Tag: ADA

• Ableism and Universal Design

  

  People with disabilities are the largest minority group in our nation. It is the only minority group that any person can join at any time. The ADA is the bare minimum, not the gold standard. Because adding accessibility options and being smart about design helps everyone.

  ChronicLibraryCD

  September 5, 2024

  Disability Education

  accessibility, ADA, advocacy, Americans with Disabilities Act, architecture, Chronic Illness, disability, Disability rights and advocacy, HIPAA, hospital stay, HSCT, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, universal design

• Accessibility For All – put it on the website

  

  Yesterday was an amazing day because after almost eight months of work, Cleveland Clinic published a one-stop-shop for accessibility resources and accessing care at our locations. Don’t presume — specifically in healthcare — that you know what anyone is going through.

  ChronicLibraryCD

  April 13, 2024

  About Me, Disability Education

  accessibility, ADA, belonging, Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, DE&I, DEI&B, disability, discrimination, diversity, Employee support, equity, ERG, HSCT, inclusion, inclusive, inclusivity, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, networking, workplace bullying

• The Disability Tax

  

  There is a disability tax that without invite, attaches to all aspects of your life. People don’t talk about this and probably, unless forced, don’t think about it either. I know I didn’t! There is a loss of personal agency and choice.

  ChronicLibraryCD

  January 20, 2024

  About Me, MS

  accessibility, ADA, Chronic Illness, disability, disabled, equal opportunity employment, friendship, Global Entry, HSCT, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Playhouse Square, professionalism, recruitment, silence, taxes, theatre, travel, TSA, wheelchair