Disability Rights and Advocacy, General
Disability discrimination is illegal. Often, however, the able-bodied general public (and employers and businesses) simply have no disability awareness. In other words, they don't realize laws are in place to protect you, and that failing to respect existing disability law can be extremely damaging to their organizations. Find out what to do about disability discrimination, how to raise disability awareness, and become an advocate for yourself and others in the disability community here.
Good News for People with Disabilities living in Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
For years, Disaboom, has kept ears to the ground to bring news that effects people with disabilities, while some news has been encouraging, other news, not so much. At the same time we’ve reached out to our social media community via disaboomlive,...
More than 3,000 people joined the Walk for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (PWD) in December. There were representatives from various PWD organizations, parent support groups like Autism Society Philippines, non-government and government...
Angels Talk Takes to the Streets in Manila, Philippines for PWD
Complaints by passengers prompted U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and state Sen. Michael Gianaris to call for a passenger advocate at airports. The proposal was prompted by an elderly woman’s claims that she was strip searched by security officials at...
Elderly Woman’s Airport Strip Search Prompted Two Lawmakers to Act
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The Justice Department today announced that it has entered into a comprehensive settlement agreement that will transform the Commonwealth of Virginia's system for serving people with developmental...
Can’t Work? Tips to Get Approved for Social Security Disability Benefits
Depending on the type of disability you have, whether it's a mental health condition or physical disability – you may not be able to work. Many medical treatments and prescription medications can...
Announcing a New Online Manual on Special Education Transition Services
The Disability Law Center in Boston, Massachusetts is now rolling out an online manual on special education transition services, available through the hyperlink below.
Be a Champion for Disability Rights with the Equal Rights Center
The ERC conducted civil rights tests to assess the level of accessibility in Sandy’s building and others owned by the same company. Based on Sandy’s complaint and the results of these tests, the ERC...
Advertising & Disability Go Hand In Hand
Have you seen the Benz branded bionics? Disability and advertising made it into the headlines of Adweek, one of the industry’s leading news publications, when Matthew James, a 14-year-old British...
The National Black Disability Coalition Empowers through Unity, Equity and Opportunity
“The National Black Disability Coalition (NBDC) is a response to the need for Blacks with Disabilities in America to organize around issues of mutual concern and use our collective strength to address...
