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I've Been Thinking
By Randy Cooper | March 22, 2013
Personally, I believe the CRPD will provide me and other people with disabilities the opportunity to participate in the increasingly global community. Learn More »
Blog Category: Disability Rights, Accessibility
Sports, Disability, and Equality
By John Register | February 4, 2013
I applaud US Department of Education’s guidance regarding the inclusion of athletes with disabilities into mainstream sporting activities at the K-12 level. Learn More »
Blog Category: Education, Disability Rights, Accessibility
The CRPD Counts in the World
By Julie Arostegui | January 28, 2013
At the very time that the CPRD was defeated in the Senate, I was in Africa, specifically Uganda and Rwanda, two countries that know very well about issues of sovereignty, conflict, and disability. Learn More »
Blog Category: Disability Rights, Veterans, Accessibility
Disaster Resources
By Jennah Bedrosian | November 1, 2012
This past week has been hard for many communities across the U.S, including ours. Learn More »
Blog Category: Accessibility
Historic Church in the Nation’s Capital Launches Groundbreaking Ceremony for Increased Accessibility
By Asantewaa Nkrumah-Ture | October 22, 2012
After a journey of almost 20 years in the making, Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ, Washington, DC, a church founded by former slaves in the late 1880s, held a sacred groundbreaking ceremony on September 30 to begin renovations to assure accessibility to members and others in the community. Learn More »
Blog Category: Interfaith, Accessibility
Mark's Weekly Message
By Mark Perriello | August 31, 2012
Frederick Douglas once said, “Without a struggle, there can be no progress.” Learn More »
Blog Category: Accessibility, Disability Rights
2012 Paralympics
By Jennah Bedrosian | August 27, 2012
Wednesday will mark the opening day of the 2012 Paralympic games. Learn More »
Blog Category: Entertainment, Telecom and Technology, Accessibility
22 Years Ago...
By Jennah Bedrosian | July 19, 2012
A coalition of disability rights groups – including ADAPT, the American Association of People with Disabilities, National Council on Independent Living, the National Disability Rights Network, and over 50 local and state disability rights groups and service providers – are leading a campaign to push back against the hotel industry's attack on the Americans with Disabilities Act. Learn More »
Blog Category: Accessibility, Disability culture, Disability Rights
Enough is enough!
By AAPD | July 18, 2012
Believe it or not, our civil rights are under attack!!! Learn More »
Blog Category: Accessibility, Disability culture, Disability Rights
Strengthening Our Voices – Voting Rights
By Sarah Hillware | July 17, 2012
There is no more important and essential right in our society than the right to vote... Learn More »
