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Under the agreement, the Milnor Public School will change its playground by Sept. 1 to bring it into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Under the agreement, the Milnor Public School will change its playground by Sept. 1 to bring it into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Web accessibility is an issue of growing concern given that one in four people in the US live with some kind of disability today, making it difficult for them to surf the internet, buy products and rent services. For brands and agencies to be fully inclusive, the focus needs to shift from a ‘them’ to an ‘us’ conversation to turn web accessibility into an opportunity that benefits everyone.

A closer look at the technologies that are helping organizations better serve their members and their community while maintaining ADA standards.

By Godwin Oluponmile According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 61 million adults in the United ...

Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs continue filing ADA Title III lawsuits in record numbers with no sign of stopping. As regular readers of this blog know, the number of ADA...

The City of West Lafayette officially adopted regulations for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act this week.

WATERTOWN — Before injuries occurred due to old playground equipment, the Watertown City School District said in 2019 it was taking steps to make necessary updates to three elementary school

In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act became law, codifying the rights for America's largest minority group: people with disabilities. But access to the great outdoors wasn't an early priority for the architects of the ADA, so general accessibility in nature has been slow to develop. But one camp up in Park County, Colorado has been focused on the value of accessibility in nature since the mid-1980s, years before the ADA became law. It's known around the world today as a ra...

Book Review: Accessible Architecture—Beyond the Ramp Book Review: Accessible Architecture—Beyond the Ramp A volume by architect Ron Wickman, whose parent had a mobility impairment, is a plea to the architecture profession for mindful design that is inclusive for all. By By Ron Wickman (Gemma B. Publishing, 2020) Ron Wickman is a passionate advocate for accessible architecture that goes beyond the minimum requirements of the Building Code. Having grown up with a parent with a mobility impai...