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Career > Accommodations
Accessible Restrooms and Personal Care Accommodations: Your Rights at Work
...you need a restroom that's accessible for your mobility device....standard break schedule. Accessible facilities. If your workplace...break schedule. Accessible facilities. If your workplace has restrooms,...restrooms, those restrooms must be accessible. That means doorways wide...for wheelchairs, grab bars, accessible sinks, and space to maneuver....
Financial > Housing Assistance
How to Get Priority Placement for Section 8 Housing with a Disability
...searching for housing. It can include requests for ground-floor units, accessible features, or proximity to medical facilities. You apply for both. One...requests for ground-floor units, accessible features, or proximity to medical facilities. You apply for both. One gets you to the front of the line. The other...
Special Needs > Cancer
Supporting Cancer Patients with Special Needs Through Early Detection
...provider for further evaluation. Accessible Cancer Screening for Special...Patients. Cancer screening facilities should be accessible to accommodate...screening facilities should be accessible to accommodate the needs...features like wheelchair ramps, accessible exam tables, and communication...difficulty traveling to healthcare facilities. These alternative screening...
Career > Advancement
Addressing Accommodation Costs During Salary Negotiations
...of operating within the law, the same way they're required to maintain accessible facilities or comply with OSHA standards. You don't negotiate your salary...operating within the law, the same way they're required to maintain accessible facilities or comply with OSHA standards. You don't negotiate your salary around...
Legal > Government Benefits
HHS Delayed Disability Healthcare Protections on the Day They Were Due and Is Now Reconsidering the Whole Rule. Here's What Families Can Do.
...required to make their websites, patient portals, and telehealth platforms accessible under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. That was the compliance deadline...includes hospitals, physician practices, health plans, long-term care facilities, and anyone accepting Medicare or Medicaid. The May 2024 rule update was...
Career > Advancement
Lateral Moves and Job Reassignment as Career Development
...doesn't. You might use it to escape a physically inaccessible workspace when facilities modifications aren't feasible. A production floor with heavy machinery...accommodate your mobility device, but a quality control position in an accessible office might. Waiting until the situation becomes unsafe puts you at a...
News > Advocacy
Minnesota Just Disenrolled 61% of Its Medicaid Disability Providers. Other States Are Running the Same Audit. Here's What Families Need to Do Now.
...full-time in ABA therapy, which was transformative for our family," Barry told the Post Bulletin. Superior Steps was disenrolled. Josh Berg runs Accessible Space Inc., which provides Integrated Community Supports (in-unit assistance for people with spinal cord injuries and disabilities). DHS terminated...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Aquatic Therapy Programs and Accessible Pools
...works for most kids. For yours, it's a non-starter. Finding a pool that's accessible requires knowing what to ask for and where to look. What Makes a Pool...requires knowing what to ask for and where to look. What Makes a Pool Accessible. Accessibility starts with how your child gets in and out of the water....
Lifestyle > Recreation
Bowling Leagues for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
Bowling is one of the most accessible competitive sports for adults with intellectual disabilities. The equipment adapts easily, the pace is self-directed, and the format works for both...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Accessible Fishing Programs and Adaptive Equipment
...fishing. Adaptive equipment and accessible locations exist specifically to make...there are fishing sites built with accessible infrastructure. You just need to...for. The challenge isn't whether accessible fishing is possible. It's knowing...barrier, where to find wheelchair-accessible piers and programs, and what design...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Rock Climbing and Adaptive Climbing Gyms
Adaptive harnesses, staff belayers, and autism-friendly hours make climbing accessible across disabilities.
Lifestyle > Recreation
Sensory-Friendly Movie Screenings for Families with Autism
Lights-on, sound-down, movement-allowed screenings make movies accessible for sensory-sensitive children.