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Fired by Trump, EEOC official fears what the anti-discrimination agency will become

February 9, 2025 | Source: NPR

Trump’s early actions squeeze services for disabled Americans, trans youth and refugees

February 6, 2025 | Source: CNN

Sen. Gillibrand: If Trump defunds Dept. of Ed, N.Y. students with disabilities will lose support

February 9, 2025 | Source: silive

What DOGE could mean for Medicare and Medicaid?-Consider This

February 10, 2025 | Source: NPR

Trump Administration Provides Some Guidance on DEI Programs

February 10, 2025 | Source: Foley and Lardner

The Legal Landscape Around DEI Is Shifting. Your Messaging Should, Too.

February 11, 2025 | Source: Harvard Business Review

I Worked on Employment Law Until Trump Fired Me. Here’s the Truth About DEI

February 11, 2025 | Source: Slate

AG Campbell Issues Guidance For Businesses On Diversity, Equity, Inclusion And Accessibility Employment Initiatives In The Workplace

February 13, 2025 | Source: Mass.gov

When Jocelyn Samuels learned through an email late on the evening of Jan. 27 that she was being removed from her seat on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, she was shocked. She had heard rumblings that President Trump might try to oust commissioners of independent agencies, but she didn’t think it would happen to her. After all, the veteran civil rights lawyer had worked for both Republican and Democratic administrations…

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How Tamarack Camps Creates an Inclusive, Accessible Community

February 6, 2025 | Source: Detroit Jewish News

At Tamarack Camps, inclusivity is woven into the fabric of our programs. This value is a commitment that we make to families because we have seen, summer after summer, the benefits of camp — independence, fostering a love of Judaism, joy and personal growth — and believe this experience should be universally available. Each camper who spends their summer with us is unique, and our job is to provide for them in the ways they need to be successful…

Building accessibility: TRP supports Gatesville’s community

February 7, 2025 | Source: The Gatesville Messenger

For the past four years, Gatesville has been home to the Texas Ramps Project (TRP), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free wheelchair ramps to low-income older adults and individuals with disabilities. TRP’s Regional Manager of Coryell County, Jim Hoge, has been involved with the organization since 2018 and has since expanded it to Gatesville in 2021 with hopes to bring in more volunteers and to help locals in need…

Social Media Star asfvision Showcases Incredible Accessibility Option at Blazers Game

February 7, 2025 | Source: Sports Illustrated

The Portland Trail Blazers became the first professional sports team to include OneCourt devices during live games for fans. This new technology allows blind or low-vision fans to experience basketball in real-time, at no additional cost. This is an incredible decision from the Trail Blazers to partner up on this and the technology has already started to make its way around. Social media star asfvision posted a video of himself attending a Trail Blazers game while using the technology…

Enoch Pratt’s Penn-North Branch lacks physical accessibility for disabled patrons

February 8, 2025 | Source: AFRO American Newspapers

The historic Pennsylvania Avenue Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library is not fully accessible to members of the community with physical disabilities. The branch, referred to as Penn-North since it sits at the intersection of Pennsylvania and North avenues, underwent renovations in 2023, and although these changes provided new equipment and spaces for members of the community to enjoy, the building’s elevator was removed, making the space inaccessible for disabled and certain elderly patrons…

‘Disenfranchised’: Caregiver raises concerns about ADA accessibility at Vancouver Clinic

February 8, 2025 | Source: The Columbian

A Vancouver woman has raised concerns about accessibility at Vancouver Clinic after facing challenges while attending health care appointments with her disabled mother. Tari Atwood, full-time caretaker for her mother, Carol Atwood, said she struggles to navigate appointments due to the lack of power-assisted doors at Vancouver Clinic facilities. Tari Atwood said she has voiced her concerns about accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act for years but does not feel heard…

Bellingham’s elderly and disabled face challenges navigating WTA public transportation

February 9, 2025 | Source: The Front

Some elderly and disabled Bellingham residents struggle to use the Whatcom Transportation Authority (WTA) bus system due to limited features and accessibility issues. WTA allows riders to apply for paratransit eligibility based on criteria set by the Americans with Disabilities Act, with approval granted by the transit center. Paratransit is meant to provide transportation for individuals who are unable to ride fixed-route buses. Eligibility on who can ride paratransit is not solely based on having a disability or medical diagnosis but rather on whether those conditions prevent riders from using fixed-route buses…

Maryland disability advocates warn proposed $200 million budget cut imperils vital work

February 9, 2025 | Source: CBS News

Programs that serve Marylanders with disabilities could lose $200 million in state funding amid a nearly $3 billion budget deficit. Advocates for those with disabilities say these cuts will impact more than 18,000 Marylanders and their families. Gov. Wes Moore says it will take both increased revenues and reduced spending to make up the gap. In his presentation of the budget last month, Moore committed to generating new revenue while also cutting $2 billion from the budget…

City’s homeless shelters fail on accessibility for people with disabilities

February 10, 2025 | Source: Chicago Sun-Times

The city of Chicago’s shelter system is failing homeless disabled people it is meant to support, leaving them out in the freezing winter weather. Two homeless senior adults we have been working with for the last few months, one with a mobility disability requiring personal assistance from the other, have now been waiting for an accessible shelter bed for 47 days. In that time, they have been living in their truck and desperately seeking housing after an unexpected eviction from their apartment of eight years…

Google Super Bowl ad featured LaFayette accessibility advocate and travel blogger, Cory Lee

February 10, 2025 | Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press

On Sunday night, millions tuned in to watch Super Bowl LIX, featuring a matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, and a halftime performance by Kendrick Lamar and SZA. The high-stakes game also spotlighted a resident from LaFayette, Georgia, in a Google commercial during one of its prominent commercial breaks. Cory Lee, 34, is an accessible travel blogger and influencer and has written his blog, Curb Free with Cory Lee, since 2013…

Paratransit advocates make case in Albany for bus accessibility

February 10, 2025 | Source: WAER

Using paratransit in New York can be a difficult prospect for those with disabilities, so one local family is visiting Albany this week to advocate for improvements. Disabled Army Veteran Kenneth Speaker and daughter Stephanie, who has epilepsy and asthma, have been advocates for 11 years. Bus fares around Buffalo are too expensive, and not accessible enough for those with disabilities, said Stephanie Speaker, a resident of Depew. “I’m trying to get this whole thing fixed, that paratransit will go further,” she said…

Disability committee questions scooter safety amid improvements by Lime

February 11, 2025 | Source: Austin Monitor

Ongoing concerns over the safety of electric scooters and the issues they pose to Austin’s disabled community were front and center at a recent meeting of the Mayor’s Committee for People With Disabilities. The meeting saw a presentation from e-scooter company Lime, which gave an update on its initiatives to ensure compliance with Americans With Disabilities Act regulations, improve parking enforcement and introduce new technologies to enhance safety and accessibility in Austin…

Public events in Cincinnati should be more accessible soon. Here’s why

February 11, 2025 | Source: WVXU

Cincinnati is requiring public events to be more accessible. The changes come after several people supported by LADD — an organization that helps adults with developmental disabilities live independently — contacted Council member Victoria Parks following one of the city’s biggest annual events last year. “They went to the Flying Pig Marathon and could not find a bathroom where somebody in a wheelchair would find accessibility,” Parks explains…

Ditch vote-by-mail for drop boxes? Most aren’t accessible to Utahns with disabilities

February 11, 2025 | Source: The Salt Lake Tribune

Many of Utah’s ballot drop boxes are installed on curbs, making them too high for people with disabilities to reach. Others are placed outdoors in an area without a level surface area to approach the box. Some are stowed inside buildings without accommodations like ramps, where accessible entrances are locked or there is no accessible parking. More than half of 291 ballot drop boxes assessed by Utah’s Disability Law Center during the 2022 election cycle were not accessible to people with disabilities…

Lake Forest marketing executive navigated hearing loss while building a company and career

February 11, 2025 | Source: Chicago Tribune

In an industry where communication is critical, Lake Forest’s Toby Wong has made an impact. Even after suffering a devastating health setback more than a decade ago, she continues to succeed not only on behalf of her clients but also herself. Wong is a global consumer marketing executive and is also a member of several boards of directors, where she deploys her communications experience on behalf of the organizations. “I enjoy solving problems and helping management teams to figure out the path,” she said…

His genes forecast Alzheimer’s. His brain had other plans

February 12, 2025 | Source: NPR

People who inherit one very rare gene mutation are virtually guaranteed to develop Alzheimer’s before they turn 50. Except for Doug Whitney. “I’m 75 years old, and I think I’m functioning fairly well,” says Whitney, who lives near Seattle. “I’m still not showing any of the symptoms of Alzheimer’s.” Now a team of scientists is trying to understand how Whitney’s brain has defied his genetic destiny. “If we are able to learn what is causing the protection here, then we could translate that to therapeutic approaches and apply that to the more common forms of the disease,” says Dr. Jorge Llibre-Guerra…

Tech from London is helping people with disabilities use DC public transit

February 12, 2025 | Source: Technical.ly and Streetsblog USA

MTA launches ASL pilot program to improve accessibility for deaf and hard-of-hearing riders

February 10, 2025 | Source: News 12 and Railway Supply and Cities Today

A global accessibility tech company and DC’s transit system are expanding access to an app for visually impaired people to better traverse local rail and bus stations. Following a multi-year pilot program at select Metro stations, the London-headquartered accessibility tech company Waymap will now see its AI-driven navigation tool used across Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) network. That includes 98 rail stations and 325 bus routes, plus the respective bus stations…

SF supervisors might axe accessibility program penalties

February 12, 2025 | Source: San Francisco Examiner

San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors will soon consider whether to defang a nearly 10-year-old program intended to make local businesses more accessible for handicapped people. Board President Rafael Mandelman has put forward a proposal to scrap long-delayed penalties set in place by the initiative. Under the program, code enforcement officials have pushed property owners to remodel the front entrances of public-facing businesses that are not easily accessible to those with disabilities — a common problem in a city in which many buildings are more than 100 years old…

The boomer housing crisis is pacing to get even worse: ‘We’ve never had a population pyramid that looks like this’

February 12, 2025 | Source: Fortune

A selection of lucky baby boomers seemingly have won the housing market, but they haven’t met their final boss just yet—the elusive retirement home. The generation is aging into worn infrastructure, and it appears that senior homes are ill-equipped to deal with the incoming class. What once was an excess of supply has become a dearth, as the Wall Street Journal warns of a shortage on the horizon. If the current rate of development stays the same, just 191,000 new housing units will be added by 2030—short of the 560,000 needed to usher in the aging population, data service NIC MAP tells the Journal…

Cities Have One Less Excuse Not To Install Accessible Pedestrian Signals

February 13, 2025 | Source: Streetsblog USA

A new technology is helping U.S. communities install accessible pedestrian signals at a fraction of the typical cost — and helping get some of America’s most long-sought city accessibility requirements off the shelf and onto the streets. Texas-based traffic device manufacturer Polara recently announced that it had launched a fully wireless and solar-powered pedestrian signal, which uses auditory alerts to alert walkers with vision impairments when and in which direction to cross…

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International News

Icy sidewalks in Metro Vancouver a problem for people with accessibility issues

February 6, 2025 | Source: CityNews Vancouver- Canada

While it can seem like a slight inconvenience to some, snow and freezing weather can be a serious barrier to others. As Metro Vancouver gets its first blast of winter, one advocate is reminding people of the importance of keeping sidewalks clear. Accessibility advocate Kim Egger, who has been using a wheelchair for 40 years, says winter can be a challenge for anyone who uses a mobility aid. Just outside her home, Egger tells CityNews she can move around with ease…

World Champion para cyclist notes accessibility issues in Vancouver’s bike lanes

February 6, 2025 | Source: BCIT News- Canada

Nathan Clement is a World Champion and Paralympic medalist in paracycling, so safe to say he bikes around Vancouver a lot. He said, although Vancouver has some of the best bike lanes in the country, there are still some issues in terms of accessibility. “It’s accessible for two wheels, but it’s not accessible for 3 wheels. There’s a lot of sections of the city, whether it’s bike paths or different bike networks, where it’s safer to take the road as opposed to a bike lane,” he explained…

Alberta disability advocates question province’s new ADAP program

February 6, 2025 | Source: Global News- Canada

The Alberta government is launching a new program similar to Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped, or AISH, but will allow those with disabilities who can work to earn more without losing access to benefits. The new program is called Alberta Disability Assistance Program or ADAP. The province said it when it launches next year, disability income assistance applicants in Alberta will be assessed for both ADAP and AISH, “ensuring eligible applicants are placed in the program best suited to their unique situation.”…

Thousands Join Sugamya Yatra 2025 to Advocate for Inclusive Accessibility in JK

February 7, 2025 Source: Kashmir Despatch- Jammu and Kashmir

Thousands of men, women and children Friday joined Sugamya Yatra 2025 with an aim to advocate for inclusive accessibility in Jammu and Kashmir. An official spokesperson said the Sugamya Yatra 2025 was a landmark initiative to promote accessibility and inclusion for Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) across all districts of JK. The Yatra was organised by Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Social Welfare Department, J&K, in collaboration with all District Level Committees on Disability, headed by respective Deputy Commissioners (DCs), and actively supported by the District Social Welfare Units…

Behind the trip: skiing Whistler to find accessible adventure

February 7, 2025 | Source: Lonely Planet- Canada

I’m an avid hiker who enjoys spending time outside, constantly on the lookout for new, adventurous outdoor places and experiences. I love the feeling of crisp alpine air as I tackle a new trail, of warm sun and the energy it brings my soul to look out over a new, idyllic setting. There are lots of travelers with the same spirit of adventure who find it harder to take in these wonderful outdoor moments due to physical and social barriers. As an editor at Lonely Planet, I’m always looking for ways to help travelers tailor their trips to their own needs, especially when it comes to accessibility…

‘This hurts everyone’: Advocates say Toronto failing to meet accessibility standards

February 7, 2025 | Source: Village Report- Canada

In the 23 years he’s been a wheelchair user, Luke Anderson can’t recall many days where he hasn’t encountered a barrier as a person living with a disability in Toronto. Whether it’s a Kensington Market storefront without an entry ramp, raised seating at a restaurant on Queen, or a Dundas Street café without an automatic door, obstacles come in many forms, he said. The issue, he argues, is that Toronto has failed to implement provincial legislation to make Ontario barrier-free by January 2025, known as the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)…

Locked out of decent housing, disabled residents in France struggle for dignity

February 7, 2025 | Source: France24- France

In spring of last year, Esporato* came home to find his life had been upended. After spending one week in hospital due to health problems linked to his diabetes, the 60-year-old made his way back to his flat and found a note on his door. As he moved closer to inspect what was written on it, he saw the number 115 and the word “Samusocial” scribbled on the paper. Short on rent payments after losing his job months earlier, he had been evicted in the blink of an eye and was now being encouraged by his landlord to call the emergency services for homeless people in Paris…

Disabled people share experience of accessible homes in London

February 8, 2025 | Source: BBC News- UK

Housing in London remains unaffordable, unsafe and inaccessible for deaf and disabled people, a study has found. The survey was carried out by Inclusion London, which represents deaf and disabled organisations. One respondent, Abbi Brown, who uses a wheelchair, said although her current flat was largely accessible, her garden was hard to get into due to an “enormous and very difficult step”. City Hall said the Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan had allocated £100m to deliver more accessible homes for disabled Londoners…

Yukon sports organizations provide accessibility options for Yukoners with disabilities

February 9, 2025 | Source: Yukon News- Canada

Steps are being taken in the Yukon to make an active and healthy lifestyle available to more people with disabilities. Yukoners with disabilities eager to explore the world of winter sports may benefit from an expansion to the adaptive snow sports program offered at Mount Sima, Whitehorse’s ski hill. Individualized one-on-one lessons for neurodiverse individuals and individuals with a physical or visual disability can be booked free of charge as an introduction to skiing, snowboarding or sit-skiing sports…

Banks Slash Branches Despite Record Profits, Raising Accessibility Concerns

February 10, 2025 | Source: Korea Bizwire- South Korea

South Korea’s major banks are rapidly closing physical branches, citing the rise of digital banking and cost-cutting measures, even as they continue to report record-high interest income. The trend, however, is sparking concerns over reduced financial accessibility for elderly customers and those unfamiliar with mobile banking. KB Kookmin Bank announced plans to shut down 28 branches by March 2025, consolidating them with nearby locations to enhance customer service efficiency…

Raising table heights to accessibility standards, how differently-abled lawyers navigate world of law

February 10, 2025 | Source: The Print- India

On the very first day of his practice in April 2023, as he made his way to the lawyers’ canteen of the Delhi High Court, advocate Arvind, diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was 2, realised that the canteen tables were not high enough to accommodate a person in a wheelchair, like himself. Subsequently, when Arvind became a member of the Delhi High Court Accessibility Committee on 25 April, 2024, which was then chaired by Justice Rajiv Shakdher, he began advocating for greater inclusion and accessibility within the legal system, and actively worked to improve the court’s infrastructure for lawyers with disabilities…

New research explores accessibility of shared micromobility services for disabled people

February 10, 2025 | Source: THIIS Magazine- UK

More than half of disabled people believe shared micromobility services such as e-scooters and e-bikes could improve their lives, however more work is needed to improve their accessibility and safety, new research from the Motability Foundation has found. The Motability Foundation commissioned the Research Institute for Disabled Consumers (RiDC) and Collaborative Mobility UK (CoMoUK) to deliver research which shows the benefits and challenges faced by disabled people using shared micromobility services, and to identify ways to make these services more inclusive…

Movies for All: How Accessibility Is Bringing Films to Blind and Visually Impaired People

February 10, 2025 | Source: Tencent- China

A few days a month, crowds gather at cultural sites around Beijing. Every Tuesday, it’s the Chinese Braille Library. These are movie days, always well attended. And the audience is a niche group of film buffs: blind and low-vision people. Some might wonder: If a person can’t see the screen, how can they enjoy a film? And why go to the movies at all if you’re blind or visually impaired? Films are more than entertainment — they are a window to the world…

EU must urgently fund disability organisations affected by US aid cuts

February 10, 2025 | Source: European Disability Forum- EU

A group of European disability organisations and services are calling on the European Union and non-governmental donors to provide emergency funding to disability organisations affected by the cuts in US Government funding. The statement, led by the Forum and the European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities and signed by 4 of the organisations affected, calls on the UE and donors to step up with both emergency and long-term funding…

Lack of accessible ebooks poses hurdles for persons with visual impairment

February 11, 2025 | Source: The Hindu- India

With the board exams round the corner, a dearth of accessible ebooks, including textbooks, has left visually impaired students in the lurch. For a visually impaired person to be able to access a book, there are multiple processes to go through. First, they buy the book, then scan the pages, and then feed it through an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software tool, which is a technology that converts it to a machine-readable language file…

Trials to make voting more accessible begin

February 11, 2025 | Source: Welsh Government News- Wales

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) recently published a report that found only a quarter of blind people felt the current system allows them to vote independently and in secret. In response, the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government has announced £25,000 of funding for trials that will explore ways to make polling stations more accessible ahead of the 2026 Senedd Election. At the events, the Welsh Government, RNIB Cymru and electoral administrators are testing a variety of solutions with blind and partially sighted people to identify workable, cost effective, bilingual solutions…

Meet the change makers: Lucas Adlerstein’s mission for accessibility

February 11, 2025 | Source: The Jerusalem Post- Israel

As a child, Lucas Adlerstein from Buenos Aires was very active. He attended the Maccabi club, played sports, studied in Jewish schools, and lived the life of a regular teenager. But at the age of 15, everything changed. He lost his hearing, gradually and unexpectedly. He was angry and confused. At 20 years old, Lucas regained his hearing with the help of hearing implants. “I was confused, alone, and had no information about the medical procedures when I went into surgery…

Parliament Question: Accessibility for Disabled People

February 11, 2025 | Source: Press Information Bureau- India

The Government of India has taken several measures to promote the cause of accessibility for Divyangjans in different public transportation systems. So far, all 35 International Airports and 55 Domestic Airports have been provided with accessibility facilities like Ramps, Toilets and Lifts. 709 A1, A and B categories of Railway Stations have been provided with many short-term facilities like Ramps, Toilets, Lifts, Helpdesk, Parking, Non-slippery walkways, Drinking Water facilities)…

Study Buddy (Challenger): Hong Kong improves museum tours for the disabled

February 12, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post- Hong Kong

Stella Lee Yuen-wa is deaf. A Hong Kong Sign Language (HKSL) teacher, she is passionate about art and enjoys guided tours of museums and art galleries. But a significant problem she encounters is a lack of non-audio explanations: “Even when I went to museums in Australia and Japan, there would be tours I couldn’t hear. I cannot understand and have no choice but to leave after a while.” In Hong Kong, museums and public galleries are constantly designing new interactive ways – multilingual tours and multimedia experiences – for the public to engage with and understand objects on show…

Universal Design in European Integration and Urban Accessibility for All

February 12, 2025 | Source: Interfax-Ukraine

Leading the way in a groundbreaking shift towards inclusivity, European cities are redefining accessibility for people with disabilities. Guided by the principles of universal design, policymakers, urban planners and organizations are collaborating to shape environments that embrace diversity, proactively removing barriers before they emerge and ensuring equal participation in all aspects of society. Since the middle of the 20th century, the approach to integrating people with disabilities into European society has shifted from addressing barriers after they arise to proactively designing environments that are accessible from the start…

One in four disabled Londoners with access requirements live in completely inaccessible homes

February 13, 2025 | Source: Assistive Technology- UK

Inclusion London has uncovered the grim reality of inaccessible and unaffordable housing in London in its latest report. The ‘Barriers at Home’ report found that communities are facing inaccessible homes, with one in four respondents who have housing access requirements living in completely inaccessible homes, meaning they cannot safely and easily use basic facilities like kitchens, bathrooms, and entry ways. Although London sets higher accessibility standards for new homes compared to other regions in England, the higher standards are rarely met and compliance has fallen dramatically over the last seven years, the report notes…

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