The Summer Camp That Inspired The Disability Rights Movement
This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This landmark law has helped make public life more accessible by outfitting libraries with ramps and...
View ArticleIn the U.S., People with Disabilities Face Major Challenges to Voting
Sunday marked the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, also called the ADA, which prohibited discrimination against people with disabilities in the U.S., including at...
View ArticleHow Should Cities Rethink Accessibility?
This week marks the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA prohibited discrimination against people with disabilities in the U.S., and that included physical...
View ArticleHas Fashion Become More Accessible?
Today, about 1 in 4 adults in the U.S. live with a disability. But for many of those people, it can be difficult to find clothing that’s both stylish and functional. That has started to change in...
View ArticleJournalists Need to Improve Coverage of People with Disabilities
Over the past few weeks, The Takeaway has been having regular conversations about the state of U.S. media, from the toll of covering protests for Black journalists to how public media is reckoning with...
View ArticleThe Summer Camp That Inspired A Disability Rights Movement
The movement surrounding the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act introduced some ubiquitous elements of our public infrastructure, but many of the activists who were key players in lobbying...
View ArticleHold On: Should I Tell My Boss I’m Depressed?
In the final episode of Hold On, a national call-in show about our mental health, Anna talks to organizational psychologist Melissa Doman, author of Yes, You Can Talk About Mental Health at...
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