This week marks the 32nd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It has been 32 years since the ADA was signed into law. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to participate in a roundtable event with former Senator Tom Harkin and Mr. Mick Malec, CEO of enGen that was hosted by the American Association
While techies understand alt text as the HTML attribute used in HTML and XHTML to provide a vehicle to render an element that cannot be rendered, alt text is becoming much more mainstream. In the language of digital accessibility, alt text or alternative text is one of the first key terms that needs to be
As we continue our discussion of why employees are reluctant to disclose their mental health disability in the workplace, I would be remiss if I did not touch on one of the most pervasive myths about mental health disabilities – a myth widely believed to be fact. So much so, that the average person will
Last week, I traveled to DC to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the FDR Memorial. Most people don’t realize how big of a deal it is that the memorial now includes a depiction of FDR in a wheelchair. It was only because of advocates from the disability community – people who worked to build momentum
Disability civil rights is rarely taught in schools, even colleges. This week, we are sharing some suggested reading for celebrating the lives and talents from this community. Happy reading! No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement Author: Joseph P. Shapiro Written by an award-winning journalist and NPR news investigations correspondent, this
As we continue the discussion of why employees living with mental health disabilities aren’t comfortable disclosing their disability, I want to focus on understanding that mental health really is a disability. Employee Concern: People think I’m making it up. When it comes to mental health, people can’t see it, so they don’t always believe it.
As a proud board member of the World Institute on Disability (WID), I strongly urge you to support the efforts of the Global Alliance for Disaster Resource Acceleration (GADRA) in aiding Ukrainian people with disabilities to evacuate or shelter-in-place during this time. In joint efforts with Fight for Right, GADRA has helped over 400 adults
The Autistic Community defines Autism from a perspective of neurodiversity. Like the Deaf Community believes that Deafness is not something that needs cured, the Autistic Community believes that Autism is a natural state of being. Neurodiversity embraces the idea that there are natural variations in the human brain that impact areas such as how a
This week we wanted to take a moment to share an interview with an employee we are so proud of, Christopher, or as we know him, CJ. CJ graduated with a bachelor’s degree in technical communication from Arizona State University and joined Careers2B program in 2019. It has been a pleasure to work with CJ
It is estimated that millions of people will be joining the disability community due to experiencing PASC (Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection), more widely known as post-COVID or long COVID. People experiencing long COVID can have a large variety of symptoms including difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, brain fog or difficulty concentrating, tiredness or