News by subject: DIS

There are over 450,000 individuals with Down syndrome living in the U.S. alone. Add to that the family members and professionals who live alongside them, and there are over 2 million people who face this diagnosis every day.  Kimberly L. Sanders,...

Ambulnz, Inc., d/b/a DocGo, a leading provider of last-mile mobile health services and integrated medical mobility solutions that has entered into an agreement to merge with Motion Acquisition Corp. , has added a host of powerful point-of-care...

The CSD Unites Community Foundation, a division of Communication Service for the Deaf, is seeking foundation leaders to collaborate with on efforts to strengthen and support deaf communities across the country. The Foundation, one of the nation's...

Lex Machina and LexisNexis recently released Legal Analytics for litigation involving claims under the Americans With Disabilities Act (the "ADA"), as well as related claims under state law (together, the "ADA Module"). Consisting of more than 90,000...

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation will be hosting several webinars in late September in observance of Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month. The topics will range from college life while living with paralysis, exploring advocacy efforts with Reeve...

Planet Fitness, Inc. , one of the largest and fastest-growing global franchisors and operators of fitness centers with more members than any other fitness brand, and the Paralyzed Veterans of America, National Council on Independent Living, and...

Degree Deodorant has launched the #TrainersForHire initiative ? a call for more representation in the fitness industry by encouraging fitness companies to hire trainers with disabilities. New research from partner Lakeshore Foundation, a nonprofit...

NEW YORK, Sept. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnium Circus (www.omniumcircus.org), the innovative circus dedicated to inclusivity and diversity, debuts its live show under the big top tent at Tysons III, in Tysons, Virginia, from November 18 through...

Since 1999, Northstar Academy has proudly served hundreds of students with learning differences from our Shrader Road campus in Henrico County, Va....

Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida Inc., (CLSMF) promotes equal access to justice by providing civil legal aid to help low-income people protect their livelihoods, their health, and their families....

TeachTown, a leading provider of evidence-based education curriculum software for students with moderate to severe disabilities, today announced the appointment of Richard Becker as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Dave Cappellucci,...

UpHealth, Inc.  announced an expansion of its virtual care technology for underserved communities across the country. The platform will bring remote language interpreters to the point of care and help providers connect and communicate with patients...

LA Fashion Week (LAFW) will be hosting its 2021 shows this October 7th - 10th at the Petersen Automotive Museum, one of the world's premier car museums and historical landmarks in Los Angeles. Despite the pandemic, which has affected Global Fashion,...

Special Olympics announced today that it has received its largest single private gift in the organization's 53-year history. Tom Golisano, Paychex founder, philanthropist and father of a son with an intellectual disability, will provide $30 million,...

1st Choice Family Services (1CFS),  dedicated to providing essential and uncompromising direct support professional services to those with developmental disabilities in Ohio, is celebrating  September 12 -18 as DSP week and September as DSP month by...

Learning Ally, a national education technology nonprofit with a mission to champion literacy for all, and the developer of the Learning Ally Audiobook Solution, is now an approved vendor in the New York City Department of Education's SHOPDOE/FAMIS...

Bear Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center will celebrate its 40th year anniversary this month. Bear Creek opened September 15, 1981 and has been the leading healthcare provider in Pasco and surrounding counties. "Our mission is to provide an...

Disability:IN Wisconsin is the 2021 recipient of the Affiliate of the Year Award, an annual recognition to honor a Disability:IN affiliate that exemplifies excellence in advancing the vision, mission, and spirit of Disability:IN. Workforce solutions...

POSITIVE EXPOSURE, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that promotes a more equitable and inclusive world through award-winning photography, films, lectures and educational programs, will present Steven Perlman, DDS, MScD, DHL, with the Spirit of...

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation announced today the appointment of Margaret (Maggie) Goldberg as President and CEO, effective immediately. Goldberg has long served on the leadership committee of the Foundation, helping drive its mission to...

When Barb Downey went on a cruise for people who are Deaf, she was surrounded by 4,000 people who communicated in sign languages from around the world. While there were interpreters on board, Downey said each person figured out a way to communicate...

The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation announced today that it is partnering with the Texas Workforce Commission's Texas Youth Robotics Initiative to expand access of competitive robotics to rural and Title 1 high school students for...

Mutations in the gene coding for the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 protein (LRRK2) have been recognized as a risk factor for both familial and sporadic PD, according to a study being presented at the MDS Virtual Congress 2021. LRRK2 dysfunction has...

Up to 4% of the United States population, or 7 to 8 million Americans, live with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD).(1) Of this population, according to a study conducted by researchers at UNSW, people with an intellectual and...

KUDO Inc., the multilingual meeting SaaS company built around a B2B managed marketplace powered by the largest network of professional conference interpreters, announced today the addition of live captioning to its list of platform features. The new...

On September 18, Mark Roberts of Stow sets out in his electric wheelchair, with his labradoodle Mocha, rolling across Massachusetts to raise awareness and funds to combat hunger. Mark and Mocha will roll into West Stockbridge, to Boston, and finally...

EoS Fitness is celebrating its seventh year as the High Value, Low Price® gym for all fitness levels by building on its commitment to make fitness inclusive and accessible to all with a new companywide, long-term partnership with the Challenged...

Certrec, a leading provider for regulatory compliance and advanced on-line solutions, announced today its participation as a sponsor and volunteer for the Autism Speaks' Fort Worth Walk to be held on September 18. As the Passport Sponsor, Certrec...

The Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) and EveryCat Health Foundation today announced the results of a new study published in the open-access Journal Frontiers in Veterinary Science, "Exploratory Study of Fecal Cortisol, Weight, and...

The Housing Authority of the City of Alameda (AHA) will open wait lists for both the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program and Project-Based Voucher (PBV) program. The PBV wait lists are for physical units located in the City of Alameda only. AHA...

LifeWalker Mobility Products, a San Diego-based leader in personal mobility innovation, introduces the UPWalker® Neuro with features designed for the daily living needs of neurological and movement disorder patients as well as clinical applications...

Power Systems West recently partnered with Tunnels to Towers Foundation, a non-profit that is in the process of building and delivering 450 homes mortgage-free by the end of 2021. These homes are being built in support of injured veterans and first...

Dr. Scott Primack, CEO of Comprehensive Outcomes Management Technologies, headquartered in Denver, CO, and Ms. Sophia Centi, MPH from the University of Colorado School of Nursing, will be presenting the "The Data-Driven Case for a Biopsychological...

Meeting the Challenge (MTC), a CP&Y Company, the leading accessibility compliance consulting firm in the United States, is pleased to announce after an extremely competitive bid process, the organization has been awarded a five-year, $5 million grant...

The New York State Occupational Therapy Association's (NYSOTA) Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee is hosting a virtual event for occupational therapy educators and students on September 12, 2021 from 12:00 PM to 4:30 PM EST....

Visit New Story Schools Columbus, Ohio campus, for an open house September 29 from 4 ? 6 p.m. to view our recent renovations and meet staff and leadership. The renovations include new recreational spaces, dedicated art and Science, Technology,...

On the heels of the 2020 Summer Paralympics, FINIS Inc. congratulates its Paralympic athletes for their sportsmanship and strong performances in their swimming competitions at the Games. The swimming company, makers of the innovative FINIS Smart...

The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C., is proud to announce Louis Godfrey as the recipient of its Avonte Oquendo Memorial Scholarship for Autism for 2021. Each year, the firm offers a higher education scholarship in memory of Avonte Oquendo, a nonverbal...

Twenty local medical clinics will receive free UpScale accessible exam tables to better support people with disabilities in the Inland Empire (I.E.). After applying and participating in the California Department of Health Care Services Physical...

The Insurance Education Association (IEA), a leading provider of professional training programs in workers' compensation, disability management, human resources, and risk management, announces its scholarship opportunity for Disability Management...

AMI is proud to announce that original series Four Senses, #IGotThis and Postcards from... are now available on Prime Video as part of the Prime Video Direct self-publishing service in Canada, the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. In...

Westchester Publishing Services is pleased to announce that it has received accreditation as a Benetech Global Certified Accessibletm (GCA) vendor. Benetech, a nonprofit that empowers communities with software for social good, issues this...

Texthelp, a global leader in literacy and accessibility technology, today released a new industry report. The report, Accessibility...

Each year, thousands of walkers, who represent the more than 48 million people living with hearing loss in the U.S., come together to increase awareness of hearing health and raise funds to support hearing resources in local communities. The Hearing...

The Foundation Fighting Blindness, the world's leading organization committed to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases, presents the fourth episode of their livestream music series, Music to Our Eyes. This Facebook series will...

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games officially came to a close on Sunday, with Brent Lakatos (Dorval, QC) carrying the flag for Canada at the Closing Ceremony, representing all 128 athletes who competed at the Games.  ...

The Canadian national anthem was played for a fifth time at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on Saturday, courtesy of a gold medal performance from Para runner Nate Riech (Victoria, BC). Canada now holds 21 medals after Day 11 of competition....

Saturday is the penultimate day of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, and Canada is readying to compete in four sports: Para athletics, Para canoe, sitting volleyball, and Shooting Para sport. Below is what to watch for on Day 11, Saturday September...

A team of Blind Hockey players will have their courage on full display as they inline skate 1000 kilometers in communities between Windsor and Ottawa between September 1 to 11.  The #COURAGE21 Inline Skate Fundraiser presented by Mackenzie...

Signature Behavioral Health, an organization that empowers families with 1 or more disabled and/or neurodivergent children founded by community organizer, Denisha Gingles, invites you to attend our Grand Opening Family Fun Day event, to be held on...