On July 26th, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA is a civil rights law that protects people with disabilities from discrimination on the basis of disability. We celebrate how far we’ve come while recognizing that there is work to be done.…
News and Events
IHCD's Executive Director Valerie Fletcher will be interviewing internationally renowned disability rights advocate and author Judy Heumann in the sixth event as part of The Eliza Forrest Kaye Bromfield Memorial Lunch & Learn Series.
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Please join the June webinar trainings on how the ADA applies to people in recovery offered by the New England ADA.
The Americans with Disabilities Act: SUDs and Barriers to Treatment and Recovery
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Event Type: Webinar
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We welcome you to join us for our second virtual Lunch & Learn. Please note that event details to join the Lunch & Learn will only be provided to those who RSVP.
About the Speakers
Roger Coleman is a design activist, photographer and Professor Emeritus…
On Thursday, April 23rd, 2020, IHCD's Executive Director Valerie Fletcher will be interviewed by Susanne Stadler, Co-Founder and Executive Director of At Home with Growing Older (AHWGO) as part of their new weekly "At Home, On Air" series.
Event Details
Date: Thursday, April…
IHCD is excited to resume our Lunch & Learn series with the first virtual event. We welcome you to join us next week. Please note that event details to join the Lunch & Learn will only be provided to those who RSVP.
About the Speaker
Dr. Peter Coppin is a designer,…
About the Festival
ReelAbilities strives for inclusion of all people and is dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories, and artistic expressions of people with different disabilities. In Boston, ReelAbilities has been proudly presented by Boston Jewish Film…
By Carlos Ríos Espinosa, Senior Researcher and Advocate, Disability Rights Division
When I was 4 months old, I got polio, and since then I’ve been a wheelchair user. When I was 10, in 1975, my parents found a summer camp…
Event Details
When: Friday, July 24th | 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Faneuil Hall, Boston, MA 02114
Since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990, everything about disability in America has changed. Today, US Census reports that 25% of the US…
Due to the COVID-19 strain of the coronavirus, IHCD is postponing our event for Boston Design Week 2020 on inclusive workplace design titled Design for Humans: Maddening Myths vs. Real Solutions originally scheduled for March 31,…