News by subject: DIS

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has been named a 2021 NOD Leading Disability Employer at the National Organization on Disability (NOD)'s 2021 Annual Forum. Now in its seventh year, the NOD Leading Disability Employer Seal recognizes companies who...

For 40 percent of children born with a visual impairment, learning to walk independently is a difficult, if not dangerous challenge. In addition to not being able to see where they are going or to avoid obstacles, they are too small to hold and...

The Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) today submitted two statewide initiative proposals for the November 2022 ballot to ensure injured consumers receive more of the compensation they deserve and that they receive it sooner....

Randstad USA has been recognized as a 2021 Leading Disability Employer by the National Organization on Disability (NOD). The NOD Leading Disability Employer Seal recognizes organizations that demonstrate exemplary employment practices for people with...

Companies around the globe have responded to the demand for change to address social and racial inequities, pledging billions of dollars and making sweeping promises. Corporations want to drive fairness in the workplace and create sustainable change...

Together for Choice, a national advocacy organization formed to protect and advance the rights of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), today announced the ACT NOW for Severe Autism Campaign with a consortium of...

The Law Office of Hakimi & Shahriari is proud to announce a major victory for the disabled community at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: a civil rights win, which included a bill to defendants in excess of $75,000. In the matter of Smith v. 116 S....

Demonstrating a commitment to providing equal access to healthcare, Iowa Total Care has partnered with the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) to fund 14 providers in Iowa with grants totaling over $168,000 to help make their facilities...

Dan Berlin has been putting his best foot forward to break the perceptions of himself and others since he lost his sight from cone rod dystrophy. After losing his sight in his early 30s, Berlin, now 50, has become an endurance athlete and is running...

Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) is thrilled to partner with Special Needz Coffee (SNC) to honor both Diversity Awareness and National Disability Employment Awareness Month....

Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD), the largest Deaf-led social impact organization in the world, announced today that its Chief Marketing Officer, and longtime leader in the Deaf community, Rosa Lee Timm is the new Division President for CSD's...

Special Olympics Oregon (SOOR), Oregon's premier sports organization for individuals with intellectual disabilities, hosted a record-breaking 2021 Plane Pull fundraiser - a national fan favorite challenge for supporters of the Special Olympics...

Marquis Who's Who (MWW), the world's leading biographical publisher, is proud to announce the honorees selected for its October Maker's List, celebrating Arts, Culture, Sports and Entertainment Moguls. The Maker's Lists are directed by Erica Lee, CEO...

The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) will be hosting the 25th edition of its milestone fundraising event, Bloor Street Entertains (BSE), on November 25, 2021. The event marks a return to in-person dining at some of the most prestigious...

Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) today announced it is joining forces with other disability experts and advocates to bridge the gap between people living with disabilities and organization's ability to connect with the largest untapped pipeline...

Founded in 1998 as a division of Melmark, Inc. (Berwyn, PA), Melmark New England is celebrating 23 years of serving those with autism and other intellectual disabilities. At its second fundraising gala, Mission Possible: Planting the Seeds for...

AudioEye, Inc. , the industry-leading digital accessibility platform, today unveiled the AudioEye A11iance, a community-based initiative that brings people with disabilities to the forefront of the product development and quality assurance process,...

The Chicago Lighthouse celebrates October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month. As an organization championing access and inclusion for all in every part of society, The Chicago Lighthouse encourages all businesses and organizations to...

Lawline is proud to announce new features to expand the accessibility of its award-winning online CLE programs. Since 2020, all new Lawline programs have included closed captioning, while transcripts were provided for older courses. Now, updates make...

Actor Chris Pratt and author Katherine Schwarzenegger have been named the newest Special Olympics Global Ambassadors, join­­­ing the frontlines of the global movement for inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities....

The Columbus Organization, a nationally recognized provider of services for individuals with intellectual/developmental (IDD) and behavioral health challenges, today announced that they have been selected as one of only six agencies permitted to...

Delivering Jobs, an inclusion campaign dedicated to creating pathways to one million employment and leadership opportunities for people with autism, intellectual and/or developmental differences by 2025, is launching a nationwide digital public...

On October 7, the Ontario branch of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA Ontario) is kicking off Read October, an annual literacy and dyslexia awareness read-a-thon event.  It runs through October, Dyslexia Awareness Month.  Dyslexia affects...

Exceptional Lives, a not-for-profit that works in Louisiana, was recently awarded $23,840.00 of grant funding from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation to pilot a peer support program for rural BIPOC families. The mission of...

SourceAmerica® and its network of nonprofit agencies are highlighting the importance of inclusion and the workforce contributions of people with disabilities during National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Throughout October, SourceAmerica...

Level Access, the global leader in?digital accessibility, announced today the availability of their new Complete Accessibility Lifecycle Management Platform - Elevin. Built on the most accurate accessibility engine on the market, Access Engine, the...

In her 2020-2021 Annual Report, Québec Ombudsperson Marie Rinfret pinpoints major flaws in the health and social services network. Noting that some of the most vulnerable people do not get the services they need and have the right to, the...

The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) established October as National Special Needs Law Month as a grassroots effort to help people with disabilities and their families understand special needs planning and the resources available to...

A historic day has arrived for Bethesda and for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the country. Bethesda...

The Place for Children with Autism ("The Place"), a leading provider of applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy services for children with autism, announces that Kristin Schultz has been named Chief Financial Officer of the rapidly-growing healthcare...

A new location of Joe's Table Café opened at Quest University to employ differently-abled people and provide meaningful employment opportunities. In partnership with the Sea to Sky Community Services Society, this new location will employ two...

PARC, Inc., a leading provider of opportunities for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, today announced that Michelle Detweiler has been appointed the new President and Chief Executive Officer. An experienced...

accessiBe, the market leader in web accessibility, today announced that it has opened new offices in Midtown Manhattan. The offices will help support accessiBe's rapid growth, having reached the significant milestone of employing more than 100 people...

In partnership with Pallium Canada, the Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) is pleased to announce the creation of a pan-Canadian Hub as part of the Palliative Care ECHO Project. The federally funded five-year initiative aims to build primary- or...

Clock Mobility, a mobility company specializing in the sale, rental and servicing of wheelchair accessible vehicles and accessible home modifications, is announcing the launch of its new website serving wheelchair users at their Grand Rapids,...

SourceAmerica®  calls on lawmakers to include the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration Act in the Build Back Better Plan. This act would revamp the Supplemental Security Income Program for the first time in three decades and positively...

Case managers have pressed forward throughout the pandemic to support clients and their families, often in the face of personal hardship and challenges. This year's Commission for Case Manager Certification® CMLearning Network webinar series kicks...

ClearMask LLC, a privately held American medical supply company, announced today that its ClearMasktm is the world's first and only fully transparent surgical mask that is both CE-marked and FDA-cleared. To date, no other transparent masks meet both...

LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired- San Francisco today announced the launch of a new program crucial to serving families with young children who are blind or have low vision.  ...

Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD), the world's largest Deaf-led social impact organization, announced today that Charles McFadden will lead CSD's latest innovation, the CSD Professional Services Group, as its Division President....

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation presents a monthly Ask Nurse Linda webinar on the last Wednesday of every month. These webinars, produced by the Reeve Foundation's National Paralysis Resource Center, hosted by Linda Schultz, Ph.D., CRRN,...

Sevita (formerly operating under The MENTOR Network brand), a leading national provider of community-based health care and support services, today announced the acquisition of Good Neighbor, a premier provider of services for people with intellectual...

Project Mobility's 5th Annual 5K Fundraiser ? Hops for Hope 5K Presented by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and Truly Hard Seltzer.   Benefiting a local charity, Project Mobility, located in St. Charles, Illinois. Their mission...

Tencent Ethereal Audio Lab (TEA-Lab), a project under Tencent Meeting (VOOV meeting) in concert with Austria-based cochlear implant provider and implantable hearing solutions leader MED-EL and other partners, held a press conference to present their...

HMP Global, the leading healthcare event and education company, today announced details of the new "Change Campaign," part of the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC Fall), taking place as an in-person gathering, October 29-31, 2021 in Las Vegas....

Modern Vascular, a pioneering medical group dedicated to preventing amputation through the treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), is proud to mark PAD Awareness Month in September by welcoming a number of vascular surgeons who are making the...

Mark Roberts of Stow, Massachusetts, in his electric wheelchair with his labradoodle Mocha by his side, crossed the "starting line" in West Stockbridge on Saturday, September 18th. Mark and Mocha begin a 300-mile trek across Massachusetts to bring...

The Global Disability Summit (GDS) Secretariat, along with its partners, has officially launched its new website to address disability inclusion in the world's least developed countries. The site will track a set of global commitments, originally...

Safr lends support as We Lift provides disaster evacuation services in south Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Ida. Partnered earlier this year to provide affordable, comprehensive on-demand wheelchair transportation service in rural areas, Safr...

AMI, in partnership with Nikki Ray Media Agency (Fire Masters, Home to Win), is pleased to announce that principal photography has started on six Season One episodes of AMI-tv's Fashion Dis in Toronto.   Fashion Dis promises to be a game-changer in...