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Special education head at Education Department abruptly resigns
September 9, 2026 | Source: NPR Kelly Rogers told employees Wednesday that she is resigning from her post overseeing special education at the federal Education Department as the agency is in the midst of upheaval and downsizing. Rogers, who has been overseeing the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services since May, announced her resignation less than a day before much of her staff were scheduled to move to the Department of Health and Human Services building, according to internal emails reviewed by NPR. That move is part of the Trump administration’s historic actions to try to dismantle the Education Department altogether…For people with disabilities, latest DOJ move is ‘another brick in a wall’
September 10, 2026 | Source: McKnights Home Care With the Department of Justice’s recent effort urging a pullback of long-standing regulations that require people with disabilities to receive care in the most integrated setting, advocates are bracing for more changes limiting access to home care and services for people with disabilities. “This is another brick in a wall between people with disabilities and their ability to live independently in the communities they call home,” Kendra Davenport, president and CEO of Easterseals, told McKnight’s Home Care Daily Pulse…Does your employer discriminate? It’s about to get harder to find out.
September 9, 2026 | Source: The 19th How many women does your employer have in management positions compared to industry peers? Are a retail chain’s Black workers as likely to be in public-facing roles as its White workers? Did a trucking company hire qualified women at the same rate it hired qualified men? It will be much more difficult to answer these and other questions related to gender, race and ethnicity in workplaces once President Donald Trump’s U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enacts a key Project 2025 recommendation and scraps its 60-year practice of collecting workforce demographic data from employers…National News (U.S.)
My disability wasn’t the problem. The assumptions about it were.
September 4, 2026 | Source: Pittsburgh’s Public Source Becoming a blackjack dealer was not the plot twist I had expected. So there I was at 1 a.m., punching out from my shift, and an hour later freshly showered to get the smoke off me because obviously I have to. I live off one lung. I sat on my coffee table and thought about the past year. I had been unemployed. I had lost a cybersecurity job after asking for an ADA accommodation. And that night at the casino, someone had nearly kept me from becoming a blackjack dealer because of my disability. But somehow, sitting there after a terrific first night dealing blackjack, I knew I was going to get my cybersecurity job back…60 years of disability progress helped my brother. I fear we’re reversing it.
September 4, 2026 | Source: The Kansas City Star My brother Steve was born with profound autism in 1957. In his 69 years, he has lived through almost the entire modern history of how America has treated people with intellectual disabilities and autism. When Steve turned 5, the Kansas City public school district, and then later Shawnee Mission schools, refused to educate him. They were not required at the time to provide an education to children with disabilities. At 9, he was sent to a state institution, and later moved in and out of community programs and state institutions for the next 25 years…I’m on the spectrum — and so are you! Definition of autism so broad that it’s meaningless
September 4, 2026 | Source: New York Post In another 20 years, we’ll all be on the spectrum. That was my first thought after reading a recent report on the rise in people diagnosed with autism. European researchers have documented that over a 20-year period, from 2001 to 2020, the number of people who have some form of autism rose dramatically. Yet they found no rise in the number of people with severe autism: autism with intellectual disability. The number of autistic people with intellectual disability remained absolutely flat over those 20 years. But the number of people diagnosed with autism who did not have intellectual disability soared, rising 1,800% over 20 years…Disability task force recommends accessible rideshares, events, removing pathway barriers, and more
September 4, 2026 | Source: BoiseDev Just taking a walk in Boise can be treacherous for Dianna Willis. Willis is blind and navigates with a guide dog. Willis said that her dog is trained to help her avoid obstacles. But if Willis is crossing the street and her dog sees an obstacle, like a garbage can, in the middle of a curb ramp, the dog may keep her in the street to avoid it, potentially exposing them both to traffic. She said the city continues to see problems with people parking e-bikes and e-scooters in the middle of sidewalks, creating unpredictable hazards for people with disabilities…Savannah disability advocate urges Georgia lawmakers to protect voting access as state weighs new election system
September 7, 2026 | Source: WTOC and Georgia Recorder As Georgia lawmakers move closer to overhauling the state’s voting system ahead of 2028, disability advocates are pushing to make sure voters with disabilities are not left behind in the process. A special legislative committee tasked with recommending Georgia’s next statewide election system held one of its first substantive hearings last week at the state Capitol, hearing from election officials in Florida and Virginia about how their states handle hand-marked paper ballots and ballot-on-demand printing.Lawmakers are considering the shift after passing a bill during the June special session that makes hand-marked paper ballots the likely primary voting method in Georgia going forward…For accessibility, the ADA set the foundation. Here’s how cities can aim higher.
September 8, 2026 | Source: Smart Cities Dive For years, fire alarms were designed for the people who could hear them. There was one way, and one way only, to be alerted to an emergency: sound. For the deaf and hard-of-hearing community, that meant relying on environmental context alone to safely evacuate a dangerous situation. Picking up on facial expressions and body language from the people around them was often the difference between life and death. For years, fire alarms were designed for the people who could hear them. There was one way, and one way only, to be alerted to an emergency: sound. For the deaf and hard-of-hearing community, that meant relying on environmental context alone to safely evacuate a dangerous situation…How Federal Immigration Policy Changes Could Threaten Older and Disabled People’s Access to Direct Care
September 8, 2026 | Source: Urban Institute More than one in four (28 percent) direct care workers in the US are immigrants. They’re integral to supporting the long-term care and personal assistance needs of millions of older adults and people with disabilities across the US. However, immigrants and their families are facing an array of policy changes that affect their ability to work and remain in their communities. This includes the US Supreme Court’s Mullin v. Doe (PDF) decision in June 2026, which permitted the administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 1.3 million Haitian and Syrian immigrants living in the US…HHS Office for Civil Rights Reaches Agreement with Pennsylvania Hospital Over Care of Deaf Patient in Emergency Department
September 8, 2026 | Source: Department of Health and Human Services A patient who is deaf and uses American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate did not receive an interpreter or other aid while treated in the Emergency Department at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Williamsport, according to a complaint investigated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Following the investigation, UPMC Williamsport, an acute care hospital in Pennsylvania, has agreed to a series of reforms to ensure effective communication with patients with disabilities…Texas is changing how it funds special education. Will your child be affected?
September 9, 2026 | Source: Fort Worth Star- Telegram Texas has a new way of determining how much funding schools get for special education services. The change took effect this school year, moving away from the way the state has funded special education for years. But could it affect the services your child receives? And does the new system mean more money for schools? For years, how much special education funding a school received for a student depended on how that student received services during the school day. For example, funding could differ depending on whether a student received help in a general education classroom or spent part or most of the day in a separate special education classroom…
For musician Tracy Marie, accessibility means more than getting through the door
September 10, 2026 | Source: Ideastream When Tracy Marie got the call that she’d be singing the national anthem at a Cleveland Guardians game in July, performing in front of thousands of people wasn’t what made her nervous. She was thinking about her endurance. Marie has a rare inherited disorder that affects her skeleton, organs and energy. Even for a performance lasting only a few minutes, she has to consider everything that comes before it. This includes getting to the venue, navigating the building, completing soundcheck and preserving enough energy to perform…Waymo’s Nevada Rollout Violates Accessibility Law, Disability Activist Claims
September 10, 2026 | Source: Streetsblog USA Waymo’s rollout of driverless taxis in Nevada must be halted because the company has violated state law by not lining up alternatives for disabled passengers, an emergency petition to state authorities claims. Kelsey Maurine Brickl, who uses a powered wheelchair, filed her appeal in August, just days after the Nevada Transportation Agency permitted the autonomous taxi company to deploy 1,000 driverless vehicles in the Las Vegas area. “We can’t [allow] this shiny new piece of convenient tech … to chip away at the rights of disabled people,” said Brickl, who initially founded Ghostlight Access to promote disability rights in theater. She is also a stockholder in Waymo’s parent company Google…Know a Theatre: Arizona Theatre Matters
September 10, 2026 | Source: American Theatre Early on in the pandemic, theatres around the country and world hastened to pivot, venturing uncertainly into new online virtual options to share art with patrons. Arizona Theatre Matters was among the companies that expanded its online presence. Now, as ATM points out on its website, “What began as a practical response became a global platform for performance, education, and artistic inquiry.” Indeed, despite the locale that the name suggests, finding the work of Arizona Theatre Matters doesn’t require a flight or hotel. Even local Arizonans don’t even need to gas up their cars. Finding their offerings can be as simple as opening YouTube…Beyond the Visible-Invisible Disability Binary
September 10, 2026 | Source: Psychology Today For too long, we’ve relied on a simple binary to describe disability: Is it visible or invisible, concealable or not? Although these terms are common, they don’t quite capture the fluid, multisensory nature of disability. In a new publication, Marine Granjon, Pauline Rasset, and I propose a new framework. Instead of a binary, we propose the disability observability spectrum. The most common term we use, “visibility,” is ocularcentric—it prioritizes sight as the only way to perceive difference, ignoring other sensory channels like sound. For instance, you might not see a speech disorder, but you may hear it…Jack Fact — According to projections announced in 2024 at the World Economic Forum, by 2050 people aged 50 and over will represent 30% of the global workforce. In Brazil, that group already accounts for roughly 25% of active professionals, the equivalent of more than 23 million people. Hit The Road Jack — Welcome Dining: Your Guide To Accessible Dining In Perth and New Accessible Outdoor Recreation Opportunities and PA Parks And Forests Foundation Celebrates New Accessible Canoe and Kayak Launch At Locust Lake State Park In Schuylkill County
International News
I Don’t Ask What Their Disability Is. I Ask What They Need to Succeed
September 4, 2026 | Source: The Times of Israel Every new school year begins with questions. Parents wonder whether their children will find their place. Teachers wonder how the class will come together. Organizations like ours prepare programs, train teams and set goals for the year ahead. But this year, at Krembo Wings, we are also carrying another question: Will we have the resources to keep every branch active and give every child a place where they can belong? When I visited the Krembo Wings branch in Ramat Aviv at the beginning of the year, I was reminded why the answer matters so urgently…Alexandra Adams Becomes UK’s First Blind and Deaf Doctor Despite the Odds
September 5, 2026 | Source: Hyperfresh- UK Meet 32-year-old Alexandra Adams. She’s blind, she’s deaf, and she’s about to walk into a hospital ward where patients are going to realise the doctor they just asked for… is sitting right there in front of them. Born with congenital conditions that left her registered blind and deaf, Adams has less than 5% central vision in her left eye, none in the right, severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss, and a lifelong reliance on hearing aids. She’s been wearing them since she was two, uses a white cane for mobility, and can still pick out colour and shape – but night blindness means she’s effectively blind in the dark. Without her hearing aids, the world is silent…‘A real kick in the teeth’: Dozens of tram stops have been upgraded, but wheelchair users still can’t board
September 5, 2026 | Source: The Age- Australia Dozens of tram stops in Melbourne’s north-west built or altered to accommodate the city’s new extra-long G-class trams have failed to provide long-overdue disabled access improvements. Advocates say that the snub has further contributed to the discriminatory nature of the city’s wider tram network. Victoria is years behind a previously legislated deadline to make all tram stops accessible by 2022. While there is no automatic penalty for missing this target, it opens up the possibility of legal action being brought forward…Roll out the ramps: Wheelchair users get accessibility upgrades in the Glebe
September 5, 2026 | Source: Ottawa Citizen- Canada At Irene’s Pub, a sign with the bar’s phone number is plastered on the window. The poster lets customers know the neighbourhood pub is accessible to wheelchair users despite the step at the front entrance. “If anybody is out there, the bar is busy and we’re not able to see them, they can just call the number and we can bring the ramp out,” Irene’s Pub owner Michael Estabrooks says. The portable ramp at Irene’s was custom-made for the bar, but other businesses in the Glebe are receiving free ramps from the Glebe Business Improvement Area as part of an initiative to make the neighbourhood easier to navigate for everyone, said the BIA’s executive director, Darrell Cox…‘Calm space’ installed at busy Tube station
September 7, 2026 | Source: BBC- UK A new “calm space” is being trialled at a west London Tube and railway station, aimed at helping passengers who find travelling overwhelming. The space at Ealing Broadway station provides a welcoming, low-stimulation environment where customers can take time out to pause and rest, Transport for London (TfL) says. It has an acoustic shelter designed to reduce surrounding noise, a comfortable seat, and is decorated with calming images of nature and plants. The idea is being trialled as part of a TfL strategy to make travelling on the network more inclusive…Toronto accessibility influencer on her role in TIFF opener Being Heumann
September 7, 2026 | Source: CBC- Canada Canadian disability rights activist Taylor Lindsay-Noel hopes her small role in the upcoming film Being Heumann will help amplify the message behind her work — that accessibility remains a daily challenge for many people with disabilities. Lindsay-Noel, known as Access by Tay online, posts reviews about accessibility at restaurants and businesses across Toronto, with some of her videos attracting more than a million views. The 32-year-old began making the videos after the COVID-19 pandemic, in an effort to show the difficulties people with disabilities could face when visiting their favourite spots…Adidas apologises for ‘offence’ caused by accessibility campaign featuring IDF amputee
September 7, 2026 | Source: Jewish News- Israel and NDTV Shalev Biton lost a leg on 12 May 2021 whilst serving in the Israeli army’s Nahal infantry brigade during a conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Injured when an anti-tank missile hit his military vehicle, whilst his fellow soldier Omer Tabib was killed, Biton, who now runs with a prosthetic limb, was one of 10 disabled athletes featured in a series of posters displayed in local Adidas outlets across Israel. The local ads were not part of the company’s global campaign, which launched in Europe earlier this year…Olena Zelenska Took Part in Third National Forum “My Accessibility – 2026”
September 8, 2026 | Source: Interfax-Ukraine First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska took part in the third annual national forum “My Accessibility – 2026.” This year’s theme was “Lessons Learned.” More than 350 participants attended the event, including representatives of the government, business associations, municipalities, the veteran community, and international experts discussing real results and solutions for creating a barrier-free and inclusive environment. “Ukraine has barrier-free driving schools because people with disabilities need transportation independence, freedom of movement, and the confidence that they are in control not only of their vehicle, but of their lives.” Olena Zelenska said…Seven in ten employers falling short on disability and neurodiversity training
September 8, 2026 | Source: HR Grapevine- UK Seven in ten UK employers (71%) have failed to train either their managers on disability discrimination or their staff on neurodiversity, according to a new poll. According to findings from compliance eLearning provider, VinciWorks, more than a third (35%) have trained neither group at all. Looking at the two areas separately, around half of employers (50%) have not trained managers on disability discrimination, and more than half (57%) have given staff no training on neurodiversity whatsoever. Managers are usually the ones making real-time decisions on reasonable adjustments, recruitment and sickness absence, so an untrained manager is often the point at which a routine workplace decision turns into a discrimination claim…Accessibility shortfalls keep Bruce County student home on first day of school
September 8, 2026 | Source: CTV News- Canada Quinn Clancy should be at school today, instead of playing soccer with his dad at his home, near Elmwood. “Quinn definitely should be at school today. Instead, he watched his two brothers walk away on him because there was no safety plan put in place,” said Quinn’s mom, Cassie Wheeler. Quinn has cerebral palsy, and uses a walker to get around. He’s always had a first floor classroom at Walkerton District Community School, until this year, when his parents say they were informed on Aug. 31, that Quinn’s Grade 5 classroom would be on the second floor, raising a whole host of questions and complications…More accessible nightlife spaces in Halifax are needed, says local DJ
September 8, 2026 | Source: SaltWire- UK Jessica Hopkinson loves to go downtown and perform DJ sets at Halifax venues but, as a wheelchair user, she said it’s a challenge to find accessible spaces in the area. Hopkinson is a DJ and event organizer based in Dartmouth who goes by lilboofs online. She spoke out on social media recently about the challenges finding accessible event and bar spaces to perform at and to enjoy. In 2015, she was in a car accident. She injured her back and became paralyzed from the hips down, causing her to rely mainly on her wheelchair to move around…NCC pledges accessible technology, digital skills for persons with disabilities
September 9, 2026 | Source: Realnews Magazine- Nigeria The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has pledged to deepen accessible technology and digital skills initiatives to enable persons with disabilities participate fully in Nigeria’s digital economy. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of NCC, Dr Aminu Maida, said this at the opening of a digital citizenship training for persons with disabilities, organised by the commission on Wednesday in Lagos. Maida, who was represented by Mrs Helen Obi, Director of Digital Economy at NCC, said that digital transformation must be inclusive, accessible and people centred to ensure technology did not create new barriers…Gov’t reviewing policy for stipends, assistive devices for disabled students
September 9, 2026 | Source: My Joy Online- Ghana The Chief Executive Officer of the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF), Dr Saajida Shiraz, has revealed that government is considering additional support measures, including the payment of stipends and the provision of assistive learning devices for tertiary students with disabilities. Dr Shiraz said the move forms part of ongoing efforts to improve support for students with disabilities pursuing tertiary education. Speaking on JoyNews’ The Pulse, Dr Shiraz said: “For the fee tertiary for persons with disabilities, we expended GH¢10 million so far to support the tuition and residential payment for these students.”…Crip Trip TV duo praise North’s honesty about accessibility in N.W.T. visit
September 9, 2026 | Source: CBC- Canada They’ve wheeled across Alberta, British Columbia and parts of the U.S., now the Crip Trip TV duo is in the Beaufort Delta bringing their third and final season through Inuvik and to the Arctic Ocean. The docu-series follows quadruple amputee Danny Ennett from Edmonton, and his best friend and caregiver Frederick Kroetsch as they travel across North America building Ennett’s career as an artist and filmmaker while capturing the challenges of a caregiver dynamic and the obstacles of establishing independence as a person with disabilities…Accessibility Is More Than a Ramp: What Disabled Muslims Need From Our Mosques
September 10, 2026 | Source: Amaliah- UK There are few places as central to Muslim life as the mosque. It is where we gather for Jummah prayers, break our fast during Ramadan, attend classes, celebrate milestones and seek comfort during difficult times. For many of us, walking through the mosque doors is something we rarely stop to think about. For wheelchair user Mohammed Khan, 44, however, those doors have represented something very different. For more than twenty years, he has navigated barriers that have made something as simple as attending the mosque far more difficult than it should be…In Cambodia, Accessibility Gap Leaves People with Disabilities Dependent on Others
September 10, 2026 | Source: Cambodianess- Cambodia People with disabilities in Cambodia continue to encounter inaccessible sidewalks, ramps and other public facilities. Many depend on others to navigate public spaces despite laws and technical standards requiring accessible infrastructure, disability advocates and people with disabilities say. The concerns were raised in interviews with Cambodianess by people with disabilities and disability advocates, who said hotels, hospitals, public bathrooms, schools and other facilities remain difficult or impossible to use independently…Accessibility Blogs, Information, and Videos
- Evaluating a Success Criterion- Adrian Roselli
- Mobile accessibility tells half the story- Charles Berg
- If You Have to Ask, Is It Accessible?- George Joeckel
- Mid-Atlantic ADA Center E-Bulletin: September 8, 2026
- Prioritize accessibility in U.S. housing supply- The Derrick
- Human cost of accessibility failures revealed- UKAuthority
- Neurodivergence: What is it and Why Does it Matter- NNgroup (YouTube)
- 9 Accessibility Features Every Learning App Needs- Janisha Afrose
- Inclusive experiences for individuals with disabilities- Arizona PBS (Video)
- Using Digital Tools to Enable Inclusive Education in Bhutan- Unicef
- Coursera and edX courses to learn web accessibility- A11y explained
- React vs Vue Accessibility Setup: 12 Steps, 90 Min [2026]- Tech Insider
- San Francisco Disability Cultural Center Newsletter – September 8, 2026
- Your frontend observability has an accessibility blind spot- Niharika Pujari
- Deaf Awareness Month: What Digital Accessibility Requires- Deacon Dennis
- 10 interesting connections between web accessibility and SEO- A11y explained
- The Racing Driver Who Runs an Accessible Taxi in Yokohama- Accessible Japan
- How accessibility gets lost between base and product design systems- Anna E. Cook
- ALS didn’t end my story — it helped me discover my purpose- Monica Torres Rivera
- ETSI publishes updated European digital accessibility standard- Digital Watch Observatory
- Mental Health, Black Excellence, Disability and the Pain We Do Not See- Hodari P.T. Brown
- Lived Experience vs Doctor Knows Best- Dr. Cecile Heinz and Myles Wallace- Peak Performers (YouTube)
- Toronto influencer and activist on her role in TIFF opener ‘Being Heumann’- The Canadian Press (YouTube)
- 179- What Automated Accessibility Tools Will Never Catch with Tanveer Khan- Equalize Digital
- Retail Accessibility Can Shape Sales and Customer Loyalty, Says Pamela Shainhouse- Retail Insider
- Episode 17 – AI, federal regulations, sign language tools, and Hyperblam- Mark Miller and Justin Stockton
- Most managers are failing employees with disability and neurodiversity- Nick Henderson-Mayo, HR Director
- People Are the Point: Why Cognitive Accessibility Needs to Be Part of Your Design System- Nathania Gilson
- The Leadership We Become: What Happens When We Stop Trying to Prove We Belong- Jonathan J Kaufman
- I Thought I Understood Access Until We Reached the Slave Ships- Tina Argetsinger, The Disability Perspective
- EnableAll: Interview With CEO Imogen Wethered About Ecommerce Accessibility And Digital Inclusion- Pulse 2.0
- Employment among people with disabilities ties all-time high- nTIDE September 2026 Jobs Report- Kessler Foundation
- A broken link made me think about other accessibility problems we don’t always know how to classify- A11y explained
- Accessible Voting in Tribal and Rural Communities: Strategies and Lessons for Polling Places- Great Lakes ADA Center
- Cyber Chronicles of Steph, Part 3,732: I Took WebCraft.inc Offline. On Purpose. Here’s What Comes Next- Stephanie Fenton
- Rise and fall- Rise of the far right, fall of international development, and curated news from 40 countries- Peter Torres Fremlin
- Twenty years of the CRPD: New UN report calls for renewed action on disability inclusion- United Nations Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD)
Federally Speaking
- HUD Limits Fair Housing Claims Over Building Accessibility- MyChesCo
- HUD sets new time limit on Fair Housing accessibility complaints- Planetizen
- FCC to Celebrate the 2026 Chairman’s Awards for Advancement in Accessibility
- Congress must prioritize accessibility in housing supply- Allie Cannington and David Gonzalez Rice
- States Continue Legal Attack on Section 504 and the Right to Live in the Community- Disability Belongs
- HUD Has Changed the Deadline for Accessibility Complaints About New Housing- Michelle Uzeta, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
- Defend Community Integration Coalition Statement on Texas v. Kennedy Proposed Joint Resolution- American Association of People with Disabilities
- On Labor Day, AAPD Strongly Condemns Department of Labor Actions Reversing Disability Employment Requirements for Federal Contractors- American Association of People with Disabilities
Higher Education Blogs and Information
- Spreadsheets- University of Minnesota Office for Digital Accessibility
- New accessibility improvements enhance campus experience- Ohio University
- What Neurodivergent Thinking Can Teach Us About A.I.- University of Calgary
- Social Media for everyone: simple steps to improve accessibility- Cardiff University
- September Updates for UW Supervisors – Accessibility at the University of Washington
- Accessibility in Research Lab Toolkit (Reader-Friendly Version)- D2R- McGill University
- UWC Dialogue Puts Inclusion And Accessibility In Focus- University of the Western Cape
- Robotics students work to bring robo dog to campus to improve accessibility- University Times
- OUPD partners with Student Accessibility Services for Blue Envelope Program – Ohio University
- California State University System Satisfactory Academic Progress Web Accessibility Report- SSRN
- UVA Wise Library Announces $10000 Grant to Expand Accessibility for Neurodivergent Students- UVA Wise
Legal Blogs and Information
- Interview Accommodations: A Legal Necessity, not a Favor- Sheri Byrne-Haber
- Former LA LGBT Center Attorney Sues For Disability Discrimination- My News LA
- Live Chat, Messaging, and the FCC’s Accessibility Rules- Joshua Guyan, Nelson Mullins
- Daily accessibility challenges of persons with disability (PWDs)- The Voice Newsweekly
- Paylocity fired engineer over diabetes, disability lawsuit alleges- Human Resources Director
- Greene County Tech mom sues district over accessibility concerns- Northeast Arkansas News
- Why a Failed Reasonable Accommodation Is Half Your Disability Retirement Case- Fedweek Legal
- Gate agent sues American Airlines over denied disability parking, retaliation- Human Resources Director
- Lawsuit argues Illinois’ medically assisted dying law would discriminate against people with disabilities- CBS News
- 2026 Mid-Year Report: ADA Title III Federal Lawsuit Numbers Are Climbing- Minh N. Vu, Kristina M. Launey and Susan M. Ryan- Seyfarth Shaw
Accessibility Announcements
- Navan Centre and Fort Achieves Autism NI Impact Award
- Apple acquires brain imaging firm for health and accessibility features
- Phoenix becomes largest U.S. city to earn Certified Autism Center designation
- Kalamazoo sidewalk fixes could boost safety as pedestrian deaths rise statewide
- RNIB partners Google and The Guardian to launch accessible storytelling website
- Grant scheme helps tourism businesses make Monmouthshire more accessible for all
- Xcanbot Mate X Wins IFA Innovation Award 2026 for Tech for Good and Accessibility
- Apple Acquires Sonera To Expand Brain Imaging, Health And Accessibility Technology
- RTA awarded $20M in grants to make entire Green Line accessible for people with disabilities
- Gov. Beshear Announces Over $18.8 Million for Pedestrian, Bicyclist, and Accessibility Project
- Dementia could be ‘REVERSED’ as breakthrough surgery ‘flushes out toxic proteins’ in the brain
- Fetterman Secures $80 Million Investment for Accessibility Improvements at SEPTA Trolley Stations
- GoodMaps mobile app brings indoor GPS navigation, accessibility tools to two Fort Wayne destinations
- Rising demand, higher expectations: key takeaways from the CAA’s Airport Accessibility Report 2025/26
- AI-powered sign-language interpreters among accessibility features at upcoming Xinjiang parasports events
- Toyota Mobility Foundation-Supported My Easy Access Showcased at France’s National Disability Conference
- Rep. Gillen Announces $250,000 in New Federal Funding for Accessibility Upgrades at Bellerose LIRR Station
- Bustang Adds On-Demand Visual and ASL Interpreting for Blind, Low Vision, Deaf, and Hard of Hearing Riders
- Largest U.S. Accessible Travel Study Finds 17% of American Travel Parties Include Travelers with Accessibility Needs
- More Than 1 in 4 U.S. Adults Live With a Disability. New ASI Group Report Maps the Accessibility Gap in Commercial Restrooms
- Duckworth, Durbin, Illinois Congressional Delegation Announce Over $68 Million for Accessible Transportation Upgrades- U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois
Accessibility Products and Services
- Accessibility, explained- Helperbird
- E-scooter data maps wheelchair accessibility
- Frontier City Accessibility: IAC, Ride Access, and Mobility
- This L.A. Library Just Got a Sensory-Friendly Transformation
- Estadio GNP Seguros rolls out sensory vest-led accessible area
- Masats to Unveil AI-Powered Accessibility Solutions at FIAA 2026
- Eminently controllable, accessible by design, Sting is now a plug-in
- Adaptive vehicles, accessible transportation options featured at car show
- Billings Studio Theater sees upgrades to hearing accessibility technology
- Program helps make libraries more accessible for neurodivergent visitors
- Metro Atlanta library reflects on Dolly Parton’s legacy of accessibility, kindness
- Sensory Sundays creates accessible trips at Butler Art museum in Youngstown, Ohio
- Free training on accessibility for London’s charities helps make sector more inclusive
- New Windows 11 Insider builds bring cross-device, accessibility and Settings improvements
- Fort Wayne airport, Grand Wayne Convention Center to launch new accessibility technology
Accessibility Forums, Tips, and Gaming
- How to simplify your smartphone
- How to Disable Accessibility on Android
- I found the best Android performance tweaks hiding in the Accessibility menu
AI Employment and Legal Trends
- AI hiring speed tests new compliance limits- Human Resources Director
- The legal pitfalls of using AI in hiring and performance- People Management
- How AI Voice Technology Is Making the World More Accessible – AZCentral
- Employers that only ‘talk the talk’ on AI may jeopardize worker trust- HR Dive
- Recruiting and hiring: Where AI delegation meets exposure and exclusion- HR Executive
- When algorithms decide who belongs: can AI undermine disability rights?- Open Global Rights
- Two Accessibility Leaders On What Happens When AI Writes The Next Decade Of Software- Forbes
- Artificial Influence: AI and Discrimination in America’s Criminal Justice System- Human Rights Research Center
- The Insurance Industry’s Retreat from AI Threatens to Slow Innovation and Adoption- Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Potential Avenues for Redress for AI-related Harms under EU Equality and Non-Discrimination law: A Visual Explanation- Center for Democracy and Technology
Accessibility Statements
- WGBH
- AXSChat
- Emerson College
- Hamilton College
- University of Alaska
- Congressman Rob Wittman
- Nottingham Trent University
- Mobile County Public Schools
- CEX Spain Trade and Investment
- The University of Alabama in Huntsville
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- Accessible Document Services— Whether you’re dealing with a few or a warehouse of Microsoft Office documents, PDFs, or other files, there are several ways Microassist can enable your team to offer documents and materials that meet stringent accessibility standards.
- Accessibility Remediation— Our accessibility remediation services help you fix existing materials so that they conform to WCAG, Section 504 and 508, Department of Education OCR, and ADA Title II/III requirements. We remediate websites, applications, documents, and elearning, recommending re-creation when that is more efficient and economical. Especially for website and applications, to find out what is in need of remediation, we’ll start with an Accessibility Audit.
- Accessibility Training— With several courses available for developers, testers, and content creators, your team can become equipped to consistently and expertly produce accessible digital products and online environments.
- VPAT®Evaluation Services— Primarily used by government purchasers and government vendors during the procurement and sale of ICT products and services under Section 508, a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template® (VPAT) attests to the accessibility of a given product or service. Contact us to make sure the VPAT you write or review is accurate and meaningful.
