by Scott Rosenberg | Aug 30, 2018 | news
Developing an evacuation plan for people with disabilities When I was seven years old, I was hit by a drunk driver, which left me paralyzed from the waist down, forcing me to use a wheelchair. In addition to the normal challenges in life, I’ve had to worry about...
by Scott Rosenberg | Aug 30, 2018 | news
He is the man with the answers to accessibility issues – yet McGuire spent more than 15 minutes watching two men tinker with the portable microphone before he could begin his speech on accommodating the disabled. In a wheelchair since the age of 7 after being...
by Scott Rosenberg | Aug 30, 2018 | news
In making emergency evacuation plans, employers must take particular notice of the needs of their disabled workers–some of whom may have undisclosed or temporary disabilities–according to participants in a June 7 roundtable discussion sponsored by the...
by Scott Rosenberg | Aug 30, 2018 | news
The Americans with Disabilities Act has been law for 17 years, but is it working in sports? In the first of a two-part series, SportsBusiness Journal examines why the law still remains a work in progress. He went barreling down the incline from street level to Fenway...
by Scott Rosenberg | Aug 30, 2018 | news
The eBay listing made the two seats in Main Reserve 2, Row 1, behind home plate at Yankee Stadium sound as if they were designed for pleasure, rather than purpose. “This row is an ADA accessible row. It is an extra roomy, wider row with lots more leg room. … Perfect...
by Scott Rosenberg | Aug 30, 2018 | news
David Griffin paced The Hall at Patriot Place with his eyes gazing upward. Griffin, who is a teacher and director of the PAVE (Partnership of Academic and Vocational Excellence) Program at Foxborough High School, toured the new Patriots and New England football museum...
