08/20/2013
Boy with cerebral palsy, service dog start school
A 5-year-old boy with cerebral palsy arrives for his first day of kindergarten with his service dog that was originally denied to him by the Broward County Public Schools district.
08/16/2013
Awesome video!!
Must-Watch Viral Video: Ashton Kutcher's Speech at Teen Choice Awards
"Opportunities look a lot like work"... Kutcher makes a convincing appeal to America's youth.
08/16/2013
Disability rights advocates, families fight new provision of Affordable Care Act
A new provision of the Affordable Care Act set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2014, would largely prohibit guardians from serving as the paid caregiver of an adult child with developmental disabilities.
08/16/2013
Hire Learning | Sizing Up Governor Markell's Hiring Blueprint
Delaware Governor Jack Markell has been all over the news, and for good reason. Markell made disability employment the centerpiece of his one-year tenure as Chair of the National Governors Association, which just concluded. He appeared on PBS NewsHour with Judy Woodruff to talk about his initiative,...
08/16/2013
iPads bring students with disabilities new ways to participate, excel in education
Using an iPad, blind students can now translate written words to verbal with one touch; students with dyslexia or other
08/09/2013
Marcie Roth, Director of FEMA’s Office of Disability Integration and Coordination, would like to make sure YOUR voice is heard by sharing the survey from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) on Living with Disabilities and Disasters. UNISDR is conducting this survey to ascertain the needs of persons living with disabilities and disasters. Take the survey here:
2013 Survey on Living with Disabilities and Disasters
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08/07/2013
Gov. Markell: Hiring More People With Disabilities Is Good for the Bottom Line | PBS NewsHour |...
A new report from the National Governor's Association says states should do more to employ the 54 million Americans living with a disability, among whom only 20 percent are currently employed or looking for a job. Judy Woodruff interviews Delaware Gov. Jack Markell about his push to boost accessibil...
08/07/2013
10 Things Every Parent Should Teach Their Kids About Disabilities
By Tiffiny Carlson, THE MOBILITY RESOURCE Parents are all over the board when it comes to how they teach their kids about disabilities.
08/07/2013
Bottom line, disabled people might be better employees
Walgreens and now a report by the National Governors Association show businesses can benefit by seeing disabled workers not as charity cases but employees with uncommon qualities that can enhance profits.
08/07/2013
We were priveliged to have PA State Rep. Mauree Gingrich at QUEST on Tuesday, August 6th. She toured the building and interacted with staff and participants.
08/06/2013
This video was put together by our friends at ACCSES...this really highlights the importance of agencies such as ours and the impact we have on the community!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXQALpECCpM
Employment, Opportunity, Choice
We stand in strong support of Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. This is critical worker protection legislation that ensures a full array of empl...