In yesterday’s post, we noted that the Republican Party presidential candidate Mitt Romney had thus far not responded to a questionnaire from the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) about how his policies would impact people with disabilities were he elected to serve in November. However, his choice of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) to [...]
News that Mitt Romney selected Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan as his Vice Presidential running mate for the GOP nomination overshadowed even the closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games in London, England, this past weekend. Most of the nation probably heard Ryan’s name for the first time back in 2011 when the Chair of the House [...]
The issue of voter suppression is having its moment in the national spotlight, thanks to the newly proposed Voter ID legislation in several states considered key to winning the 2012 presidential election. This POLITICO.com op-ed by historian Charles Postel revisits our country’s history of voter suppression in the name of partisan politics. Garry Trudeau even [...]
Traveling in August typically means getting away for some rest and relaxation; but for Patricia Shiu, a recent 10-day, eight-city trip was anything but a vacation. The Buffalo News reporter Matthew Parrino caught up with the director of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) during the last stop of her [...]
Matthew Brault’s new report for the United States Census Bureau, Americans With Disabilities: 2010 (PDF), devotes a large portion of text to the analysis of economic characteristics for people with disabilities; shedding light on the need to have increased employment opportunities not only to promote the independence and inclusion of these individuals, but also to [...]
The population of people with disabilities in the United States has increased by 2.2 million over the five-year period between 2005 and 2010, according to new data released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau. The timing of the bureau’s announcement coincided with the 22nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Thursday, July [...]
With yesterday’s anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) being signed into law came the expected plethora of news stories about how people with disabilities are faring under its statutes 22 years later. While some articles focused on the equal accessibility of services and requirements for public accommodation that most people associate with the [...]
“Let the shameful wall of exclusion finally come tumbling down,” President George H.W. Bush exclaimed to thundering applause just before signing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law 22 years ago today. Thousands of people had gathered on the south lawn of the White House to bear witness and celebrate the culmination of decades [...]
Last week, the Disability.gov blog welcomed a guest post by Megan Totka, chief editor of ChamberofCommerce.com, in which she provided several valuable links to resources for people with disabilities who wanted to start their own business. She also provided a compelling case for why this might be the best course of action for those with [...]
An op-ed in the TC Palm earlier this month calls on the state of Florida to devote more resources toward equal access to contract services opportunities for people with disabilities, citing the financial and emotional strain placed on the families of these individuals once they are out of the school system. As a former vice [...]