While wheeling 150 miles across Indiana’s accessible trails in the documentary The Tenderness Tour — now playing at the Heartland Film Festival — Hoosier activist Richard Propes says, “I get closer to who I really am when I’m on the road. My disability feels less relevant. Living in a world where disability can be so […]
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Richard Propes Lives the NDEAM Dream
In light of Spina Bifida Awareness Month and National Disability Employment Awareness Month, check out this interview with disability advocate Richard Propes.
2015 marks key year for workers accommodations
The year 2015 is a particularly important one for Americans with disabilities. It marks the 70th anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) as well as the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Teresa Goddard — a senior consultant at the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) — has a family history of disability […]