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EEOC: Employers cannot discriminate against methadone users
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently sued a Baltimore-based labor agency, for refusing to hire a job applicant solely on the basis that she is prescribed methadone. “Medically...
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Kylie Jenner wheelchair photoshoot sparks backlash
Kylie Jenner’s recent photoshoot with Interview Magazine, published on the magazine’s website November 30, is not sitting well with disability advocates. The reality star graces the front cover of the...
View ArticleExploring the concept of sound to empower the Deaf community
As a hearing person, I oftentimes take sound for granted. It is my main form of communication, a large part of how I connect with those around me, and almost always in the background of my life. Yet...
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College students are redefining ‘disability’ on their own terms
Anna Noel Pickett is the President of the Coalition for Students with Disabilities (CSD). |Addison Lucia Students with disabilities at Seattle University are coming together to embrace their community...
View ArticleNew movie ‘Me Before You’ battered by disability rights advocates
Spoiler Warning: This article contains spoilers for both the novel Me Before You, and the movie based on it. Members of the community of people with disabilities and disability rights advocates are...
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North Carolina DMV settles with disability rights group
North Carolina will stop discriminating against drivers with disabilities The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles will cease subjecting people with disabilities to unnecessary driving tests and...
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Gender bias suit targets California workers’ compensation system
Suit alleges systemic gender bias in California Workers’ Compensation program In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit [PDF], the Service Employees International Union and three individuals filed a...
View ArticleNew Hampshire to begin reporting certain mental health records to national...
An announcement from New Hampshire that the state will begin complying with federal mental health reporting requirements to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) is raising...
View ArticleI’m a Blind Woman. Here’s My Take on the “Bird Box Challenge.”
SPOILER ALERT: This post discusses important plot points from the movie Bird Box in detail. I’m a blind woman who has a few thoughts on Bird Box, and I hope this doesn’t get lost among the sea of memes...
View ArticleWheelchairs & Societal Expectations with Braxton
Assumptions can be harmful, even if you have good intentions. Braxton shares some of the misconceptions they've faced as a person that uses a wheelchair. The post Wheelchairs & Societal...
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