HASL

10/19/2026

10/18/2026

Inaccessibility is a choice. 💯

10/16/2026

Disability History: The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 is passed, September 25, 2008. ⚖️

In 1999, a series of Supreme Court cases known as the “Sutton Trilogy” significantly narrowed the definition of disability under the ADA, essentially establishing that people who use medication or devices to manage their disability were not “disabled enough” to benefit from the protections of the ADA.

To remedy this, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 formally rejected these rulings and restored broad coverage. The act was influenced by advocacy from groups as influential as AAPD, the Epilepsy Foundation, and the National Council on Independent Living.

Because of this act’s passage, EVERY person with a disability can remain protected by the provisions in the ADA, as was intended by its writers and advocates.

[Image description: U.S. President George W. Bush signs the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. The corner of the image has a blue cutout showing the Disability History Timeline logo.]

10/14/2026

😅 A little weekly humor from the HASL office!

♿️ Image description: A photo of a whiteboard on an office wall. The board reads: "Helping people navigate systems that apparently hate being navigated" with a drawing of a laughing smiley face.

10/12/2026

HASL will be closed on Monday October 12, 2026 in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day - we will reopen. Tuesday October 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM.

10/09/2026

♿️ Being disabled should never mean being forced into poverty.

🏡 When a system reduces disabled people’s benefits for earning a little money while billionaires use tax loopholes to protect their wealth, its priorities are broken.

Disabled people deserve the freedom to work, save for emergencies, and marry the person they love without putting their financial stability at risk.

Raise SSI above the poverty line. End marriage penalties. End savings penalties. Reform rules that punish people for working toward stability.

Poverty should never be the price of receiving disability support. Independence should be encouraged. Love should be celebrated. Saving for tomorrow should be possible.

Disability rights include economic dignity. It’s time our policies reflected that.

. . Challenged Athletes Foundation. Mike Hudson. ROAR. Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. Shepherd Center. United Spinal Association. Jay Youngblood. Jeremy Kerr. Paralyzed Veterans of America. Coy Varnum. Accessible Hunter Podcast. Chastity Gambrell Miller. United Spinal Association Advocacy Network

10/09/2026

Oregon Wheelchair Hiking connects people with mobility disabilities for accessible trail adventures, tackling challenges other hikers may never consider.
https://mrf.lu/2fKsz

10/09/2026

Accessibility is not a favor or charity.
Accessibility is a civil right. 🩷💚🩷

Image description: a disability-related meme with a bright pink background and a bright green circle in the middle. In the middle of the circle, there is an image of a wheelchair user doing a celebratory pose with one leg in the air and smiling. They have blonde hair, a bright pink shirt, purple pants, and a purple and black manual wheelchair. There are pink sparkles on either side of them.

At the very top of the image, black text reads:

“Accessibility is not a favor or charity.”

At the very bottom of the image, black text reads:

“Accessibility is a civil right.”

The handle “” appears vertically in magenta text on the right side of the image.