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The National Center on Disability and Journalism (NCDJ) Disability Language Guide

Posted by ADA Sign Depot on Feb 06, 2016

Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication developed the NCDJ Disability Language Guide to aid journalists with the appropriate phrases to use when reporting on people with disabilities.

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It Is Time To Eliminate Offensive Terms about People With Disabilities

Posted by ADA Sign Depot on Feb 06, 2016

Schools and companies often treat the ADA as a mere suggestion despite its enactment 25 years ago.

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How new technology helps blind people explore the world

Posted by ADA Sign Depot on Dec 04, 2015

How can we navigate the world without using the sense of vision? Inventor and IBM Fellow Chieko Asakawa, who’s been blind since the age of fourteen, is working on answering these questions. In a charming demo, she shows off some new technology that’s helping blind people explore the world ever more independently … because, she suggests, when we design for greater accessibility, everyone benefits.

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Tax-Free Savings Accounts for Disabled

Posted by ADA Sign Depot on Sep 01, 2015

SPECIAL savings accounts for people with disabilities are likely to become available in most states next year.

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She Owes Her Activism to a Brave Mom, the ADA, and Chocolate Cake

Posted by ADA Sign Depot on Aug 13, 2015

Haben Girma’s family comes from Eritrea where she says a child like her, born deaf and blind, is viewed “as a curse on the family” — and certainly not someone you can educate.

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