Each October, Miami is excited to celebrate Disability Identity and Culture Month, stemming from the nationally recognized Disability Employment Awareness Month. Miami uses this time to highlight ...
Even though people with disabilities want to work, their unemployment rate is nearly double that of non-disabled individuals—even as companies who prioritize workplace inclusion are better off.
Sighted people tend to fear blindness as much as or more than other disabling impairments (Enoch et al., 2019; Scott et al., 2016). They view blindness as tragic and assume that blind people are ...
Read full article: Inkster residents demand answers as water bills spike after meter replacement program Michigan State Representative Karen Whitsett announced she will not seek re-election and will ...
Discover how Stacey Park Milbern’s teenage experiences shaped her identity and sparked a lifelong commitment to disability justice. Hear from Stacey’s father Joel Milbern about how a pivotal youth ...
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - UW-Eau Claire’s Foster Gallery is highlighting an underrepresented group in the “Beyond the Gaze—Representing Disability in Contemporary Art” exhibit. The new exhibit ...
Students, faculty and staff at Sacramento State have a new resource: The Disability Cultural Center. It’s the first of its kind in the California State University system, and joins just over 20 ...
Recently, the Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) sent a survey to their clients by sixth-semester social work and sociology student Mia Giancola gauging for the interest of a disability ...
Workforce disability inclusion at some of America’s largest companies is in a healthier shape than ever before, according to Disability:IN’s latest Disability Equality Index which was announced on ...
AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – UMass Amherst celebrated disability as an identity at their “Caravan for Disability Freedom and Justice” event Wednesday morning. The caravan traveled through key locations on ...
Miami University is celebrating disability identity and culture month throughout October with a series of events designed to recognize, uplift, and explore the diverse experiences of people with ...