Similar Posts

What’s Your Deaf Community Awareness Quotient?
|

What’s Your Deaf Community Awareness Quotient?

ByDNW Contributors

Growing up in the 1980s in New Delhi, India, I was allowed limited television time. One of the permitted indulgences included a feature film on the national channel, Doordarshan on the weekend. It was preceded or followed by a news bulletin which had sign language interpretation. That acted as an effective tool of sensitisation for…

| |

Separate is Not Equal – Towards Disability Rights 2.0

BySteve

30 years ago, disability rights advocates crawled up the steps of the US Capitol to demonstrate to everyone how inaccessible the US is. Their fight was to get the Americans with Disabilities Act passed, and they succeeded. The ADA turned 30 last week. But, today, those steps are no more accessible than they were. All…

| |

Disability Tax (#DisabilityTax) (#NoDisabilityTax)

BySteve

The extra financial costs that people with disabilities incur because of our society’s construction of disability (see also social model of disability). Our objective is to eliminate these financial penalties through changes to policies. These costs include: Asset limits for disabled individuals to qualify for disability services and benefits. Income limits for disabled individuals to…

|

Wheelchairs and Other Power-Driven Mobility Devices

BySteve

People with mobility, circulatory, or respiratory disabilities use a variety of devices for mobility. Some use walkers, canes, crutches, or braces while others use manually-operated or power wheelchairs, all of which are primarily designed for use by people with disabilities. Businesses must allow people with disabilities to use these devices in all areas where customers…