Month: September 2024

Victims of a Disability are protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act In 1990, the United States passed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act, which protects individuals with disabilities in the workforce from being discriminated against from things such as hiring, firing, advancement, compensation, job training, etc. This act requires an employer to reasonably…

How disability changed my life  Down Your Way (the nostalgic Yorkshire magazine) was born out of adversity. As a result of an accident I had become disabled and as I was a single ‘girl’ fast approaching 50, a mid-life crisis of monumental proportions loomed large. Being a ‘strong’ Yorkshire lass (and an Arian to boot)…