The last time we checked in on employment opportunities for people with disabilities in Asia, we found a Chinese entrepreneur named Li Ping touting his success in reducing employee turnover at nearly two dozen Papa John’s franchises in Shanghai. The key component to boosting his profitability: a mindful approach to training people with disabilities that [...]
The Newark Advocate reporter L.B. Whyde’s profile of employment specialist Linda Hogue this past Monday illustrates the potential that can be tapped in young people with disabilities when given the opportunity to work. Hogue’s organization provides contract services for area businesses, where people with disabilities perform manual tasks that include jewelry-making and water bottle assembly. [...]
Frito-Lay, International Paper, and Bates-Troy are just three of about 15-20 companies benefiting from contract labor services provided by people with disabilities, according to a report filed last week by WBNG Channel 12 Action News reporter Matt Markham. Markham talks to Mary Jo Thorn, an official from the contract services provider, who says that her [...]
PBS senior correspondent Judy Woodruff has been a longtime advocate for people with disabilities. Back in February, we brought attention to her PBS NewsHour segment with Rachel Simon, author of the bestselling novel, The Story of Beautiful Girl. Last week, she ventured onto the PBS.org Rundown blog to post “Two Hopeful Signs for Americans with [...]
Statecollege.com columnist Patty Kleban’s March 15 article, “Americans with Disabilities Act Kicks Into High Gear,” was one of many fine essays lost amid the last-minute news that hotels would receive a 60-day extension to bring pools into compliance with the new ADA accessibility regulations. For accessibility advocates like Kleban, who is also an instructor at [...]
On the day when updates to the 1991 American with Disabilities Act’s regulations governing public accessibility were supposed to go into effect, the Justice Department granted hotels a 60-day extension regarding adjustments to swimming pools and whirlpools. USA TODAY travel writer Barbara De Lollis wrote the extension was something that the “hotel industry lobbied hard [...]
The Ides of March may have been ominous to Julius Caesar, but for people with disabilities, today marks another important step in achieving inclusion into mainstream society. Several changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) take effect today that are intended to improve opportunities for people with disabilities to goods and services in the [...]
Students at Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan received a history lesson about the progress people with disabilities have made in America from a leading scholar in the field; providing context for a future where these people are empowered to make more decisions for themselves. Dr. Michael Wehmeyer has done as much as any academic [...]
Missouri advocates for people with disabilities hope their state is the next one to make the transition from institutional housing to community-based support and services. In a guest commentary published last week by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Doug Riggs asked readers to contact their state legislators and express their support for bills currently under review [...]
An essay posted to the Nordic Network on Disability Research blog yesterday provides a glimpse into the future for Americans with disabilities should trends continue toward community-based care and inclusion. The author of the essay is Magnus Tideman, a professor of disability research at the University of Halmstead in Sweden. About 10 years ago, his [...]