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Regulatory notes: Massachusetts passes new transgender discrimination rules

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Massachusetts has recently changed its laws regarding gender identity discrimination. The law adds “gender identity” to the list of things you can’t discriminate against, just like race, color, or religion. The final regulations are going to come down the pike at the end of the month, and those will lay out the specific requirements of […]

Tactile maps help the blind find their way

A recent field study has provided new insight into the role of tactile maps in facilitating wayfinding for visually impaired persons. 12 participants who have varying degrees of visual impairment but “proximate ages and similar cognitive development” participated in the experiment, which took place at the Education Center of the Federal University of Pernambunco in […]

Save haven laws spark debate over signage and promotion

All fifty states have save haven laws that “decriminalize” the act of leaving a newborn, unharmed at a fire station or other designated area for up to seven days following the baby’s birth. Laws vary by state, but the general idea is that parents become immune from prosecution provided that they follow the letter of […]

How SCOTUS is affecting 2016 political signs

A recent ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) found that restrictions on yard signage based on the content of the signs is unconstitutional in that it inhibits free speech. This ruling is particularly relevant as we move into the depths of the 2016 presidential election. In the past, it has been […]

Streetlights strongly affect pedestrians’ feelings of safety

When you’re driving down a dark road, late on a moonless night, you’d be lost — literally and figuratively — without your headlights. But what about when you’re walking down a dark road late at night? Road lighting (such as streetlights) that illuminates pedestrian walkways accomplishes more than simply making it easier for a pedestrian […]

New York City to require all-gender bathrooms

A proposed bill in New York City would require businesses with single-occupancy bathrooms to replace existing, gender-focused signs with signs that designate all-gender bathrooms. Why does this matter? For everyone’s sake, the new legislation would mean that you no longer have to wait in an endless line for the bathroom intended for your identified gender when […]

Is corporate America closing the door on open offices?

It used to be the case that office layouts fell into one of two categories: Cubicle-land, à la Office Space, or Secretaries and underlings in the middle, bigwigs behind closed doors around the perimeter, à la Mad Men Then, in the mid-2000s, open offices became all the rage. Companies tore down walls and burned up cubicles […]

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