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The ADA promised workplace accommodations, but not without a fight from disability activists. (Used by permission. © Tom Olin – Tom Olin Collection.)

Podcast episode 2: Pittsburgh lawyer shares how the ADA equips people with disabilities to fight for their rights

by PublicSource and Unabridged Press July 15, 2020July 15, 2020

Catherine Getchell and her guide dog in her backyard in Squirrel Hill. (Photo by Jay Manning/PublicSource)

When will the Americans with Disabilities Act evolve to the digital age?

by First-person essay by Catherine Getchell July 15, 2020November 5, 2021

Segway riders touring through downtown Pittsburgh. (Photo courtesy of Segway Pittsburgh.)

Without tech designed for people with disabilities, we might not have these inventions today

by Francesca Dabecco July 15, 2020July 15, 2020

Black Lives Matter protests in small-town southwestern Pennsylvania: We mapped dozens of locations.

by Mark Kramer and Juliette Rihl July 14, 2020July 14, 2020

Marchers in Canonsburg head up North Central Avenue toward's the borough building during a June 20, 2020 march against racism and police brutality. (Photo by Heather Mull/PublicSource)

What has motivated residents of small-town Pennsylvania to join in the movement for racial equality?

by Mark Kramer July 14, 2020July 14, 2020

Faces of the law: The Americans with Disabilities Act read by those it protects

by PublicSource and Unabridged Press July 13, 2020July 15, 2020

More than 60 activists climbed the 83 steps of the U.S. Capitol March 12, 1990, to urge Congress to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act. (Used by permission. © Tom Olin – Tom Olin Collection.)

Podcast episode 1: How does accessibility in the Pittsburgh region compare to other areas?

by PublicSource and Unabridged Press July 13, 2020July 13, 2020

A ballot scanning machine used by Allegheny County to scan absentee ballots during the June 2, 2020 primary election. (Photo by Jay Manning/PublicSource)

Voters with disabilities are accustomed to obstacles. How will COVID-19 impact accessibility?

by PublicSource and Unabridged Press July 13, 2020July 13, 2020

New project: The Americans with Disabilities Act, 30 years later in Pittsburgh

by PublicSource and Unabridged Press July 13, 2020July 13, 2020

A police officer blocks traffic as people walk by chanting during a June 18, 2020 march against police violence from Freedom Corner. (Photo by Jay Manning/PublicSource)

Who polices the police? In Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, a critical crossroads for civilian review

by Juliette Rihl and Mitra Nourbakhsh July 8, 2020August 13, 2020