Being Heumann, Apple’s film about disability-rights leader Judy Heumann, opened the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10. Select theaters get it November 6. Apple TV streams it November 13.

For more than a decade, most federal contractors have had a number to work toward: 7 percent of each job group, people with disabilities. On August 21, the Labor Department published a final rule that takes that measuring stick away. This is not a story about every workplace in America, and it is not a repeal of the ADA. It is what one contractor rule counted, and what it will stop counting on September 21. What actually changed Disability Scoop reported the news on August 31

Autistic entrepreneurs are starting businesses, building audiences, and creating careers that play to their strengths rather than masking them.

Mall of America has taken a significant step to make its vast property more welcoming and supportive for guests with diverse needs. The partnership with Fraser, a Minnesota-based nonprofit specializing in autism, mental and behavioral health, and disability inclusion.