The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released updated guidance on employer handling of hearing-based disabilities. Key points include clarification about the hiring process, protection of disability-related information and provision of reasonable accommodations.
Oscar-winning CODA actor Troy Kotsur, deaf indigenous scholar Colin Denny and deaf TikTok sensation Justina Miles accompanied pregame performances at the Super Bowl. Kotsur signed “The Star Spangled Banner,” Denny used Plains Indian Sign Language in his performance of “American the Beautiful” and Miles interpreted “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the song known as the Black national anthem.
With the support of assistive technology and colleagues who are accommodating him, Sen. John Fetterman is working to overcome challenges in his government job after a pre-election stroke.
Schools using informal removals and suspensions to manage students with disabilities may be violating federal civil rights laws.
The latest assistive technology from Ashley Pigford, associate professor of art and design at the University of Delaware, is the PushnDraw®, a spring-loaded device that helps children with limited motor control the ability to write and draw independently.
