Meet the Disabled Leaders Redefining Their Industries This Disability Pride Month (Forbes, July 1st 2026) Starting around the 2010’s, July has been coined by activists as Disability Pride Month, in honor of the Americans with Disabilities Act being signed into law 36 years ago. The legislation was historic as it expanded accessibility for buildings, jobs, and education after decades of hard work, including when wheelchair-using protestors crawled up the Capitol stairs in 1990. The purpose of...

2026 Resolutions (National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey, July 9th 2026) The National Federation for the Blind of New Jersey (or NFB of NJ for short) is a non-profit organization in New Jersey dedicated to spread awareness, advocate rights, and give resources for those who are visually impaired. Once every year, the organization hosts a State Convention that gives out support and education for visually impaired people and numerous resources to those curious about helping out. The...

FDA May Finally Make It Illegal to Shock Autistic Kids as Punishment, (Mother Jones, April 27, 2026) For decades, electric shock devices have been used against those with mental disabilities -such as schizophrenia or autism- to discipline over aggressive behavior or incorrect responses. The claimed justification was that it helped calm symptoms of intellectual and developmental issues with pattern recognition, but according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), this claim has no...