelio Fernández Mota...

Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD®; centerforautism.com), the world's largest autism treatment provider, is pleased to recognize Maryland Governor Hogan and Delegate Michelle Guyton for their leadership and foresight in the appointment of...

During the early days of the pandemic, the Gila Safe Haven Domestic Violence Home found itself in an exceptionally tight spot. The core mission of the Gila House is to provide essential services to the residents of the Globe, Miami and San Carlos...

Expanding on its ambition to continuously reduce its environmental footprint, hearing aid innovator Signia today published a new study on the environmental benefits of rechargeable hearing aids. Signia is the first company in the hearing aid...

Hearing aid innovator Signia today announced that it has been named a finalist in the 2021 Digiday Awards in the Best Product Launch Campaign category for Signia Active X ? a breakthrough earbud-style hearing aid that dissolves stigma and enhances...

The LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired of San Francisco and blind LightHouse staff members reached an agreement with the Professional Employer Organization ADP TotalSource® to enhance the accessibility and usability of the ADP Workforce...

"I wanted to help a gentleman I knew who had suffered a stroke and lost the ability to use his left hand.  He could no longer use a regular knife to cut his food," said an inventor, from Hillsboro, Ohio, "so I invented THE HANDI-CUT FORK."...

ZVRS and Purple Communications (ZP) today announced a new innovative collaboration with Meta (the new name of the Facebook company) to bring its popular Z5 and P3 apps and video relay services (VRS) to the Portal family of products. As part of its...

Diveheart is happy to announce its recognition as a winner in the 2021 Sharecare Awards in the category of Healthy Living for "Living the Possibilities," a student documentary film about Diveheart, a Downers Grove, Illinois-based nonprofit which uses...

The Holiday Braille Box is an accessible box of Purdys chocolates designed specifically for, and with consultation from, the blind and partially sighted community....

Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2021 AMI Robert Pearson Memorial Scholarship. The program, which launched in 2012, is open to Canadian students enrolled in a diploma or degree program at a Canadian...