Tag Archives: barriers

ADA Anniversary Month: Challenges Persist but There Is Progress #ThanksToTheADA

#ThanksToTheADA, we have made much progress toward full participation of people with disabilities. We look at recent #NIDILRR funded research on persistent challenges and solutions to removing these barriers. Continue reading

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Answered Questions for June 2023: How Can LGBTQ+ Organizations Be More Inclusive and Accessible for Members of the LGBTQ+ Community with Disabilities?

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: We are an organization that serves and supports the LGBTQ+ community in our area. We have had recent feedback … Continue reading

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More than Curb Cuts – Identifying and Addressing Barriers of All Kinds

Did you know that four years before the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), President Ronald Reagan declared May 7, 1986, as National Barrier Awareness Day? The declaration followed the release of a report from the National Council … Continue reading

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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for July 2021 on Accessible Healthcare

This month’s Answered Questions discusses accessible healthcare, barriers to healthcare, and how primary care physicians can make their practices more accessible for people with disabilities. Continue reading

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The Seville Spina Bifida Association: Supporting People with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus and Their Families

The Seville Spina Bifida Association (ASEB, Spanish acronym)  (in Spanish) was established on December 14, 1987, in Seville, Spain to promote the care for children and adults with disabilities, especially those affected by spina bifida and hydrocephalus, in the fields … Continue reading

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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for October 2020 on Barriers in the Community and at Home

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 and I am finding barriers in my home and in my community. … Continue reading

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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for June 2019

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: I have a mobility disability and use a wheelchair to get around. I would like to travel this summer. … Continue reading

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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for April 2019

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: I have been recently diagnosed with a disability. I work part time and go to school part time and … Continue reading

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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for December 2018

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: What are physical barriers? This edition of Answered Questions includes items that define physical barriers; describe the research and … Continue reading

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