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“It’s in the things we’ve lost that we exist most fully.” ― Fritz Leiber
Disability Debrief: Exploring the World Through a Disability Lens
Feature Stories
How Trump Accounts Could Put Future Disability Benefits at Risk
July 31, 2026 | Source: Newsweek
Administration Has Made Minority Lives Miserable, It’s Coming to Ruin the Lives of Disabled Americans Next
July 31, 2026 | Source: Esquire
People With Disabilities Fear Service Cuts as Trump’s DOJ Questions Legal Protections
August 3, 2026 | Source: KFF Health
Waitlist, policy changes stir worries among families of Arkansans with disabilities
August 3, 2026 | Source: Arkansas Advocate
Out of Sight and Out of Mind
August 5, 2026 | Source: Progressive
Congress Sets Today as the Deadline for Justice Department Answers on Its Disability Care Opinion
August 6, 2026 | Source: Medical Daily
As federal protections fade, disabled Americans fear a return to institutions
August 6, 2026 | Source: Stateline
The Trump Accounts program intended to help children build wealth could unintentionally threaten disability benefits for some participants when they reach adulthood, according to policy experts who say the conflict exposes a decades-old flaw in Supplemental Security Income (SSI) rules. Families can begin opening Trump Accounts for their children this month, while babies born between 2025 and 2028 are eligible for a $1,000 federal contribution. Relatives and others can also add money to the investment accounts, which grow over time and are eligible for use once the child turns 18…
Trump overhaul could gut Head Start preschool standards, leaving states to set the rules
August 3, 2026 | Source: The Associated Press
Trump administration moves forward with Head Start overhaul, proposing to eliminate regulations
August 6, 2026 | Source: The Associated Press and NPR
Civil Rights and Disability Organizations’ Joint Statement in Opposition to Administration Efforts to Dismantle Head Start
August 6, 2026 | Source: Ed Trust
President Donald Trump’s administration is planning a dramatic overhaul of Head Start that would gut its quality standards, upending the hallmarks of the early education program for impoverished children, two people familiar with the deliberations said. Head Start, established in the 1960s to help fight poverty, has long been considered by experts to be a gold standard early learning program. Its regulations, which stretch more than 100 pages, outline requirements on everything from child-to-teacher ratios and child health screenings to family engagement…
National News (U.S.)
Why Some Americans Want to Be Disabled
August 1, 2026 | Source: The Dispatch
When I started going blind, I considered it a death sentence. I was terrified of losing my eyesight, for reasons that I think are understandable. I was embarrassed about being disabled and resented the inconvenience of it, the way this thing had entered my life like an uninvited guest. There’s something inherently final about disability, but no one tells you how remarkably anticlimactic it is. Eyesight loss has a strange signature in that the worst effects, at first, are mental. Life carried on as it did before, albeit with some adjustments, and disability lingered in the background like a dull ache. Then, every few months, a bit more of the world disappeared, and the panic would start up again…
A Texas-led federal lawsuit could affect disability rights. Here’s why advocates are concerned
August 3, 2026 | Source: KUT
Disability rights advocates are urging Texas to withdraw from a federal lawsuit they say could weaken the protections that allow disabled people to live in their communities instead of institutions. The Texas-led lawsuit is questioning the constitutionality of the integration mandate — a requirement in the Americans with Disabilities Act that generally requires public entities to provide services to people with disabilities in the way least disruptive to their lives, according to Sabrina Gonzalez Saucedo, director of public policy and advocacy at The Arc of Texas, a disability rights advocacy group…
Wheelchair repair bill stalls as legislature ends formal session
August 3, 2026 | Source: GBH
Legislation that would have sped up wait times for wheelchair repairs has failed to pass the end of the formal legislative session, but advocates are holding out hope that it could still be passed before the end of the year. Wheelchair users say that they often wait months or over a year to get a part of their chair repaired, and bills in the House and the Senate would have forced companies to complete repairs in 10 days. Advocates had hoped that the Senate version would be passed as an amendment to the economic development bill, but it was withdrawn at the end of last week. The House version never made it out of committee…
How State, Local Governments Can Make the Accessibility Deadline
August 4, 2026 | Source: Government Technology
The $1.4 million upgrade came with a bonus: better ADA compliance. When Kansas recently moved its 60-year-old paper-based regulatory system into the digital realm, an effort that affected 133 agencies, the project also made published regulations more accessible to people with disabilities. That’s one way for public agencies to meet looming federal deadlines that require all digital products such as websites and apps to provide ample accessibility. That includes taking such steps as offering text alternatives for some images; enabling keyboard navigation without a mouse; providing proper captions for videos; and making PDFs, forms and other documents accessible…
The Accessibility Rules Were There. The Enforcement Wasn’t
August 5, 2026 | Source: Shelterforce
Courts to City Housing Depts: Pay for Accessibility Up Front—Or Pay More Later
August 6, 2026 | Source: Shelterforce
Gillibrand Introduces Two Bills To Support Accessible Housing For Seniors And People With Disabilities
August 6, 2026 | Source: U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
For nearly 40 years, federal laws have required municipal housing programs supported by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to meet specific accessibility standards. Those requirements are intended to ensure that people with mobility, hearing, and vision disabilities can live safely and independently in their homes. Yet decades later, I have encountered many affordable housing programs funded by local governments that fail to enforce those requirements, leaving fewer housing options for older adults aged 65 to 74, nearly one-quarter of whom have a disability…
No Ramp Out: The Payday Loan Hole of the Disability Community
August 5, 2026 | Source: The Century Foundation
It’s no longer up for debate: the United States is in the grip of an affordability crisis. Americans of every kind have less money to cover their core expenses. But while rising prices and stagnant wage growth is challenging for any household to manage, these challenges hit people with disabilities especially hard. What tools are available to those of us who get caught in a personal crisis on top of the broader affordability crisis? Unfortunately, the answer is: not many, and many of the most accessible ones are also profoundly predatory…
Promising Approaches for Keeping Our Seniors Housed and Healthy
August 6, 2026 | Source: Governing Magazine
The nation’s housing crisis is not only making it difficult for young people to afford rent or homeownership. It’s also affecting millions of seniors, who deserve to age with dignity and security. The mounting housing affordability, availability and accessibility challenges our seniors face need greater attention from state and local leaders. Roughly 12.4 million older households are housing cost-burdened. For a growing number, this burden can lead to homelessness, with renters most at risk. Meanwhile, many older homeowners cannot find accessible housing or afford the repairs that would allow them to safely age in place…
Giannoulias launches pilot program to make handicap placards easier to obtain in Illinois
August 6, 2026 | Source: CBS News and RiverBender
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Thursday that he has launched a pilot program to make parking disability placards easier to obtain. The program follows a new law that allows families caring for children and adults with disabilities to obtain handicap placards more easily. The law allows the Secretary of State’s office to issue meter-exempt handicap placards to legal guardians who transport those with disabilities who can’t drive themselves. Before this, disability placards were primarily provided to people with disabilities who drive themselves…
More Ohio students have a disability: Schools, families face challenges
August 6, 2026 | Source: Springfield News-Sun
The number of Ohio students with a disability is rising compared to before the pandemic, according to Ohio Department of Education and Workforce data analyzed by the Dayton Daily News. This is creating financial challenges for districts, headaches for parents and children who have not gotten needed care, our reporting found. In 2024-25, students with disabilities made up about 20.4% of public school students. About 18% of Ohio students were labeled “students with disabilities” in traditional K-12 schools in 2020-21, according to ODEW…
New Kentucky law aims to break barriers for high school graduates with disabilities
August 6, 2026 | Source: WDRB
Starting next school year, Kentucky high school students with disabilities will graduate with upgraded credentials aimed at boosting their career prospects. The change comes by way of House Bill 562, a newly enacted state law that creates an alternative high school diploma for students on a modified curriculum. It will officially take effect beginning in the 2027-28 school year. Currently, Kentucky students who follow a modified curriculum rather than a traditional academic program graduate with only a “certificate of completion.” Under HB 562, an estimated 4,500 students across the Commonwealth will instead be awarded a modified diploma — marking a major legislative shift…
Jack Fact — The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication found that 23% of Americans with disabilities say global warming is harming their own health “a great deal” or “a moderate amount,” compared with 14% of Americans without disabilities. By contrast, 31% of Americans with disabilities say global warming is “not at all” harming their own health, compared with 42% of Americans without disabilities.
Hit The Road Jack — Toledo offers new way for residents to explore accessible destinations and Accessible Attractions for Visitors With Visual Impairments and Accessibility: pre-airport prep for travellers
International News
As region looks to revamp accessibility committee, advocate wants politicians to be ‘a little more proactive’
July 30, 2026 | Source: CBC- Canada
The Region of Waterloo is seeking feedback on how the Grand River Accessibility Advisory Committee (GRAAC) currently operates as there are plans to make changes to how it operates this fall. The committee is a cross-disability municipal advisory committee that currently gives advice to the councils of Kitchener, Waterloo, the Region of Waterloo and the townships of Woolwich, Wellesley, Wilmot and North Dumfries. Currently, the committee is governed and administered by the City of Kitchener. In the fall, the region and City of Waterloo will take over the committee…
Decades-old covenant forces accessible housing project out of Edmundston’s centre
July 31, 2026 | Source: CBC- Canada
An affordable housing project designed for people living with physical and cognitive disabilities in Edmundston is being relocated because of a legal covenant written more than 60 years ago. The 24-unit development by Quebec-based non-profit Logement HAN — which stands for human-oriented, adapted and next-generation — was originally set to be built on a city-owned lot at 22nd Street and 39th Avenue. The east end property is just minutes from the hospital and other essential services. But a restrictive covenant — a legally binding agreement that limits how a piece of land can be used — was maintained by the former school district when it transferred the land to the city in the 1960s…
Bonnie Bieganski launches Portage council campaign focused on inclusion, accessibility
July 31, 2026 | Source: Portage Online- Canada
Bonnie Bieganski says her lifelong connection to Portage la Prairie and her experience working in social services have motivated her to run for city council in the 2026 municipal election. Bieganski announced her campaign for council on July 25, saying she wants to bring a focus on listening, accessibility and community representation to the council table. “Portage la Prairie has always been home,” Bieganski said in a campaign introduction. “It’s where I was raised, and although my education and career took me elsewhere for a time, this community has always been where my heart is.”…
Advocates call for standalone disability legislation in the Yukon
August 2, 2026 | Source: CBC- Canada
Advocates in the Yukon are calling on the territorial government to create standalone disability legislation — something they say will protect people’s rights and ensure accessibility and financial support for Yukoners living with disabilities. The Yukon is currently one of five Canadian jurisdictions that does not have standalone disability legislation. People calling for the legislation say they want support to be accessible in one place, instead of them having to apply for specific supports through multiple government bodies…
Audit Report on Accessibility Facilities in Institutions Providing Services for Persons with Disabilities Presented to Minister Upali Pannila
August 2, 2026 Source- Daily News- Sri Lanka
An audit regarding accessibility facilities in institutions providing services for persons with disabilities was conducted around Sethsiripaya Stage I and Stage II in Battaramulla. Its final audit report was presented to the Minister of Rural Development, Social Security, and Community Empowerment, Upali Pannila, on the 31st at the Ministry premises. Under the 2026 Budget proposals, an allocation of Rs. 1,000 million was made to enhance accessibility and sanitation facilities for the disabled community across public places and state institutions, including Divisional Secretariats, railway stations, bus stands, courts, and police stations…
Auckland Transport and customer using a disability assist dog reach resolution
August 3, 2026 | Source: Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission- New Zealand
Auckland Transport (AT) and Yuchen Zheng have resolved a complaint relating to an incident in August 2023 involving Yuchen and their disability assist dog, Echo. The complaint arose after Yuchen was incorrectly advised that Echo was required to wear a muzzle to travel on an AT bus and was subsequently asked to leave the service. Disability assist dogs are allowed to travel the Auckland Public Transport network at all times without a muzzle. AT apologises for the experience Yuchen had and acknowledges it did not meet the standard of service it strives to provide. AT also acknowledges the impact the incident had on Yuchen and appreciates them raising their concerns…
Cart aims to give disabled people countryside access
August 3, 2026 | Source: BBC- UK
There are hopes that a specially designed carriage for people in wheelchairs will allow them to experience previously inaccessible areas of the South Downs Way. The Obamobile is a horse-drawn cart in which people with disabilities or limited mobility can access the countryside or beaches more easily. Simon Mulholland, who invented the cart, said: “It means that not only the person in the wheelchair can access the countryside, their family can too because if one person can’t do something, nobody in the family does it.”…
Litigation brings down barriers to accessibility
August 4, 2026 | Source: China Daily- China
China is using procuratorial public interest litigation to strengthen barrier-free environment construction to protect the rights of people with disabilities, the elderly and those with accessibility needs, according to the country’s latest human rights action plan. The National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2026-30), released by the State Council Information Office in June, calls for stronger procuratorial public interest litigation in areas including barrier-free environment construction. Qiu Jinghui, deputy director of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate’s Public Interest Litigation Procuratorial Department, said the requirement recognizes the progress made during the previous action plan period and sets higher expectations…
Seodaemun-gu Upgrades All Unmanned Kiosks With Barrier-Free Features for Residents With Disabilities
August 4, 2026 | Source: The Herald Business- South Korea
Visually impaired residents in Seodaemun-gu will now be able to obtain official documents on their own by following voice prompts, while wheelchair users can adjust the screen to their eye level — all without assistance from another person. Seodaemun-gu, led by District Mayor Park Un-gi, announced Tuesday that it has fully upgraded all 17 unmanned civil-service kiosks at the district’s 14 neighborhood community centers and civic halls with barrier-free features, aimed at improving administrative service access for residents with visual, hearing and physical disabilities…
UK airports improve accessibility as demand for assistance services reaches record levels
August 5, 2026 | Source: THIIS- UK
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has published its annual Airport Accessibility Report for 2025/26, highlighting continued improvements in accessibility standards alongside record demand for passenger assistance services. Nineteen airports achieved a ‘very good’ rating: Aberdeen, Belfast City, Belfast International, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Cornwall Newquay, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Exeter, Liverpool, London City, London Luton, London Gatwick, London Southend, Manchester, Newcastle, Southampton and Teesside…
Are Saskatoon’s crosswalk signals too short?
August 5, 2026 | Source: CBC- Canada
Accessibility advocates in Saskatoon are signaling concerns about the amount of time pedestrians are given to cross some of the city’s intersections. Some crosswalk signal times don’t meet national standards, which can leave people with mobility issues or children rushing to cross busy streets, says a local group asking the city to commit to changing the situation. “Everyone is at risk from having these crosswalks timed poorly,” said Zachary De Francesco, a member of advocacy group Strong Towns YXE, who started a petition and brought the issue before the city’s transportation committee on Tuesday…
Deaf filmmaker Alvin Witcher recognized internationally for Ontario accessibility documentary
August 5 , 2026 | Source: Village Report- Canada
It was a moment deaf Cambridge filmmaker Alvin Witcher will never forget. Simply being in attendance at the Clin d’Oeil Festival in Reims, France, as a nominee for Best Feature Documentary was an accomplishment. But, when he saw his name pop up as the winner for his film, Gary Malkowski: A Deaf Legacy in Ontario, it was a rush of emotion he never could’ve prepared for. “I was shocked, honoured and incredibly grateful,” Witcher said. “It was an unforgettable moment to hear my film’s name announced in front of an international audience.”…
Autism diagnoses in NZ have more than tripled since 2009
August 6, 2026 | Source: 1News- New Zealand
New Zealand’s autism rates have more than tripled in the last 15 years, with diagnoses continuing to rise in both children and adults, prompting a warning from researchers about the country’s health and disability services needing to prepare for a continued growth in demand. The findings come after a study from the University of Otago’s faculty of medicine, which suggested there was no evidence of the increase slowing. University of Otago department of psychological medicine associate professor Ben Beaglehole led the study, which analysed three national health and disability databases between 2009 and 2023…
How the Church is helping those with disabilities around the world
August 6, 2026 | Source: The Church News- Brazil, Indonesia, Argentina and El Salvador
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the world have worked in recent months to facilitate donations of equipment and educational support for children and adults with disabilities. In El Salvador, the Church worked with the Teletón Pro-Rehabilitation Association to donate 228 wheelchairs and 340 mobility devices to individuals on Tuesday, July 14, in San Salvador. The donation included 26 standard adult wheelchairs, 34 active pediatric wheelchairs, 38 active adult wheelchairs, 110 pediatric support wheelchairs, 20 all-terrain wheelchairs and 340 mobility devices, including walkers, canes and other support equipment…
Accessibility Blogs, Information, and Videos
- Disability Cultural Center Newsletter
- Inclusivity? Diversity? Start With Accessibility- B&T
- The Dirty Secrets of Accessibility- Jeffrey Thompson2
- Caring State begins with accessible services- DailyNews
- The Aging That Spaces Have Yet To Notice- Guiaderodas
- Accommodating Truck Drivers with Motor Impairments- JAN
- Workers are all in fight-or-flight mode, expert says- Ginger Christ
- Advances in Glaucoma Clinical Trial Research- Dr. Jeffrey Goldberg (YouTube)
- Rooted in What Lasts: Identity Beyond Disability- Dan Vander Plaats
- Web Accessibility: 20 Exercises You Can Check Right in the Browser- Habr
- Gallery of What is accessibility in mobility and urban transportation- ArchDaily
- Accessibility Is an Operations Deadline, Not an IT Project- Albert Nii Noi Okwei
- The colors that are compliant on both white and black backgrounds- A11y explained
- Paralympian Ellie Cole Is Optimistic About The Future Of Accessible Dining- Urban List
- Accessibility Audit: How to Make Your Digital Products EAA-Compliant- Chantal Seiter
- Paul G. Hearne Emerging Leaders Award- American Association of People with Disabilities
- Community Gatherings Halve Cognitive Disability Risk in Older Adults- Neuroscience News
- Accessibility advocacy also entails fighting to protect our gains- Sherry Toh, SMA News Today
- MacArthur Series: Disability and Racial Justice Solidarity- San Francisco Disability Cultural Center (YouTube)
- The case for age-friendly design that helps every resident thrive- Sam Bennett, Taranaki Daily News
- Two ministries, one blind spot: OTTs grapple with conflicting accessibility rules- Exchange4Media- India
- From compliance to confidence: How modern organizations are rethinking accessible communication- Ross
- After a stranger gifts a boy with autism a piano, he dazzles the world: “He’s Mozart level”- CBS Evening News (Video)
- Why hospitality operators are increasingly choosing to work together on accessibility- Hospitality and Catering News
- Testifiers detail need to bolster adult transition services for students with disabilities- Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus
- Accounting for mobility needs of seniors and persons with reduced mobility in accessibility planning metrics- Ministry of Transport
- Accessible by Design Issue 13: Customer Experience Begins in the Boardroom Long Before Customers Open Your App, Enter Your Space, or Use Your Servi- Emi Hutton
- Urban Green Space Engagement and Mental Well-Being: The Role of Accessibility, Activity, and Social Interaction among University Students in Kobe, Japan- Scientific Research
- Global Patterns of Visual Disability and Low Vision Aid Prescription: A Systematic Review- Vidhya Verma, Saroj Gupta, Priti Singh, Samendra Karkhur, and Pratyush Ranjan Behera
Federally Speaking
- FCC Announces CPAAC Meeting on September 16, 2026
- The hidden challenge of 508 compliance- Federal News Network
- Spotlight Q&A: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)- EARN
- U.S. Senators push to extend the All Stations Accessibility Program- KHQA
- FCC Sets Comment Dates for Proposed Modernization of Alerting Systems- FCC
- The ADA: Expanding the American Dream for all- Julie Hocker, Department of Labor
- The New Rules of Procurement: What It Means to Buy Tech in 2026- Government Technology
- Updated DHHS Accessibility Rules May Reduce or Increase Risk- South Florida Hospital News
- It’s Live! Check Out Our New CAPE-Youth Website- ODEP’s Center for Advancing Policy on Employment
- After leave, return-to-work approaches should be ‘early, coordinated and sustained,’ DOL official says- HR Dive
- Freedom Haulers: A new federal effort to put more veterans behind the wheel- Marshall J. Usher, Department of Labor
- Cross-System Collaboration: Supporting Accessibility in American Job Centers- July, 2026 | Report/Brief- LEAD Center
- FTA issues $22 million NOFO aiming to improve safety, accessibility of buses for passengers and operators- Mass Transit
- John Larson and Danny Davis Seek GAO Review of Social Security Disability Review Federalization- Quiver Quantitative
- Disability Self-Identification Form Approved for Use by Federal Contractors Through July 2029- David J. Goldstein, Littler
Higher Education Blogs and Information
- Alison Bell: Education must be part of ADA conversation- Daily Journal
- AI Reduces Barriers to More Accessible Courses (opinion)- Inside Higher Ed
- Disabled Iowa State grad student sues school for discrimination- Ames Tribune
- Blood marker tracks hidden progression in multiple sclerosis- University of Basel
- Testing accommodations garner mixed opinions among ND professors- The Observer
- York College Joins Record-Breaking CUNY ADA Celebration- York College- CUNY
- How Kazakh Youth Transforms Accessibility Through Technology- The Astana Times
- USF student graduating Saturday wants to help others with mobility challenges- Spectrum
- Creating Accessible LaTeX Documents- LibGuides at Michigan State University Libraries
- Faculty Learning and Support Self-guided Learning and Workshops- University of Virginia
- Disabled student sues Iowa State for harassment, retaliation, ‘severe chemical hazards’- The Gazette
- What the ADA Title II Digital Accessibility Deadline Means for University IT Procurement- EdTech Magazine
- New USC program will expand access to mental healthcare for autistic youth in South Carolina- University of South Carolina
Legal Blogs and Information
- Legal Update: July 2026- Ken Nakata
- Melba Taylor, et al., v. US Department of Education
- Overview of the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design- ADA National Network
- Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation must face disability accommodation claim again- HRD
- “Wisconsin judge rules that paper absentee ballots violate rights of certain disabled people”- Derek Muller
- Discrimination—Disability—4th Cir.: Court revives accommodation claim of Orkin pest control tech placed on unpaid leave for 16 months- Vital Law
- In Victory for Voting Rights, Court Rules Wisconsin’s Absentee Voting System Illegally Discriminates Against Voters With Print Disabilities- LAW FWD
Accessibility Announcements
- Florence park gets $3 million accessibility upgrade
- MBTA Readies for Signaling, Accessibility- Project Work
- County Asks Marin to Grade and Guide Accessibility Policies
- Digital Euro App To Incorporate Highest Accessibility Standards
- SEPTA to close 11th Street Station for $44M accessibility project
- IAAP Professional Certification Scholarship Application: 3Q 2026
- Manchester Airport earns top accessibility rating from UK regulator
- Celfocus Advances Digital Inclusion with Accessible eSign Platform
- Aurora’s $1.9M City Hall ADA Makeover Triggers Public Showdown
- ECB promises fully accessible digital euro app with testing set for 2027
- TRU launches communication cards as part of accessibility commitment
- UK airports improve accessibility as demand for assistance reaches record levels
- Get involved with WordPress Accessibility 2026 and help put on this year’s event
- Recently Introduced Housing Bills Address Accessibility, Preservation, and Disaster Mitigation
- Canton town and village leaders say accessibility issues at municipal building will be addressed
- AbleVu and KultureCity Partner to Expand How People Discover Sensory-Inclusive Experiences
- Opening the Digital Doors: How St George’s Tufnell Park Is Supporting Accessibility via Its Website
- Executive Benson Touts $80,000 State Grant to Increase Accessibility for Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Mercer County
- Munich has become the first German airport to achieve Level 1 of ACI World’s Accessibility Enhancement Accreditation (AEA) programme
Accessibility Products and Services
- Accessible benches added to Ohio State Fairgrounds
- Poll Results: Accessibility in Cleaning Drives Innovation
- 10 iPhone Accessibility features that are useful for everyone
- WordPress 7.1 Accessibility Change May Break Some Plugins
- EarFun on Engineering Accessible Audio: Inside the Air Pro 4i
- All-terrain wheelchair makes Sammamish State Park accessible
- NewsWIL Working to Make The Cowboy State More Accessible
- Campaign expands accessible rental options for SMA vacationers
- Why the future of robots is serving humans, not just imitating them
- Mada Center promotes inclusion and digital accessibility for elderly
- GCash Consults Visually Impaired Users to Improve App Accessibility
- Connection That Matters: Spectrum Offers In-Store Virtual ASL Service
- First wheelchair accessible dock on Norris Lake in Campbell County opens
- GCash rolls out SoundPay to boost accessibility for visually impaired users
- Center for Human Services launch Missouri’s first mobile accessibility center
- Illinois Assistive Technology Program uses Meta glasses to improve accessibility
- Sumitomo Life Invests in Ashirase to Advance Indoor Navigation and Accessibility Tech
- New Study Designs Accessible String Instrument Learning for Blind and Low-Vision Musicians
- PRIMA, first brain-computer interface, commercially available in Europe to restore central vision in GA
Accessibility Forums, Tips, and Gaming
- Gaming Accessibility Database
- Puzzledorf Brings New Puzzles to Xbox in 2026
- Accessibility in Writing: How to Create Accessible Documentation That Works for Everyone
AI Employment and Legal Trends
- AI and Accessibility- Disability Belongs
- The Missing Piece for Browser Agents- The AI Journal
- Can AI make the workplace more accessible? – HR Dive
- The AI That Cheated and Why Experts Are Concerned- CBS
- Meta breach adds to concerns about AI models going rogue- Fox
- Avoid auto rejections: How to oust AI-driven discrimination- HR Magazine
- It’s time to open the black box of AI-driven employment decisions- Fast Company
- AI in research showcase – Postdoc Liske Kotzé-Hörstmann- Stellenbosch University
- 10 SEO use cases for auditing your accessibility tree for AI search- Search Engine Land
- AI regulation is reshaping the HR world faster than most employers realize- HR Executive
- Three stories about AI and accessibility that every CTO will recognize- Robin Christopherson
- AI weeds out older and minority job applicants, lawsuit against Workday claims- Baltimore Sun
- AI in Health Care: Intersectionally Speaking, What Could Go Wrong?
- August 12th at 4:00 PM in CT
- A Guide for New Jersey Employers on AI + Workplace Algorithmic Discrimination Risks- Jackson Lewis
- Bridging the digital divide: How Joseph Monday’s AI research could transform Braille accessibility- Vanguard
- Human augmentation, bionic art, and how AI can help with disabilities (Enable: The Disability Podcast)- Syracuse
- Civil Rights Groups Warn AI Could Become the Next Front in the Fight Against Discrimination- The Washington Informer
Accessibility Statements
- CAPTRUST
- USTransCOM
- UW-Eau Claire
- BiblioCommons
- Monash University
- State of West Virginia
- Empire State University
- Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority
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