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Students in the NFB and the ACB in Maryland

Updated as of February 10, 2024. Please join us as we hear from student leaders in each of the two largest blindness/low vision groups in the United States. Maryland Association of Blind Students Qualik Ford serves as president of the Maryland Association of Blind Students. In this interview, he shares information about what the Maryland […]

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Blind Entrepreneurs Share Their Stories

Updated as of February 10, 2024. To celebrate National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day (#MomAndPopBusinessOwnersDay) on March 29, 2022, then-Bridges Helpdesk Coordinator Hindley Williams interviewed several blind entrepreneurs. Please find links to the videos and transcripts of the videos below. Want to Be Your Own Boss? We hear about job applications so often, but […]

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ADA in Education

July is Disability Pride Month because the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed on July 26, 1990. The ADA built upon earlier legislation to strengthen the civil rights protections of individuals with disabilities. In July 2023, our Maryland Bridges Technical Assistance Center celebrated #DisabilityPrideMonth with a series of video interviews about the origins of […]

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ADA in Employment and Independent Living

Updated as of February 10, 2024. July is Disability Pride Month because the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed on July 26, 1990. The ADA built upon earlier legislation to strengthen the civil rights protections of individuals with disabilities. In July 2023, our Maryland Bridges Technical Assistance Center celebrated #DisabilityPrideMonth with a series of […]

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ADA in Employment and Government

Updated as of February 10, 2024. July is Disability Pride Month because the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed on July 26, 1990. The ADA built upon earlier legislation to strengthen the civil rights protections of individuals with disabilities. In July 2023, our Maryland Bridges Technical Assistance Center celebrated #DisabilityPrideMonth with a series of […]