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ESAs provide important benefits to people with disabilities, and nontraditional animals can provide the same comforting function to one person as a dog or cat might provide to someone else.

If your housing complex doesn't have enough accessible parking spaces, you can submit a reasonable accommodation request for an additional space.

October is National Disability Employment Awareness month, and this year’s theme from the U.S. Department of Labor is “Expect. Employ. Empower.” Despite the fact that nearly one out of every five [...]

The ERC is proud to announce the publication of the Accessible Health Care Self Advocacy Toolkit. This toolkit is just one of the many resources and publications that the ERC uses to educate [...]

In an op-ed written for The Hill earlier this month, Judith Heumann, Special Advisor on International Disability Rights for the U.S. State Department, explained the global impact of the Americans [...]

By Catherine Johnson, ERC Communications and Development Intern Take a moment and Google “service dog vest” or “service dog gear.” For only $60, you can have your family pet pass as a service [...]

By Kat Taylor, Disability Rights Program Manager The purpose of the present Convention is to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms [...]

By Grant Beck, ERC Communications Associate It’s a cloudless, sweltering day in August. Washington, D.C., is buzzing. The concrete of the Lincoln Memorial glows in the blistering sunshine. The [...]