October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), and its purpose is to honor and recognize American workers with disabilities. For the entire month of October, the importance of inclusion in the workplace is brought … Read the rest
Excerpt from “Top New Trends in Disability Awareness”
Years ago, after the ADA was passed and signed into law, I was recruited to work at a major national corporation as a Human Resources Specialist after having rolled into the SVP of Human Resources’ … Read the rest
Excerpt from “The Anti-ADA Bar Crawl – Is Your Business at Risk?”
President George Bush Sr. on the White House Lawn signing the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990
When I was injured in a car accident and became a wheelchair user in 1985, the Americans with … Read the rest
ADA Fails to Regulate Bed Heights in Hotels – FIGHT BACK NOW!
ADA Bed Height Regulations
The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design include revised minimum requirements for newly and constructed or altered facilities so that they are accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. Unfortunately, … Read the rest
PUSHLiving Podcast 017 | Anthony Amorello, Inventor BedPhrame Lift
Man on a Mission: Building a Solution to Inaccessible Hotel Beds and More.
In 2004 Anthony attend a business conference in Orlando and slept in his wheelchair as he couldn’t get up on the high … Read the rest
Living Abroad: An American Wheelchair User’s Perspective
Living Abroad in a Wheelchair
Having lived in Europe for the past two years, my friends and family often ask me what I miss most about the United States. While my response is always that … Read the rest
SW Florida Wheelchair Accessible Fishing Adventure
4 Days/3 Nights in a 4 Star Hotel with (2) 4hr Accessible Fishing Charters aboard the only wheelchair accessible boats manufactured in the US. $990.00
(price per person twin share)
2017-18 First Trip Sept 8-10 … Read the rest
ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act: The Long Road Toward Inclusion
As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. so famously said,
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”
When it comes to disability and social justice, it seems that the arc… Read the rest
Affordable, Fun and Wheelchair Accessible Cities for Singles!
Pack your bags and get ready to mail ‘change of address’ postcards after reading this list of the seven hottest cities for single wheelchair users! We’ve researched cities that are affordable and offer a wide … Read the rest
Disability and the Entrepreneurship Movement
A Solution for Sustainable Independence and Community Inclusion
A critical buzz word is making headlines in the disability employment world– ‘entrepreneurship education’. Many believe that this ‘taking matters into your own hands’approach is the key … Read the rest
