There’s one form of discrimination that the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act didn’t fix: economic. Until recently, people who were eligible for federal assistance programs such as Medicaid and SSI still faced an uneven playing ground. In order to stay under the cap, people routinely spent money monthly on non-essentials, such as extra clothes or DVDs. People with a disability are more than three times likely to have extreme difficulty paying their bills, Kennedy says. The problem of poverty

The team was established as a pilot for a broader initiative to support remote workers in both the U.S. and Australia. Atlassian Co-CEO Scott Farquhar said he believes catering to remote workers will give his company an edge over competitors in recruiting top talent. Driven by Trello acquisitionAtlassian began exploring the idea of remote work after its 2017 $425 million acquisition of Trello, a project management service. A team under human resources staffer Nicki Bellington started doing resea

The 2015 Paris Agreement to keep global temperature increases under 2 degree C during this century is now seen as unattainable. At the close of this decade, global carbon dioxide emissions are now projected to hit 37 billion tons in 2019. That sets another record for a third consecutive year and veers countries further off course from combating global warming. Despite that slower growth, natural gas use is surging across the world and fossil fuel emissions are still hitting records that are unsu

Congress aims to tackle a string of pivotal votes this week as it rushes to tie up work before the end of the year. A flurry of activity will take place in the House, which plans to vote on whether to impeach President Donald Trump. The House hopes to approve legislation early in the week, to give the Senate plenty of time to pass the measures. House Democrats got behind the trade deal this week after they secured changes to boost labor enforcement, among other tweaks to the Trump administration

Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, warned Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday that he could not keep Scotland in the United Kingdom against the country’s will. “If he thinks … saying no is the end of the matter then he is going to find himself completely and utterly wrong,” Sturgeon told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show. “You cannot hold Scotland in the union against its will … If the United Kingdom is to continue it can only be by consent. And if Boris Johnson is confident in the case

Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn apologized Sunday for this party’s crushing defeat in the British general election but defended his campaign, which failed to resonate with the party’s working-class base, as “one of hope rather than fear.” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party won 365 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons in Thursday’s landslide election. “I’m sorry that we came up short and I take my responsibility for it,” Corbyn wrote in a letter published in the left-

Share Tweet Email Copy Link CopiedAs far as anime openings go, it doesn’t get much better than the One Punch Man show’s first. As such, the new One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows game’s opening is special in its own way. advertisingIt may not be as legendary as the original opening for the One Punch Man opening, but it does a great job nonetheless. One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows is an action game and not a fighting game, but its roster-size is increasingly comparable. Those characters will b

Share Tweet Email Copy Link CopiedWhen Microsoft first unveiled the Xbox Series X, gamers had a lot of questions about the next-gen console’s power, capabilities, and games. Shortly after the reveal, however, Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox Series X can lay flat in a horizontal orientation. RELATED: Xbox Series X Feature Could Be Very HandyXbox Head Phil Spencer confirmed the Xbox Series X’s dual orientation while talking to GameSpot. Now, the Xbox Series X specs, price, and launch games w

Fortnite is hosting a Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker event in-game today and it’s going to be huge. It’s brand new footage, never shared anywhere else, and it’ll only be shown to Fortnite players who are playing during the event. It won’t be something to miss, so Fortnite players best get their schedules organized and write down their local starting time. The first time is a “Doors Open” time and the second is when the show itself will start. The reward is a TIE Whisper Glider, a glider that l

The new Mortal Kombat 11 Joker look clearly takes inspiration from Heath Ledger’s Joker, but one fan decided to take things in a different direction, creating a mock-up of what the character would look like if he was based on Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker. Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker was introduced in the Joker film that came out earlier this year and blew all its box office expectations out of the water. However, the Mortal Kombat 11 Joker DLC will be available on January 28, 2020, so more details should

Amazon has discounted a pair of notable 2019 games. The physical version of Judgment is currently half off on the PlayStation 4 while The Outer Worlds is on sale at 42 percent off on the Xbox One (Update: also on PS4). If you are interested, you can find the discounts with the following links:Share This:

The Outer Worlds is getting more story content in its first DLC pack, coming in 2020, Obsidian has announced. We don’t currently know details about The Outer Worlds’ first DLC pack other than that it’ll focus on “expanding the story.” Obsidian revealed the news on their official forums in a post thanking The Outer Worlds community for their support and votes during The Game Awards 2019. The reception to The Outer Worlds has been unbelievable to see, and even just being nominated means a lot. The

Planetside Arena went into Early Access on Steam in September, but seemed to run into trouble less than a month later when developer Daybreak Games laid off an unspecified number of employees, including members of the Planetside Arena team. “As a result, PlanetSide Arena will formally shut down servers on January 10th, 2020 at 5:00 pm PST. Planetside Arena had an average concurrent player count in September, the month it debuted, of 474, which sunk to 54 in October and 17 in November. Planetside

The Wolf Among Us series returned in full form Thursday night at The Game Awards, and to celebrate the original Telltale adventure is completely free on the Epic Games store . LCG Entertainment, which relaunched Telltale Games this year, revealed a teaser trailer for The Wolf Among Us 2 and detailed the news in a press release. No release date, no plot details, no timeline on its Epic Games exclusivity. With the news of the series’ revival, it’s as good a time as ever to catch up on the excellen

We collected all of the relevant Game Awards trailers and announcements here. Below are a few highlights, as well as some PC gaming news that didn’t come out of the Geoff Keighley show. Xbox Series X looks like a PC tower, every Microsoft studio working on exclusivesThe new Xbox, which is coming next winter, looks a lot like a small PC tower. Gaze upon him:(Image credit: Maxis / EA)More things we wroteAround the officeOn the cusp of the ’20s, we’ve been looking back at the 2010s in PC gaming. We

THQ’s remake of the 2001 fantasy RPG Gothic is hinging on whether or not you play its playable teaser, currently available via Steam . The Gothic playable teaser is only available to players who own any one of the Gothic games, or any game by the original developer Piranha Bytes, which isn’t involved with the remake. The magic gets out of control and a mutiny turns the mines into a wild territory now controlled by the most violent prisoners.” Gothic is a single-player dark fantasy RPG with a loy

However, 2K Games and Gearbox Software are doing something a little different with Borderlands 3 shift codes for the holiday season, releasing new shift codes that offer new cosmetics, items, and more. The first free “Gifts of Mayhem” gift is a Christmas-themed ECHO skin that players can get in the game right now. advertisingRELATED: Borderlands 3 Patch Adds Highly-Requested Feature and MoreHere is the Borderlands 3 Christmas ECHO skin shift code: W9WTT-FSFTZ-5WRZR-63BB3-WK6WT. Unwrap this festi

In addition to all of the Pokemon GO December Community Day Weekend bonuses and special raids, trainers will also find a new Special Research series of tasks available when they login. RELATED: Pokemon GO: A Challenging Development Special Research Adds Shadow ZapdosadvertisingThe three tasks are all the same, “Catch 19 Pokemon.” That would be an easy challenge on any day, but considering the increased spawns for Community Day Weekend, it seems impossible not to complete this series. Trainers wi

Share Tweet Email Copy Link Copied2019 is coming to a close, which means it’s time for another massive end of the year Pokemon GO Community Day Weekend Event. advertisingUnlike a usual Pokemon GO Community Day, which runs for three hours in the early afternoon, the Community Weekend has a bit of a more complicated setup. Spawns are going to be increased throughout most of the day, but other bonuses will only be available during the usual Community Day window. Be sure to check back in the near fu

Pokémon GO Battle League will be a triathlon-style contest! advertisingBattles will take place in all three leagues: Great League, Ultra League, and Master League. As you win battles throughout the season, your rank will increase, even as GO Battle League rotates between leagues. You will start at Rank 1 and work your way up to the top rank, Rank 10. As we get closer to the release of GO Battle League in early 2020, you can look forward to more information on how GO Battle League works.