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ADA in Education

Updated as of October 8, 2024. July is Disability Pride Month because the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed on July 26, 1990. The ADA built upon earlier legislation to strengthen the civil rights protections of individuals with disabilities. In July 2023, our Maryland Bridges Technical Assistance Center celebrated #DisabilityPrideMonth with a series of […]

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ADA in Employment and Independent Living

Updated as of October 11, 2024. July is Disability Pride Month because the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed on July 26, 1990. The ADA built upon earlier legislation to strengthen the civil rights protections of individuals with disabilities. In July 2023, our Maryland Bridges Technical Assistance Center celebrated #DisabilityPrideMonth with a series of […]

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ADA in Employment and Government

Updated as of October 8, 2024. July is Disability Pride Month because the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed on July 26, 1990. The ADA built upon earlier legislation to strengthen the civil rights protections of individuals with disabilities. In July 2023, our Maryland Bridges Technical Assistance Center celebrated #DisabilityPrideMonth with a series of […]

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Origins of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Updated as of October 8, 2024. July is Disability Pride Month because the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed on July 26, 1990. The ADA built upon earlier legislation to strengthen the civil rights protections of individuals with disabilities. In July 2023, our Maryland Bridges Technical Assistance Center celebrated #DisabilityPrideMonth with a series of […]

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Coaching Your Teachers on Accessibility

Updated as of September 14, 2024. Below, we share some tips that can help sighted educators better understand how to provide blind/low vision students effective access to instruction (presentations, curriculum, documents, videos, etc.). Am I Asking Too Much? Probably not. In most cases, you are asking your teachers to provide on-time access to information –  […]