Fight Club, Parent Edition
Wheelchair-using student in 1:8 resource room setting with a one-on-one aide. When you are expecting a child, your mind fills with visions of a picture-...
The Biggest Headaches Job Hunting While Disabled
Woman interviewing man in wheelchair Job hunting is stressful for everyone. But for people with disabilities, the process is often fraught with additional...
Why People with Disabilities Are More Vulnerable in Emergencies and How We Can Achieve Societal Equity
People with disabilities die at substantiallyhigher rates in natural disasters, police interactions,and mass casualty events.We will not have achieved...
We don’t all “have the same 24 hours"
Wooden hourglass “We all have the same 24 hours” is an empty maxim. Commonly followed by “What you do with it is up to you” or “Successful people just...
Diversity Managers — Here’s what you need to know about Disabilities
Circle split into thirds showing Diversity flowing into Equity with the word Knowledge appearing in the overlap, Equity flowing into inclusion with the word...
Essential Special Education Planning (Back to School edition)
Scrabble letters spelling out Back To School on a yellow legal pad of papre. Image by Image by WOKANDAPIX from Pixabay August marks the end of summer...
What people should know BEFORE writing articles or creating products about accessibility
Photo by Christin Hume on Unsplash I read a lot of articles about accessibility, and also try out a lot of accessibility-related products. Some of them are...
Essential Special Education Planning (Back to School edition)
Scrabble letters spelling out Back To School on a yellow legal pad of papre. Image by Image by WOKANDAPIX from Pixabay August marks the end of summer...
Is "Blind Barbie" really inclusive?
Screenshot from Sheri Byrne-Haber’s laptop showing the Barbie Fashionistas website with an overwhelming amount of pink. The page view is a specific Barbie...
Why repeal a law when you can covertly suppress its impact?
AI-generated image of male appearing partial face looking through a single brick removed from a brick wall Imagine a scenario where a law that has...
All Accessibility is Political: Understanding the Intersection of Accessibility, Disability, and Politics
Photo by Parker Johnson on Unsplash You can’t talk about accessibility without talking about disability because accessibility is inherently tied to the...
Project 2025's threat to Disability Rights
Black, white and red image with the text “Project 2025 Presidential Transition Project” with a red circle and a slash running through it over the text The...
Why Litigation is Essential for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance
This article is NOT legal advice. If you find yourself in a situation where you are either considering filing or possibly defending accessibility litigation...
ADA Coordinator and Accessibility Manager - What's the difference?
Photo by Robert Ruggiero on Unsplash In the bustling world of accessibility in the United States, two titles often emerge: ADA Coordinators and Accessibility...
Accommodations Fail: How Lack of a Sign Language Interpreter Led to EEOC Filing Discrimination Charges Against Amazon
Introduction Another day, another multi-billion dollar company fired an employee instead of providing a sign language interpreter. The EEOC takes a specific...
John Maeda’s 2020 CX Report and Accessibility
Photo by Stephen Dawson on Unsplash Read John’s Medium article here with links to his short, medium, and long videos delivering his report. John Maeda is the...
Job Hunting while Disabled
Photo by Elevate on Unsplash Note: every “bad” HR behavior listed in this article, I have had personally happen to me, or heard about first-hand from the...
I’ve got my accessibility certification — Now what???
Note: I am not endorsing any of the classes below, I have not taken any of them personally. But I’ve had generally good educational experiences with the...
I’ve given up on the ADA to protect my rights as a person with a disability
The ADA turned 30 on the day I published this article. Anyone who views the ADA as a complete success doesn’t understand the problems facing people with...
Is there a bias against disability in your Unconscious Bias training?
Blurry picture of 4 individuals wearing business clothes and a pair of eyeglasses What is Unconscious Bias? Unless you have been hiding under a rock, if you...