Tag: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
NSM sponsors accessible platforms at concert
October 4, 2021HME News Staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – National Seating & Mobility served as the official ADA sponsor of the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival, which drew thousands of festival goers to The Park at Harlinsdale Farm in Franklin, Tenn., on Sept. 25-26. NSM’s sponsorship, its second as official ADA sponsor of the festival, funded accessible viewing platforms throughout the venue, ensuring that attendees with disabilities had the opportunity to view and enjoy the two-day experience. “We were proud to...
ADA anniversary: A time of celebration, cause for improvements
June 19, 2020Tracy Orzel
WATERLOO, Iowa - To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, VGM & Associates, U.S. Rehab and NCART have released a video featuring longtime champion and lead sponsor of the act, retired Sen. Tom Harkin.
The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement was established in 2013 to continue to catalyze change on issues of social justice, fairness and opportunity.
“Having him speak to the CRT policies that are needed helps set the stage for us to...
Short takes: NRRTS, Rotech
June 5, 2020HME News Staff
NRRTS is inviting members to submit thoughts, photos and memories of life before and after the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law on July 26, 1990. Submissions will be featured in DIRECTIONS, Volume 4. Submissions may be sent to Amy Odom at aodom@nrrts.org. Deadline is June 19�Rotech Healthcare in Lakeland, Fla., donated nearly $900 to the Wooden Spoon diner, which has so far given out more than 1,000 free meals to front line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rehab groups mark 30th anniversary of ADA
May 15, 2020HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa - VGM & Associates, U.S. Rehab and NCART are raising awareness of the Americans with Disabilities Act, in honor of the landmark legislation's 30th anniversary.The campaign kicks off with a video featuring retired Sen. Tom Harkin, a champion of the disabled and lead sponsor of the ADA.“We are so pleased to have worked with NCART and Senator Harkin to put some great info together for the anniversary of the ADA,” said Greg Packer, president of U.S. Rehab, the complex rehab...
NSM creates 'ADA Chill Spot' at music festival
August 27, 2019HME News Staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - National Seating & Mobility is the first ADA sponsor of the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival, a two-day event featuring a diverse lineup of music performers. NSM will create and staff the “National Seating & Mobility ADA Chill Spot” for the Sept. 21-22 event, an accessible air-conditioned tent that will provide an exclusive area for attendees with disabilities and their companions. “This is an opportunity in our own backyard to provide a service that will...
ADA: Improve insulin access, affordability
May 31, 2018HME News Staff
ARLINGTON, Va. - The American Diabetes Association on May 24 released a public policy statement outlining both long- and short-term recommendations for improving insulin access and affordability. The recommendations in “ADA Public Policy Statement: Insulin Access and Affordability” include increasing transparency across the entire insulin supply chain; streamlining the approval process for biosimilar insulins; lowering or removing patient cost-sharing for insulin; and increasing...
VGM Forbin advises on new ADA regs
June 21, 2016HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa - Owners of privately held businesses now have to think about their online marketing when complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Websites are now included as part of Title III of the ADA, according to VGM Forbin. This means company websites will soon be legally required to comply with a set of standards called the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, or WCAG 2.0. The guidelines include visual and functional accessibility elements: How easily can people who are blind,...
The ADA's legacy
August 25, 2015Tracy Orzel
In honor of National CRT Awareness Week and the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), NCART released a video in August highlighting the importance of complex rehab wheelchairs and technology.
“If people don't have the right wheelchair that lets them get out into the community, the ADA can really be an unfulfilled promise,” said Don Clayback, executive director of NCART.
The video included comments from retired Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, who sponsored the...
Amramp provides ramps for Christmas tree tour
November 28, 2012HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - For the second straight year, Amramp, a provider of wheelchair ramp systems and wheelchair-accessible showers, will provide ramps for the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree Tour, according to a press release. The ramps will enable those with mobility-challenged disabilities to partake in the tradition, which includes visits to more than 20 communities. Amramp's ramp system, which U.S. Forestry personnel will set up and break down at each stop of the tour, is fully accessible and ADA-compliant.
20th anniversary of ADA: A time of celebration and shame
September 26, 2010Mike Mallaro
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), landmark legislation that helped bring people with disabilities into the mainstream. Historically, society tended to isolate and segregate individuals with disabilities. The 1990 law sought to assure equality of opportunity, full participation in society and independent living. No longer would the most frail among us be subject to isolation and discrimination. Today there are 54 million Americans living with a disability,...