Category Archives: Disability Rights

Disability rights are civil rights | UVU Review

Disability rights are civil rights. Nicholas Zemp advocates for the Americans with Disabilities Act at Disability Awareness Week. Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected]. Photo credit: Collin Cooper | Photo Senior …

Evans Named New CEO of Disability Rights Nebraska | KRVN Radio

LINCOLN, Neb. DATE – Eric A. Evans has been named chief executive officer of Disability Rights Nebraska, a statewide advocacy organization, effective October 1. Evans, who has worked for the agency since 1987, …

Disability Rights 25 Years and Counting « Community Alliance

Disability rights activist Lex Frieden summed it up best by saying, “Disability and aging extends across race, ethnicity, level of education and socioeconomic status. All of us have experienced the effects of disability or the aging …

ADA and cake at USU during Disability Rights Weeks

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Center for Persons with Disabilities at Utah State University will present its inaugural Disability Rights Week Oct. 5-8. The week-long …

Open Society Scholars Bring Mental Health Services to Afghanistan …

A group of Open Society scholarship recipients trained in mental health counseling are transporting those skills to Afghanistan, a place where counseling doesn't exist.