By the Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN)
The challenges brought to daily life in 2020, coupled with an increased understanding about the prevalence of mental health conditions, is spurring employers to consider strategies they can use to support employees’ mental health. Continue reading Helping Employers “Bring Their A Game” to Workplace Mental Health
By Devin Boyle
With the rapid rise of telework, the PEAT team recognizes it’s more important than ever to make sure virtual presentations are accessible. Continue reading 7 Steps to Make Your Virtual Presentations Accessible
By AnnMarie Killian
Imagine this: You are hiring for a job that requires phone work…but the person sitting in front of you is deaf/hard of hearing.
You may be wonder, can a person who is deaf/hard of hearing use the phone successfully? Continue reading Can You Hire a Deaf Employee When the Job Requires Phone Work?
By Elizabeth Stephen, VP of Customer Engagement at Striata, The Americas
In a matter of weeks, COVID-19 achieved what years of lobbying and education has not—convincing organizations of the importance of making sure digital assets, like websites, emails and mobile apps, are easy to use and simple to navigate. Continue reading Digital Accessibility: Why It’s More Vital Than Ever
By Joanne Cleaver
Grant Thornton, the northern Virginia office of international accounting and advisory firm, had a problem.
The office is located in the Washington, D.C. metro, one of the most racially diverse areas in America, with an especially strong representation of Black professionals. Continue reading Cultivating a ‘Deliberately Diverse’ Approach in Accounting & Advisory Fields
In striving to meet the needs of more clients, Sunrise Medical is excited to introduce three upgrades to its QUICKIE power portfolio:
Continue reading SUNRISE MEDICAL announces three upgrades for the QUICKIE power portfolio: C-Me® expansion, the option to Tilt and Elevate and introducing the new SEDEO® LITE Seating System
By Paige Long
“Now more than ever, during these uncertain times, we need to be more kind,” said Caroline Naif.
The Michigan mother of a determined 6-year-old living with cerebral palsy (CP) wants you to understand how kindness has made a difference in her daughter’s life. Continue reading How Kindness Changed the Life of this Child with Cerebal Palsy
Jeanine Cook, a principal member of technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico in the Scalable Architectures department at the Computer Science Research Institute, has received the 2020 Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award for Scientific Scholarship, Civic Science and Diversifying Computing. Continue reading Jeanine Cook is the 2020 Winner of the Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award
By the Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN)
October marks the 75th observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). While the past 75 years have seen groundbreaking developments, including the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, when it comes to disability inclusion in the workplace, there’s still work to be done. Continue reading Seven Steps to Building a Disability-Inclusive Workplace
Gaslighting and the fear that the person we’re closest to is lying always have been popular motifs in the horror and thriller genres — most famously depicted in 1941’s “Suspicion” and 1944’s “Gaslight.” Continue reading ‘Run’ Hopes to Change the Conversation on Actors with Disabilities
