The Commonwealth’s current absentee voting discriminates against voters who cannot mark a paper ballot due to print disabilities, including blindness. Instead of voting absentee like other Virginia citizens, these voters must reveal their choices to another person and hope that person correctly records their absentee vote or risk COVID-19 infection by travelling to the polls to vote in person.
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Right to Interpreters and Access to Technology in Medical Settings
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires doctors and hospitals to provide appropriate aids and services to ensure effective communication with individuals with disabilities.
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Our View of the Legislature
The 2020 legislative session in Virginia begins today, January 8th at noon. Even though this is a long session – 60 days – we expect that things will move very quickly! We will post regular updates on developments in the legislature to our website.
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Protected: 7-Eleven Must Be Accessible to People with Disabilities
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7 Tips To Make Your Website Accessible
When developing or redesigning a website, evaluate accessibility early and throughout the development process to identify accessibility issues early, when it is easier to address them. Here is a list of seven important tips to make your website accessible
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February 14, 2019 – Legislative Highlights
2019 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Highlights February 14, 2019 The work of legislative committees is now wrapping up. Although “sine die,” the end of the session, is scheduled for February 23, most committees expect to conclude their work this week. Here’s the latest on proposed bills that would impact the rights of people with disabilities...
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February 7, 2019 – Legislative Highlights
Here’s the latest on proposed bills that would impact the rights of people with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and under general employment laws:
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January 22, 2019 – Legislative Highlights
Virginia’s credit unions are seeking special protections from the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read about that and so much more on our legislative highlights.
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