US Justice Department Rule to Enhance Digital Accessibility for Individuals with Disabilities

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Discover how the US Justice Department is advancing with a rule to enhance web and mobile app accessibility for individuals with disabilities, potentially affecting a wide range of commercial and public entities. Explore how this can shape the future of digital inclusivity.

When we accept all humans are different, we spend less time trying to make them ‘fit in’, and design instead for our uniqueness.

Interview with Jenny McLaughlin Lead for Heathrow Airport Disability Network Jenny McLaughlin has worked within the airport industry for over 19 years. This began at East Midlands Airport as an Environment and Safeguarding Officer achieving ISO14001. The last 14 years have been at Heathrow Airport in a number of departments including Environment, Airside and now … Read more

In Their Own Words: How The Americans With Disabilities Act Changed People’s Lives

Judy Heumann I was born in 1947. And in 1949, there was another polio epidemic and I had polio. When I was 5 years old, my mother took me to school to register me. And that was the first time that I think they really understood that having a disability meant not being equal, because … Read more

The Valuable 500: Over a Third of Companies Pledge to Accelerate Disability Inclusion in the Wake of COVID-19

LONDON, July 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today, The Valuable 500 –  the global movement working to get 500 of the world’s largest businesses to commit to placing disability inclusion on their business leadership agendas – recognises the 30th anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act  (ADA) Day on Sunday by releasing new research exploring how companies are working to … Read more

There’s a lot of ignorance regarding people with disabilities.

This ignorance, this lack of information promotes negative stereotypes. Interview with Lorena Julio, human rights advocate and Co-Founder of Comparlante. Hosted by Antonio Santos, Debra Ruh and Neil Milliken. Lorena Julio is a human rights advocate with a Master in Compared Public Policies and a degree in Social Communication. She worked for more than 14 years in … Read more