Ability Central

05/28/2026

Happening next Thursday!📣

Join Ability Central for a free virtual workshop on trusts, savings, and financial planning tools that can support people with disabilities and their families while helping protect important benefits.💰

🎓 Stephen W. Dale, Esq., LL.M. will cover ABLE Accounts, Special Needs Trusts, True Link Cards, Trump Accounts, and more.

Free • Virtual • ASL interpretation and live captions available

Register today to save your spot!
https://ccaf.zoom.us/webinar/register/2017782685026/WN_SzsrTRT9SC6G1A-YK1FEhg

05/21/2026

🌐 Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, a reminder that digital access is essential to everyday life.

For many people with disabilities, inaccessible websites can create barriers to school, work, healthcare, public services, and community participation.

Our latest article explores web accessibility, new ADA rules, and what inclusive digital design can make possible.

Read more: https://abilitycentral.org/article/making-the-web-more-accessible-for-people-with-disabilities

This article from Ability Central explores how new ADA web accessibility regulations are shaping the future of digital access for people with disabilities. Learn how accessibility features, WCAG standards, and inclusive web design practices can help create a more equitable online experience for ever...

05/19/2026

In 2025, Ability Central’s Resource Library reached more than 211,000 users across 217 countries and territories. 🌎

With 300+ articles and more than 20 years of service, the Resource Library connects people with trusted information on communication access, disability resources, assistive technology, and inclusive support.

Explore the Resource Library: https://abilitycentral.org/articles

05/18/2026

Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month runs from May 15 to June 15.

Tourette’s is often misunderstood, and learning the difference between tics, tic disorders, and Tourette’s Syndrome can help reduce stigma and encourage families to seek support when needed.

This Ability Central article explains common signs and symptoms, when to talk to a doctor, and how to find trusted resources.

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Explore the symptoms and diagnostic process of Tourette’s Syndrome, including facial, motor, and vocal tics, with guidance and support resources from Ability Central.

05/16/2026

05/14/2026

This is a reminder that applications for the Teach Access Fellowship Summer Institute are still open but close May 22, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET.

Sponsored by Ability Central, this program supports educators in building accessibility focused curriculum. Fellows receive a stipend and develop curricular materials or lesson modules published under a Creative Commons license.

Eligibility includes alumni of Teach Access educator programs or those with at least one term teaching accessibility in a course.

This program will be limited to 30 participants, so apply now at the following link: https://www.teachaccess.org/initiatives/teach-access-fellowship-program/

05/13/2026

Ability Central is proud to support the Southern California PGA Foundation’s PGA HOPE project, which helps Veterans reconnect through adaptive golf. ⛳

We recently spoke with their team about how the program creates community, builds confidence, and makes golf more accessible for Veterans of all abilities.

Through personalized instruction, adaptive equipment, and a welcoming environment, PGA HOPE helps Veterans rediscover the game while finding connection beyond the course.

📄Read the interview:

Ability Central is proud to support and highlight the Southern California PGA Foundation’s PGA HOPE project, which helps Veterans build connection, confidence, and community through accessible golf. Through adaptive equipment, supportive instruction, and peer camaraderie, the program creates meani...

05/07/2026

May is National Stroke Awareness Month.

Did you know that many strokes may be preventable with awareness, early action, and health management? Strokes can also lead to long-term challenges with speech, language, mobility, and everyday communication.

Ability Central’s stroke resources explains stroke types, risk factors, prevention, and communication-related impacts after stroke.

Learn more:

While stroke is the second-leading cause of death around the world, about 80% of strokes are preventable. In this article, Ability Central explains stroke types, risk factors, prevention, and long-term effects while connecting readers to related resources for stroke recovery and communication suppor...

04/30/2026

🎧 Videos are everywhere, but they’re not always accessible to blind and low-vision viewers.

Ability Central's latest article highlights YouDescribe, a free tool helping make YouTube videos more accessible through audio description. Ability Central is proud to support the team behind this work as they continue improving the platform and expanding access to digital media.

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YouDescribe is helping make YouTube videos more accessible through audio description, giving blind and low-vision viewers more ways to understand and engage with visual content. Ability Central is proud to support the team’s work as they expand the platform, improve AI-assisted tools, and keep acc...