Americans With Disabilities Act
What is Disability Pride Month?
What is Disability Pride Month? On July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law – prohibiting discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodations, and communications, in relation to access to state and local government services. The support and freedom this act has created
A Few Good Things George Bush Did for the Bay
President George H.W. Bush is being honored among a cast of characters that make up our past and present, good and bad, inspirational and disturbing – all under one chapel roof in an emotional and fairly awkward collision of worlds. We could wax poetic on the late president’s legacy, but
I Need To Get Real With You for a Minute
I need your help to keep BrokeAssStuart.com going. In 2024, we wrote over 800 articles and published over 4,000 social media posts serving the San Francisco Bay Area. We’ve covered striking workers, fine artists, corrupt politicians, fantastic drag performers, colorful weirdos, cherished small businesses, and the vital news that the
100 Percent Wine: Raising A Glass of Vino to the Disabled
In July 1990, Congress enacted the Americans With Disabilities Act, a wide ranging civil-rights law meant to prevent discrimination based on disability. Every July, people with disabilities celebrate the passage of this important legislation. Disability comes in many forms: blindness, deafness, loss of limbs, as well as emotional and mood disorders