Latest Disability rights Stories
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) was recognized by CAREERS & the disABLED Magazine as one of the nation's "Top 50 Employers for Persons with Disabilities," according to the magazine's January 2013 issue. The annual list recognizes corporations for their commitment to employees with disabilities. The magazine's readers nominated the companies that they would most like to work for or believe would provide a progressive...
NEW YORK, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Spinal Association is extremely disappointed that the Senate failed today by a vote of 61-38 to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110413/MM82757LOGO ) "Opposition to ratification of the treaty is based on several extreme assertions by the far right, including that ratifying the CRPD would endanger U.S. sovereignty and that parents would lose...
BALTIMORE, Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Federation of the Blind, the nation's oldest and largest organization of blind people, today urged the United States Senate to ratify the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Senate voted today to consider ratification of the treaty, which was signed by President Barack Obama in 2009. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120815/MM57966LOGO) Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the...
NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On its 30(th) anniversary, the National Organization on Disability (NOD) reaffirmed its commitment to solving one of the last remaining major gaps in the quality of life between Americans living with and without disabilities: employment. NOD holds the distinction of being one of a few organizations in America committed to representing people with all types of disabilities, and is unique in its promotion of full participation of America's 56...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Thursday, September 27, the National Council on Disability (NCD), an independent federal agency, released "Rocking the Cradle: Ensuring the Rights of Parents with Disabilities and Their Children" -- a groundbreaking policy study, infused with real life stories of parents with disabilities, to provide a comprehensive overview of factors that support and obstruct Americans with all kinds of disabilities from exercising their...
BOSTON, Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- State and national disability rights/social justice advocates are asking Massachusetts United States Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren to meet about Ballot Question 2 and discuss their reasons for strongly opposing this measure to legalize assisted suicide. The disability rights leaders include: John Kelly - Executive Director of Second Thoughts and former Chair of the Boston Disability Advisory Commission, Karen Shneiderman - Senior Advocacy...
NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Spinal Association has joined with the Paralyzed Veterans of America to create the Disability Gas Coalition, a national and state level disability rights organization, dedicated to restore refueling assistance at the pump for people living with disabilities. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110413/MM82757LOGO) 15 million drivers with disabilities in the United States are unable to easily access gas at 159,000...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to the U.S. Census, one in five Americans has a disability, half of which are severe. There are currently more than 54 million Americans with disabilities, and among them are growing numbers of veterans, including one in every four returning from service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Over 42 million family caregivers provide informal supports to individuals with disabilities and seniors at home and in the community. Issues of...
Explosive Four-Year Growth Allows Disability Group, the Nation’s Premier Disability Advocacy Group, to Achieve this Honor for the Fourth Year in a Row Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) August 27, 2012 Disability Group, Inc., the nation’s premier disability advocacy group, today announced that Inc. magazine ranked Disability Group on its 31st annual Inc. 500, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most...
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), perhaps the single most important piece of legislation to improve the lives of people with disabilities, will turn 22 today. The anniversary is particularly poignant for Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans), an organization that helped lead the charge for the groundbreaking act back in 1990 and the ADA Amendments in 2008. "The Americans with Disabilities Act is one of our...
