September is National Deaf Awareness Month. This month is dedicated to spreading understanding of the rich cultural heritage of the Deaf community and sharing knowledge about Deaf issues. As a person who is hard of hearing, in addition to having epilepsy, I strongly believe that it is important that awareness of Deaf culture be shared
In the disability rights community, Chicago and DC, when you spoke the name Marca, everyone knew you meant Marca Bristo. She was a great trailblazer who contributed so much to our civil rights movement in the world of disability. Marca was paralyzed in 1997, at the age of 23, from the waist down, after a
I wish I had been at the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 1990 on the South Lawn of the White House. With the sun shining over 2,000 people with disabilities present, I am sure it was electrifying when President George H.W. Bush signed into law the piece of Civil
As we continue celebrations this month around the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), I find myself reflecting on how crucial this civil rights legislature is to the disability community, and indeed, to the American people at large. When I speak on disability rights, I sometimes call those outside of the disability community
We are one year away from the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and still the needle for employment has not moved for people with disabilities. We have seen, since the passing of this legislation, a change in our built environments, ramps have been installed, bathrooms have been made accessible, parking lots
Each year, as the Anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) approaches, I like to take a moment and reflect on the journey of my people, my brothers and sisters with disabilities, as we continue our fight for equality in this country. We have come so far and yet, there are
If the record-breaking success of Avengers: Endgame tells us anything, it is that everybody loves a superhero. Endgame, which reunites the Avengers in their pursuit to defeat the evil Thanos, set new box office records in the United States and worldwide. In it’s opening weekend it grossed $357 million in the US and Canadian markets
I have been mentoring for many years. Sometimes mentoring came to me as an opportunity in a formal mentoring program or with a new hire; other times I was asked by a person to be their mentor. Throughout my mentoring experiences, I’ve been asked what it takes to be a good mentor. Here are some
I want to take an opportunity to share a blog post from What Can You Do? The Campaign for Disability Employment (CDE) in May celebrating Mental Health Awareness. CDE was founded by the US Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and acts as a collaborative for several organizations within the disability and
Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day and started as a day to honor the fallen soldiers from the Civil War because of a proclamation by General John Logan. The reason for the name, Decoration Day, was because on that day graves of the soldiers lost during the Civil War were decorated with flowers.