February 8, 2017
Follow this link to view a photo montage titled “Ed Roberts, The Disability Rights Movement and the ADA,” presented by the American Association of People with Disabilities […]
November 28, 2016
According to an analysis released earlier this month, the number of disability portrayals on current TV shows is at an all-time high. The analysis was done […]
October 19, 2016
The New Jersey Assembly will soon be voting on Bill A2451, known as “The Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act.” Bill A2451 is supposed […]
September 8, 2016
Last week, I got a chance to watch the recently-released Netflix original movie, The Fundamentals of Caring. It is about a teenager named Trevor who has Duchenne […]
March 28, 2016
The New Jersey Statewide independent Living Council (NJSILC), in conjunction with the Directors of Centers for Independent Living, the NJ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and the […]
December 10, 2015
On November 20th, Amazon released the first season of a new show called The Man in the High Castle. The show takes place in an alternate […]
November 2, 2015
The General Election will take place this Tuesday, November 3. If you are a person with a disability, voting in this election is an especially powerful […]
October 22, 2015
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month! In honor of the event, let’s take a look at the disability employment situation in America today. Since its […]
October 1, 2015
Equality for people with disabilities has been advanced tremendously over the years by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related legislation. In the area of […]
August 21, 2015
Nobody likes to think about sudden emergencies or disasters, but the impact of events such as Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy has raised most people’s awareness […]