Disability Law

Your Story is Your Legacy: The Intersection of Disabled and Queer Identity

06/29/21 - Accessibility in Public, ADA, advocacy, disability awareness, Disability Law, Education, Employment, Events, Featured Blogger of the Month, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, Search, Inc., Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

By: Melanie Ausbrook, Adult Learning Program Manager, Search Inc

Both neurodiversity and queerness/sexual identity are often viewed as spectrums. The Kinsey Scale places sexual identity on a continuum with no person being totally ‘straight’ or ‘gay.’ Similarly, autism is defined as a spectrum disorder with no…

Accessible Work-From-Home Tools That Can Help Boost Your Productivity

10/28/20 - ADA, Business News, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability-Aware Businesses, Employment, Guest Blogger, Tools and aids, Uncategorized, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

By J Bowlin, Guest Blogger

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Many might consider hiring persons with disability a risk; however, it’s one that can pay off handsomely. In fact, as discussed in the post ‘New Research Demonstrates the Benefits of Hiring People with Disabilities’ employees with disability can —…

Q&A with Career Employment Services Participant Laura

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Laura participates in Search’s Career Services Community Employment program (CES). CES supports individuals who are interested in seeking competitive employment in the community to find and keep a job. CES Employment Specialists support individuals through every step of their job search. After an individual is…

A National Disability Employment Awareness Month Like No Other: Employment Services During A Pandemic

10/07/20 - ABLE - A Better Life for Everybody, ADA, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability in the Media, Disability Law, Disability-Aware Businesses, Education, Employment, Employment, Employment First Act, Inspiring People, jjslist.com, Search, Inc., Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! Each October, NDEAM celebrates workers with disabilities and employers who are smashing stereotypes about the abilities and misconceptions of hiring and retaining people with disabilities.

This year marks not only the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities…

Advocating for Disability Inclusion in Elections

09/02/20 - Accessibility in Public, ADA, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Disability Law, Disability-Aware Service, Down Syndrome, Education, Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, Mental Illness, Multiple Sclerosis, No Boundaries, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, Veterans, Wheelchair Users - 2 Comments

By Brian Rohde, Self-Advocate

Stacey Abrams, Courtesy of kpbs.org

ADA 25 Advancing Leadership is the host of the Disability Power Series, in-depth group discussions with influential people that empower people with disabilities. As a 2020 Fellow, I had the privilege of attending a discussion on voter suppression…

Interview with Allan Bergman in Celebration of ADA30

Courtesy of ADA National Network (adata.org)

We continue to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark civil rights law that protects people with disabilities against discrimination and gives them equal rights in all aspects of life. We had the honor…

Your Health & Safety is Our Top Concern

08/19/20 - Accessibility in Public, ADA, Business News, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, Hop on the Bus to Independence, jjslist.com, Pace Bus, Tools and aids, Transportation, Uncategorized, Wheelchair Users - 0 Comments

By Ed Madden, Coordinator of Public Outreach, Pace Suburban Bus

Pace Bus’ top priority remains the safety of our passengers and personnel. Pace is a vital service that provides crucial transportation access for the communities we serve, including transportation for many essential workers traveling to and…

How to Job Hunt with a Disability During a Pandemic

07/22/20 - ABLE - A Better Life for Everybody, ADA, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability Law, Down Syndrome, Education, Employment First Act, Good Web Finds, Guest Blogger, Multiple Sclerosis, Self-Advocacy, Tools and aids, Uncategorized, Uncategorized, Veterans, Wheelchair Users - 0 Comments

By Mary Dale Walters, Guest Blogger

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Finding a job right now is difficult enough, but when you have a disability, it can seem insurmountable. In May 2020, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that the unemployment rate for people with disabilities was 17.9%, and for…

Q&A with ADA25 Fellow Brian

06/30/20 - ADA, Disability Employment and Housing, Disability in the Media, Disability Law, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Inspiring People, Mentorship, No Boundaries, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, Wheelchair Users - 0 Comments

Brian Rohde with 2020 Fellows

The Americans with Disability Act (ADA) turns 30 at the end of July. Throughout the year there will be commemorations of progress in access and inclusion. A legacy of the 25th anniversary of the ADA is the ADA 25 Advancing Leadership….

Calling All Leaders

05/28/20 - ADA, Business News, Disability-Aware Businesses, Disability-Aware Service, Education, Events, Guest Blogger, Inspiring People, Mentorship, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized - 0 Comments

Courtesy ADA25 Advancing Leadership

If you are a civically impassioned leader with a visible, invisible, or acquired disability who lives in the Chicago region, then listen up: we have the perfect network for you! ADA 25 Advancing Leadership—a Chicago-based nonprofit organization that fosters power and influence…