AI is Changing the Conversation Around Digital Accessibility

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AI is Changing the Conversation Around Digital Accessibility (aibusiness.com)

AI is helping to optimize every aspect of human-centric design through its ability to personalize experiences across channels.

Google Maps Adds Transit Alerts For Broken Elevators, Accessibility Issues (cnet.com)

A new alert can help people, including those who use wheelchairs, better plan their journeys.

Digital Accessibility is Crucial for an Inclusive Customer Experience (softwareadvice.com)

Ensuring your website is accessible for people with disabilities isn’t just the right thing to do—it’s increasingly an economic and legal imperative. Learn how to get started.

Inside NBC’s Work In Making This Year’s Paralympics The Most Accessible Games Yet (forbes.com)

To wit, the Paralympics are orders of magnitude behind the zeitgeist in terms of attention compared to the Olympics.

What went wrong? (disabilitydebrief.org)

Uncovering the crisis at the International Disability Alliance

‘How Accessible Is Our Country For These Heroes?’ (youtube.com)

#DisabilityRights: Our Paralympians just wrapped up their most successful campaign at the Paris Games. Now is the time to ask, 'how accessible is our country for these heroes?'

Accessibility Issues Faced by Speaker at Central Health Education Bureau Event (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

Read about the challenges faced by a speaker with a disability at an accessibility event hosted by the Central Health Education Bureau. Discover the discrepancies between the event's theme and the actual accessibility provided.

A Hero’s New Beginning: Sgt. Tu’ufuli’s Journey to an Accessible Home (corporate.homedepot.com)

“I’m so excited not to have to walk up stairs anymore.”  - Sergeant Anesi Tu’ufuliIn 2005, U.S. Army Sergeant Anesi “Maverick” Tu’ufuli was severely wounded during Operation Iraqi Freedom after he stepped on a remote-detonated IED. After returning home, Tu’ufuli left the military and transitioned to civilian life with his wife and two young daughters. In 2018, his wife passed away from cancer, leaving him to care for their two daughters as a single father.

Accessibility Show with Joe Dolson, Episode 1: Mobile Menu Toggles (wpbuilds.com)

In the first episode of the Accessibility Show, accessibility expert Joe Dolson tackles an essential yet often overlooked component of web design: mobile menus.

Council Post: The Importance Of Accessibility: A Comprehensive Exploration (forbes.com)

By embracing accessibility, designers and developers can create more innovative, user-friendly solutions that benefit all users, leading to a more inclusive world.

New Call Center App Seeks To Improve Careers Of The Visually Impaired (forbes.com)

Lighthouse Works is proud to have helped develop the EquiVista app, which promises to make call center jobs more accessible for the blind and visually impaired.

The Future of CX: Personalisation, Design and Digital Accessibility (devopsonline.co.uk)

As the buying potential of people increases through a diverse set of digital channels and experiences, values apart from the product start to matter.

Social influencer highlights wheelchair accessibility during Kentucky visit (youtube.com)

In paid partnerships with tourism offices, Cory Lee raises awareness for accessibility and making sure public spaces are inclusive spaces.

Prioritize Accessibility In Procurement For Better CX And EX (forrester.com)

My new report dives into why making accessibility a component of vendor selection is good for business and how to do it.

Digital Accessibility Drives Customer Loyalty and Inclusion (cmswire.com)

Accessibility is more than compliance — it's a smart business move.

Making fashion accessible to women with disabilities (nbcnewyork.com)

As New York Fashion Week continues, News 4’s Jen Maxfield spoke to a Latina designer who’s working to make fashion houses accessible to women with disabilities.

The Role of AI in Enhancing Digital Accessibility (aithority.com)

AI scales digital accessibility, offering faster, efficient fixes and personalization, enhancing web experiences for users with disabilities.

Celebrate Disability Voting Rights Week (cityofmadison.com)

The City Clerk’s Office is celebrating Disability Voting Rights Week by highlighting accessible options for exercising your right to vote.“It’s important for all residents to feel confident that their voices are heard at the polls,” said Mayor Rhodes-Conway. “Our Clerk’s staff and volunteers work diligently with voters with disabilities to make casting their ballot as easy as possible.”

An author’s conflict with internalised ableism (reframingdisability.substack.com)

Paralympics coverage; gender and disability in medicine & war-torn Yemen; internalised ableism; and plenty of new data and resources

Dashboards That Pop: Accessibility (community.esri.com)

What would you think if you were presented with this dashboard? Would you know what is going on? Would you understand the data being presented? Would you even bother trying to understand it or would you just move on?

When Driving is Not an Option (planning.org)

It’s time to recognize and listen to the 25 percent of the U.S. population that doesn’t drive, says author Anna Letitia Zivarts.

Prioritize diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in mission statements (civilrights.org)

And set aspirational goals to address the enrollment of students from historically underrepresented communities.

WesCeleb: WSA President Jonghwa Kim ’25 on Intellectual Accessibility, Student Activism, and the Demise of Bird Scooters (wesleyanargus.com)

Wesleyan University's twice-weekly student newspaper since 1868.

No Gold Medal for Crawling Off Trains (accessiblelink.substack.com)

The Urgent Need for a Cultural Shift in Railway Accessibility

'You can't watch a game that way.' Play-by-play delay fouls up Guardians games for visually impaired (ideastream.org)

A 30-second radio broadcast delay means visually impaired or blind fans can't enjoy Guardians games in the stadium. They're calling on the team for a fix.

Beyond the Gold — Meet the Paralympians Making History (us.pg.com)

Discover P&G’s new podcast introducing the 2024 Paralympians making history.

Let's Play - Accessible Playgrounds (rickhansen.com)

Students explore ways to make school playgrounds accessible for everyone, including children with disabilities.

Gains in Employment for People with Disabilities Appear to Level Off After Reducing Gaps with Non-Disabled Workers (researchondisability.org)

Employment and labor force participation trends for people with disabilities appear to be stabilizing after several years of growth that reduced the gaps between individuals with and without disabilities, according to today’s National Trends in Disability Employment – semi-monthly update (nTIDE) issued by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability (UNH-IOD).

INTERVIEW: Abra Group's accessibility chief Michael Swiatek on his blindness journey (airlinergs.com)

Abra Group's newly promoted accessibility chief Michael Swiatek speaks with ARGS on accessibility strategy and overcoming blindness.

As Ontario's accessibility deadline nears, advocates say TTC's 'Family of Services' needs to be scrapped (toronto.citynews.ca)

Family of Services refers to a package of transportation services that includes both Wheel-Trans as well as conventional transit.

New Te Tai Tokerau Regional Accessibility Strategy (nrc.govt.nz)

A new strategy developed by Northland’s four local authorities looks to improve accessibility across the region, which has the country’s second highest rate of disabilities and impairments (29 percent).

A story of starkly contrasting workplace accessibility (hospitalityandcateringnews.com)

By @GraceWeaverAI: A story of starkly contrasting workplace accessibility. For all too many disabled people, accessibility to the workplace remains a gruelling barrier to overcome.

Women who are blind play a critical role in identifying possible breast cancers (npr.org)

Dr. Frank Hoffman was appalled by the sheer numbers of cases of early-stage breast cancer that were being missed. Then he had an idea: What if "we were to specially train others to do it."

WHO and ITU publish new guidance to make telehealth services accessible (who.int)

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have published the Implementation toolkit for accessible telehealth services. This toolkit provides practical guidance to support governments, policymakers, health industry, health services providers, and civil society on how to integrate accessibility features in telehealth services.

New Zealand's Disability-Led Path to Accessibility in the Arts (reasonstobecheerful.world)

Other places could learn from the island country, where measures like audio description and Braille surtitling have become standard practice.

Paralympic equestrian riders praise access for disabled riders at Versailles (startribune.com)

After winning her 10th Paralympics medal, British equestrian Natasha Baker celebrated with her son on Saturday and reflected on how good accessibility for disabled people was at the Palace of Versailles.

New partnership to enhance museum accessibility for people with (arabnews.com)

The Museums Commission and the Authority for the Care of People with Disabilities signed a memorandum of understanding at the National Museum in Riyadh on Sunday.

Why does India fail to address digital accessibility gaps? (newslaundry.com)

There has been no progress in the number of accessible central government websites, which remains at 95 since 2020.

Over 1.4K accessibility complaints filed on govt app, 75% solved: Data (business-standard.com)

More than 1,400 complaints related to accessibility have been lodged through the government's flagship Sugamya Bharat mobile application since its launch in 2021, with approximately 75 per cent of those resolved, according to official data.

Autoworkers learn sign language hoping connection with deaf colleagues improves work and lives (abcnews.go.com)

One doesn’t need to know sign language to understand what Michael Connolly feels about his colleagues’ efforts to break down the barriers posed by his deafness

Fashion Is Slowly Embracing The Needs Of Disabled People — Including Paralympians (huffpost.com)

Slowly but surely, the fashion world at large is beginning to respond to the needs of disabled people.

On a Roll: Feds Inch Closer to Finally Achieving Key Goal of Americans With Disabilities Act (usa.streetsblog.org)

The 34-year-old Americans With Disabilities Act may soon — finally — give pedestrians, people in wheelchairs or parents pushing strollers true equality in the public right of way.

Nessel cites Loper Bright ruling in Civil Rights case (michigancapitolconfidential.com)

U.S. Ed. Dept. claims Michigan violated rights of kids with disabilities

From Novelty to Necessity: How AI Could Open Up a World of Accessibility for Everyone (cnet.com)

Companies like Apple and Google talk up AI for tasks like editing photos and drafting messages. But the burgeoning tech's value could also lie in boosting digital accessibility.

Washington to fix accessibility violations at its state parks (columbian.com)

Deb Hodge and James Evans arrived at an accessible campsite at Paradise Point State Park in Southwest Washington last May and quickly noticed something was off.

NFL stadiums: how different stadiums approach accessibility (timesdelphic.com)

Cheerleaders pop and lock and leap. Lights twinkle all about the stands. Fans covered in gold and purple chant, “Skol.” U.S. Bank Stadium is the place to be on Minnesota Vikings game day.

Chelsea is a subway “accessibility desert,” advocates say (amny.com)

Advocates are calling on the MTA to build a new elevator in Chelsea's 23 Street and Sixth Avenue subway station.

Advocates rally for accessibility at more subway stations across city (ny1.com)

Less than one-third of stations are partially accessible.

How a New York company uses AI to diagnose and treat dyslexia (wgbh.org)

Coral Hoh is a linguist and CEO of Dysolve, a Lagrangeville, New York-based company that creates generative AI-based programs designed to address dyslexia.

Unintended consequences: New law on accessibility leads to removal of public records from websites (coloradopolitics.com)

A new law intended to improve accessibility to government documents has led to unintended consequences, causing some agencies to remove records from websites.

Off the pavement: Adaptive riders teach trail accessibility (oilcity.news)

Joe Stone struggled momentarily with the chain latch as he closed the gate behind him. He held his hands up, and a time-keeper called out how long it took him to open, traverse and re-secure the swinging pipe fixture.

NYC transit advocates rally against congestion pricing pause, call for accessibility upgrades (gothamist.com)

Groups are calling for immediate action to fund subway station upgrades and address accessibility issues.

The new Sydney Metro City Line - review (havewheelchairwilltravel.net)

We've travelled on the new Sydney City Metro Line and are sharing our thoughts on the service and information on access.

A moment that changed me: my dad helped me with everything – then suddenly he was gone (theguardian.com)

To lose a parent when you are disabled is a particular kind of grief. When my father died, my sense of safety was ripped away

Educators outline 5 priorities for the new school year (educatingalllearners.org)

This article was written and Published by Laura Ascione — September 13, 2024 Educators and school leaders offer insights into their top focus areas and must-do action items for the new school year Key points

Andrea Bocelli Remembers Soccer Accident That Left Him Blind: 'That's When Darkness Fell' (people.com)

In Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, Sept. 7, the Italian tenor revealed that a soccer accident as a young boy left him blind after he was living with glaucoma.

Sacramento has new, improved light rail trains. How a mobility council’s input led to changes (sacbee.com)

Manufactured by Siemens Mobility, these new trains showcase a new low-floor design and include at-platform boarding, with deployable ramps at the two center doors.

Contractor concerns: Disabled woman in York County left with unfinished home (fox23maine.com)

A York County woman with disabilities claims she is facing significant issues with a contractor who was hired to make her home more accessible.

Biden Administration Issues Rules Making Mental Health Care More Accessible (usnews.com)

US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. Track elected officials, research health conditions, and find news you can use in politics, business, health, and education.

Ohio State professor Margaret Price to keynote National Disability Employment Awareness Month events (news.clemson.edu)

Margaret Price, associate professor of English at Ohio State University specializing in disability studies and rhetoric/composition, will provide the keynote address for Clemson University’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) events on Monday, October 21, from 3-4 p.m. at the Hendrix Student Center Almeda R. Jacks Ballroom A. A virtual option will also be available.

Jim Hoppe emphasizes accessibility, inclusion and community as new dean for student affairs (bowdoinorient.com)

This summer, Jim Hoppe joined the College as the new senior vice president and dean for student affairs. President Safa Zaki announced that Hoppe would replace Janet Lohmann following her retirement in an email to the campus community in May.

Elevating Accessibility: Upgraded website and policy guidelines announced (news.clemson.edu)

Clemson University remains committed to creating an accessible environment for all students, faculty and staff. As part of this commitment, experts across the University worked to build a new website to support accessibility at Clemson and a new policy to conform with federal updates to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Getting Engaged: Facilitating Virtual Events for Maximum Accessibility (edis.ifas.ufl.edu)

Virtual and hybrid events present both challenges and opportunities for engaging persons with disabilities. In particular, accommodations for people who are blind or low vision, and deaf or hard of hearing, are common challenges that technology has been able to address but still require some work on the part of facilitators in similar manners to in-person events. Centering accessibility, however, opens up your events and often makes them more welcoming for non-disabled participants as well. This document will overview strategies for event facilitators for ensuring maximum accessibility for virtual events to allow a wide variety of participants.

WVU provides reminder on Animals on Campus Policy (students.wvu.edu)

The West Virginia University Animals on Campus Policy defines the roles and responsibilities of individuals who bring animals — including special-purpose animals (i.e., service, therapy and emotional-support animals) — on University property.

Webinar prepares employees to make critical digital-accessibility improvements (msudenver.edu)

The Sept. 25 event will help ensure that MSU Denver is compliant with state law before 2025 deadline to avoid severe financial penalties and align with mission and values.

Dal prof changing the way we think about accessibility in the classroom (dal.ca)

Dal Computer Science instructor Gabriella Mosquera, this year's winner of the Award for Excellence in Online/Blended Course Development, says empathy is always top of mind for her when designing courses.

Alternative Text and Web Accessibility (bates.edu)

One of the most powerful ways we can improve the accessibility of our website is the creation of alternative text for images. Alternative text, or alt text, is a concise text description conveying the content or purpose of an image. Of our website’s 36,000 images, some are missing alt text — therein lies our opportunity. This morning we introduced a feature in WordPress that will remind site managers to provide alt text before publishing new content. This reminder prompt will help us get closer to our accessibility goal of 100% of images having alt text.

U of A researcher wants 'perceived accessibility' included in urban planning (cbc.ca)

A University of Alberta researcher wants to expand the definition of accessibility to make better, more active public spaces.

Student news - Your accessibility tools and resources (nottingham.ac.uk)

Make sure you familiarise yourself with all the tools at your disposal to help you reach your full potential.

Spartans Thrive Thursday: Accessibility on Campus (uncg.edu)

Students with disabilities can find an advocate to work with them and their professors at the Office of Accessibility Resources and Services. There, staff will help them tailor a plan that fits their individual circumstances.

Ohlone College celebrates Deaf Awareness Month (tricityvoice.com)

Ohlone College celebrates Deaf Awareness Month with events and programs focusing on accessibility and education.

UIC support for digital accessibility (today.uic.edu)

UIC is dedicated to the full inclusion of students, faculty, staff, patients and the community in all our programs, services and activities. This commitment aligns with our mission to provide the broadest access to the highest levels of educational, research and clinical excellence.

Accessibility advocate (news.uci.edu)

Stacy Branham is committed to inclusive digital technologies, particularly for the visually impaired

Digital Accessibility is Crucial for an Inclusive Customer Experience Yet Only 39% of Global Companies Are on Track for EU Compliance (businesswire.com)

Software Advice’s 2024 Digital Accessibility Survey of global ecommerce professionals reveals compliance issues for customers with disabilities.

Zain Group partners with ‘Be My Eyes’ to provide accessibility assistance to people who are blind or have low vision (zawya.com)

Zain Group, a leading provider of innovative technologies and digital lifestyle communications, operating in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, has entered a regional first-of-its-kind strategic partnership with ‘Be My Eyes’ to provide instant visual assistance for people who are blind or have low vision. Following a series of successful pilots across Zain markets, the new group-wide partnership with Be My Eyes will see Zain personnel regularly act as sighted volunteers on the Be My Eyes platform.

Japanese travel agency TokudAw consolidates its commitment to accessibility in collaboration with Accessible Japan (abnnewswire.net)

TokudAw is proud to announce a new collaboration with Accessible Japan as a featured all-inclusive tour provider for visitors to Japan with accessibility needs.

All In appoints Attitude is Everything to create UK’s first accessibility standards for creativity and culture (creativescotland.com)

Disability-led charity, Attitude is Everything, have been announced as the standards supplier for All In, the UK wide access scheme for creativity and culture.

JH Adams Inn Continues Accessibility Efforts, Renews Its Certified Autism Center™ Designation (wane.com)

Ensuring its staff follows the highest standards of accessibility and accommodations, JH Adams Inn renews its Certified Autism Center™ (CAC) designation, awarded by the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES). The renewal highlights the hotel’s dedication to ensuring an accessible and inclusive experience for all guests, as the CAC designation is reserved for organizations committed to delivering an elevated guest experience and fostering a welcoming environment for autistic and sensory-sensitive guests and their families.

The O2 is the first UK arena to achieve ‘Platinum’ accessibility status with Attitude is Everything (a1retailmagazine.com)

Today, The O2 has announced that it has been awarded Platinum status by disability charity Attitude is Everything, in recognition of the venue’s commitment to improving accessibility for disabled fans, artists, and staff. A proud and longstanding advocate for improved accessibility in music and live event venues, The O2 is the first UK arena to achieve Platinum status, having previously been the first UK arena to achieve Gold status back in 2013.

Detroit extends deadline to apply for home accessibility repair program (wdet.org)

The city of Detroit is using money from the American Rescue Plan Act to help residents with disabilities make their homes more accessible.

KFPL’s International Week of Deaf People programs highlight sign language and accessibility (cfrc.ca)

International Week of Deaf People (IWDeaf), observed during the last week of September, is a global initiative that champions the rights of Deaf individuals and emphasizes the importance of sign language and accessibility. This year, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) invites the community to join in programs developed with S5Waves that nurture inclusive communication and build stronger connections through American Sign Language (ASL).

Transreport strengthens leadership team to drive global expansion in accessibility technology (ktla.com)

A parallelogram divided into 3 monochrome photographs. From left to right, Carmine Chiuchiolo (Senior Vice President of Global Revenue), Daniel Beutler (Chairman) and Jim Beattie (Chief Technology Officer). Teal background. Transreport, announced appointments to senior leadership team. Daniel Beutler joins as Chairman, Carmine Chiuchiolo as Senior VP and Jim Beattie as CTO. Transreport is solving a societal challenge- making public transport accessible for all.

New wheelchair accessible train at Bay Beach Amusement Park could debut next summer (fox11online.com)

The $1.25 million project will primarily be paid for by the Friends of Bay Beach, the fundraising group that has helped expand the park over the past 7 years.

NYC DOT Launches Curb Enthusiasm, a Prett-ay, Prett-ay, Prett-ay Good Podcast (nyc.gov)

New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez today announced the launch of Curb Enthusiasm, a new podcast offering unique insight into what’s new, innovative, and exciting in the world of transportation and urban planning. Created by NYC DOT, the podcast focuses on issues at the local, national, and international level and features guests who discuss the most consequential transportation work happening all over the globe. The inaugural episode features U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg, who previously served as NYC DOT commissioner from 2014 to 2020.

Major Accessibility upgrades - Maynooth, Hazelhatch and Newbridge Stations (irishrail.ie)

Major Accessibility upgrade to get underway at Maynooth Station this month, Car Parking Capacity will be temporarily reduced during construction period Lift upgrades also underway at Hazelhatch and Celbridge and Newbridge

Nominations open for 2024 Celebrating Accessibility Awards (kingstonist.com)

Community members are invited to recognize inclusive leaders by nominating them for the Celebrating Accessibility Awards.

Access Award: Awarded to Stop & Shop by Commission on Disabilities (shrewsburyma.gov)

Congratulations to Shrewsbury's Stop and Shop for receiving the Access Award from the Shrewsbury Commission on Disabilities!

Over 1.4k accessibility complaints filed on Sugamya App in 3 years (economictimes.indiatimes.com)

Since its launch in 2021, the Sugamya Bharat mobile app has received over 1,400 accessibility complaints, with about 75% resolved. The government plans to enhance the app with AI features to improve functionality. Efforts include partnerships and a specialised course on accessible building design at IITs.

Ecommpay unveils new brand identity & inclusivity initiative (itbrief.com.au)

Ecommpay unveiled a new brand identity and the 'Ecommpay for Good' inclusivity programme, focusing on accessibility, inclusivity, and sustainability.

Uganda Launches School Accessibility Companion Guide (hi.org)

HI Uganda is thrilled to announce that School Accessibility Companion Guide (SACG) to accompany Uganda’s 2019 Building Control Code was officially launched by the Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES) on July 16th, 2024 in Kampala.

Mid Oregon Credit Union Offers RightHear Accessibility (mycentraloregon.com)

Mid Oregon Credit Union, the only locally-headquartered financial institution in Central Oregon, announces a pioneering step towards enhanced access to its facilities with the installation of the RightHear Accessibility system at all seven branch locations.

Building Accessibility Into Our Mixed Reality Products (accesswire.com)

We believe the best products are built by working with the communities we serve. We recently invited people with disabilities and accessibility advocates to co-design solutions with our product teams to enhance the accessibility of mixed reality technology.

We want your input! Use of Accessible Taxi Survey (durham.ca)

Municipalities, across Durham Region, have received input about a shortage of accessible taxis. This situation can make it difficult for some people to travel to medical appointments, to visit family/friends, and/or to participate in events outside their home.

New panel aims to improve accessibility in Shetland (shetnews.co.uk)

PEOPLE are being invited to take part in the first Shetland Access Panel, which is a community initiative designed to improve accessibility.

Announcing Our All-New Accessibility Group (community.articulate.com)

Find out how this new space can help you level up your course creation skills.

Oliver’s accessibility plan has been completed (timeschronicle.ca)

Oliver’s foundational document to make the town more accessible and age-friendly is now in place.

Ecommpay launches inclusivity programme (finextra.com)

Ecommpay, the inclusive global payments platform has launched a new brand identity and inclusivity programme, reflecting its focus on accessibility, inclusivity and sustainability and closely tied to its mission to achieve ultimate financial inclusivity.

Valparaiso Seeks Input on Accessibility (nwi.life)

The City of Valparaiso invites the community to share thoughts on accessibility in City-owned pedestrian facilities within the rights-of-ways maintained by the City. “We continue to enhance access for all in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA),” said Deputy Engineer Bob Thompson. Title II of the ADA requires that each of the City’s services, programs and activities be readily accessible and usable by individuals with disabilities.

Accessible taxi survey (yourvoice.durham.ca)

Municipalities, across Durham Region, have received input about a shortage of accessible taxis. This situation can make it difficult for some people to travel to medical appointments, to visit family/friends, and/or to participate in events outside their home.

Paris 2024: Samsung Enhances Accessibility, Showcases Galaxy AI and Celebrates the Unifying Power of Sport at the Paralympic Games (news.samsung.com)

Since the Paralympic flame was lit on August 28, the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games have been shining an incredible spotlight on how the Paralympic Movement’s core values of determination, equality, inspiration and courage can move the world forward.

Assessing the accessibility of affordable zero-emission vehicles for people with disabilities: Study report (tc.canada.ca)

To meet Canada's climate objectives, it will be necessary to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation sector. Strategies to do this include increasing the share of zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) on roads. The Government of Canada is taking a comprehensive, whole-of-government approach focusing on addressing key barriers and opportunities to support the transition to ZEVs. This includes making ZEVs more affordable and available, deploying charging and hydrogen stations, building Canadian confidence in these clean vehicles, and seizing economic opportunities associated with these cleaner vehicles.

Apple’s ‘It’s Glowtime’ Special Event Put An Appreciably Vivid Glow On Accessibility (forbes.com)

It’s an event—and a venue—I know extremely well, but each one is different and has different applicability to accessibility.

Recognizing Individual Voices, Bespoke AI Appliances Improve Accessibility (news.samsung.com)

Samsung Electronics is pushing the boundaries of innovation in accessibility1 with its latest AI-powered home appliances, making life more convenient for users

Accessibility and Usability Improvements in the new Outlook for Windows (blogs.microsoft.com)

The new Outlook for Windows brings the latest features and intelligent assisted capabilities to your Outlook app.

StreetNav app plots path to accessible city travel beyond Paris Paralympics (rfi.fr)

As the Paris Paralympics bring fresh scrutiny to the shortage of accessible services in France, RFI met the developers of a route-finding app aiming to help users navigate the capital no matter what their mobility.

Tesla Enhances Front Trunk Accessibility with New Hands-Free Feature (tesla-mag.com)

Tesla has once again set the benchmark in the electric vehicle (EV) industry with its latest software update, version 2024.32.3. This upgrade brings a significant improvement that promises to make life easier for Tesla owners: hands-free access to the front trunk, commonly referred to as the frunk.

Florida Welcomes 'Mini Blind Library'; Turns a Page on Accessibility (goodthingsguy.com)

A new addition to Florida Library in Jozi has helped turn a positive page on literacy accessibility thanks to its new 'Mini Blind Library'!

Yelp Enhances Accessibility Features for Inclusive User Experience (thehealthcaretechnologyreport.com)

Yelp is expanding its commitment to accessibility by introducing new searchable attributes that cater to the diverse needs of users with disabilities. These features, launched in collaboration with organizations like Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities, include attributes such as accessible parking, ADA-compliant restrooms, and ASL proficiency. The platform now also offers AI-powered alternative text for images and improved screen reader functionality, enhancing the experience for users with visual impairments. Additionally, Yelp has created an Accessibility Resource Hub to assist businesses in implementing inclusive practices, making it easier for consumers to find establishments that meet their specific accessibility requirements.

Eviosys expands easy-open jar closure range for wider accessibility (packaginginsights.com)

Eviosys has expanded its Orbit jar closure range — designed to be opened without force — with a 66 mm diameter lid. The company’s closures are intended to provide greater ease and accessibility, particularly for consumers with motor issues, children and seniors. Eviosys launched its Orbit closures in 2010 and integrating the solution into existing products does not require installing new product lines or specific jars.

Top Web Design Trends for 2024 and How to Incorporate Them (gadgetlite.com)

Incorporating these top web design trends of 2024 will not only modernise your website but also enhance its functionality and user engagement

How Technology is Making Entertainment More Accessible (bbntimes.com)

Technology has profoundly transformed the landscape of entertainment, bringing about multiple significant changes.

Researching Disability Sport: Theory, Method, Practice (routledge.com)

Marking a new direction for disability sport scholarship, this book explores cutting-edge issues and engages creatively with contemporary approaches to research in this important emerging discipline.

6 expert-approved wheelchair-accessible kitchen ideas (reviewed.usatoday.com)

ADA-friendly designs for culinary excellence

How the TD Accessibility Adapter Works (stories.td.com)

The TD Accessibility Adapter was designed and developed by TD colleagues to address their individual online visual accessibility preferences.

The Sick Times (thesicktimes.org)

Chronicling the Long Covid crisis

Inclusive Gaming: How to Boost Accessibility for Hearing-Impaired Gamers (privateinternetaccess.com)

Discover practical ways to improve video game accessibility for gamers with hearing loss. Learn about tools, benefits, and best practices for inclusive gaming.

How to find the accessible name of a button with Google Chrome (erikkroes.nl)

You just ran an automated test and it tells you your buttons don't have accessible names. What does that mean, why does it matter, and how do you check this yourself?

How to use Google's text-to-speech feature on your Android phone (androidpolice.com)

Google Text-to-speech is an essential accessibility feature for people who are blind or have low vision

The Plucky Squire's accessibility features detailed (gonintendo.com)

All are welcome

Dear Son of a Disabled Woman (rebekahtaussig.substack.com)

Disability doesn’t have to mean to you exactly what it means to me.

Steve Silberman, 66, Dies; Writer Deepened Understanding of Autism (nytimes.com)

Prodded by Oliver Sacks, he wrote a humane, award-winning book about the condition. A music maven, he also wrote liner notes for the Grateful Dead and his friend David Crosby.

'After the success of the Paralympics, the question of disability must be considered in terms of equal rights' (lemonde.fr)

COLUMN. A simple 'change of perception' will not be sufficient to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities. Non-disabled people must also be expected to change their habits, says Philippe Bernard.

Johns Hopkins health system to pay disabled patients for alleged violations (washingtonpost.com)

The hospital system enters into a federal consent decree after allegedly refusing to allow support persons to accompany disabled patients during care.

Kathy Hochul's New Health Pitch Faces Strong Opposition From Democrats (msn.com)

Hochul has come under fire after seeking significant cuts to a New York state health program.

iDEM interview with ENIL – Disabled people in political life across Europe: continued challenges and technological opportunities (idemproject.eu)

The disability movement’s motto has evolved from “Nothing about us without us” to “Nothing without us” in recent years, as all political areas affect and should therefore involve disabled people. Digital accessibility tools like iDEM seek to bridge the digital divide and ensure more people with disabilities can participate in political decisions. We interviewed Kamil Goungor, ENIL’s Policy and Movement Support Officer, to learn about the continued challenges faced by disabled people, the role technology plays in political accessibility, and recent encouraging progress.

Online Activism: Fighting for Disability Rights (buzzsprout.com)

In this episode, our policy and movement support officer Kamil Goungor meets Conor McAuley, a young Irish disability activist. Together, they explore disability advocacy through social media, and the opportunities and challenges it presents.

Thematic Streams (helsinki.fi)

NNDR2025 introduces thematic streams as part of the conference. Paper submissions can be within or outside of the suggested thematic streams.

Nonverbal Learning Disorder, Explained (educatingalllearners.org)

What is nonverbal learning disability? How to identify and support students with it.

Something Fishy at the Paralympics (ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu)

Rampant cheating has plagued the Paralympics over the years, compromising the credibility and sportsmanship of Paralympian athletes.

Disability Roots (summitilc.org)

You’re invited to Summit Independent Living’s biggest event of the year!

Introduction to the Games Gallery at U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum (usopm.org)

Learn about the ancient Olympics as well as the origins of the modern Olympic and Paralympic Games. See the Olympic torches throughout the Games’ history.

Paralympics History - Evolution of the Paralympic Movement (paralympic.org)

The first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960 featured 400 athletes from 23 countries. The Games are now the 2nd biggest sporting event in the world.

Closing Ceremony | Paris 2024 Paralympics (youtube.com)

Get ready to experience the thrill of the 🇫🇷 #Paris2024 Paralympic Games live on the Paralympics YouTube channel. From 26 August to 8 September 2024, witness the best of Para sport as athletes from around the globe showcase their incredible skills and determination. Don’t miss a moment of the action with live coverage, exclusive interviews, highlights and behind-the-scenes insights - all from the heart of Paris 🥐🥖 and its iconic venues like the Eiffel Tower Stadium, Stade de France, Roland-Garros Stadium, Chateau de Versailles and Grand Palais.

Opening Ceremony | Paris 2024 Paralympics (youtube.com)

Get ready to experience the thrill of the 🇫🇷 #Paris2024 Paralympic Games live on the Paralympics YouTube channel. From 26 August to 8 September 2024, witness the best of Para sport as athletes from around the globe showcase their incredible skills and determination. Don’t miss a moment of the action with live coverage, exclusive interviews, highlights and behind-the-scenes insights - all from the heart of Paris 🥐🥖 and its iconic venues like the Eiffel Tower Stadium, Stade de France, Roland-Garros Stadium, Chateau de Versailles and Grand Palais.

Remembering a Pennhurst survivor, 'the MLK of the disability rights movement' (inquirer.com)

After his release from the notorious institution, Roland Johnson became a renowned intellectual disabilities advocate. It is time for his story to be better known.

California Memorial Project 22nd Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony (disabilityrightsca.org)

Remembering The Unheard, The Unseen, and The Once Forgotten. Remembering the lives of those who died without recognition at state hospitals and developmental centers and honoring residents who presently live in state institutions.

Art - Remembering - Agnews State Asylum (corbettotoole.com)

Description: A large grainy newspaper photograph of the collapsed buildings at Agnews covers the top third of this large quilt (87 x 44”). Mottled grey fabric fills the next third. On it are quilted bricks falling down. The lower third of the quilt contains the names of 107 inmates who died in Agnews in the 1906 earthquake written on brick colored fabrics.

The story of an asylum whose patients built it, brick by brick (washingtonpost.com)

Antonia Hylton spent years digging into the painful history of Crownsville Hospital, a segregated asylum that relied on the forced labor of its Black patients.

Madness (hachettebookgroup.com)

Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum.

Disability Justice Project (disabilityjusticeproject.org)

A global grassroots media network centering the voices of persons with disabilities

Media about disability, by and for disabled people (cripcrapmedia.com)

“Crip” is a term reclaimed by people with disabilities that is derived from an ableist slur. When we say the words crip and disability, we are using expansive senses of these terms to engage in cross-disability work. This takes into account crip, sick, mad, ill, neurodivergent, Deaf, blind and other disabled people and adjacent communities. We understand the liberation of disabled people is intertwined with the liberation of all marginalized people, and are committed to creating intersectional work that takes into account race, class, gender, sexuality, size, faith, etc. While our work is created first for people with disabilities, we invite others to learn about disability culture through it.

do Black deaf people code switch? (facebook.com)

@_amberlinasmiles_ talks about life as a Black CODA.

Mental Health for All (aam-us.org)

This is an excerpt from TrendsWatch: Museums as Community Infrastructure. The full report is available as a free PDF download. “What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unas…

New Museum Unveiled by Atlanta Area School for the Deaf (gallaudet.edu)

The Atlanta Area School for the Deaf opened its new museum on August 3, joining at least 20 other museums housed at schools for deaf and hard of hearing students in the United States. Gallaudet University had several roles in the genesis of this museum, which tells the history of the school and showcases its students.

NYC Social Studies & Civics Hub (sites.google.com)

The Hidden Voices project, created by the Department of Social Studies & Civics, allows students to find their voice in history as they become analysts of the past and make connections to the present. Each Hidden Voices resource guide supplements and is aligned to Passport to Social Studies. The Hidden Voices project is a product of collaboration between the NYCDOE, scholars, institutions, and educators. It is comprised of several editions of Resource Guides, Lesson Plans, & Additional Resources. Use the menu below to quickly navigate through this page.

Disability Social History Project – Disability History, Culture, Art, and Media (disabilityhistory.org)

The Disability Social History Project (DSHP), managed by Patricia Chadwick, is a community history project and we welcome your participation. Please contact us about anything that you would like to see become part of DSHP, including your disabled heroes, important events in disability history, and resources.

File/Life: We Remember Stories of Pennhurst (disabilities.temple.edu)

Over nearly eight decades, more than 10,000 people lived at the Pennhurst State School and Hospital in Spring City, Pennsylvania from 1908-1987. Their lives contain its history. Who are they? What do their stories have to say to us today? With generous support from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University is pleased to announce the world premiere of File/Life: We Remember Stories of Pennhurst. Part installation, part event, and part community gathering, File/Life will have a strictly limited Philadelphia engagement April 20-23, 2023, at the Arch Street Meeting House.

Remembering Native Kinship in and beyond Institutions (uncpress.org)

Between 1902 and 1934, the United States confined hundreds of adults and children from dozens of Native nations at the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians, a federal psychiatric hospital in South Dakota. But detention at the Indian Asylum, as families experienced it, was not the beginning or end of the story. For them, Canton Asylum was one of many places of imposed removal and confinement, including reservations, boarding schools, orphanages, and prison-hospitals. Despite the long reach of institutionalization for those forcibly held at the Asylum, the tenacity of relationships extended within and beyond institutional walls.

Money, Marriage, and Madness (press.uillinois.edu)

A female physician battling oppression and the law in the nineteenth-century Midwest.

We Can Do This if We Try (wecandothisifwetry.blogspot.com)

Promoting effective engagement related to issues that affect people with disabilities.

Superfest Disability Film Festival (superfest.eventive.org)

All passes include full access to our films online anytime during Superfest weekend (Thursday October 17th at 12:01am PT to Sunday October 20th at 11:59pm PT). After you unlock a screening, you will have 96 hours to finish watching it. You may pause and resume at your leisure within this timeframe.

Disability History Symposium (fcs.uga.edu)

This event is free. Registration is required for both in-person and virtual participation. Registration information below.

Mastering the Art of Oral History Projects: From Planning to Execution (register.gotowebinar.com)

Join seasoned oral historians Mary Closmann Kahle and Jason J. Rivas for a webinar about oral history practices and the collection process. Both presenters will share their strategies for every stage of the oral history journey, from preparing and interviewing to transcribing and archiving.

Hannah Cycling Races (visions-voices.org)

Hannah Chadwick and Skyler Espinoza made the Paralympic roster and competed in the 2024 Paralympics in Paris on August 30 and September 1. Their first Paralympic competition and they did great, including a personal best in the 1KM race!

The History of the Paralympic Games - Paris 2024 (olympics.com)

Paralympic history began in 1948 at a hospital for war veterans in Stoke Mandeville, located 60 kilometres north of London.

U.S. female participation in the Olympics and Paralympics (usopm.org)

A quick look at how U.S. female participation in the Olympics and Paralympics has evolved over the years.

Ad Agencies, Brands and Accessibility Experts will share skills at TechShare Pro 2024 (abilitynet.org.uk)

Day One of AbilityNet’s TechShare Pro 2024 conference centres on the Disability and Advertising Summit. Hosted by HSBC and organised in partnership with Valuable 500, this is a unique opportunity for ad agencies, brand leaders, disability influencers and digital accessibility experts to learn how to deliver authentic representation of disability and accessible ad campaigns.

Our Journalist wins the 26th Nat Nakasa Community Award (thedeafdiary.com)

The investigative journalist and Editor-In-Chief of the Diary Series of Deaf People, Vicky Abraham scooped the Nat Nakasa Community Award 2024 over the weekend.

Funding lifeline for Scotland’s only complex needs college Charity calls for sustained backing as demand for provision soars (ablemagazine.co.uk)

The Scottish Government has agreed to award £340,000 to support Corseford College and its 38 students with the delivery of education, physical therapies and life-skills development.

Disability inclusion top priority for public employment services in SE Asia (disabilityinsider.com)

The International Labour Organization (ILO) brought together government officials from around the South-East Asian region recently to share good practices in implementing disability-inclusive employment services, with the aim of leaving no one behind in the labour market.

This Remembrance Day, Remember the Dead So We Can Fight for the Living (disabilityvisibilityproject.com)

The third Monday in September (September 16, 2024) is California Memorial Project Remembrance Day. Remembrance Day acknowledges and honors those who have died while confined to disability institutions in the state of California. In addition to honoring the dead, Remembrance Day also reminds us that thousands of people are still institutionalized, in some cases indefinitely, in the state’s hospitals and developmental centers as well as in privately run institutions. It is also an opportunity to interrogate new policies created by Governor Gavin Newsom and the state legislature which threaten to pave the way for building more locked, secure disability institutions.

Urgent action needed as community holds key to dementia care (disabilityinsider.com)

New research released on Monday by Dementia Australia for Dementia Action Week demonstrates a decade of persistent poor understanding of dementia among Australians is leading to stigma and discrimination.

Stronger registration to begin for NDIS sector (disabilityinsider.com)

The Albanese Government is progressing a new registration system for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) that will better support participants through stronger regulation of providers.

I graduated! (sobadass.me)

Graduating from University Fine Art as a disabled student who spent third year in hospital but still graduated with a First!

Well, hello again! (sobadass.me)

Award winning Blogger Sam Cleasby is back to talk IBD, stomas, poo, disability and life with a chronic illness.

Non-Fiction Books By Disabled & Chronically Ill Authors (lifeofpippa.co.uk)

All too often, the stories of disabled and chronically ill people go untold. We rarely see ourselves authentically represented in the media, in popular culture, in day-to-day life, or in the books we read. But while we’re waiting for the world to catch up and realise how marvellous the disability community is, one thing we can all do (whether we’re disabled or non-disabled) is make sure that our bookshelves are made up of diverse reads.

National Voter Registration Day (nationalvoterregistrationday.org)

National Voter Registration Day is a holiday celebrated on the fourth Tuesday of every September. It's goal is to focus attention on the importance of registering to vote and voting in our democracy during a single day of on-the-ground and digital efforts lead by government, nonprofits, and businesses.

Disability History and Culture Collective, organisiert von Disability History (gofundme.com)

The Disability History and Culture Collective was formed in Ma… Disability History braucht deine Unterstützung für Disability History and Culture Collective

Close restaurants with no disabled access, says House of Lords (restaurantonline.co.uk)

Restaurants and pubs which fail to provide facilities for disabled customers should be closed down, a House of Lords Select Committee has claimed.

BBC World Service - The Why Factor, Why I’m Not Just Blind (bbc.co.uk)

Lee Kumutat asks why blind people must either be inspirational or deserving pity

Exploring Tokyo’s Accessible Highlights: A Great Itinerary for Wheelchair Users (accessible-japan.com)

Discover Tokyo's top wheelchair-accessible spots, from Ameyoko Market to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. Plan your visit today!

How to... design an accessible check-in experience (accessiblelink.substack.com)

Because the first impression counts.

UN slams EU Commission over protection of people with disabilities (euronews.com)

The chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities claims that a draft EU regulation on the cross-border protection of adults conflicts with several provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) - the Commission disagrees.

‘We did that’: Disabled activists respond to Trump’s debate claim that he saved Obamacare (19thnews.org)

Advocates who protested the Trump administration’s efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act in 2017 say the former president’s claim was “incredibly insulting.”

Photographers with Disabilities Capture Amazing Paralympic Moments (assistivetechnologyblog.com)

Explore the amazing stories of Paralympic athletes through the lenses of four talented photographers with disabilities. Experience the passion and triumphs of the Games.

Bowlees and Low Force: Wheelchair Accessible Walks in County Durham (carrieannlightley.com)

As a wheelchair user, finding accessible countryside walks can often be a challenge. Natural terrain, uneven paths, and lack of suitable mobility equipment can make it difficult to enjoy the beauty of the great outdoors.

Lessons To Learn From The Paralympics (respectability.org)

Entertainment and News Media Fellow Nora Onanian, who attended the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, reflects on narratives around the events.

Cherish the Truth-Tellers, and Other Actions for Allies (code.likeagirl.io)

Each week, Karen Catlin shares five simple actions to create a more inclusive workplace and be a better ally.

Sick days: Assessing the economic costs of long COVID (news.yale.edu)

Those with more severe long COVID are more likely to miss more workdays or not return to work at all, a new study finds.

These are the drag artists and organizers fighting to make queer spaces more COVID safe (thesicktimes.org)

Guided by a strong commitment to community care, a diverse group of queer performers, drag kings, and other event organizers are filling the gaps of global government failure during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Through clean air organizations, mask requirements at shows, and other COVID-19 mitigation efforts, they are making public spaces more accessible and safer for everyone, all while selling out shows.

Famous Deaf People - Over 200 and Counting! (startasl.com)

Learn about over 200 famous deaf people and famous hard of hearing people with our comprehensive list.

How YOU can celebrate International Week of the Deaf People (youtube.com)

International Week of the Deaf is coming up soon! September 19th to 25th ~ we've shared some ways that you can celebrate!

Homa Bay launches International Week for the Deaf (kenyanews.go.ke)

Parents have been encouraged to take children with challenges to special schools as they too have talents and could learn various skills.

KFPL to highlight sign language and accessibility during International Week of Deaf People (kingstonist.com)

The Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) is offering special programming, developed with S5Waves, during International

INTERNATIONAL WEEK OF THE DEAF (nationaldaycalendar.com)

Also known as the Deaf Awareness Week or International Week of Deaf People.

Growing up, doctors despaired about my future. But finding para swimming taught me to have pride in my disability (abc.net.au)

The Paralympics was the making of me — being around other strong, disabled bodies showed me that I could be proud of who I was. Now with the Paris Paralympics, it's time to help others realise the same.

We Spoke To A Disability Advocate On Blindness, Discrimination & How To Be Truly Inclusive (says.com)

In a world that often overlooks the strengths of disabled individuals, Sara Minkara is a reminder that true inclusion means creating spaces where everyone, regardless of their abilities, can contribute and lead.

Color Blindness-Exclusive Billboards (trendhunter.com)

The Toronto-Dominion Bank, otherwise known as TD Bank has unveiled a new billboard campaign that brings attention to its TD Accessibility Adapter.

This local duo making coffees in Perth’s north want other businesses to follow their lead (abc.net.au)

As the WA government launches a new pilot program to help people with a disability find work, Dave Magri and his coffee van are helping budding barista Andy Cooper enter the workforce.

Is the Apple AirPods Pro 2’s Hearing Aid Mode a game-changer for accessibility? We asked an expert (t3.com)

Brent Lucas on how Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 could change the hearing aid industry

Osoyoos moves forward on various accessibility projects (timeschronicle.ca)

Osoyoos council has green lighted more than $30,000 worth of projects proposed by the town’s Accessibility and Age Friendly Committee aimed at making the town easier to navigate and more enjoyable for folks with mobility issues.

Helen Keller Award introduces category for disability-inclusive journalism (eastmojo.com)

With a rich legacy that began in 1999, the Helen Keller Awards have recognised over 300 champions of inclusion.

National Trust introduces new child wheelchair at Oxburgh Estate (bbc.com)

The National Trust's first all-terrain trike wheelchair hopes to improve accessibility for children.

JCPenney and Jamey Perry Launch Fashionable Wheelchair Collection that Showcases Both Style and Function (corporate.jcpenney.com)

JCPenney today announced Jamey Perry for JCPenney, a new limited-time collaboration featuring fashionable and functional apparel for women who use wheelchairs.

Accessibility champion recognized for impact in Muskegon community (secondwavemedia.com)

Brad Hastings, advocacy and outreach coordinator at Disability Network West Michigan, is honored with Muskegon’s Future 15 Award for his work in disability advocacy and improving community accessibility.

Veterans say San Diego adaptive sports clinic helps overcome disability (kpbs.org)

Veterans from almost two dozen states were in San Diego recently to compete in adaptive sports as part of the VA's National Summer Sports week

Arts Commission, Ability Center partner on public art accessibility audit (toledoblade.com)

Two local organizations are expanding on a years-long citywide trend to make Toledo one of the most disability-friendly cities in the nation.

Penticton demo on adaptive outdoor gear aims to grow recreation accessibility in the area (castanet.net)

Penticton got the chance to explore adaptive adventure technology in Rotary Park on Thursday.

How Project Guideline helped me run a half marathon independently (blog.google)

Fatmir Seremeti made history as the first visually impaired runner to complete the Stockholm Half Marathon using Google's Project Guideline, showcasing the power of AI in promoting accessibility and independence.

Finding Australia's Disabled Authors (events.humanitix.com)

Finding Australia's Disabled Authors Online Symposium

Disability Works (nyupress.org)

A cultural history of disability, performance, and work in the modern United States.

Secret Lives of the Disabled (open.spotify.com)

"Secret Lives of the Disabled" is a podcast that has as its focus individuals who become disabled in America due to accidents, chronic illnesses and debilitating pain often plunging them into poverty, housing insecurity and extreme isolation while rendering them as expendable Americans.  This podcast features guests from every profession addressing the consequences faced by formerly able bodied people, in mutually interactive conversations with Greenhouse, that include her chronicle of how she survives physical disability.“Razor sharp observations.” - Bay Windows“Mordantly funny…Swiftian humor.” - The New York Times“Thinking person's performance artist…hilarious & harrowing.”

Hasvat Informant's push for dance music accessibility (mixmag.net.au)

“I don't think people with disability in a dance music context would expect everything to be perfect for them.”

Kenny Fries on “Crip Arte Spzaio: The Disability Arts Movement in Venice” (e-flux.com)

The past few years have seen more disability-themed art exhibitions staged worldwide. The majority of these exhibitions, most notably “Crip Time” (Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt am Main), included both disabled and non-disabled artists and were curated by non-disabled curators, resulting in a medicalized focus with a lack of historical context. It seems a recent emphasis on exhibits focusing on “the body,” first prompted by an academic interest in transhumanism, and then perhaps primed by Covid-19, have led to a co-opting, of sorts, of disability for disability or disability-adjacent exhibitions.

Mask bloc oral history project (maskblochistory.org)

This project collects stories from individuals who work solo or as part of groups that distribute free personal protection equipment (PPE). These groups are often called mask blocs.

A brief, oral history of mask blocs: Part 1 (thesicktimes.org)

Mask blocs are grassroots mutual aid groups that distribute high-quality masks, such as N95s, for free in response to public health failures during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Many were created and are led by disabled people, many of whom had little or no prior organizing experience. Many include organizers who have Long COVID. Most of the earliest mask distribution groups formed in late 2022 and early 2023. In this first piece of a three-part oral history series, mask bloc organizers across the United States explain their personal and organizing backgrounds, and what being in a mask bloc means to them.

Opening Reception: to hold a we (bricartsmedia.org)

BRIC Contemporary Art invites you to the opening of to hold a we, on view in BRIC House's Gallery and Project Room through December 22, 2024.

to hold a we (bricartsmedia.org)

Honoring the many interconnected relationships that facilitate making and being, to hold a we features newly commissioned and recent work by fourteen emerging and early-career disabled artists and collectives from the BRIClab residency program. Across drawing, text, sculpture, video, photography, installation, and performance, the artists continually turn to memory, intimacy, grief, and the archive as both a source of inspiration and a means of connection.

The Relativity of Living Well by Ashna Ali (bonebouquet.bigcartel.com)

The Relativity of Living Well by Ashna Ali traces the dynamic between personal and collective struggle and grief. Chronicling the mitigation years of pandemic through an increasingly hostile geopolitical present, Ali’s poems document their journey as they grow increasingly disabled and untethered from the American Dream that brought them to the United States, offering a generous intimacy in the fog of ongoing crisis.

Borchard Foundation Center on Law and Aging (borchardcla.org)

The Borchard Foundation Center on Law & Aging underwrites an Academic Research Grant Program to further scholarship about new or improved public policies, laws and/or programs that will enhance the quality of life for older adults.

Call Out: Diverse Critics 2024 (disabilityarts.online)

Are you an aspiring or early-career arts writer/journalist based in Scotland who would like to develop all aspects of your work?

Disability Activist Panel Discussion (nypl.org)

The Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library invites you to a panel discussion with disability advocates in the community. Disability rights are civil and human rights, yet people with disabilities continue to encounter systemic barriers that hinder their economic prospects, well-being, and right to fair civic engagement.

dreaming our futures + embodying our dreams: a crip ritual dream workbook (alexadexa.square.site)

dreaming our futures + embodying our dreams: a crip ritual dream workbook is alexa dexa's 66-page, hand-written accompanying dream workbook for their dreaming our futures + embodying our dreams oracle//composition deck. risograph-printed by Endless Editions, the crip ritual dream workbook shares thoughts on the importance of dreaming, tips for accessing the dream portal and receiving the wisdom within, a spell for dreaming our most glorious dreams, ample space for recording your dreaming and the meanings and messages that meet you, and suggestions for gently guiding yourself towards embodying your dreams and for being your own compass and cartographer.may we dream big, dream frivolously, dream idly, dream idyllically, dream steadily with the weight of our lives, and may we always know our dreams as possible realities.

Autism In Entertainment Partners With Laugh Factory, Miracle Project for Neurodivergent Friendly Stand-Up Comedy Show (variety.com)

Autism In Entertainment collaborated with The Miracle Project and The Laugh Factory to produce a stand-up comedy show for the neurodivergent community

People suffering from chronic cough, hoarseness post-Covid may develop risk of heart attack, warns study (indiatvnews.com)

After Covid-19 many people are still suffering from chronic throat issues like cough, hoarseness and more. A recent study has revealed that these people with throat issues may develop a risk of heart attack.

How Louis Braille Invented a Reading and Writing System for the Blind (history.com)

At just age 15, Braille devised a revolutionary system using raised dots to expand reading options for blind students like himself.

How To Be Your Own Advocate (youtube.com)

People with disabilities face a lot of barriers. Whether it's because places we want to go aren't accessible, we can't get the resources or technology we need, our rights are not being respected, or some other kind of problem, we know what we need and want better than anyone else. So it's important to let people know what our needs are. That's called self-advocacy! This video gives you tips to be your own effective advocate.

Disability, pleasure and ageing: The pleasure principle (archermagazine.com.au)

Disabled pleasure knows no bounds, bringing an intimacy that goes beyond romantic love, genitals or penetrative sex.

Know Your Rights Fact Sheet: How to Request a Work Accommodation (disabilityrightsflorida.org)

Employees with disabilities have a right to request accommodations to make their job more accessible

And If Someone Thinks You’re Plus-Size, Then What? (paintingonscars.com)

The tiff between comedienne Amy Schumer and Glamour magazine this week has reached the media coverage level of Big Deal.

Serial ADA lawsuit filer striking Bay Area (mercurynews.com)

In November, Sameer Misson found out his family’s Valero gas station had been sued for violating disability access laws.

The difference a digital device can make (abilitynet.org.uk)

With funding from the Nominet Member’s Gift Hub, AbilityNet was able to gift 178 tablet devices to people who needed them, and feedback was overwhelmingly positive.

AXSCHat with Detlev Fischer (axschat.com)

I started out studying experimental film and later interactive media at Hamburg’s School of Art (HfbK), then went to the School of Art & Design, Coventry, UK, on an MA course in Visual Graphics. I returned to Coventry to do a PhD there, building animated diagrams as an element in technical documentation. But during field work with Service Engineers at Rolls Royce Aeroengines in Derby I understood that it was more important to look at how a problem is structured and what range of resources a user actually needs to solve it. The diagrams were pretty, but not really usable. Working at a subsidiary of British Maritime Transport back in Germany, I was among other things tasked with building project websites and learned how to do that so they are accessible. This, and my former focus on usability, eventually led me to join the team at DIAS. There I managed the probably best known German web accessibility test procedure, BIK BITV-Test. This procedure closely follows WCAG and tries to break down reqirements into What? Why? and How? sections that help users understand the requirement and tell whether some content meets it. After working at DIAS for 10 years, I had the opportunity to become owner and MD 4 years ago. I have been Invited Expert of the W3C Accessibility Guidelines Working Group for about 12 years and try to contribute to working on the future version, WCAG 3.

Touch Screens and Me (sirrobinmillar.substack.com)

How a recent attempt to buy wine brought home what it means to be disabled in the digital world

From Braille attractions to fishing trips: Florida’s accessibility mission (ttgmedia.com)

From wheelchair-accessible beaches to autism-friendly attractions, Florida is taking strides to make the state user-friendly for all.

Sensory tourism: how James has made travel accessible for the vision impaired (thesenior.com.au)

Cocky Guides empowers blind and low-vision travellers.

Hammer Time (kamredlawsk.com)

Friday night I had the privilege of attending Hammer Museum’s Breath(e) Art opening to see a piece I painted for artist and activist Ron Finley, LA’s beloved Gangster Gardener.

Charities demand to meet UK ministers as 1.6m disabled OAPs set to lose winter fuel payments (theguardian.com)

Call comes after government forced to reveal that 71% of pensioners with disabilities will lose entitlement despite dependence on warmer homes

A Twitter controversy over Covid-19 led to a culture of distrust and suppression within ACT UP New York (disabilityvisibilityproject.com)

The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power New York (ACT UP), the flagship branch of the historic and global AIDS organization, attracted controversy on social media this summer around statements related to the Covid-19 pandemic. On July 19, ACT UP angered disabled and Covid cautious people with a Twitter thread that aligned people who criticize others for not wearing a mask with the historic criminalization of HIV patients. As many pointed out in response, people who wear masks are the vulnerable marginalized group currently being stigmatized and criminalized, not unmasked people who spread airborne disease. The thread also offered the nihilistic and deadly proposition that “people cannot prevent themselves from getting Covid in perpetuity.”

‘It’s the only disease where you’re not supported to fight for your life’: why Kate Swaffer is demanding dementia rights (theguardian.com)

When Swaffer was diagnosed with younger onset dementia at 49, she was told to prepare for the end. Instead she embarked on a mission

Beyond The Library (royalcourttheatre.com)

Following the launch of the Living Archive in 2023, the Royal Court is introducing its Beyond the Library initiative this autumn—a series of events designed to delve deep into the theatre’s archives, connecting the past with the present.

Martha Lane-Fox scales the Three Peaks for AbilityNet (abilitynet.org.uk)

"Thinking of people who long to climb but cannot spurred me on". AbilityNet's Patron, Baroness Martha Lane-Fox has climbed Britain's highest mountains in aid of AbilityNet and three other UK

Beyond 6 Seconds: Autistic-led autism research - with Dr. Kana Grace (sites.libsyn.com)

Dr. Kana Grace is a research psychologist, advocate, Specialist Mentor, and educator, specializing in the mental and physical health of neurodivergent people. Currently, Kana is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Autism and Education (CRAE) at the Institute of Education, University College London (UCL), where she completed her PhD. Kana has lived experiences with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, Tourette syndrome, dyspraxia, hypermobility Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS), Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS).  She founded Valtameri (which means ocean in Finnish) to advocate for and support neurodivergent people and their families, based in Okinawa, Japan.

Shifting Broadway’s Spotlight Toward Inclusion (newmobility.com)

Jenna Bainbridge’s decision to audition for pipe dream roles led her to starring on Broadway.

Finding Sisterhood and Sport in Adaptive Mountain Biking (newmobility.com)

A group of women who took to adaptive mountain biking for sport and came away with a thriving community.

Noland Arbaugh’s Life as the First Neuralink Recipient (newmobility.com)

Before Noland Arbaugh became the first person to have Neuralink’s brain computer interface implanted in January, before he used it to break the world record for speed and precision controlling a cursor with your brain, and before he did a media tour that would make even some Hollywood A-listers jealous, Arbaugh was like many other high-level quadriplegics trying to find their path post-injury.

Finding a Way out of Bladder Hell (newmobility.com)

Solutions for a problematic bladder.

Life on Wheels Behind Bars (newmobility.com)

A longtime NM reader shares what his life is like in prison.

Roadmaps: Navigating My Relationship with My Parents (newmobility.com)

I feel super fortunate to have a family that has supported me at every turn since I was paralyzed, but after seven years, I’m worried they may be cramping my style. My mom does all my care and my dad does most of the driving me around. I don’t have the money to hire enough staff to replace them, but I need some breathing room. How can I carve out some independence without hurting our relationships?

The Miracle on Flight 3313 (newmobility.com)

On Aug. 21, 2024, at 8:20 p.m., while seated in the first row of Southwest Flight 3313, I witnessed a miracle. This is my earnest attempt to document that miracle so the appropriate religious and scientific parties can study and learn from it.

Day in the Life: Interior Designer Maegan Blau (newmobility.com)

As a child, Maegan Blau was always painting walls, rearranging furniture in her bedroom and spending after-school time in her family’ss furniture store in Arizona. She had an eye for design from a young age, but never saw it in the cards as a professional career.

Tips for Dealing with Spasticity (newmobility.com)

Anyone who lives with spasticity can testify to just how irritating and inconvenient spasms can be. Spasms can cause pain, insomnia and secondary injuries, and have a knack for ruining any situation.

Navigating the Journey Back to Work with the Ticket to Work Program (newmobility.com)

Returning to work after a spinal cord injury (SCI) can be a challenging journey filled with physical, emotional and logistical hurdles. Employment rates among individuals with SCI are lower than those of the general population.

Are Apple AirPods also hearing aids? What you need to know about Apple's new groundbreaking health features (cbsnews.com)

If you need over-the-counter hearing aids, the Apple AirPods Pro 2 are a viable and very affordable option.

Pottery Barn's New Accessible Home Line Blends Form With Function (goodhousekeeping.com)

Designed to serve people with disabilities, this stylish product line is the first of its kind.

Lilly Wachowski Is Developing a Dystopian Monster Movie With Trans and Autistic Romantic Leads (them.us)

The 'Matrix' director is working with the studios behind 'Castlevania' to adapt the anti-religion survival epic 'Hell Followed With Us.'

Her cafe offered an opportunity for her daughter – and for others with intellectual disabilities (theguardian.com)

Maeve’s Place serves up hearty meals and provides a place where workers with disabilities can find meaning and belonging

This Mom Wants to Teach Her Daughters About Sex By Giving Them Vibrators (mic.com)

In a world where female pleasure is stigmatized and there's a well-documented gap between how often men and women have orgasms, what's a sex-positive mom to do?

How 'Finding Dory' Is About Dory Coming To Embrace Her Disability (slashfilm.com)

Finding Dory is a deeper more personal and emotional film than you might expect. What drew Stanton back to the world of Finding Nemo was Dory's disability.

Access/VSA Network (accessvsa.org)

Access/VSA Network members are invited to take part in numerous online and in person events directly related to their field.

Touchstone Theatre (touchstone.org)

Founded in 1981, Touchstone Theatre is a professional non-profit ensemble theatre company based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Review of Friendly Fire: A Fractured Memoir (mydiversability.com)

Victoria encourages you to buy the book, read the book, and then re-read the book.

Nike’s GameOn Initiative Announced at 2024 Paralympics (mydiversability.com)

Nike introduced their GameOn initiative .. “We believe in the power of sport to move the world forward worldwide,” explains James Loduca, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer at Nike.

This is how we do it: ‘We were quite amazed to find out what we could do to have fun’ (theguardian.com)

After a life-changing spinal trauma, Ethan’s sexual relationships stopped … until he met Helen

Accessibility NPO Founder - Oda Yuriko (www3.nhk.or.jp)

Oda Yuriko suffers from a progressive disease, but by running a patient association, developing an app and other activities, she's working toward a society in which anybody can enjoy life.

Highland Mum To Compete At 2024 Adaptive Crossfit Games (criplife.co.uk)

The 2024 Paralympic Games might be over but for a mum of two from Drumnadrochit in the Scottish Highlands, she is jetting off to the US after qualifying for the 2024 Adaptive CrossFit Games in San Antonio, Texas.

AI-Media and Speechmatics Announce Strategic Partnership to Evolve Captioning and Language Services Technologies (ai-media.tv)

AI-Media and Speechmatics expand their partnership, combining AI-driven transcription, translation, and speech recognition technology.

Disability Works: Performance After Rehabilitation (disability-visibility-newsletter.ghost.io)

Ok, it's now September so I guess summer is officially over? Is vacation a state a mind more than an arbitrary date on a calendar? I'd like to think so. I have some exciting book giveaways lined up this fall and winter starting off with Disability Works: Performance After Rehabilitation by Patrick McKelvey available now from NYU Press. I'm delighted to offer 5 paperback copies to anyone in the US, UK, and Canada. Details below.

Greatest Hits #1: A Typical Day (with Accessibility Barriers) (rollingwithit.substack.com)

All I want is an uneventful day out...

Disability is Not a Dirty Word (gracedowwrites.com)

A public service announcement challenging negative perceptions about disability will air on television and streaming services across the country. It will also be in print and on billboards.

Anxiety in Children: Creating a Supportive Atmosphere in Childcare (kit.org)

Childhood anxiety is a significant and growing issue in the United States. The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2022 KIDS COUNT Data Book highlights that 12% of US children ages three to seventeen experienced anxiety or depression — a marked increase from 9% in 2016.

Designing an Accessible Oasis: A Wheelchair-Friendly Garden (assistivetechnologyblog.com)

Discover Neive Tierney's innovative garden design that blends accessibility with ecological harmony and wellness, creating a space that's both functional and healing.

Suicide rate higher for people with autism (disabilityinsider.com)

University of Queensland-led research has found people with autism are almost 3 times more likely to die by suicide compared to non-autistic people.

Australia pledges $3M in humanitarian aid to Vietnam for Typhoon Yagi Relief (disabilityinsider.com)

The Australian Government will provide Vietnam with $3 million for humanitarian relief, emergency supplies and other essential services in response to the devastating Typhoon Yagi.

Disability Rights, Inclusion and Safeguarding Bill passes Legislative Council (disabilityinsider.com)

Tasmania’s Legislative Council has passed a Bill that will play a critical role in creating a safer and more inclusive Tasmania for persons with disabilities.

New special education lab opens possibilities (educatingalllearners.org)

Alex Espino was on a mission Friday. After clocking into work, he discovered he’d been assigned to consumer services and his job that day was to measure out sugar.

Touchdown Dreams: Inside the USA Wheelchair Football League (youtube.com)

Experience the grit, passion, and triumph of athletes in the USA Wheelchair Football League (USAWFL). This video takes you behind the scenes of this groundbreaking league, showcasing how it's revolutionizing adaptive sports and changing lives.

Including Students with ID in College Classes (video) (thinkcollege.net)

This brief (2 minute) video shares the perspectives of college professors who have included students with intellectual disability in college classes.

Competitive Integrated Employment: A Workplace Where We All Thrive (disabilityrightsflorida.org)

Everyone deserves to have a fulfilling professional life, and that includes people with disabilities.

PRE-ORDER: soft words for hard days: enfleshed disability wisdom (enfleshed.com)

This small book features over 60 pages of poems, rituals, essays, and centers love letters written by active and former members of enfleshed staff, writing team, creative council, and board who identify with disability and/or chronic illness.

JCPenney Launches Apparel Collection Aimed At Wheelchair Users (disabilityscoop.com)

A major department store is rolling out a new line of clothing specifically tailored to meet the needs of women who use wheelchairs featuring options for both everyday wear and special occasions.

Wheelchairs at the Airport; We Need a Better System (westsiderag.com)

The writer dug in and found a solution.

Born without a right hand, he set his heart on playing the violin. Now he has his own unique sound (bostonglobe.com)

Adrian Anantawan founded the new Music Inclusion Ensemble.

‘Let’s unite, not divide’ - Makhadzi’s sign language gesture draws criticism from deaf community (iol.co.za)

The drama began when SASL shared a video of Makhadzi's hand gestures, accusing her of using sign language.

How Can K–12 Educators Teach Blind Students to Code? (educatingalllearners.org)

Coding has become an essential skill in the modern K–12 classroom. While more schools are making computer science mandatory and creating more opportunities for students to learn to code, those who are blind or have low vision are often left out of this largely visual experience.

A New Era of Special Education Begins with Inclusive AI (educatingalllearners.org)

As summer winds down and the familiar hum of school buses returns to our neighborhoods, millions of American students are gearing up for another year of learning. But as we stand on the cusp of an artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, this annual ritual is about to face a seismic shift—especially for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Adapting Your Supplies for Vulnerabilities; Critical for People with Disabilities (bluebadgestyle.com)

In any emergency situation, the needs of individuals with disabilities or vulnerabilities can be particularly challenging to address. Having a well-thought-out emergency kit can help ensure that everyone (regardless of ability) is properly equipped to handle emergencies like natural disasters, power outages, or other crises.

How we met: ‘He seemed very nice and kind – and I really liked his hands’ (theguardian.com)

Virginia, 58, and Matthew, 67, met while working on a tall ship in 1991. After sailing together, they dated long-distance before falling in love and settling in Oxfordshire

Disability Code of Portrayal (assets-corporate.channel4.com)

to ensure authentic, nuanced and original disability portrayal.

Malaga By Wheelchair – What We Did & How I Got There (lifeofpippa.co.uk)

In August 2024 I was lucky enough to travel to Malaga, Spain, with two of my close friends. As an ambulatory wheelchair user with a chronic illness, every trip like this takes careful planning, and this is part of the reason why I choose to share my adventures online. So, welcome to Malaga By Wheelchair!

Funding boost for autism research initiative (disabilityinsider.com)

The work of Flinders University’s Autism Research Laboratory has been given a boost with funding of almost $850,000 towards establishing a new ‘Autism Research Initiative’.

$6.8 million grant launches for Spinal Injury Project trial (disabilityinsider.com)

A trial to help improve the lives of Australians living with a debilitating spinal cord injury is a step closer with a $6.8 million Medical Research Future Fund grant.

Exhibition opens for local artists with disabilities (disabilityinsider.com)

Latrobe City Council is establishing an annual community art exhibition to showcase the work of emerging local artists with disability. The Art for All Exhibition (Exhibition) will celebrate the diverse talents and achievements of people with disability and promote inclusion.

Croatia strengthens anti-poverty and social inclusion measures with EU and World Bank Support (disabilityinsider.com)

The Government of Croatia is reducing the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion. To this end, the Ministry of Labor, Pension System, Family, and Social Policy (MLPSFSP) initiated an important project to build a modern comprehensive policy framework for the fight against poverty and social exclusion, based on an evidence-based diagnostic of poverty and social exclusion at sub-national level.

Splashing Success For British Para Swimming (criplife.co.uk)

As part of our four-part ParalympicsGB highlights series, our editor, Emma Purcell, dives into the success of our British swimmers and rounds up the best of the Para swimming action from the Paris La Defense Arena.

BBC Sounds - Access All: Disability News and Mental Health, Alison Lapper on life, art, parenting and grief (bbc.co.uk)

Artist Alison Lapper reflects on her life - and the life of the son she lost.

(Im)possibilities (lucywebster.substack.com)

On navigating uncertainty while disabled

More than a million unpaid UK carers living in poverty, research finds (theguardian.com)

Carers UK estimates 600 people a day quit jobs to care for loved ones and calls for review of benefits system

The film making us face the idea disabled people have sex (dazeddigital.com)

As a society we’re becoming more accepting of sexuality in all its guises and forms – and rightly so. 2015 could be seen as the year when trans issues finally broke through into the mainstream after decades spent on the margins of society, while more and more women in particular are joining the sexually fluid revolution. And yet for all of our talk, there’s one conversation that we’re not having – about how disabled people have sex.

Errors in Deloitte-Run Medicaid Systems Can Cost Millions and Take Years To Fix (kffhealthnews.org)

As states wait for Deloitte to make fixes in computer systems, Medicaid beneficiaries risk losing access to health care and food.

"Better Off Dead?" with Liz Carr (dclibrary.libnet.info)

Join the Center for Accessibility for a screening and discussion of this groundbreaking documentary

ally - your everywhere assistant (ally.me)

ally is your personal AI assistant, designed to make life easier for everyone. With a conversational approach, ally helps you understand your surroundings, find information, and stay connected.

Purple Goat: Brands increasingly leaning in to Paralympics (uk.themedialeader.com)

According to the agency's CEO and global client director, brands have taken a more "unified" approach to advertising against both the Olympics and Paralympics this year.

Purple Goat’s Martyn Sibley on Improving Disability Representation in Advertising (open.spotify.com)

In this MadTech Podcast special, ExchangeWire editor Aimee Newell Tarín is joined by Martyn Sibley, founder and CEO of , the disability-led and disability-focused marketing agency.

Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability Workshops & Conference (kennedy-center.org)

Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD®) is a professional network focused on expanding the breadth and scope of accessible cultural arts programming. Through LEAD®, cultural arts administrators engage in conversations with colleagues and experts from around the world; learn practical methods for designing inclusive arts experiences and environments; and develop best practices and resources.

The Biggest Headaches Job Hunting While Disabled (buttondown.com)

Job hunting is stressful for everyone. But for people with disabilities, the process is often fraught with additional challenges that make it even more difficult to find a job. From inaccessible application portals to discriminatory job descriptions, navigating the job market as a disabled person often feels like an uphill battle. Here are some of the biggest headaches disabled job seekers face, including the dreaded decision of whether or not to disclose a disability, inaccessible technology, discriminatory requirements, and the unfortunate reality of being low-balled by opportunistic recruiters.

Find accessible voting options in your state (accessiblevoting.net)

AccessibleVoting.net is your guide to voting privately and independently this election season

HIGHER by Infinite Flow Dance - Choreography Christian Vincent - Music Vincint Ty Sunderland Remix (youtube.com)

Infinite Flow Dance is an award-winning Los Angeles-based professional dance company that employs disabled and nondisabled dancers with diverse, intersectional identities. As a nonprofit, our mission is to advance disability inclusion, one dance at a time.Since 2015, Infinite Flow has performed over 200 times, from school assemblies to events at Apple, Microsoft, adidas, and Red Bull, and other high-profile corporations. Our dance videos have been viewed over 100 million times across social media, and our dancers have been featured on NBC Today, Good Morning America, PBS, Inside Edition, and other national and international media outlets. Infinite Flow was founded by Marisa Hamamoto, a stroke survivor and late-diagnosed Autistic. Marisa recently became the first professional dancer named People Magazine's “Women Changing the World.”

Travel for All: Mastering Accessibility for Travel Advisors (travelabilityinsider.com)

New Travel Advisor Certification Built Around Not-So-Stupid Questions.

The World is Shifting: Paralympic Media Reflects the Drastic Change Taking Place in Disability Perceptions (travelabilityinsider.com)

Take a look at how these Paralympic promotional videos reflect the evolution of the way the disability community prefers to be perceived.

Gus Walz broke the internet with his tearful love for his dad. Then the bullying began (eu.usatoday.com)

Gus Walz won over the internet wearing his heart on his sleeve at the DNC. But the bullying that followed is what kids experience every day, some say.

Apple to Convert All AirPods Pro 2 Earbuds into FDA-Registered Hearing Aids, According to Plans (hearingtracker.com)

Apple announced that it is finally making the leap into over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids with new software updates to its AirPods Pro 2 hearing aids. The “clinical grade” hearing aid mode Apple is implementing will allow users to enhance their hearing capabilities using the same AirPods they may already own. Apple expects the feature to gain FDA approval later this year.

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