Belifield

09/12/2025

Voting is a fundamental right, but the disAbility Law Center of Virginia's most recent election report shows that even now, polling places across the state fell short for people with disabilities.

Key findings:
-No curbside voting signage at 1 in every 10 sites
-Accessible parking missing at nearly 1 in 5 sites
-Confusing pathways and entrances at more than 1 in 10 locations
-Staff at over 30% of polling places lacked training to use accessible voting machines
-Only 57% of sites informed voters how to request assistance

Colleen Miller, the center’s Executive Director, reminds us: “Voting is a fundamental right, and barriers at polling places—whether physical or procedural—undermine democracy.”

This is one example of our network’s impact in voting advocacy. Learn more about dLCV’s work, and their letter to the Virginia Department of Elections here:

https://www.dlcv.org/voting-report-2025

07/23/2025

"Western Distributing Co., a corporate conglomerate consisting of at least 15 companies, including Western Distributing Transportation Company, United States Armored Co. (USAC) and Western Towing and Recovery, will pay $919,000 to former employees and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today."

Read the press release from the EEOC to learn more about this Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) settlement: https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/western-distributing-pay-919000-eeoc-disability-discrimination-lawsuit

06/23/2025

Free Web Course on How the ADA Applies to Addiction and Recovery! Scan the QR code or visit newenglandada.talentlms.com

06/23/2025

Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act covers employment. Which employers are covered by Title I? Visit our website to find out: https://adata.org/faq/which-employers-are-covered-title-i-ada

06/23/2025

06/23/2025

"We must be treated as equals, and communication is the way we can bring this about."

-Louis Braille, the blind inventor of the Braille language system.

06/23/2025

06/05/2025

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03/21/2025

The U.S. DOJ has launched an investigation into Illinois’ treatment of people with disabilities, focusing on state-run facilities.

03/21/2025

Meet our speakers! Next week Research on Disability will be hosting the Annual Disability Statistics Conference in a hybrid event in-person from Washington Dc and via Zoom. Register now - https://www.researchondisability.org/annual-event

Dr. Lim has been a Researcher at the Employment Development Institute (EDI) of Korea Employment Agency for Persons with Disabilities (KEAD) since 2016.
She is a project manager who oversees two major disability surveys in Korea: Panel Survey of Employment for People with Disabilities(PSED) and the Survey on the Work & Life of Persons with Developmental Disabilities. Her research focuses on analyzing factors that influence employment dynamics among people with disabilities and evaluating the effectiveness of the Disability Employment Quota System in Korea. She also develops statistical survey methodologies for disability research. As a hard of hearing scholar, she combines her lived experience with rigorous academic research, bringing unique insights to the field of disability employment studies.