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Accessible Interview Locations: What to Request and What Employers Must Provide
Career > Interviewing

Accessible Interview Locations: What to Request and What Employers Must Provide

By Liam Richardson
...the interview....realized it's a...suite in a building...walk in the...you to interview...interview in a location...That includes...stairs, inaccessible...entrance. It also...ASL interpreters....for it, and...happens if the...still isn't accessible....for Interview...Locations. Title I of...TItle I of the...employees. It requires...and interview...That includes...the interview...door. It means:...the interview...entrance Interview...under 32 inches...ASL interpreters,...devices if requested...requested in...
Disability Discrimination Damages: Compensation Available Through EEOC and Lawsuits
Career > Discrimination

Disability Discrimination Damages: Compensation Available Through EEOC and Lawsuits

By Oliver Smith
...not know yet is what federal...be proven. If you're filing...those caps are in place before...of Damages in Disability...recoverable damages into three categories:...your case. If you were fired...comes fIrst. It includes salary,...first. It includes salary,...like health insurance you...cap under Title VII or the...discrimination. This is where "pain...suffering" lives in employment...employment cases. If you developed...
Disability-Based Demotion: Loss of Responsibilities Due to Accommodation Requests
Career > Discrimination

Disability-Based Demotion: Loss of Responsibilities Due to Accommodation Requests

By Oliver Smith
...responsibilities. Your title didn't change....happened to you is retaliation...the ADA, it's illegal....ADA, it's illegal. What...Without a Title Change. Most...new job title, but the...defines it more broadly:...reduction in job duties,...advancement. If your role...diminished in ways that...demoted even if your title...if your title stayed the...question isn't whether...posItion. It's whether...changed in ways that...
Disparate Impact and Disability: When Neutral Policies Discriminate
Career > Discrimination

Disparate Impact and Disability: When Neutral Policies Discriminate

By Oliver Smith
...requirement is posted...posted in the job...neutral. But if they...Act, even if your...never intended...discriminate. This is disparate...disparate impact discrimination....dIscrimination. It's harder...bias, and it's harder...prove. But it's unlawful...understanding how it works...policy is blocking...DIsparate Impact Means...Disparate impact happens...workers. It doesn't...all. But in practice,...practice, it excludes...applied to Title VII race...disparate impact,...policy isn't job-related...necessIty If you can...policy is essential...
Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Accommodations
Career > Advancement

Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Accommodations

By Dr. Evelyn Mercer
...gatekeeper exam is in your...exam is in your field....looks lIke. It does,...fall under Title III of...under TItle III of the...process isn't informal,...process isn't informal,...informal, it isn't...informal, it isn't fast,...fast, and it requires...documentation, but it's structured....structured. Treat it like a...how to do it. Who's...advancement. That includes...standard is the same...mental impairment...hearing impairments,...qualify if they meet...Extended time is the most...
Accessible Software and Digital Workplace Tools
Career > Accommodations

Accessible Software and Digital Workplace Tools

By Liam Fitzgerald
...company's intranet...portal isn't compatible...PDFs from internal...modules are image scans...thinking. This isn't a technical...technical inconvenience...(ADA) Title I, employers...TItle I, employers...accommodation. That includes...includes the intranet,...Teams, internal...request it, and what...do when IT pushes...to use it independently....use it independently....Level AA is the benchmark...standard. It requires...features include:...expose interface...buttons and images without...
Parking Accommodations for Employees with Mobility Disabilities
Career > Accommodations

Parking Accommodations for Employees with Mobility Disabilities

By Liam Fitzgerald
...the lot isn't just...isn't just inconvenient:...inconvenient: it's not...(ADA). If your employer...parking in two distinct...workplace. Title III: Physical...TItle III: Physical...you see in public...requirements (including...wIth the International...parking lot itself: the...physical infrastructure....infrastructure. Title I: Employment...TItle I: Employment...This is where...where your individual...comes in. Your...to work is part of...accommodation in several...forms, including...
Accessible Restrooms and Personal Care Accommodations: Your Rights at Work
Career > Accommodations

Accessible Restrooms and Personal Care Accommodations: Your Rights at Work

By Liam Fitzgerald
...need more time in the restroom...your employer is required to provide...Disabilities Act Title I covers workplace...DIsabilities Act Title I covers workplace...disabilities. That includes physical...AccessIble facilities. If your workplace...space to maneuver. If the building...standards, the employer isn't required to...frequent breaks. If your condition...limit. The standard is what you need...
Sign Language Interpreters and Communication Accommodations for Deaf Employees
Career > Accommodations

Sign Language Interpreters and Communication Accommodations for Deaf Employees

By Liam Fitzgerald
...to act on it, is what...act on it, is what lets...you walk into that...decides is "good enough."...looks like in practice,...how to get it. What the...Requires. Under Title I of the...Under TItle I of the ADA,...key word is effective....on paper. If you need...language interpreter...notepad instead, that's...complIance. If your job...accommodations include:...language interpreters...VIdeo Remote Interpreting...cochlear implants ...
Kendall Gretsch Won the First Gold at the 2026 Paralympics. She Chose This Sport After Para Triathlon Was Cut from Rio.
News > Sports

Kendall Gretsch Won the First Gold at the 2026 Paralympics. She Chose This Sport After Para Triathlon Was Cut from Rio.

By Brock Jefferson
...biathlon sprint title on Day 1. Perfect...by accident in a sport where...33, competing in her third Winter...championship titles. She was training...keep training in a sport that...eventually make it to the Paralympics,...never competed in. Day 1: The...biathlon sprint is a 6km race with...missed target is a 150-meter...back. That gap isn't just about...about skI speed. It's about shooting...
Beyond the IEP: Legal Rights Parents of Children with Disabilities Should Know
Global Insights > Advocacy

Beyond the IEP: Legal Rights Parents of Children with Disabilities Should Know

By Benjamin Thompson
...experts in IDEA,...experts In IDEA, the...IDEA, the Individuals...cIte IEP timelines,...protections into employment,...knowledge is the foundation...advocacy in every...See. IDEA is...iDEA is specific...early intervention....Intervention. It gives...education in the least...necessity. ADA is broader...school. Title I covers...TItle I covers...employment. Title II covers...TItle II covers...services. Title III covers...TItle III covers...recIte IEP timelines...which ADA title applies...dIfferent. IDEA disputes...discrimination is the protection...
Jake Adicoff Won Four Golds at the 2026 Winter Paralympics. He Came to Milan Having Never Won an Individual One.
News > Sports

Jake Adicoff Won Four Golds at the 2026 Winter Paralympics. He Came to Milan Having Never Won an Individual One.

By Brock Jefferson
...Games. "I still don't...don't have individual..."That's what I want." He...2022, three individual...four world titles, and the...ranking in the world...the world in visually...visually impaired cross-country...skiing. The individual...individual title was the...vision in his right...vision in his left....competes in the B3...visually impaired classification,...but whose impairment...guIde. In para cross-country...strIde. In sprint...distance is short and...

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