purpose
Sep. 18, 2017 11:05 am
Check out how ballet made a difference in students with disabilities
Tomorrow is the premiere of a documentary from nonprofit Art-Reach titled "I Am," which follows the journey of six high school students with disabilities learning and performing an original choreographed piece with dancers from Pennsylvania Ballet.
funding
Mar. 31, 2017 11:00 am
PEP Bowl is hosting a good ol’ fashioned bowling tournament this weekend
The bowling alley that employs people with disabilities is raising money for its job training and placement services.
results
Mar. 17, 2017 12:26 pm
The penal system is failing deaf inmates. Here’s what advocacy groups are doing about it
Across the country and in Philadelphia, there is ample evidence that police departments and prisons do not provide adequate resources for deaf inmates.
purpose
Dec. 1, 2016 9:42 am
EvoXLabs has a new program for students interested in accessible tech
Want to scrape data, move web accessibility standards forward and help organize an annual accessibility hackathon?
funding
Nov. 21, 2016 10:48 am
GlaxoSmithKline just awarded 10 Philly nonprofits $40K each
Youth sports, safety, housing and community health were the areas of interest this year for the healthcare company.
results
Oct. 4, 2016 8:12 am
What this study on the accessibility of U.S. cities gets wrong
Philly ranks 63 out of 150 on a list of best U.S. cities for people with disabilities. Local accessibility advocate Ather Sharif says Philly isn't perfect, but the study is a bit flawed.
results
Jul. 5, 2016 8:15 am
Minority, women and disabled-owned businesses are slowly but surely procuring more city contracts
Public and private contracts awarded to those businesses are up 1.2 percent from last year, but the city has a long way to go if officials really want that number to better represent city demographics.
purpose
Jun. 10, 2016 9:55 am
These artists with disabilities and college students collab’d to make BioArt
Among other types of art. The partnership had Haverford and Bryn Mawr students linked up with artists from Center for Creative Works for a semester to create a public exhibition.
method
May 3, 2016 12:53 pm
Here are some key takeaways from The Accessible World’s inaugural year
The conference was a reminder that we should all have an inherent interest in universal accessible design.
people
Mar. 10, 2016 3:04 pm
Ather Sharif is grand marshal at this year’s Disability Pride Walk
The EvoXLabs founder will lead the walk in June.