News by subject: DIS

Students from across the U.S. will put their creativity and engineering skills to the test this academic year in the inaugural SourceAmerica® IDEATE Competition....

Under the safety of the state's whistleblower protection law for healthcare workers, several employees from the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) in western Massachusetts, who are unionized with the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA),...

Inclusion for employees with disabilities is becoming a priority at Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, non-profits and academic institutions ? but organizations often fail to leverage the talents of workers with disabilities, according to a...

Vision Buddy is a pioneering Silicon Valley startup with one central goal of assisting the visually impaired and helping them improve their quality of life. Our headset is the world's first ultra-simple television watching system for the visually...

The 2021 Jingle Bell Run for arthritis is bringing holiday cheer to Atlanta on December 11th with the goal of raising $120,000 this year. As almost 1,000 people gather at Brook Run Park to join the movement to conquer arthritis, this annual,...

A congressionally mandated council that received input from Nourish for Caregivers delivered recommendations on how to better support family caregivers. The recommendations include a call for culturally-appropriate resources, financial and workplace...

Today, the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, the largest private funder of spinal cord injury (SCI) research, education, clinical training, and programmatic support in the U.S. and Canada, announced the recipients of the 2021 Neilsen Visionary Prize. This...

NuVinAir Global, which offers a suite of patented and proprietary products that safely and effectively create healthy vehicle interiors, is pleased to announce its partnership with BraunAbility, the leading manufacturer of wheelchair-accessible...

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is stressing the importance of a series of key provisions for appropriately ensuring public safety and device efficacy for over-the-counter hearing aids as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

At the National Organization on Disability (NOD)'s Annual Forum, entitled "Disability Inclusion in the Next Normal", Level Access was honored as a 2021 NOD Leading Disability Employer. Now in its seventh year, the NOD Leading Disability Employer Seal...

According to recent estimates, the United States has about 10 million job openings yet over 8.4 million unemployed individuals are still looking for work.(1) As business owners complain about staffing issues and Americans are confronted with longer...

More than $33 million was raised Saturday, October 16 at the 2021 Part the Cloud Gala, held at a private residence in Woodside, California, to fund cutting-edge Alzheimer's research. Founded in 2012 by Michaela "Mikey" Hoag with the Alzheimer's...

The National Niemann-Pick Disease Foundation (NNPDF), the leading advocacy organization for people living with Niemann-Pick disease in the United States, today commemorates the third annual Niemann-Pick Disease Awareness Day, a global effort to build...

Speech and Hearing BC, a not-for-profit association with more than 1200-member speech-language pathologists and audiologists in British Columbia, will be recognizing International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD) at their upcoming conference on...

DoorDash, one of the nation's leading last-mile logistics platform, has partnered with The National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC), the United States Black Chamber of Commerce (USBCC), and the...

Grand Canyon University and the Cardon family are teaming up to launch a new two-year non-degree program this fall that provides individuals with moderate intellectual disabilities an opportunity to experience life on a Christian college campus....

Wounded Heroes, an award-winning documentary directed/produced by filmmaker Michael Gier and released by Gier Productions, LLC, is a three-year passion project that features successful alternative treatments that give anyone battling PTSD their lives...

On the heels of its recent nationwide expansion of behavioral health support and coaching programs for families, Brightline announced today it will be launching services for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in early 2022. The company also...

The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) today announced the Centennial Cohort of the Blind Leaders Development Program, named as such as AFB celebrates 100 years advocating on behalf of those who are blind or visually impaired throughout 2021....

PROTEOR USA today announced the Freedom ShockWavetm, a new PDAC Verified vertical shock carbon fiber prosthetic foot with axial rotation. The Freedom ShockWave utilizes the industry-leading Freedom foot design with its propriety EnduraCore® hybrid...

On Saturday, Ontario Nature welcomed members of the public to the H.N. Crossley Nature Reserve for the official opening of its barrier-free trail. Thanks to a $46,500 Capital grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation in 2019 and TD Friends for the...

Governor Newsom recently signed Senate Bill 488 (Rubio, D-Baldwin Park) which will require the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) to revise and strengthen teaching standards for licensure for new teachers that incorporate both the science of...

To our fellow CEOs: We are calling on you to take action during National Disability Awareness Month to help people with disabilities achieve equal employment rights. The time is right for you to use your power to effect change.   Throughout the past...

NurseNow Staffing is pleased to announce certification as a Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The staffing agency, which specializes in providing nurse staffing for decentralized clinical trials, was founded and is led by a...

The Law Office of Hakimi & Shahriari is proud to announce another major victory for the disabled community at the Central District of California, which included a strong message to commercial property owners: ignore the lawsuit at your own peril....

The Ford Foundation today announced the launch of its first-ever grantmaking program focused on advancing the rights of people with disabilities in the United States, with an annual budget of $10 million. From 2018 to 2020, Ford has invested more...

Level Access, the global leader in?digital accessibility, announced today that AMP, their accessibility management platform, has achieved FedRAMP (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program) authorization at the LI-SaaS Level. AMP is the only...

AudioEye, Inc. , the industry-leading digital accessibility platform, is pleased to announce their repeat participation in HubSpot's INBOUND 2021 event. In addition to providing digital accessibility tools and services, AudioEye is delivering two...

Uncle Matt's Organic®, the nation's #1 selling brand of organic orange juice, is proud to announce its partnership in support of Chris Nikic and his 1% Better Foundation. When you purchase Uncle Matt's Organic® juice varieties between October 2021...

Today is World Sight Day, a timely opportunity to define the importance of proactive vision care and increase understanding of glaucoma. Glaucoma is an eye disease where increased eye pressure (intraocular pressure) can damage the optic nerve and...

Today is World Sight Day bringing attention to vision and eye care as well as awareness of visual disabilities. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 2.2 billion people around the world have some form of visual disability or...

The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) today announced Chief of Staff Kristine Welker will present at Advertising Week New York 2021 on the DEI Track at Marketplace Stage Presented by Walmart Connect on Monday, October 18 at 3:30pm ET, register...

The Friendship Foundation, dedicated to elevating the lives of those with varying abilities for 15 years, announced an exciting new partnership with The Ramesh and Kalpana Bhatia Family Foundation for its Friendship Campus. A $5 million grant from...

National Disability Institute (NDI) today announced that Sindy Marisol Benavides, Chief Executive Officer of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), has joined the organization's Board of Directors. As the oldest Hispanic civil rights...

2Gether-International (2GI), the only startup accelerator in the nation run by and for entrepreneurs with disabilities, announced the 16 startup founders who will be part of a first-of-its-kind tech cohort exclusively focused on advancing...

Global staffing leader Rangam Consultants announces the appointment of industry professional James Mahoney as its first Chief Operations Officer. Mahoney, a global diversity and inclusion (D&I) leader with proven success in delivering outstanding...

As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prepares its long-awaited regulations for over-the-counter hearing aids, national polling results released today by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) show widespread public...

CareVention HealthCare, a division of Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. (TRHC) , today announced a partnership with National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA) to help support NADSA's mission to advance the development, recognition, and use of adult...

The Foundation Fighting Blindness, the world's leading organization committed to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases, announces that it has appointed Richele (Rishi) Donat, SPHR, as chief human resources officer, replacing...

The Addendum to the Cost of Vision Loss and Blindness in Canada Report ("the Report) estimates 1,437 Canadians lost vision due to delayed eye examinations and delayed treatment in 2020.  The COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge Canadian patients...

The SynGAP Research Fund (SRF) announces grants to Drs. April Levin, Mustafa Sahin and Annapurna Poduri of Boston Children's Hospital (BCH) to advance SYNGAP1 biomarker characterization and genotype-phenotype analysis....

In its inaugural year, the Audio Description Awards Gala will be honoring significant achievements that paved the way for creating the Audio Description standard as well as recognizing the best of television, streaming, and the film industry's...

United Spinal Association has been awarded a grant from the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation to support the immediate relief and recovery efforts for people with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D) following natural and human-caused disasters,...

Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD), the world's largest Deaf-led social impact organization, is proud to announce Thomas Means as its new Chief Financial Officer....

Today, the Special Needs Alliance (SNA) announced its 2021 ? 2022 Board of Directors. SNA is a national organization of attorneys in the practice of special needs, disability and elder law....

Easterseals convened national leaders, including U.S. Representative Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA Third District), Chair, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor, and National Education Association President Becky Pringle, for...

Job numbers improved for people with disabilities, whose engagement with the labor market surpassed their pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, according to today's National Trends in Disability Employment ? Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued by Kessler...

Chelsea Financial Services announced that they have increased their sponsorship level with Where-to-Turn.org by donating the installation and annual agreement for ADACompliaSite, an ADA Website Compliance Software, improving site access for those...

Rangam, in conjunction with its program, SourceAbled, is proud to announce a new partnership with EmpathifyU. The partnership is designed to inspire an organizational culture that uncovers hidden talent within diverse teams. This is accomplished...

Easterseals convened national leaders, including U.S. Representative Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA Third District), Chair, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor, and National Education Association President Becky Pringle, for...