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The Accessibility Clock Is Ticking for State Governments

April 29, 2025 | Source: Government Technology

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As the clock ticks down to the federal web accessibility mandate deadline, some state and local governments could find themselves pushed to bring their extensive backlogs of online content into compliance. At the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) Midyear Conference in Philadelphia, state accessibility officers sounded the alarm that many government agencies are behind and will need to work quickly to comply…

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Families celebrate a more inclusive Newport Beach, opening of universally accessible playground

April 25, 2025 | Source: Daily Pilot

A vision of a more inclusive Newport Beach sparked by a young resident who spoke out on behalf of her nonverbal sister six years ago came to fruition with the dedication Wednesday of the city’s first playground designed to be accessible to people with disabilities. The $900,000 renovation of San Miguel Park’s 5,500-square-foot play area has a long tube slide that visitors with mobility issues can reach via a spiraling belt of suspended play mats, instead of stairs or ladders…

Why judges blocked the Trump admin’s school DEI crackdown

April 26, 2025 | Source: NPR

Three federal judges, in Maryland, New Hampshire and Washington, D.C., ruled Thursday that the Trump administration had overstepped when it ordered the nation’s schools to stop all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs as well as classroom teaching the administration might consider discriminatory. For the moment, this means the U.S. Department of Education cannot make good on its threat to punish noncompliant districts by withholding vital federal funding, including dollars that help K-12 schools serve low-income students and children with disabilities…

Serving people with disabilities on public transportation

April 26, 2025 | Source: The Western Front

Several weeks ago, an article ran in The Front that raised questions regarding the accessibility of public transportation in Whatcom County. Since meeting the needs of people with disabilities is a huge part of what we do at Whatcom Transportation Authority (WTA), I want to be clear about what’s available. WTA operates a fleet of what we call “fixed route” buses, or the large city buses you see coursing through town. All of our fixed route buses meet accessibility standards set by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)…

David’s Chair expands accessibility on the Oregon coast

April 26, 2025 | Source: Newport News Times

Born in 2017 from a dream of allowing mobility impaired individuals to better access the outdoors, the nonprofit David’s Chair now houses 23 chairs in 17 locations across four states. Jeff Kallevig, David’s Chair’s Operations Manager for Northwest Oregon, said that the organization’s expansion had been made possible by a partnership with Oregon Parks Forever that helped bring in grant dollars to catalyze partnerships on the coast. David Hartrick was diagnosed with ALS in 2017 and found that his decreased mobility made it hard to access outdoor recreation opportunities that he loved…

Disabled child’s fight for fair treatment could help others – or raise bar for discrimination claims

April 28, 2025 | Source: USA Today and C-SPAN and AP and Courthouse News Service

Justices seem puzzled by district’s argument in disability case

April 28, 2025 | Source: K-12 Dive

When a Minnesota family took their fight for fair treatment for their disabled daughter to the Supreme Court, they hoped the justices would make it easier for them to hold their school district accountable. Many lower courts use a tougher standard for discrimination suits related to education than for other allegations pursued through the Americans with Disabilities Act. Gina and Aaron Tharpe want the Supreme Court stop that. But the district is defending itself in a way that threatens to raise the bar for all victims of disability discrimination, they say…

Denver moves another step closer to getting safer and more accessible sidewalks

April 28, 2025 | Source: Denver7

The Mile High City is getting another step closer to having safer and more accessible sidewalks. Denver City Council approved a $15 million contract to help with the development of a master plan. This comes years after Denver voters approved the Denver Deserves Sidewalks initiative, which shifted the responsibility of sidewalk maintenance from private property owners to the city and established a citywide fee to fund the work. Jill Locantore, executive director for Denver Streets Partnership, explained the delay in moving the program forward…

Meet the Texan trying to make emergency response accessible for all

April 28, 2025 | Source: Texas Standard

When University of Texas student Fabiola Amaya heard the fire alarm blare through her dorm, she felt a sense of panic. Unlike the rest of her peers, Amaya couldn’t immediately evacuate the building. She was told to stay put and wait for further instructions. Amaya uses a power wheelchair, and at the time she lived on campus with her mother, who serves as her full-time caregiver. Unlike many other universities and community colleges across Texas, UT Austin doesn’t have evacuation chairs in any of its buildings…

Deaf students had a path to science careers — until their federal grants ended

April 28, 2025 | Source: NPR

In the laboratory, Sara Blick-Nitko searches for treatments for cancer. But before she could become a scientist, she had to find what deaf people like her call the “Deaf Scientist Pipeline.” The federal grants that make up that pipeline helped her earn a Ph.D., begin her post-doctoral research and overcome the multiple barriers that historically keep deaf students from becoming scientists. “Growing up, I never met another deaf person working in the science field,” says Blick-Nitko…

A severe autism advocate responds to RFK Jr.’s research initiative

April 28, 2025 | Source: NPR

About one in 31 children in the U.S. has been identified with autism spectrum disorder, according to CDC data released this month. When Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discussed these findings, he declared that autism is a rapidly growing “epidemic” in the U.S. and vowed to identify the “environmental toxin” he says is to blame. Which of Kennedy’s remarks rang true to those in the autism community? Jill Escher is the president of the National Council on Severe Autism, and had both gratitude and criticism for the new initiative…

Millard elementary school furthers accessibility through communication board

April 29, 2025 | Source: Nebraska Public Media

In January, Wheeler Elementary School debuted a special sign outside on its playground. The sign has pictures on it and provides a way for students with different needs or communication styles to interact with their classmates and the school staff. The children’s needs can vary, ranging from not being able to speak because of physical or neurological issues to not speaking English as a first language. “We just wanted to bring all that together so everyone could hopefully communicate better together, foster those social interactions and friendship skills and be inclusive to all,” said Emily Kurz…

Miss Vermont contestant seeks greater accessibility, inclusivity

April 29, 2025 | Source: Manchester Journal

Miss Vermont contestant Xiamara Achilles is sharing her experience as a person with disabilities, with the goal of expanding awareness and inspiring hope in others. This marks her first time in a pageant. She said she’s been on “a mission to get out of her comfort zone” ever since she studied abroad a few years ago. “The world is so big,” she said. “I decided I shouldn’t be holding myself back after such an amazing experience.” Achilles, 22, of Brattleboro, recently graduated from the University of New England in Maine…

Parent sues Thompson School District over accessibility at Loveland High School

April 29, 2025 | Source: Loveland Reporter-Herald

A parent in the Thompson School District has filed a lawsuit alleging that the district has failed to provide accessibility for disabled people. The lawsuit, filed in November in the U.S. District Court in Denver, is in settlement negotiations, according to Joanna Johnson, the plaintiff. Johnson, who has Sjogren’s syndrome, an autoimmune disease that limits her ability to speak and walk, among other ailments, said the district has not given appropriate accommodations for her power chair, causing her to miss dozens of events at Loveland High School, where her son attends…

Katie Dolan: Trump’s attack on accessibility

April 29, 2025 | Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

I had been falling a lot. It was almost as if my small feet were suddenly too big. Then my symptoms took a darker turn. “I can’t see!” I gasped one frigid January morning in 1997. Beside me, my boyfriend asked, “What do you mean you can’t see?” I couldn’t catch enough breath to speak normally. My left eye hurt, and I could only see a kind of darkness that I had never seen before. It was like an abyss. My voice was too loud, too quick, too high. I was disoriented…

This Boston gym was built for neurodivergent people to get fit

April 29, 2025 | Source: WGBH

On a recent afternoon at a West Roxbury gym, Brendan Bartczak was doing farmer’s walks — walking back and forth with a 20-pound dumbbell in each hand. Next up, his trainer Nanea Kay counted as he did squats. People are lifting weights and doing bench presses nearby. For a gym, it’s notably quiet. There is no loud music or TV screens. Inclusive Fitness was specifically designed for people who are neurodivergent and who have intellectual disabilities…

Hampton Beach Accessibility Study: What needs to be done to welcome all

April 30, 2025 | Source: Fosters

Hampton Beach State Park meets the 1990 accessibility standards established under the Americans with Disabilities Act, but there is still significant room for improvement to enhance safety and accessibility for individuals with visual, auditory, and mobility challenges. That was the message delivered recently to the Hampton Beach Area Commission by Johanna Lyons, planning and development specialist for New Hampshire’s State Parks. The information came from a year-long Accessibility Feasibility Study commissioned by the state to examine Hampton Beach State Park for ways to make it easier for everyone to enjoy…

Family of boy with mobility challenges pays back help they received. What they’re doing

April 30, 2025 | Source: The Patriot Ledger

Mary Holleran described her 9-year-old son, Liam, as a really happy kid who loves school and his classmates. “Liam is awesome,” Holleran said. “He’s a wonderful kid with a lot of challenges and disabilities.” Liam was born in 2016 with spina bifida, a condition when the spine and spinal cord don’t form properly. Holleran said they found out at an 18-week ultrasound, and that’s when their journey began. The family also has a second son, Timmy, who is in first grade…

Bill Gates’ daughter reveals father has ‘Asperger’s syndrome’ after comments about autism spectrum

April 30, 2025 | Source: The Independent

Phoebe Gates appears to have revealed that her father, Bill Gates, has “Asperger’s syndrome.” During this week’s episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast, host Alex Cooper asked the 22-year-old daughter of the billionaire Microsoft co-founder what her experience has been with bringing men home to her dad. Her response: “For the guy, terrifying. For me, it’s hilarious because my dad’s pretty socially awkward. Like he’s said before, he has Asperger’s. So, like to me, it’s so funny.”…

Wheelchair users say repair bill is about ‘restoring dignity’

April 30, 2025 | Source: WGBH

Wheelchair users are calling long wait times for wheelchair repairs an enduring “crisis of equity” as lawmakers ponder whether to take up bills designed to make wheelchairs more reliable for those who depend on them for their livelihoods and health. Wheelchair users crowded into a State House hearing room Tuesday to speak about the loss of independence extended wheelchair repairs cause, alongside their concerns about structural deficiencies in the repair system…

Education Department stops $1 billion in funding for school mental health

May 1, 2025 | Source: NPR

The Trump administration says it will stop paying out $1 billion in federal grants that school districts across the country have been using to hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers. The U.S. Department of Education is telling impacted districts that the Biden administration, in awarding the grants, violated “the letter or purpose of Federal civil rights law.” The grants were part of the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act – a bill passed in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in which a teen gunman killed 19 elementary school students, two adults and injured 17 people…

Berkeley City Council adds accessibility expertise to evaluating street funding

May 1, 2025 | Source: The Daily Californian

The Berkeley City Council unanimously approved a resolution adding expertise with the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, as a qualifying skillset for the incoming Safe Streets Citizen Oversight Committee at their regular Tuesday meeting. Measure FF, a local measure passed by Berkeley residents in November 2024, provides annual funding for repairs to streets and sidewalks and established the Safe Streets Citizen Oversight Committee to review funding for city streets…

Barking Up the Right Tree: Accessibility Resource Fair delivers a bite

May 1, 2025 | Source: Pasadena Weekly

Poodle Palooza is no more. After seven annual mobility dog events dubbed Poodle Palooza, the event, which is slated for May 3 at Pasadena Hall, has a new moniker. The Accessibility Resource Fair, aka ARF, provides those with special needs an opportunity to connect and find valuable support. “It was time for a change with the name,” said Janie Lynn Heinrich, Pasadena-based MobilityDog founder and executive director. “Poodle Palooza is a fun word but it confused people.”…

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DPMB Plans Changes To Fleet To Improve Accessibility for Passengers with Sensory Disabilities

April 25, 2025 | Source: Brno Daily- Czechia

As part of a joint initiative, the Brno Transport Company (DPMB) and Masaryk University (MUNI) have created a detailed list of measures to remove barriers to public transport for people with sensory disabilities. DPMB plans to make adjustments to its vehicles in stages to address the issues identified. “We always take disabled passengers into consideration when implementing all transport projects and investments,” said Miloš Havránek, General Director of DPMB and 1st Vice-Chair of the Czech Association of Transport Companies…

Former Metrolinx fare inspector says protecting accessible parking not a priority for agency

April 25, 2025 | Source: CBC- Canada

A former fare inspector for Metrolinx says enforcing the rules around accessible parking spots at GO stations was not a priority for the transit agency during his time there. Hunter Chantiam, who left the role last year for a new opportunity, is speaking out two months after CBC Toronto reported on GO Station parking spots reserved for people with disabilities being misused. “I had the tools to enforce it, but I didn’t necessarily feel that I was being backed up by the management team when I did try to protect people’s rights and the spots,” said Chantiam…

As Swiggy, Zepto face legal heat, MIB tells OTTs to fix accessibility features

April 25, 2025 | Source: The Financial Express- India

In a significant push for digital inclusivity, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has issued a fresh advisory to streaming platforms, calling on them to improve accessibility features for persons with disabilities (PwDs) in accordance with Indian law. The advisory, dated April 22, follows a December 2024 ruling by the Delhi High Court in the case of Akshat Baldwa and Anr. vs Maddock Films Pvt. Ltd. and Ors., which reinforced the legal obligation of digital content providers to cater to viewers with disabilities…

Got accessibility issues with voting? Here’s what you might need to know

April 26, 2025 | Source: CBC- Canada

Karthik Babu Menon is ready to vote in his first-ever federal election, but he’s not just thinking about how to mark his ballot, but also about the potential challenges he might face in getting into the voting booth. In previous elections, he’s found voting fairly accessible as someone who uses a walker to get around Saskatoon, but he thinks there’s still ways to make voting even easier, for instance, by getting rid of pencil and paper voting. “I would definitely prefer something which has touch technology, like touch screens,” he said…

Using positive language around my disability shows you care

April 27, 2025 | Source: ABC News- Australia

Imagine being stopped at the supermarket and told, “You’re so inspiring for just … being out and about!” Good intentions or not, if we unpack what is really being said, it’s that my existence as a disabled person is viewed as some sort of motivational seminar. To praise me for doing my weekly shop is not a compliment. It’s a reminder that society doesn’t expect people like me to step out of the house, let alone thrive. As someone who lives at the intersection of disability, womanhood, and cultural diversity, I experience the weight of language every day…

Long ballot, lines in Carleton cause accessibility issues at polling station

April 27, 2025 | Source: Ottawa Citizen- Canada

Benjamin Firth is a Carleton-riding resident who has spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. He also has brain damage to the motor and visual cortexes, which means he cannot read words over four to five letters long. He also needs to have a personal support worker come into his home regularly to help with daily activities and physical therapy like stretches to help with tense muscles. Despite this, Firth has been voting in the Carleton riding for years with assistance from his mother…

Rye campaigners call for better accessibility in town on ‘Mobility Awareness Day’

April 27, 2025 | Source: ITV- UK

A demonstration has taken place in a Sussex town to highlight the accessibility issues many disabled people can face in their everyday lives. A group made the journey through Rye in wheelchairs, holding a ‘Mobility Awareness Day.’ Campaigners wanted to show how difficult it can be to get around the town for disabled people and are calling for improvements to pavements and kerbs. They said they don’t want accessibility issues to be people’s first impressions of the historic town, but want it to be more inclusive for all…

South Korean YouTuber’s wheelchair ride uncovers the heartstrings of HK’s warmth and accessibility

April 27, 2025 | Source: The Standard- Hong Kong

Amidst the bustling streets of Hong Kong, South Korean paraplegic YouTuber Park We has recently unveiled a new perspective of the city’s accessible transportation system and the warm support extended to those with disabilities. In a video uploaded earlier this month, Park and his friend captured their journey navigating the city’s transport from Kowloon to Hong Kong Island. Before their adventure on the MTR, the duo praised the overall planning of the sidewalks, noting that while the sidewalks are sometimes narrow, no curbs or steps hinder wheelchair accessibility…

Disability community asks to co-design ‘isolating’ social media ban

April 27, 2025- ABC News- Australia

For people with a disability, social media can be a lifeline. For the neurodivergent, people with sensory challenges and the immunocompromised, it can be a safe and manageable way to stay in touch with the world and connect with people who understand your experience. In November, the Senate inquiry into the federal government’s ban on social media for children under 16 received about 15,000 submissions, including one signed by nine disability groups concerned about how a ban would affect the lives of people with a disability…

Disability advocates call for more funding to fix regional footpaths

April 28, 2025 | Source: ABC- Australia

Travelling along the footpath should be a relatively simple exercise, but for many people poorly maintained pathways pose a challenge, especially in regional centres. Mount Gambier resident Kit Cooper said when she was able-bodied she was unaware of the issue but that changed when she was diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) last May. The genetic condition causes her heart rate to increase abnormally and can lead to dizziness, light-headedness and fainting…

2 Sask. wheelchair curling teams heading to championships, pushing for greater accessibility in sport

April 28, 2025 | Source: CBC- Canada

After just one season of competing together, a Saskatoon-based wheelchair curling team is heading to Quebec this week to take on the best in the country. Team Andrews, named after skip Pete Andrews, will be making its first appearance at the 18th edition of the 2025 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship in Boucherville, south of Montreal. The team will face an uphill battle thanks to another team from Saskatchewan: Team Dash is hoping to come out of the competition with their third consecutive national title and sixth overall…

The False Economy of Cutting Disability Benefits

April 28, 2025 | Source: Social Europe- EU

What keeps you awake at night? For me, these days, however persistent the thoughts spooling in my mind can be, I have to admit that they are not, really, frightening. This is in contrast to my younger days when, living in the USA, anxieties about not having enough money, not being able to manage, knowing there was no safety net, could fill my nights with dread and stomach churning anxiety. I have gone without medical treatment because I couldn’t afford it, shopped for groceries with a calculator checking every item against a tiny budget, juggled the unpaid bills and the increasingly threatening demands for payment…

London’s Latest Accessibility Triumph!

April 29, 2025 | Source: Rail Technology Magazine- UK

Knightsbridge station has become the 93rd station on the Tube network to offer step-free access, Transport for London (TfL) has announced. A new entrance on Hooper’s Court features three 17-person lifts, which provide street-to-platform access to the Piccadilly line for the first time at the station. The new entrance has been facilitated by TfL working with the Knightsbridge Estate and its developer, Chelsfield. The Estate has redeveloped the building above the station, opening parts of the station that have been out of use since the 1930s due to escalators being installed…

IPC President to receive prestigious Japanese award

April 29, 2025 | Source: International Paralympic Committee- Japan

The Japanese Government has announced it is to award International Paralympic Committee President (IPC) Andrew Parsons with the prestigious Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun in a ceremony that will be held on Friday, 9 May 2025. Parsons will be presented with the award by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan at the Imperial Palace in recognition of his great contribution to the success of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. “I am deeply honoured to be awarded the prestigious Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun,” said the IPC President…

How Technology Is Redefining Accessibility For People With Disabilities

April 29, 2025 | Source: BW Healthcare World- India

In the early 2000s, Rajive Raturi, a disability rights advocate, filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court of India, highlighting the inaccessibility of public transport and public spaces for people with visual impairments. This advocacy culminated in a Supreme Court directive in 2017, asking all states to submit detailed reports on their accessibility standards and plans for improvement. However, the lack of response from the states led the court to turn to the disability sector for actionable insights…

E-Governance Platforms, Digital Payment Systems and Govt Websites Must Be Accessible To Persons With Disabilities

April 30, 2025 | Source: Live Law- India and Times of India

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 30) declared that right to digital access is a part of right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, and issued a set of directions to ensure that e-KYC process is accessible to persons with face disfigurement (due to acid attacks, accidents etc.) and visual impairment. The Court also directed that it is mandatory for all Government websites to adhere to Section 46 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, which requires both electronic and print media to be accessible to persons with disabilities…

Enhancing accessibility for persons with disabilities discussed in Ladakh

April 30, 2025 | Source: The Tribune- India

Multiple steps for betterment of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) were discussed during a high-level meeting in Leh. The meeting was attended online by Shashanka Ala, Secretary, Social and Tribal Welfare Department; Bhupesh Chaudhary, Secretary, Transport Department; Michael M D’Souza, Administrative Secretary, Public Works Department (R&B); and Bhanu Prabha, Secretary, School, Technical and Higher Education Department. Among others present were Leh DC Santosh Sukhadeve and Senior Superintendent of Police Shruti Arora…

Survey finds disabled people would trust AI tools if implemented with accessibility in mind

May 1, 2025 | Source: Assistive Technology- UK

New independent research by software company nuom has revealed growing concern among disabled people that the rise of AI in healthcare could lead to exclusion for those less confident with technology. nuom’s study, ‘AI in Healthcare: Why Public Trust Remains the Critical Missing Ingredient’, shows that while people increasingly embrace technology for health management, they remain deeply sceptical about AI-powered healthcare solutions specifically…

‘Tireless and inspiring advocate’: Tributes mark passing of accessibility hero Kevin Mills

May 1, 2025 | Source: Newmarket Today- Canada

The Newmarket community is mourning after the sudden passing of local hero Kevin Mills due to medical complications at age 44. Mills became a celebrated figure after hand-cycling across Canada in 2023 to promote accessibility, inclusivity and activity after injury. The quadriplegic also created the non-profit Pedaling Possibilities to promote and support those causes. The family announced the news May 1 on Mills’ Facebook page, as well as on April 30 on the Walk It Off Spinal Cord Wellness Centre Facebook page…

Former accessibility committee chair shocked by city’s workplace harassment probe

May 1, 2025 | Source: Cambridge Today- Canada

The former chair of Cambridge’s accessibility advisory committee (AAC) said he was shocked to learn he is the subject of a legal investigation by the city over allegations of workplace harassment. He claimed he is being targeted because of his outspoken advocacy on accessibility issues. Devin Sisak said he was checking his email yesterday when he found a letter from a third-party lawyer informing him that he is under investigation for allegations of workplace harassment stemming primarily from an incident at a March 12 meeting where plans for National Accessibility Week in Cambridge were being discussed…

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