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Tag Archives: accessibility
Your Vote Matters: Resources for Voters with Disabilities
Elections are coming up soon in the US and voting-age citizens with disabilities have the right to access polling places, ballots, and information about candidates and issues. We shared resources from the grantee community and elsewhere to help people with disabilities exercise their right to vote. Continue reading
Posted in Right Resources Right Now
Tagged accessibility, ADA, civic engagement, civic participation, civil rights, elections, HAVA, voting
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Quick Resources for an Inclusive Holiday Season
We’re right in the middle of the holiday season, with Thanksgiving behind us and December celebrations ahead of us. Whether it’s a family gathering or a company function, you can make sure holiday celebrations are inclusive of people with disabilities. … Continue reading
Posted in Right Resources Right Now
Tagged accessibility, customer service, Holidays, hospitality, inclusion, visitability
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Accessible City Corporation: Creating a Path Towards the Autonomy of People with Disabilities
Accessible City (in Spanish) is a non-profit organization in Chile focused on increasing opportunities for people with disabilities through universal and accessible design in public and private spaces. Since 2000, Accessible City has worked to increase development of opportunities for … Continue reading
Posted in Organization, Spanish
Tagged accessibility, accessible design, architecture, Chile, Ciudad Accesible, Spanish, Spanish-language, universal design
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A View from the Accessible Seats
NARIC’s Director Mark Odum shares his experience attending concerts and sporting events, and how laws like the ADA and ABA have made for a more equitable experience. Continue reading
Posted in From the Director, Right Resources Right Now
Tagged access, accessibility, events, Mark Odum
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SODIS Perú – Promoting Inclusive Societies Where the Rights of People with Disabilities are Fully Guaranteed
SODIS Perú (in Spanish) is a non-governmental organization founded by Congressman Javier Diez Canseco in 1997 in Perú to promote compliance with the rights of Peruvians with disabilities based on their active participation as citizens. To fulfill their vision of … Continue reading
CONADIS Peru: Working for the Recognition and Protection of the Rights of People with Disabilities
The National Council for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities of Peru (CONADIS Peru) (in Spanish) works to guarantee the recognition and protection of the rights of people with disabilities, creating conditions in their environment to address and overcome gaps … Continue reading
Posted in Organization
Tagged accessibility, CONADIS, Disabilities, inclusion, Peru, services, Spanish
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Answered Questions for May 2022: Accessible Transportation
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is I was recently diagnosed with a disability, which affects my ability to drive. What research, resources and information are … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue, Respuestas a las Preguntas, Spanish
Tagged accessibility, accessible ground transportation, accessible transit vehicles, accessible transportation, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Disabilities, disability, driving, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR-funded research, public transportation, Spanish, Spanish-language, technology, transportation, wheelchair securement systems
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FEBHI: A Federation of Associations in Spain that Support and Assist People with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
Since 1980, the Spanish Federation of Associations on Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (FEBHI, acronym in Spanish) (in Spanish) has worked towards making universal accessibility in products, services, and environments a reality for people with spina bifida and hydrocephalus (EBH, acronym … Continue reading
What are Mobility Disabilities?
Mobility disability is an umbrella term for a variety of physical disabilities that are defined by impediments, limitations, or characteristics that limit or prevent independent movement such as standing, walking, reaching, and balancing. Disabilities in this category may be congenital … Continue reading
Research In Focus: Reducing Inequalities Through Technologies
Highlighting recent briefs of NIDILRR-funded research in technology to make the world a more equitable, inclusive, accessible, and sustainable place for people with disabilities. Continue reading