by Guest Author | Aug 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Valerie James Abbott I was recently at an in-office medical appointment with my 15-year-old daughter, Bridget. She is hard-of-hearing and wears hearing aids – all day, every day. During COVID-19, at least here in Virginia, she is now also required to wear a face...
by Erin Croyle | Jul 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
JOIN US FOR OUR LIVE EVENT ON FACEBOOK AT NOON ON JULY 24, 2020: This is an interactive chat talking about life as a person with a disability on the 30th anniversary of the ADA. Do you want to lead but find others are holding you back or trying to speak for you? Do...
by Guest Author | Jul 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
by Norma Draper The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is having its 30th Anniversary on July 26. It was signed into law on July 26,1990 by President George H.W. Bush. The ADA is one of America’s most comprehensive pieces of civil rights legislation. It...
by Erin Croyle | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
All does not mean all. Anyone with a disability knows that. This pandemic is magnifying the problem tenfold. The Centers for Disease Control hosted a live Question and Answer session this week about factors affecting reopening schools. One person...
by Erin Croyle | Jul 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
“How is your family holding up?” Colleagues, acquaintances, family and friends ask me this regularly, often with a sympathetic tone they add, “It must be so hard.” “Meh,” I respond. In the grand scheme of things, being under...
