Disability News Digest: "The World Mourns the Passing of Judy Heumann, Disability Rights Activist"

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Hand-picked news about inclusion, accessibilty and innovation

ENIL-ECCL Webinar Series on Deinstitutionalisation: Sharing and Seeking Solutions (enil.eu)

The ENIL-ECCL Webinar Series focuses on following the progress of deinstitutionalisation strategies and projects across Europe, and the extent to which they are allowing more disabled people to live independently in the community. We also aim to learn from countries that started closing down institutions some decades ago, and to see whether there is anything from these processes that should inform today’s efforts and reforms. By speaking to different stakeholders in the process – disabled people and their organisations, service providers, academics, the media – we aim to find out what works and what does not.

Judy Heumann has left us (enil.eu)

The worldwide Independent Living and Disability Rights Movement has lost its most outspoken, powerful, and tireless spokesperson. Judy Heumann passed away on March 4, aged 75.

Study Session 2023 (Apply NOW) (enil.eu)

The ENIL Youth Network, in cooperation with the Council of Europe, is holding a study session at the European Youth Centre Strasbourg (EYCS) from 12th June to 17th June 2023. The title of the study session will be “Crip Camp: Disability Rights in Times of Conflict and Calamity”, covering a wide range of themes such as disability rights in war and climate change.

Worker asks Elon Musk on Twitter: Have I been fired? (bbc.com)

In a viral Twitter thread, Halli Thorleifsson is asked by Elon Musk what work he has done for the firm.

Inclusion crucial to ensure safety of persons with disabilities: Report (disabilityinsider.com)

Today the Royal Commission published a commissioned report titled Outcomes associated with ‘inclusive’, ‘segregated’ and 'integrated’ settings for people with disability.

UN Disability Rights Committee to review six countries (disabilityinsider.com)

The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) will review Angola, Georgia, Tunisia, Peru, Argentina and Togo in its latest session from today to 24 March.

WID Mourns the Loss of Judy Heumann, WID Co-Founder and Disability Rights Icon (wid.org)

The World Institute on Disability is heartbroken that our co-founder, Judy Heumann, has died on March 4, 2023 at the age of 75. Judy was an incredible leader and activist fighting for the rights and opportunities of over a billion disabled people around the world, and her loss will be felt for many years to come.

Right place, right time for young Karratha stroke survivor (disabilityinsider.com)

Despite being 1,500 kilometres from home, Jemma Twidle couldn’t have been in a better place when her stroke struck. The 25-year-old from Karratha had made the trip to Perth for her brother-in-law’s wedding in October 2022.

Rights Committee launches twenty-eighth session on disability (disabilityinsider.com)

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today opened its twenty-eighth session, during which it would review the reports of Angola, Argentina, Georgia, Peru, Togo and Tunisia.

‘A generational shift’: war prompts Ukrainians to embrace their language (theguardian.com)

Kremlin has banned Ukrainian from occupied territory schools but elsewhere language is on the rise.

Relying on Others for Help Going to the Bathroom When You're Disabled (themighty.com)

"I honestly think if able-bodied people had to endure what we did for just one day, they would come from a more understanding place."

I completed an intensive treatment program for depression—and one year later, I’m back. (themighty.com)

Six days ago, on January 30th, I was admitted to a partial hospitalization program for depression. This is the second time I’m doing the same program, and I have mixed feelings about being back.

Rethinking Planned Ignoring for Autitic Kids (learnplaythrive.com)

Rethinking Planned Ignoring for Autistic Kids If you work with autistic children, you’re always looking for effective strategies to help your clients meet their goals. When challenging behaviors get in the way, many therapists decide that a behavioral approach is the way to go.

6 Novels That Get Chronic Illness Right (brainlesionandme.com)

In this, post I share 6 novels about chronic illness that feature auhentic and relatable chronically ill characters.

The World Mourns the Passing of Judy Heumann, Disability Rights Activist (diverseability.wpengine.com)

Judith “Judy” Heumann—widely regarded as “the mother” of the disability rights movement—passed away in Washington, D.C. on the afternoon of March 4, 2023.

This Autistic Educator Is Now the Youngest Professor at Cambridge University (becauseofthemwecan.com)

Jason Arday, who was unable to read and write until the age of 18, is now the youngest professor at Cambridge University, The Guardian reports.

AAPD Fall Internship Program (aapd.com)

The AAPD Fall Internship Program is a professional and career development opportunity for disabled students and recent graduates. Interns explore career opportunities, gain leadership skills, and connect to the broader disability community.

Falkirk wheelchair racer Abby Cook is new Blue Peter presenter (bbc.com)

Abby Cook from Falkirk said she was speechless after being chosen as the show's 42nd presenter.

Disability water bottle makers people slam UK shop selling it for £136 (dailymail.co.uk)

An American firm that sells a hands-free water bottle to US wheelchair users - the Giraffe Bottle (pictured) - for £50 has hit out at a British retailer for hiking the price to an exorbitant £136.

Duke University Press (dukeupress.edu)

For people who are living with disability, including various forms of chronic diseases and chronic pain, daily tasks like lifting a glass of water or taking off clothes can be difficult if not impossible. In Activist Affordances, Arseli Dokumacı draws on ethnographic work with differently disabled people whose ingenuity, labor, and artfulness allow them to achieve these seemingly simple tasks. Dokumacı shows how they use improvisation to imagine and bring into being more habitable worlds through the smallest of actions and the most fleeting of movements---what she calls “activist affordances.” Even as an environment shrinks to a set of constraints rather than opportunities, the improvisatory space of performance opens up to allow disabled people to imagine that same environment otherwise. Dokumacı shows how disabled people’s activist affordances present the potential for a more liveable and accessible world for all of us.

Research Projects - Film Dis (filmdis.com)

Part of our job here at FilmDis is to report on disabled representation in the media. One of the ways we do this is by performing extensive research.

Remembering Judy Heumann (lucywebster.substack.com)

On the passing of an icon

Neurodiversity in the Workplace, presented with Beyond-Impact (go.3playmedia.com)

Join us for a presentation on neurodiversity in the workplace, presented in collaboration with our partners at Beyond-Impact.

Art inSight: Celebrating Over 50 Years of Touch Tours at MoMA (moma.org)

Join us for a day of events at The Museum of Modern Art to commemorate over 50 years of touch tours at MoMA! We will also be celebrating the 20th anniversary of Art inSight, MoMA’s public program for visitors who are blind or have low vision. Bring your friends and family to explore the galleries together any time between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Discover artworks in our collection through touch, participate in guided verbal description tours, enjoy art making, and learn about MoMA’s new recorded audio descriptions. Then, at 3:00 p.m., watch a screening of Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, with open audio description. Please note that a limited number of MoMA staff will be available as sighted guides on a first-come, first-served basis. We strongly encourage bringing guests. This program is for visitors who are blind or have low vision and their guests. Admission is free, and preregistration is recommended. Register now Schedule 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Open house: Drop in for verbal description and tactile experiences in the galleries 3:00 p.m. Film with audio description: Screening of Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022; 114 min.) in Theater 1 Contact AccessPrograms@moma.org or call (212) 408-6447 with any questions.

Alchemizing Fatigue (accesscenteredmovement.com)

Image Description: square image with a pastel graded background and metallic teal Ouroboros lies in the center background, touching all edges of the square.

Sensory Inclusion in the Arts and Cultural Sector: What Does It REALLY Mean (eventbrite.com)

Join us for our first workshop of 2023 to discuss what sensory inclusion looks like for people who identify as neurodivergent.

Beyond 6 Seconds: A nonspeaking autistic writer’s advocacy – with Ben Breaux (sites.libsyn.com)

How do you get an education when you cannot speak, and the school system does not understand your abilities or support your needs? This was the experience of Ben Breaux, a 22-year-old nonspeaking autistic man with epilepsy who uses a letterboard and a text-to-speech app on his iPad to communicate.  Ben is an aspiring journalist who feels it is very important that non-, minimal- and unreliably speaking autistic people have equal rights, opportunities, and voices in society.

‘This show is a warning’ the musical telling the forgotten story of disabled people in Nazi Germany (theguardian.com)

Set in 1933, Waldo’s Circus of Magic & Terror features a cast relishing the chance to shine a light on the kind of heroes often airbrushed from history.

#AudioEye Will Get You Sued (adrianroselli.com)

This post was written in early 2022 and sat in a corner of my site, hidden from the world, after AudioEye sent me a legal threat over a handful of tweets in April 2022. I opted not to poke this well-funded bully as a self-employed consultant.

What's Up WID: Housing Accessibility (wid.org)

Multi-award-winning disabled architect, inclusive designer and access consultant Amy Francis-Smith is discussing why housing accessibility matters.

The Effects of Long COVID (wid.org)

by Kate Anderson Some people have decided to “move on” from the pandemic, returning to offices and social events without masks.

Türkiye and Syria Response and Updates (wid.org)

The latest developments and updates on The Global Alliance for Disaster Resource Acceleration’s (GADRA) support efforts to disabled persons organizations in Türkiye and Syria in the aftermath of the earthquake.

Supporting Disabled People Affected by the Earthquake in Türkiye and Syria (give.wid.org)

The Global Alliance for Disaster Resource Acceleration (GADRA) Activates in Support of Disabled Persons Organizations in Türkiye and Syria.

Our 40th Anniversary - World Institute on Disability (wid.org)

Accelerating our global campaign to achieve equity, accessibility, inclusion, and justice for all.

Hearing Loss and Computing (abilitynet.org.uk)

This factsheet gives information about how computers, tablets and smartphones can be used to enhance listening for people with some degree of hearing loss. It does not aim to be comprehensive but provides a useful introduction to some of the key assistive technology available.

Global Disability Inclusion Named to Fast Company's Annual List of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2023 (prnewswire.com)

Global Disability Inclusion, a leader in driving strategic innovation in disability inclusion has been named to Fast Company's prestigious annual list of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2023.

Borealis Philanthropy and Ford Foundation Launch $1 Million Disability x Tech Fund to Advance Leadership of People With Disabilities in Tech Innovation (fordfoundation.org)

Ford Foundation commits $1 million in disabled leaders advancing technology and disability justice.

Armed With Hashtags, These Activists Made Insulin Prices a Presidential Talking Point (khn.org)

Twitter has been a hotbed for the burgeoning insulin access movement and activism surrounding other medical conditions.

As Eli Lilly slashes the price of insulin, here’s what to know (washingtonpost.com)

The drugmaker says the move will make the diabetes medication more accessible, especially for those who have trouble navigating the “complex health care system.”

One idea per line (autisticadvocacy.org)

A Guide to Making Easy Read Resources.

Mellon Foundation Awards $1.5M for Disability Studies (lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu)

An American studies professor in the UC Davis College of Letters and Science has received a $1.5 million award from the Mellon Foundation for a project to explore the intersection of research on disability and chronic illness. The three-year project in partnership with Yale University aims to develop a national network of scholars, culture workers and organizers who will bring disability justice approaches to the study of chronic illness.

Practicing Inclusion in the Time of COVID (strategiesforhighimpact.org)

A brief guide for gatherings and call for disability solidarity, created in partnership with What Would an HIV Doula Do?

How Deaf DJs are revolutionising the club experience (mixmag.net)

Becky Buckle speaks to Troi Lee, KIKAZARU and Robbie Wilde on tech, crowds and overcoming music industry obstacles.

The body is a bundle of chaos. Their art was designed to make you feel discomfort (latimes.com)

It’s not often — even while working in the arts, which constantly pose difficult questions to viewers, oftentimes questions that have no answers — that we are confronted with the most existential and, in some ways, the most basic questions of them all: questions around fear, death, mortality and love.

‘A Gathering in a Better World’ leads by example on inclusivity of artists living with disabilities (iol.co.za)

The international festival showcases the work of artists living with disabilities alongside those who are not.

Kansas City International Airport’s New Terminal Opens, Reimagines Inclusivity and Accessibility for Air Travel (webwire.com)

As the largest single infrastructure project in the history of Kansas City, the new LEED Gold terminal significantly increases passenger capacity with a design deeply informed by residents throughout the city.

Improving access and inclusion for people with disabilities in Greater Shepparton – opening soon (greatershepparton.com.au)

Businesses, not for profit organisations and community groups are encouraged to apply for funding to improve access and inclusion for people with disabilities in Greater Shepparton. The inaugural grant has been developed by Greater Shepparton City Council as part of the Universal Access and Inclusion Plan 2022-2026.

Amazon Business Launches New AbilityOne Storefront To Advance Inclusive Procurement (forbes.com)

AbilityOne in conjunction with Amazon Business has launched a new storefront designed to make federal sourcing and procurement of products manufactured by individuals with disabilities simpler and easier than ever before.

Apple Working on AR/VR Headset Technology to Help People With Eye Diseases (macrumors.com)

Future versions of the AR/VR headset that Apple has in development could help people with eye diseases, according to information shared over the weekend by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman in his latest issue of the PowerOn newsletter. According to Gurman, Apple has a special XDG team exploring next-generation display technology, AI, and options for future AR/VR headsets that will assist people with visual issues.

Using AI to understand diversity in content (tech.ebu.ch)

Since 2022, the Danish public service broadcaster DR has been using an AI-based diversity tracker. For editorial teams as well as the diversity team, automated tracking releases resources and offers valuable insights, writes Karen Lerbech, media and diversity consultant.

World In Sign (worldinsign.com)

World In Sign, LLC (WIS) is a deaf*-owned company dedicated to fostering accessibility to all levels of society through innovation, technology and education.

UNITE FOR ACCESS | Accessibility at Wrexham AFC (youtube.com)

Wrexham AFC Disability Liaison Officer Kerry Evans discusses how the Football Club is trying to make the Racecourse Ground accessible to all.

Why Every Product Needs a VPAT (microassist.com)

Why do government agencies, universities, and other organizations require a VPAT for your applications and software products.

UNC students camp out in call for more accessibility (wral.com)

After getting stuck for 32 hours in a dorm room, UNC students who use wheelchairs camped out for 32 hours in front of the Chancellor's Office.

Home Safety for Seniors—What You Should Know (thisoldhouse.com)

Keep your loved ones safe by reading these home safety tips for seniors. We detail ways to make a home hazard-free and secure from outside threats.

A study on disability glare vision in young adult subjects (nature.com)

The full assessment of the visual system must include the evaluation of the optical quality of the eye and neural visual functions. The objective evaluation of the retinal image quality is often carried out by computing the point spread function (PSF) of the eye. The central part of the PSF is associated with optical aberrations and the peripheral areas with scattering contributions. In that sense, visual acuity and contrast sensitivity function tests can be considered the perceptual neural response to those contributions characterizing the eye’s PSF. However, in natural viewing conditions, visual acuity tests may provide good vision while contrast sensitivity tests can reveal visual impairment in glare vision conditions, such as exposure to bright light sources or night driving conditions. Here we present an optical instrument for the study of disability glare vision under extended Maxwellian illumination to assess the contrast sensitivity function under glare conditions. The limit of the Total Disability Glare threshold, tolerance, and glare adaptation will be investigated as a function of the angular size of the glare source (GA) and the contrast sensitivity function in young adult subjects.

The importance of accessibility in business – a simple guide (globeecho.com)

A recent World Bank study found that businesses prioritizing accessibility saw a 20% increase in customer engagement and satisfaction. In an increasingly digital world, making sure your website and products are accessible to everyone is more important than ever. Accessibility can mean many different things, but at its core, it just means ensuring everyone can use your services and products, regardless of any disabilities they may have.

Healthcare & Web Accessibility: My experience as a blind patient (blog.usablenet.com)

As we move toward an increasingly digital future, the ability to manage your healthcare through internet sites and mobile apps is not a convenience but rather a necessity. We can only utilize the rest of the digital world if we first care for our health.

Disabilities and edtech: How the pandemic sparked a revolution (universitybusiness.com)

Students with disabilities were forced online during the pandemic, triggering student and faculty awareness of helpful technologies.

Council Post: Mobile Experiences For Businesses: How To Boost Accessibility And Revenue (forbes.com)

Having a mobile app can increase accessibility for customers and provide a better customer experience.

Accessibility Resources for Nonfiction Creators (documentary.org)

Best Practices Documents/Toolkits Examine how disabled Americans have been othered or excluded from representation in film and on television, complete with data that demonstrate their on- and off-screen marginalization.

3 things a blind diner wishes restaurants knew about digital accessibility (blog.usablenet.com)

With Valentine's Day in the rearview mirror, I think it is the perfect time to discuss accessibility on restaurant websites. I and many others searched multiple restaurant sites to find the best place for that special Valentine's dinner. Unfortunately, I frequently encounter several common accessibility-related challenges when searching for a restaurant. First, I will discuss some of my experiences in this post and provide helpful tips that will hopefully aid restaurant owners in creating a more accessible and usable website. As always, I will be speaking from the perspective of a screen reader user.

Inclusive Technology: Challenging Ableism and Creating an Equitable Future (linkedin.com)

As technology evolves rapidly, it has become clear that we must prioritize accessibility and inclusivity in its development. Yet, despite growing recognition of the importance of inclusive design, research suggests that technology is often designed without considering the needs of people with disabilities, perpetuating a narrative of exclusion and ableism.

Successful Teams Ensure 100% of their Members Understand Keyboard Accessibility (mn.gov)

Keyboard testing is one of the most basic digital accessibility tests. If you are going to learn one test, start with this one!

ASP forum addresses accessibility, greater community outreach after 1st draft release (dailyorange.com)

Syracuse University leadership hosted a feedback forum Thursday for its Academic Strategic Plan, which outlines long-term academic objectives.

Dimensions of Diversity: Accessibility on the Web: What You Need to Know (bipc.com)

On this Dimensions of Diversity episode, host Lloyd Freeman brings in Andrew Hope, a litigator at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney’s office in Philadelphia. Andrew has a wide variety of experience in litigation matters and focuses on consumer defense, especially with ADA cases which the episode centers on.

How to use Conversation Boost with your AirPods and iPhone (applemust.com)

March 3 is World Hearing Day. To celebrate the event, here is a short explanation of how to use Conversation Boost with your AirPods to hear better.

The SAAS Accessibility Toolkit (barrierbreak.com)

SAAS Accessibility - A toolkit to facilitate better understanding on how to implement accessibility and where to start.

Tips on designing inclusively for auditory/hearing disabilities - A Life Worth Living (alifeworthliving.ca)

Their problems, behaviours, needs & tools, plus design guidelines for building accessible products.

Revelations of blindness in the Middle Ages (wellcomecollection.org)

Medieval texts, from Islamic medical treatises to Christian books of miracles, reveal surprisingly varied and complex experiences of blindness. But when medieval scholar Jude Seal experienced visual impairment themselves, they gained an even deeper understanding of the lives they were studying.

AppleVis Launches Apple Vision Accessibility Report Card; Participate in Our' Survey That Will Determine the Report Card Ratings (applevis.com)

We are excited to announce the launch of our Apple Vision Accessibility Report Card and invite you to participate in the survey that will determine the report card ratings.

Virtual Reality User Study with Children and Seniors in a VR Experience (equalentry.com)

Technology solutions often overlook children and seniors. So, Equal Entry worked with VRTogether and Azalee Group to design a user study to understand how children and seniors can connect in a virtual reality (VR) world. In the study, participants play games, travel the world, and connect with others.

A Love Letter to Max Chapman: Autism and Race in A League of Their Own (cripcrapmedia.com)

Elizabeth Maher on what A League of Their Own characters Max Chapman and Shirley Cohen tell us about the racialization of autism both in the 1940s and (mostly) today.

Machine learning can improve care for people with Rett syndrome, study finds (disabilityinsider.com)

Over the last decade there has been a surge in the use of both medical-grade and consumer-grade wearable devices that measure an individual’s physiology. The ability to monitor our own activities and health is more accessible than ever before. While the application of these devices in biomedical research has largely been contained to cardiology, a new study demonstrates how the use of a wearable electronic chest patch combined with advancements in machine learning and artificial intelligence could aid in the development of new treatments for Rett syndrome, as well as a number of other health conditions.

Activist Judy Heumann led a reimagining of what it means to be disabled (npr.org)

Heumann was instrumental in pushing to expand the civil rights of Americans with disabilities and continued to advocate for disability rights around the globe. She died on Saturday at age 75.

Soapbox: As A Colour Blind Gamer, I Can Now Finally Beat Metroid Prime (nintendolife.com)

It’s always felt a little bit weird to say Metroid Prime is one of my favourite games of all time, because I’ve technically never been able to beat it.

Automatic Captions: Our Experiments and Best Practices (equalentry.com)

The number one rule for high-quality accessible captioning is readability. After all, if nobody can read your captions, then none of the other rules matter. People put so much effort into adding captions. It’s a shame when they make poor captioning choices that you can’t read them.

The disabled activist who led a historic 24-day sit-in (bbc.com)

Judy Heumann has fought all her life to challenge the stereotypes and misconceptions associated with disability.

Can't Not Won't (stephstwogirls.co.uk)

Can’t Not Won’t is a new book by Eliza Fricker, recently published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Already on its third reprint, it has instantly charted at number 9 in the Sunday Times paperback non-fiction list.

The Pros And Cons Of Identifying As Disabled (forbes.com)

How you cope with a disability is one thing. How you decide to present or reveal your disability to others is something else. It’s important for disabled and non-disabled people alike to understand both whether and how different people with disabilities choose to identify as disabled – and why.

Disabled children ‘failed and forgotten’ by government, survey finds (cypnow.co.uk)

Gaps in provision from health, education and social care are contributing to the ill health of seven in 10 disabled children, according to a survey carried out by the Disabled Children's Partnership.

What does cancer smell like? These animals can sniff it out (nationalgeographic.com)

It’s not just dogs: Even worms and ants can be trained to detect markers of illness, from COVID to tuberculosis.

Glenview Reads Together: Virtual Interview with Author Haben Girma (us06web.zoom.us)

An interview with Haben Girma author of the book Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law, Glenview Reads Together 2023 featured title.

Judy Heumann movie by Samuel Habib (youtube.com)

I made this movie for my final history and english project on the American Dream and the Disability Rights movement - it's about disability rights hero Judy Heumann. I got to interview her. Check it out and let me know what you think!

Judith Heumann, mother of disability rights movement, dies at age 75 (disabilityinsider.com)

Disability rights leader, activist and author Judith “Judy” Heumann, who helped secure legislation protecting the rights of persons with disabilities, died on Saturday at age 75.

Practical solutions to the housing crisis for vulnerable people (disabilityinsider.com)

Older people, renters, women, people with disabilities are among those most vulnerable to be hit hardest by Australia’s current housing crisis. What seems to have been lacking are practical ways to address problems and to alleviate the stresses especially felt by vulnerable Australians in this space.

The Definition of Accessibility and Why Most People Get It Wrong (wheelchairtravel.org)

Three core principles form my understanding of the true meaning of accessibility — ideas that reach far beyond the dictionary definition.

Remembering Judy Heumann (disabilityvisibility.substack.com)

Judith Heumann is now a disabled ancestor. She died yesterday on March 4, 2023. You can read a statement from her website and this article from NPR about her life and work. In 2018 I interviewed Judy for my podcast for an episode on mentoring and she interviewed me for her podcast The Heumann Perspective.

Disability is the missing piece in the dei puzzle (fastcompany.com)

Disability:IN is helping companies hire more people with disabilities while expanding the global conversation around diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Governor’s Council on Disability announces winners for 2022 annual awards (disabilityinsider.com)

The Governor's Council on Disability (GCD) has selected the award winner and honorable mention of the 31st Annual Inclusion Award and the 10th Annual Youth Leadership Award.

Being Heumann by Judith Heumann (penguinrandomhouse.com)

One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her personal story of fighting for the right to receive an education, have a job, and just be human.

Leveraging accessibility to connect people with technology they need (blogs.microsoft.com)

"First, let me tell you about myself. I have worked at Microsoft as a Supportability Director focused on Accessibility since 2015 and I am blind. In my role, I partner with various engineering teams across the company to create and improve the accessibility of Microsoft technologies."

Web Accessibility: Understanding Colors and Luminance (developer.mozilla.org)

When designing visual and readable content with the aim of accessibility for all sighted users, it is important to have an understanding of light, color, and perception.

Accessible chatbot design (canaxess.com.au)

These principles when followed will make the web-based user interface of a bot accessible up to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG2) AA.

A Blogger’s Guide To Linking For Accessibility (thebias.com)

There’s a particular style of linking common in blog posts that seems to date from the early days of the blog-o-sphere, in which bloggers embed a series of links in the body of their blog post, all linking to various examples of the thing they’re discussing without providing any additional information on where the links go. Or maybe they’ll describe the thing, and then say that you can find examples here and here and here and here.

Digital Accessibility: What is it and is it worth investing in? (itexchangeweb.com)

Our world is increasingly transformed in a digital direction given the proliferation of digital products and services. This digital revolution is providing a host of opportunities to both businesses and citizens. Nevertheless, it is also raising concerns about a possible digital divide that could cause several groups of people to be left behind. This is the case for special segments of the population like elderly and disabled individuals. In this context, governments and businesses are increasingly concerned about the best ways to create an inclusive digital society that leaves no one behind. To this direction, industrial organizations and the public administration are undertaking investments in digital accessibility, including investments for their proper compliance to applicable regulations such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Caring for someone with a long term illness (abilities.ca)

Consider a variety of issues and options before accepting the responsibility of providing care. It can often come as a shock when a companion, friend or loved one is diagnosed with a chronic condition. All too often plans have not been made and you find yourself exploring options and getting ready to make difficult discussions.

How to Make Your Website More Accessible (blog.tcea.org)

What can ensure each user has a good experience on our website? Accessibility. Check out how you can make your site accessible to everyone.

Judith Heumann - Defying Obstacles in "Being Heumann" and "Crip Camp" (youtube.com)

“Being Heumann” author Judith Heumann discusses her lifelong advocacy for the rights of people with disabilities as well as the Netflix documentary “Crip Camp.”

Activist Judy Heumann led a reimagining of what it means to be disabled (npr.org)

Heumann was instrumental in pushing to expand the civil rights of Americans with disabilities and continued to advocate for disability rights around the globe. She died on Saturday at age 75.

EDSed, Episode 3: PT Elan Schneider on Neuroplasticity and New Chronic Pain Treatments (vimeo.com)

Widespread chronic pain is one of the main symptoms for people with any type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and can be debilitating. At the same time, many common treatment options, particularly with pain medication, lead to side effects. But what if we could reduce our pain without any negative consequences? Chronic Pain Partners' Editor-in-Chief Karina Sturm spoke with Dr. Elan Schneider, co-founder of the Retrain Pain Foundation and CEO of TrainPain, about neuroplasticity and how it can be used to develop new and innovative management options for chronic pain.

Academy Award winning actress visits Spartanburg university speaking of inclusion and accessibility (youtube.com)

Academy Award winning actress visits Spartanburg university speaking of inclusion and accessibility.

For Kai Owens, Accessibility Isn’t All About Technology. Accessibility Is About Companionship Too. (forbes.com)

The 19-year-old Owens, a sophomore at the University of Georgia majoring in music theory and Jazz, went through Guiding Eyes’ program with Pride, his German Shepard guide dog, and the pair graduated last June.

AI-assisted computer vision research aims to improve accessibility for deaf, hard of hearing (gmu.edu)

Mason researchers led by Jana Košecká are using AI to make the Internet of Things more inclusive and accessible to those using American Sign Language.

Why are disabled people being kicked off trains? (www-independent-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org)

The current so-called ‘modernisation programme’ is a step backwards into a set of circumstances that leaves wheelchair users, visually impaired travellers, elderly travellers, and parents struggling with buggies stranded.

The World Mourns the Passing of Judy Heumann, Disability Rights Activist (judithheumann.com)

Judith “Judy” Heumann—widely regarded as “the mother” of the disability rights movement—passed away in Washington, D.C. on the afternoon of March 4, 2023. Judy was at the forefront of major disability rights demonstrations, helped spearhead the passage of disability rights legislation, founded national and international disability advocacy organizations, held senior federal government positions, co-authored her memoir, Being Heumann, and its Young Adult version, Rolling Warrior, and was featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary film, Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution.

How accessible is your online presence (dlapiper.com)

Retailers know their physical premises need to be accessible to all customers; but technology like the metaverse has revolutionised the consumer experience. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the way we shop has changed. The Office of National Statistics notes that the percentage of online sales in the UK jumped from 18% to 37% during the pandemic. A recent survey found that in the UK, businesses lost more than GBP17 billion in sales in 2019 from disabled shoppers abandoning websites due to accessibility barriers. With the increased popularity of online shopping and new possibilities unlocked by using the metaverse to connect with consumers, you have to check if your online presence is as accessible as your physical premises, to maximise sales and customer satisfaction, and to ensure legal compliance.

'Burning shame as Brits from all sections of society left in Covid's crosshairs' (mirror.co.uk)

All Covid support has gone, but there are still shielders – disabled people who know their underlying conditions put them at too great a risk from Covid to venture out and reclaim a fully lived life now.

Campus must be made more accessible to students with disabilities (thesil.ca)

Most university students have experienced the discomfort of some of the older lecture halls on campus; choosing between either your notebook or laptop, as only one can fit on the tiny stowaway table, is every lecture’s struggle.

Inclusive Design 24 (inclusivedesign24.org)

A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion.

Why have we become numb to the failing social care sector? (spectator.co.uk)

Helen Whately, the care minister, gave a moving speech this week. It was a personal speech, an emotional one, but it won't get much attention.

Parents of deaf child win human rights case against N.L. school district (cbc.ca)

The NLESD will have to pay Todd and Kimberly Churchill close to $150,000, according to the decision.

An ALS patient set a record for communicating via a brain implant: 62 words per minute (technologyreview.com)

Brain interfaces could let paralyzed people speak at almost normal speeds.

I've worked out that being disabled costs me an extra £13,000 each year (metro.co.uk)

Money from the government doesn’t come close to meeting the true amount of the extra costs we face.

Labor puts people with disability at core of its agenda (coastcommunitynews.com.au)

Paralympian and Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch says a Labor Government will put people with disabilities at the core of its agenda if elected on March 25.

Autistic father develops language tool for ‘the unreachable and unteachable’ (irishtimes.com)

Parents who refused to accept a diagnosis of autism for twins meant one day they would have to ‘drop them to an institution and drive away’.

A disability-inclusive healthcare delivery system is the need of the hour (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

For people with disabilities (PWDs) in developing countries, necessities like healthcare are out of reach for those who need it most. The harsh reality is that they face an uphill battle against poor health outcomes, discrimination, and exclusion from society’s most basic opportunities due to the impact of health inequities. The UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 3 ‘Good health and well-being for all’, aims to provide universal health coverage for PWDs to address these health inequities and improve their rights, health, and economic participation.

The agent called to make sure Le Hoa Tseng was moving out in two days. It was the first she'd heard of it (abc.net.au)

The Sydney woman is struggling to find a new home with access for her wheelchair, caught by the no-grounds eviction policy and a dire shortage of rentals prioritised for those that need them most.

'How long must we wait?' Disabled people want stronger accessibility legislation (stuff.co.nz)

Access is “beyond simply putting in a ramp on the side of a building” and legislation should be "three-dimensional and meaningful”, said one submitter.

Tanni Grey-Thompson raises car charging point access concerns (bbc.com)

Tanni Grey-Thompson says "accessibility is being ignored" at electric vehicle charging points.

Some Toronto residents still scrambling through snow on sidewalks 3 days after storm, advocate says (cbc.ca)

Three days after a winter storm dumped up to 15 centimetres of snow on Toronto, a number of the city's sidewalks have not been cleared making access a challenge for people in wheelchairs, families with strollers and elderly people walking.

Hull to trial ‘smart’ crossings and bus stops to enhance accessibility (hullccnews.co.uk)

Smart technology designed to make bus stops and pedestrian crossings more accessible will be trialled in Hull next month.

Accessible Tourism: Protected Areas to visit in Costa Rica (ticotimes.net)

The latest news and information from Costa Rica including breaking news, weather, travel, events, sports and more.

About 2 of every 3 Chicago polling places aren’t fully accessible for people with disabilities (chicago.suntimes.com)

That’s according to a WBEZ analysis of new data from the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, which has posted accessibility ratings for each poll.

Twitter Faces Criticism Over Accessibility for Disabled Users After Layoffs (appuals.com)

Twitter has recently come under fire for its lack of accessibility features after the company laid off its entire accessibility team.

Senator Markey Demands Elon Musk Reinstate Twitter’s Accessibility Team (abilitymagazine.com)

Twitter, a multi-million user social media platform is at the center of controversy once again. This time its Accessibility Team is at the core for concern. Under Chief Executive Officer, Elon Musk, Twitter’s Accessibility Team has been eliminated and Senator Edward J. Markey has taken action in form of a letter to Musk.

Senator Markey calls on Elon Musk to reinstate Twitter's accessibility team (techcrunch.com)

"All of these changes under your leadership signal a disregard for the needs of disabled people," Markey wrote to Musk.

Senator Markey Demands Musk Reinstate Twitter’s Accessibility Team, Online Features for Users with Disabilities (markey.senate.gov)

Markey’s letter to Musk: “All of these changes under your leadership signal a disregard for the needs of disabled people.”

Campus design for access and inclusion (timeshighereducation.com)

Advice for institutions to develop more accessible and inclusive campuses for students and staff with disabilities.

Blind social media star Molly Burke shatters stigmas: 'Show the person behind the blindness' (foxla.com)

Molly Burke is challenging the way people see beauty. The blind social media star is on a mission to educate people about the common misconceptions about blindness, advocate for universal and accessible design and normalize and humanize disability.

Blind man shows the reality of what people with different eye conditions can actually see (msn.com)

A man who is blind in one eye has shown how there are a range of ways different eye conditions can affect people's sight.

'Fighting for my life': Disability advocates call for higher wage for PCAs (wgbh.org)

Personal care attendants help people with disabilities live independently and stay out of nursing homes.

Nation's Disability Services At Breaking Point, Report Finds (disabilityscoop.com)

After warning for years of an impending collapse in the disability services system, advocates say that the crisis is here with a new report painting a dire picture of the situation across the country.

Federal Websites Fall Behind in Accessibility Requirements (fedmanager.com)

Americans with disabilities are still having issues accessing some federal government websites and digital technologies, making it harder to access key services like filing health claims, accessing information, and more. That’s according to a report from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the General Services Administration (GSA).

Long Overdue Report Shows Deficient Accessibility for Many Federal Websites (adatitleiii.com)

The adage, “Do as I Say, Not as I Do” seems to be the motto of the federal government when it comes to compliance with digital accessibility standards. A recent report shows that many federal agencies are not complying with Section 508’s mandate that their websites be accessible even while one of their own, DOJ, seeks to impose website accessibility mandates on state and local governments and privately-owned businesses under Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Apps and gadgets to help with mild to moderate hearing loss (abilitynet.org.uk)

"World Hearing Day is an annual global advocacy event for raising awareness regarding hearing loss and promoting ear and hearing care, and calling for action to address hearing loss and related issues. Each year, this event is celebrated on 3 March." This year the focus is on ear and hearing care and the 60% of ear and hearing issues that can be addressed at primary healthcare level.

Access All: Disability News and Mental Health, Strictly's Amy Dowden: "I was seen as a risk" (bbc.co.uk)

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden reveals she was always seen as a "risk" by choreographers and dance partners who feared her Crohn's disease would impact their careers and insurance plans.

Perth family facing deportation as son's Down syndrome diagnosis deemed taxpayer burden (abc.net.au)

A young family from India who migrated to Perth faces deportation because their son Aaryan, who has Down syndrome, has been denied permanent residency.

Excerpt from “New Movement in Philosophy: Philosophy of Disability,” introduction to The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability (biopoliticalphilosophy.com)

Philosophy departments in Canada and elsewhere continue to exclude philosophers of disability, especially disabled philosophers of disability, posing real threats to our very lives, including our ability to afford safe shelter, our food security, and our unwillingness to succumb to MAiD. Thus, The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability is urgently needed; indeed, its publication cannot come soon enough. Though one collection is unlikely to resolve the predicament that disabled philosophers of disability face, the book will certainly play a crucial role in our resistance insofar as the chapters that it comprises highlight many of the forms of structural injustice that we confront.

Accessibility Careers and Communities with Intuit (abilitynet.org.uk)

Accessibility careers are on the rise, as more and more companies recognize the value of making their products and services accessible to people with disabilities. Still, there are a number of hurdles that people in these careers have to overcome in order to work in this field.

Message to Young Deaf People: Apply to join the WFDYS Youth Camp (bda.org.uk)

We are pleased to release an application process for young Deaf people to apply to attend the WFDYS Camp in South Korea this summer.

Police awarded for work with persons with disabilities (disabilityinsider.com)

Two police officers and the Victoria Police Soccer Club have been awarded by the Office of the Public Advocate for their work with people with disabilities.

How to Bridge Different Access Needs (peatworks.org)

Meeting the access needs of your employees is key to building an inclusive workplace. But what should you do if different individuals with disabilities request accessibility practices that seem to conflict with one another? Addressing competing requests can be challenging because a perfect solution is not always clear.

Digital accessibility requires a proactive government (fedscoop.com)

A new study emphasizes the need for public sector leaders to move beyond the regulatory requirements of accessibility—ensuring digital services and CX are more equitable across the constituents they serve.

A beginner's complete guide to form accessibility: the 5 things accessible forms need and how to fix common errors (blog.pope.tech)

Learn what makes forms accessible, tips on how to make your forms accessible, and exactly how to test your own forms for accessibility.

Top TV Talent Back First BBC Writersroom’s Open Call For Disabled Writers (disabilityhorizons.com)

Top TV writers and actors Rose Ayling-Ellis, Ruth Madeley and Jack Thorne have thrown their support behind a new BBC Writers’ Access Group training programme that has put an open call out for deaf, disabled and neurodivergent writers.

Presenting the Business Case For Disability Inclusion Within Your Organization (respectability.org)

This webinar will equip internal advocates to make the business case for disability inclusion at their place of work.

New to Special Ed? Start here! (simplyspecialed.com)

You scored a job in special ed!? No clue where to start? Start here! I'm giving you all our best tips and resources if you are new to special ed!

How to plan for a community outing with your multiple disabilities classroom (simplyspecialed.com)

Planning a community outing with a multiple disabilities classroom can be challenging, but it can also be a rewarding experience.

My Top 3 Favorite Mental Health Apps (themighty.com)

"I've been able to get the help I need without feeling embarrassed. Instead, I feel empowered because I'm in charge of my own healing."

When You Know More Than Your Doctor (themighty.com)

"Barely five minutes into the appointment, I already knew I never wanted to come back."

No Limits (nolimits.hk)

Co-presented by the Hong Kong Arts Festival and The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, “No Limits” strives to create a barrier-free environment enabling artists and audiences to explore and promote inclusiveness through the arts.

Graeae | world-class theatre & training from D/deaf & disabled artists (graeae.org)

Graeae Theatre Company. Productions across the UK, creative learning & training opportunities & rehearsal space hire at award-winning Bradbury Studios.

DaDa is an innovative and cutting edge disability and Deaf arts organisation (dadafest.co.uk)

Celebrating disability and Deaf arts - explore our digital showcases and more!

I've worked out that being disabled costs me an extra £13,000 each year (metro-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org)

Money from the government doesn’t come close to meeting the true amount of the extra costs we face.

Powered Wheelchair Users’ Experiences of Urban Mobility (theses.ncl.ac.uk)

Researching Access and Disablement through Mobile Methodologies and Digital Technologies.

Candoco (candoco.co.uk)

We are Candoco Dance Company. A world-leading dance company, continually expanding perceptions of what dance can be.

How to Design Products for Disability Inclusion (vitruvi.com)

People with disabilities make up the world’s largest minority group and collectively represent purchasing power worth $55 billion annually in Canada, and $13 trillion globally. And brands are taking notice.

How to organise an accessibility audit (business.scope.org.uk)

Automated or manual accessibility audit? User testing for accessibility? Learn what's involved in an audit and how to plan it.

Goucher Micro-Internships (goucher.edu)

Goucher Micro-internships are paid, short-term, professional projects, which are completed remotely during winter break. These projects will be hosted and mentored by Goucher alumnae/i and are just for Goucher students.

The voices of Ukrainians with disabilities are missing from conversations about the war (wbur.org)

As we hear more about the brutal realities on the ground in Ukraine, the voices of the approximately 2.7 million Ukrainians with disabilities are conspicuously absent.

InclusiveU Students Advocate in Albany on Student Empowerment Day (news.syr.edu)

InclusiveU faculty, staff and students journeyed to Albany, New York, on Feb. 8 to advocate with other colleges and universities from across New York state as part of a “Student Empowerment Day” urging increased state funding for higher education disability services.

How the Recording Academy, RAMPD Expanded Accessibility and Disability Inclusion for the Grammys’ L.A. Return (hollywoodreporter.com)

Following last year's efforts in Las Vegas, which saw ASL carpet interpreters go viral, one of the music industry's biggest nights returned with a more accessible venue and a preshow unlike any other.

Speak Disability with Confidence (lavantconsultinginc.com)

A social impact strategy and communications firm dedicated to shaping the way the world reaches, views, and values people with disabilities.

Welcome to RAMPD (rampd.org)

Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities.

The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs a book by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (bookshop.org)

In The Future Is Disabled, Leah Laksmi Piepzna-Samarasinha asks some provocative questions: What if, in the near future, the majority of people will be disabled―and what if that's not a bad thing? And what if disability justice and disabled wisdom are crucial to creating a future in which it's possible to survive fascism, climate change, and pandemics and to bring about liberation Building on the work of her game changing book Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice, Piepzna-Samarasinha writes about disability justice at the end of the world, documenting the many ways disabled people kept and are keeping each other―and the rest of the world―alive during Trump, fascism and the COVID-19 pandemic. Other subjects include crip interdependence, care and mutual aid in real life, disabled community building, and disabled art practice as survival and joy. Written over the course of two years of disabled isolation during the pandemic, this is a book of love letters to other disabled QTBIPOC (and those concerned about disability justice, the care crisis, and surviving the apocalypse); honor songs for kin who are gone; recipes for survival; questions and real talk about care, organizing, disabled families, and kin networks and communities; and wild brown disabled femme joy in the face of death. With passion and power, The Future Is Disabled remembers our dead and insists on our future.

Disability Inclusion and Accessibility: An Interview with Catarina Rivera (torchlighthire.com)

We’re so happy for the opportunity to sit down with Catarina Rivera, disability inclusion consultant, speaker and self-advocate. Catarina has worked with a wide range of organizations to improve disability accessibility and inclusion, retention and product design and started an innovative platform called Blindish Latina that focuses on disability intersectionality, advocacy and storytelling. She has worn hearing aids from a young age and was diagnosed with progressive vision loss at 17 years old.

Being Your Own Advocate (thezebranetwork.org)

Wow! How many times have you or loved one or a friend been told something totally wrong about your condition from a doctor? Of course, I know the answer...many, many, many times.

Mutation in MIA3 gene a likely cause of hEDS, study suggests | Larger study finds variant in 1 woman with hypermobile EDS (ehlersdanlosnews.com)

A mutation in the MIA3 gene that's linked to collagen secretion may be a likely cause of hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a study found.

Find EDS Answers Faster (edsshare.com)

An online collaborative community for patients, providers and advocates for hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS).

Christoph Glötzner, the Young German Paralympian, Racing Towards Gold! (abilitymagazine.com)

60, 59, 58 – Christoph Glötzner can see the countdown ticking down on the large black clock right in front of him. 57, 56, 55. He’s wearing a yellow and black suit and holds ski poles in each hand with mini skis attached at their ends. The athlete in front of him had just started his run. Glötzner is next. But his ski is still missing. Shortly before the race, his mechanics noticed a technical problem with the ski. They quickly removed it from Glötzner’s foot and took it apart right in front of his eyes. 4, 3, 2 – Last minute, the ski is attached back to Glötzner’s leg; he hops down the ramp and starts the race. He is not showing any nerves, though.

Unfixed Mind (unfixedmedia.com)

In 2023, Unfixed Media and Health Story Collaborative, are creating a four-part mini-series, The Unfixed Mind: Navigating Mental Health Today, chronicling the real-life stories of seven people living with mental health conditions. The mini-series aims to provide these seven individuals an opportunity to authentically share their experiences and capture the humanity and genuine complexity of navigating mental illness in today’s world. How are their lives affected beyond just symptom management? What have they learned that they can teach all of us? How are their experiences the same and different across a spectrum of mental health diagnoses and compared to individuals living with other chronic health conditions? Ultimately, the project aims to increase awareness and tolerance and decrease stigma among audience members. The stories shared will be relevant to all of us, as we will all face mental health challenges in our lifetimes, to varying degrees, directly and indirectly, but with certainty.

3 Women with EDS who are shaping the future (readersdigest.co.uk)

Meet the women living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) and helping to shape the future for others through movement, charity and science.

Book Review: The Bendy Twisty Zebra by Kimby Maxson (chronicpainpartners.com)

Move over, Dr. Seuss! Make room on children's bookshelves for The Bendy Twisty Zebra written by Kimby Maxson and illustration by Ron Houchens. With colorful characters, catchy rhymes, and a heart-felt message, The Bendy Twisty Zebra brings to mind some of Dr. Seuss's famous books.

4 Tips on How To Navigate School as a Student with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (chronicpainpartners.com)

Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) as a high school student can be especially challenging. The normal struggle of balancing academics, extracurriculars, and a social life, all while trying to figure out who you are as a person, is overwhelming for most teenagers and is made more complicated when having to manage a chronic illness. Many times, accommodations in the school setting can be extremely helpful. Sometimes, however, the standard accommodations are not enough, and attending school in a traditional manner, if at all, is not possible.

Unaccommodating Accommodations (chronicpainpartners.com)

Avi Zahavi writes about her daughter's struggles to receive proper accommodations for her Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and invisible disability throughout high school and nursing school.

Dark Disabled Stories (publictheater.org)

Ryan J. Haddad's newest autobiographical play is a series of unforgiving vignettes about the strangers he encounters while navigating a city (and a world) not built for his walker and cerebral palsy.

ACCESS 2023 Registration (go.3playmedia.com)

Register for ACCESS 2023 to learn, grow, and collectively create a better and more inclusive world for everyone.

2GI Spring 2023 Cohort (spring2023cohort.2gether-international.org)

The Leading Accelerator Program that's For and By Disabled Founders.

Introducing eSight: Assistive Technology For The Visually Impaired (disabilityhorizons.com)

eSight is an assistive technology company that specialise in electronic eyewear for the visually impaired.

When the words won’t come. This is my life with aphasia. (washingtonpost.com)

Aphasia often follows a stroke or brain injury. Bruce Willis and Gabrielle Giffords have publicly acknowledged their aphasia.

Deal reached on Medicaid expansion in North Carolina, top legislative leaders say (journalnow.com)

The N.C. General Assembly has reached a compromise on expanding the state's Medicaid program, top Republican legislative leaders announced Thursday.

What Is Eating My Mind - BBC Africa Eye documentary (youtube.com)

‘What Is Eating My Mind’ is an insightful and deeply personal story of living with bipolar disorder in Kenya, where the issue of mental health is often taboo.

Black Disability Leaders You Should Know About (disabilityrightsflorida.org)

Each day this February, we will be celebrating Black History Month by highlighting impactful Black disability activists and advocates.

They could lose the house — to Medicaid (npr.org)

Depending on where they lived, demands for repayment can drain the assets that a patient on Medicaid leaves behind after they die. Iowa aggressively collects "clawback" funds.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine, South Park and It’s Always Sunny… revealed as shows with hardest subtitles in TV study (limpingchicken.com)

Popular police comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine, controversial animated series South Park and sitcom It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia have been listed as three entertainment shows where its subtitles are the hardest to understand.

Perspective and Conversations (spreaker.com)

In this episode, we have Mason, Jessie, and Kira coming on to discuss an event discussing disability in the legal profession. DUCS, ULDA, and the UBC Pre law association have collaborated to bring this to life. A diverse panel of lawyers, law students, and professors with varying disabilites join to open this conversation. The event is at the Allard school of law at 5pm, in room 123 on March 9th 2023.

Five minutes at the end of the world: waking to disorienting morning anxiety (urevolution.com)

This a creative nonfiction piece about the disorienting experiences of anxiety in the morning capturing the intense feeling of skyrocketing cortisol levels, and how, for some people, it feels like the world is ending for those first few minutes of consciousness.

An Accessibility Gaming Journalist Tells Us About Life With a Rare Neuromuscular Disease (buzzfeed.com)

Grant Stoner is a video game journalist living with Type 2 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) working to improve accessibility in the gaming industry. Below, we chat with Grant about his career, his experience with SMA, and — of course — his favorite types of video games.

Airlines need to stop treating mobility equipment as luggage, disabled traveler says (eu.usatoday.com)

Amanda Parkman's wheelchair suffered some cracks and a broken headlight cover after a trip earlier this month.

How inflammation in the body may explain depression in the brain (washingtonpost.com)

Inflammation is a pathway to depression — and a potential avenue for treatment, research suggests.

NHS to offer art classes instead of prescription drugs (thetimes.co.uk)

Millions of patients will be offered help to come off antidepressants and painkillers under an NHS drive to tackle addiction to prescription pills

John Lee Hooker’s Stuttering Highlighted in New Documentary (stutteringhelp.org)

John Lee Hooker's stutter caught fellow Blues music legend Buddy Guy by surprise, according to a new documentary.

The Kinetic Movements of Kinetic Light (wnycstudios.org)

Kinetic Light, a disability art collective, performed at Lincoln Center in February. In the performance the artists interchange between wheelchair and floor movement and play with speed.

Getting to Know You: DARK DISABLED STORIES’ Ryan J. Haddad (theatrely.com)

The up-and-comer makes his Off-Broadway playwriting debut at The Public Theatre.

Covid-19’s Enormous Death Toll: Worldwide Life Expectancy Has Experienced A Steep Decline (forbes.com)

ased on excess mortality calculations there’s mounting evidence that the Covid-19 pandemic has taken a massive toll on global life expectancy. Not since the famine in China in 1959, have we seen such a sharp decline in life expectancy worldwide.

Cystic fibrosis often goes under-diagnosed—unless you’re white (nationalgeographic.com)

Anyone, of any ethnicity, can get cystic fibrosis. But for decades it has been overlooked in people of color, leading to misdiagnoses and dismal health disparities.

Covid-19’s Enormous Death Toll: Worldwide Life Expectancy Has Experienced A Steep Decline (forbes.com)

ased on excess mortality calculations there’s mounting evidence that the Covid-19 pandemic has taken a massive toll on global life expectancy. Not since the famine in China in 1959, have we seen such a sharp decline in life expectancy worldwide.

How to live the life you want and be a kick-ass disabled person (disabilityhorizons.com)

Wheelchair user and Co-founder of Disability Horizons Martyn Sibley shares his 10 ways to live your life the way you want as a disabled person.

Hollywood’s Disfigured Villain Trope Does Major Harm to Disabled People (teenvogue.com)

Dr. Poison from "Wonder Woman" is one of the latest.

Christian School For Deaf Children Expands To Offer More Grade Levels (news9.com)

Oklahoma's only Christian school for deaf and hard-of-hearing children is expanding.

IPC publishes new Strategic Plan to advance the Paralympic Movement (paralympic.org)

The new Strategic Plan focuses on four primary goals: Serving members and athletes, showcasing athlete excellence through the delivery of Paralympic Games, driving impact through Para sport, and continuing to build a professional organisation.

Webinar: Representation Matters: The Role of Adaptive Sports in the Lives of People with Disabilities (adainfo.org)

Presented by the Mid-Atlantic ADA Center and the Great Plains ADA Center in collaboration with the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and

We Need to Start Normalizing Interabled Relationships (themighty.com)

"One way we can fight the stigma is to dive deep into the wonders of dating with a disability."

Buchtipp: Radikale Inklusion - Ein Plädoyer für Gerechtigkeit (bizeps.or.at)

Inklusion wird heutzutage gerne als Modewort gebraucht, aber beinahe nirgends, wo Inklusion draufsteht, ist Inklusion drin.

Selma Blair to Lead Inclusive Makeup Brand (diverseability.wpengine.com)

GUIDE Beauty, a collection of makeup tools and products is thrilled to announce Selma Blair as their Chief Creative Officer.

Propel Dance, A Brand New, Professional Dance Company Based in Birmingham (bluebadgestyle.com)

Propel Dance, the UK’s first all-wheelchair professional dance company, who will perform their contemporary, reimagined version of The Snow Queen at three venues across the Midlands in April.

How To Deal With Anxiety While Working In Journalism (journoresources.org.uk)

“Anxiety is 10 percent what you experience and 90 percent how you respond to it.”

Inclusive Education - A short documentary about inclusivity at school (inclusion-europe.eu)

A brief summary of a video made by Inclusion Europe's staff about inclusive education at Scoil Niocláis Naofa, a primary school in County Wicklow, Ireland.

Complicated, and yet so simple (themighty.com)

"We had planned to have more children, but this turn of events changed our minds."

Qualification to train more teachers of sensory impairments from 2025 to be created by apprenticeships body (limpingchicken.com)

A new apprenticeship is being developed to boost the number of teachers of sensory impairments – including teachers of the deaf – and is expected to be available from 2025 onwards, the UK Government has announced.

Potential RAD and deafPLUS merger called off as it would not be in charities’ ‘best interests’ (limpingchicken.com)

A potential merger between the Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD) and deafPLUS will not go ahead, after representatives from the two Deaf charities “unanimously agreed” the move would not be in the organisations’ “best interests”.

Introducing Panopreter The Text-To-Speech Experts (disabilityhorizons.com)

In recent times, technology has played a significant part in the lives of people with disabilities. Text-to-speech (TTS) software is one of the emerging technologies that has enabled people with visual, physical, or learning disabilities to access written content without depending on their eyes or hands.

Interview: Deaf entrepreneur Marion Marincat on accessible acoustic gigs taking place this World Hearing Day (limpingchicken.com)

With World Hearing Day taking place again on Friday, deaf entrepreneur Marion Marincat speaks to Liam O’Dell about his hearing wellness brand Mumbli and their collaboration with live music company Sofar Sounds on a string of accessible acoustic gigs taking over London tomorrow.

Directors on the ADHD theory of "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (salon.com)

Directors Daniel Kwan and Scheinert spoke to Salon about their bold new film that embraces the profound and profane

Christina Applegate Walks Latest Red Carpet With a Cane (themighty.com)

"I am thankful she has the strength to be so open about her health."

A Dream Come True: Deaf Actor Keivonn Woodward Meets Hero Hockey Player Alex Ovechkin (diverseability.wpengine.com)

The 10-year-old actor is deaf with dreams of becoming the first Black deaf hockey player in the NHL.

My Wheelchair & Me! (kerry-thompson.com)

The Aims of International Wheelchair DayTo enable wheelchair users to celebrate the positive impact a wheelchair has in their lives.

New guide helps NSW businesses to increase accessible tourism (disabilityinsider.com)

Destination NSW has created a new resource through its NSW First Program to help visitor economy businesses deliver better experiences for all travellers.

TMF starts accepting applications for Mobility for ALL contest (disabilityinsider.com)

Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) started accepting applications for this year in the "Mobility for ALL―Bringing the Potential of Mobility to Everyone" category of its Make a Move Project, an idea contest aiming to realize the practical implementation of ideas and solutions in society.

Government investment of $11.2M to support disability advocacy (disabilityinsider.com)

The Albanese Labor Government is delivering on its election commitment to double funding for systemic disability advocacy, with an additional $11.2 million allocated to the Disability Representative Organisation program over four years to promote a better understanding of the lives of people living with disability.

How to Support Someone with Depression: 6 Ways to Help (psychcentral.com)

When someone we love is dealing with depression, we want to help but might not know where to start. You can learn some ways to help here.

4 Tips For Engaging With Disabled People On Social Media (forbes.com)

What can we do to make social media a more positive environment for people with disabilities?

Public Theater’s Richard III Will Stream Through PBS May 19 (filmedonstage.com)

As part of its annual “Broadway’s Best” programming, the exciting "Richard III", filmed live at New York's Delacorte Theater will premiere later this year on PBS.

Former Cast Member Suing Disney for Violating ADA Accommodations (wdwnt.com)

A former Disney Cast Member is suing Walt Disney World over violations of federally-mandated disability accommodations.

Hostility to children in the US helps maintain an unjust status quo (prismreports.org)

The U.S. treats only some children as deserving of care and protection, mirroring the same ideals that underpin ableism.

Bird flu spillover 'concerning', doctor warns - as virus in girl who died had mutations making it better adapted to humans (news.sky.com)

Dr Erik Karlsson, who led the team at the Pasteur Institute of Cambodia that decoded the genetic sequence of the girl's virus, says the discovery "needs to be treated with the utmost concern".

A Mental Reset (newmobility.com)

When my alarm goes off at 7:30 on a weekday morning, I take a deep breath and get myself mentally ready for my 30-second commute to my living room to start work. Making my way to the bathroom to brush my teeth and change into a fresh pair of sweatpants and a hoodie, I take my antidepressant and decide if I want a cinnamon brown sugar Pop-Tart or a S’mores One bar. Once the coffee maker is running and the Pop-Tart of the day is warming in the toaster, I open my laptop and schedule out my day.

Free webinar: technology and the NHS (abilitynet.org.uk)

Join AbilityNet for an upcoming free webinar on Tuesday 7 March at 1pm GMT, on How the right tech can make the NHS accessible to all.

Bake Off's Sandro Farmhouse Joins National Autistic Society As Celebrity Ambassador (disabilityhorizons.com)

Great British Bake Off (GBBO) finalist Sandro Farmhouse has become a Celebrity Ambassador for the National Autistic Society (NAS), the UK's leading charity for people on the autism spectrum and their families.

Living with CVI: What is the Definition of Blindness? (blindnewworld.org)

Tina Zhu Xi Caruso is a photographer, athlete and advocate living with Cortical / Cerebral Vision Impairment (CVI), a brain-based blindness.

A New System for Support (newmobility.com)

Whereas the pandemic gave the rest of the world a glimpse of what it can be like to live with paralysis — isolated, disoriented and awaiting an elusive cure — it literally added insult to injury for those newly diagnosed. As the co-founder and president of the Here and Now Project, Washington state’s chapter of United Spinal Association, I saw this firsthand.

2023: The Year of Resetting Our Balance? (newmobility.com)

I have a tradition of naming my upcoming year. As one year comes to a close, I reflect on my micro and macro goals and intentions for the coming one. I then choose a name to serve as my north star — it functions as an easily remembered mantra that at any point in the year brings me back to a sense of purpose for 365 days.

The Pandemic: Three Years Later (newmobility.com)

In-depth feature, examining some of COVID-19’s lasting impacts on the disability community.

Alvaro Silberstein: A Better Way to Wheel the World (newmobility.com)

Wheel the World Founder and CEO Alvaro Silberstein and his plans for a better accessible travel company.

A Better Way to Measure Disability Representation (newmobility.com)

More and more successful plays are incorporating authentic portrayals of disability.

Kalogon Orbiter Smart Cushion (newmobility.com)

A properly fitted cushion that works for you can be the difference between living an active life and constantly battling pressure sores and related health issues. Choosing a cushion comes down to the needs and preferences of each individual, with most cushions consisting of air cells, foam, gel or some combination of the three. However, a new cushion from Kalogon aims to give users more control and more options for customization by adding smartphone compatibility and adjustability to optimize your seating setup for maximum pressure relief and comfort.

Breaking the Built Environment (newmobility.com)

I’m a bit of a broken record at work, always saying “representation matters.” I work in government and there is no logical way you can govern a geographic area without your workforce being representative of your population’s diversity. This mantra holds true especially when you talk about the built environment. When you don’t have people with mobility disabilities or blindness at the table affecting decision-making, you are going to fail at making a city’s built environment compliant with Title II of the ADA. I’ve been a chair user all my life due to a neuromuscular disease. In my city and around the country, the pandemic created some unique and difficult challenges that have had dramatic impacts on accessibility. Here are some of the ways we failed during COVID-19.

Questionable Advice (newmobility.com)

“Ditch the suppositories and dig stim and pop an enema every four or five days!! Been doin’ it for 4 years and it’s changed my life.”

Shining a Light on Emergency Preparedness (newmobility.com)

Since I was hired by FEMA as a disability integration advisor in 2016, I’ve deployed to multiple disasters to support the recovery process for people with disabilities and consulted for clients on their planning for disability preparedness. As a wheelchair user, I’ve received a firsthand view of the gaps and dysfunction that exist in how our emergency management system meets the needs of people with disabilities.

Best Advice For People with SCI From People with SCI (newmobility.com)

When I was a newly minted T10 para, I recall a conversation with a friend who was three years post-injury, a T6 para, who had also become a mentor. He flew hang gliders, sailed, water skied, had a girlfriend and was getting A’s in college. Although I had accepted my injury and I was getting back into life full tilt, I admitted that I secretly hoped for a SCI cure in the near future. He said, “Look at it this way. Let’s say a cure never comes, or it does, but not for 30 years. Think of yourself 30 years from now and ask, ‘What did I do? Did I push the pedal to the metal and have a life of adventure that I can fondly look back on? Or did I sit on the couch waiting for a cure?’”

Remote Work Enables Return to Employment (newmobility.com)

In September of 2009, I was five years into a successful career in sales and recruiting when I was paralyzed. I had been making great money doing work that left me feeling accomplished and valued, but I gave it up to focus on my health and family. For the next 13 years, I never entertained going back to work.

A Chair for All Places (newmobility.com)

Erik Kondo has a secret he’d like to let you in on: Manual wheelchairs don’t have to be expensive. Manufacturers love to talk about advanced frame materials, precision engineering and redesigned components. But when it comes to being able to push around independently in relative comfort, an optimized seating position and frame geometry are going to do far more for you than advanced frame components ever will.

Graphic Designer Cyrus Anton (unitedspinal.org)

A random encounter helped launch Cyrus Anton on a new career trajectory after he was paralyzed but he isn’t leaving his future success up to chance.

Breaking barriers to travel report (s27.q4cdn.com)

Championing disability inclusive and accessible travel.

48 Hours in Accessible Tallahassee (newmobility.com)

I am a very rare bird, otherwise known as a Florida native. I was born and raised in South Florida and have lived in several different parts of my home state.

Intro to Google Assistant Accessibility Videos (youtube.com)

Watch for an introduction to learn how the Google Assistant can benefit people with disabilities. Learn more about how the Google Assistant can help people with disabilities get things done and gain more independence around the house.

Certified Autism Destination (ibcces.org)

Destination Marketing Organizations and Visitor’s Bureaus are recognizing they can lead the way when it comes to differentiating their communities and attracting an underserved and quickly growing market: individuals with autism and sensory needs and their families.

Not every disability is visible (thehrdirector.com)

n the UK alone, 1 in 5 people has a disability, with 80% of those having an invisible disability. These could include autism spectrum disorder, depression, diabetes, and learning and thinking differences such as ADHD and dyslexia.  Understanding that employees could be disabled with an invisible disability and taking steps to make the workplace more inclusive is essential for developing a diverse and inclusive workforce. A recent report from Bupa is drawing attention to this issue after finding that two in five (43%) employees with a less visible disability haven’t disclosed it to their employer.

How the Fun Died: Mental Health and the Black Experience (chicagomaroon.com)

“Where fun goes to die!”  Probably not something you want to hear in a psych ward.  These words were spoken by a man wearing a UChicago sweater sitting across the room from me during group therapy. I later learned that he graduated from UChicago 40 years ago and, like me, majored in Physics.

Forbes EQ BrandVoice: Disability Accessibility Should Not Be An Afterthought In 2023 (forbes.com)

Businesses throughout the U.S. are making progress with their DEI initiatives, but accessibility for people with disabilities is frequently ranked low on the priority list, despite the fact that organizations that get disability accessibility right are well-positioned to experience windfalls.

What is a Developmental Disability? (meriahnichols.com)

Kari (who has a Developmental Disability) explains what a Developmental Disability actually is and is not (ID: a woman with white hair, facial wrinkles and light skin wearing sun glasses, holding a hearing aid to her ear. The back drop is light rainbow).

Cost of living (euansguide.com)

Euan’s Guide research reveals disabled people are paying a higher price when it comes to the cost of living crisis, not just financially.

‘Eating or breathing’: energy costs force stark choices on disabled people (theguardian.com)

People with severe disabilities and chronic conditions struggling in cost of living crisis, research shows.

Ford Foundation Creates First-of-Its-Kind Fund to Tackle Disability Bias in Technology (philanthropy.com)

Expanding its work on disability rights and inclusion, the Ford Foundation Tuesday announced a first-of-its-kind national fund targeting discrimination in technology against people with disabilities.

Kaylea Titford’s parents jailed for manslaughter after disabled girl’s death (theguardian.com)

Alun Titford sentenced to seven and a half years and Sarah Lloyd-Jones to six years after daughter died in ‘conditions unfit for any animal’.

Bridging the Gap: Neurodivergent Girls Connect! (meriahnichols.com)

In this powerful video, two neurodivergent girls with Down Syndrome and Autism talk about their struggles how they have more in common than meets the eye.

Twitter has removed captions from Spaces on iOS, and they don’t work on the web or Android (theverge.com)

It’s a major blow to accessibility on the platform.

MrBeast, now in Spanish! Say hello to multi-language audio on YouTube (blog.youtube)

From anime voice actors to massive audience growth, we sat down with MrBeast for his thoughts on our latest feature for creators, multi-language audio.

Include Disability When Talking About Diversity (thinkinclusive.us)

By Michelle Steiner When people think of diversity, many think of individuals who may have a different race, religion, gender identity, or sexual orientation. All of these groups are underrepresented and need to be included in society. Another important part of diversity is individuals with disabilities. It is estimated that there are 1.3 billion people with disabilities worldwide (The World Health Organization). Despite the prevalence of people with them, many don’t include them in diversity.

3 Think Inclusive Episodes You Might Have Missed (thinkinclusive.us)

Honestly, it was a struggle. My wife worked nights as a nurse, and I had three young children at home. And I had to wait for everyone to go to bed.

Does the Term—Special Education Teacher—Need a Rebrand? (thinkinclusive.us)

Even though it is in vogue to love to hate the Twittersphere, it is still a place where helpful conversations can happen. Consider my recent tweet about replacing the label "special education teachers" with "teachers who deliver specialized instruction."

Teacher "Buy-In" and Curriculum Modifications (theinclusiveclass.com)

Curriculum modifications play an essential role in the academic and social/emotional success of students with intellectual disabilities. With students who have disabilities spending more time in the general education classroom, general education teaching practices need to evolve to include adapting and modifying curriculum so it is accessible and achievable.

Freeing Disabled People from institutions in Japan (enil.eu)

Misako Yasuhara is a disability activist who has been participating to the Independent Living movement since 2000, in Osaka, Japan. A year later, in 2001, she founded the ILC, Aruru. Misako also served as a board member and the chairperson of the peer counseling committee of the Japan Council on Independent Living Centers. On 23-24 February, she visited our Brussels office with her translator Yayoi Mashimo. The exchange was enlightening in that we were able to hear about the struggles of the Center for Independent Living Aruru (in Osaka, Japan), its achievements and the difficulties of the local context.

British Sign Language course provider iBSL surrenders Ofqual recognition with view to ‘cease trading’ (limpingchicken.com)

The Institute of British Sign Language (iBSL) has surrendered its recognition from Ofqual as a recognised awarding body for courses in British Sign Language, Deaf and DeafBlind awareness, with a view to cease trading.

4 Reasons to Consider a Career in Energy (diverseability.wpengine.com)

There are many reasons to work toward a clean energy future and many moral reasons you may have for wanting to join the energy jobs field.

Disabled Raccoon Walking on His Own Thanks to His Dog Best Friend and Student-Made Wheelchair (diverseability.wpengine.com)

Boone the raccoon was born with cerebral hypoplasia, which made it hard for him to walk until a group of engineering students at Kentucky's Central Hardin High made a wheelchair.

Asmongold opens up on mental health struggles in candid Twitch stream (diverseability.wpengine.com)

During a stream on September 11, Asmongold shared a candid moment with viewers where he discussed his struggles with mental health and suicidal thoughts.

How STEM Can Be More Inclusive of Scientists with Disabilities (diverseability.wpengine.com)

The culture of academia can make disabled scientists wary of disclosing their conditions or needs. Justin Yerbury suggests the system might become inclusive.

Why Disability Issues Should Be A Higher Priority, Even Now (diverseability.wpengine.com)

Despite recent success in bringing disability policy to the attention of politicians, they are in particular risk being sidelined even more.

ENIL in Lebanon: Transition towards independent living within the Community (enil.eu)

On 14-15 February we were invited to the Conference on Transition towards Independent Living within the Community For Persons with Disabilities in Beirut, Lebanon, which was organized by Arab-EU Research Network on Disabilities*. We were represented by Radoš Keravica (ENIL Board member), Laura Alčiauskaitė (ENIL Project Coordinator, TRIPS) and Nadia Hadad (ENIL Co-chair).

Telehealth is awesome, here's why! (jboccupationaltherapy.co.uk)

Telehealth pros and cons from the perspective of Judith Baird, Occupational Therapy Student.

The Global Coalition on Deinstitutionalisation Meets in Mexico to Discuss Next Steps (enil.eu)

From 23 – 24 January 2023, members of the Global Coalition on Deinstitutionalisation (GC-DI) met for the first time face to face in Mexico City to discuss the future of GC-DI and to plan joint initiatives. The meeting was organised by the Mexico Office of Disability Rights International and financially supported by Disability Rights Fund.

Independent Living at the heart of the Zero Project Conference 2023 (enil.eu)

On 22-24 February, we attended the Zero Project Conference 2023 (ZeroCon23 in short), an annual disability inclusion gathering at the United Nations Office at Vienna. We were represented by Kamil Goungor, our Policy and Movement Support Officer, and Nina Portolan, our Youth Network Board member, who also represented the EDF Youth Committee and was part of the ZeroCon Youth Delegation. In addition, among the 1.200+ participants on site (and over 13.000 online) from all over the world, we met numerous of our members and allies there, which is no surprise as this year’s ZeroCon theme was independent living, technology and political participation.

Our Advocacy Campaign on the European Care Strategy (enil.eu)

The ENIL´s lobby campaign for a European Care Strategy that advances daisability rights has ended. Time to recapitulate the course of events and take stock of the results.

The Fastest Growing Jobs of 2023 (diverseability.wpengine.com)

Whether you’re looking at jobs for the first time or want to make a career switch, it can be easy to become discouraged.

Tips for Every Stage of the Interview Process (diverseability.wpengine.com)

Interviewing is a critical part of the job selection process and allows you to discuss your experience, education and training.

Legoland Becoming Autism Certified (diverseability.wpengine.com)

More theme parks across the nation are taking additional steps to make visits easier for people with autism and other disabilities.

Your first career move, powered by Netflix (diverseability.wpengine.com)

Netflix is partnering with Formation to build a world where people from every walk of life have a seat at the table in tech.

Product Spotlight: iBOT® (newmobility.com)

What are some the things people may not know about the new iBOT®? Top user raves?

When Having a Trauma-Informed Doctor Is a Matter of Life and Death (themighty.com)

"When I think of our interaction, I have a visceral memory of you shouting my name at me from two feet away. You were unimpressed that I didn’t answer a question immediately, painfully unaware that I was frozen in a trauma response. You had no idea that I felt as though the room was getting smaller, and that I was trying to decide if I would be able to get past the door unharmed."

Dark Disabled Stories (newmobility.com)

This Spring, The Public Theater and The Bushwick Starr bring Ryan J. Haddad’s DARK DISABLED STORIES to The Public’s Shiva Theater at its famed off-Broadway home. Directed by Jordan Fein, Haddad’s autobiographical play is a series of vignettes about the strangers he encounters while navigating a city not built for his walker and cerebral palsy. Haddad and the two other performers in the show — Dickie Hearts and Alejandra Ospina — answer a few questions about themselves, what access means, and why you should see DARK DISABLED STORIES.

Wheelchair Love UK (touretteshero.com)

I love wheelchairs! I love what they’ve made possible for me and I love sharing what I’ve learnt about them with others. I even wrote an A-Z of everything I know about wheelchairs. That post is very detailed, and it might be a bit overwhelming to someone new to using a chair, but I also hope that it’s useful.

Insights From Disabled Travelers (mydiversability.com)

Traveling as a disabled person or with a disabled loved one may require some additional planning.

Calling all passionate people - Churchill Fellowships open today (disabilityinsider.com)

Churchill Fellowships for 2023 open today and people are invited to apply. For nearly 60 years, Churchill Fellowships have sent passionate Australians overseas to learn globally and inspire locally. From today, people can apply online for a Fellowship on just about any topic they're passionate about.

Max’s cochlear journey has just begun (disabilityinsider.com)

Cochlear implants can allow people who are deaf to receive and process sounds and speech. However, these devices do not restore typical hearing. They are tools that allow sound and speech to be processed and sent to the brain.

Breast milk boosts premature babies' brain development (disabilityinsider.com)

The more breast milk premature babies are fed while in neonatal intensive care, the greater the level of brain development, a study suggests.

When Medical Providers Post About Patients on Social Media (themighty.com)

"It is a very fine line that health care providers walk when they post anything online."

Ex-Disney employee sues company over disability accommodations (floridapolitics.com)

“Working at Disney was a dream for Plaintiff until she found herself in the most hostile work environment she had ever experienced," a new lawsuit says.

Movie Starring Actors With Disabilities Set For Nationwide Release (disabilityscoop.com)

Woody Harrelson stars alongside 10 actors with developmental disabilities in a new comedy that's headed to theaters.

Bhuta wants to inspire next generation after retiring from wheelchair rugby (paralympic.org)

Great Britain’s Ayaz Bhuta was told he may be too small to compete in wheelchair rugby at an international level, but he went on to become a Paralympic champion. And he still has big goals after retiring in December 2022

‘Black Disability Politics’ argues that not all disability activism looks — or functions — the same (19thnews.org)

In her new book, author and professor Sami Schalk weaves together history and contemporary perspectives to provide a roadmap and vision inclusivity in Black disability politics.

Black Disability Justice Syllabus (sinsinvalid.org)

Sins Invalid offers our Black Disabled Futures Month Syllabus as an opportunity to honor the legacies of Black disabled artists, thinkers, activists, and leaders and a tool for future work.

Rolling On The Road With Dr. Kimberly and Dave (facebook.com)

Honoring The Life of Chris Smit: Husband, Father, Son, Brother, Friend Co-Founder of DisArt, Musician, Media Professor at Calvin College, Disability Advocate.....

My daughter doesn’t have ‘special’ needs. She’s disabled. (washingtonpost.com)

Many of Claire’s needs are very ordinary, the same as any child. She needs to eat, get around, be educated, use the bathroom and be entertained. All of these things take extra effort for her.

Heartbreak (teawithhb.substack.com)

My wheelchair broke, and so did my heart.

Creating possibilities (lucywebster.substack.com)

On adapted fashion and Unhidden at London Fashion Week.

Insight: A hard of hearing film buff shares his view on deaf characters in films (BSL) (limpingchicken.com)

One of my biggest passions is movies. I enjoy film trivia and quizzes as well as film nights out with friends. I wear two hearing aids as I am moderately deaf in both ears. I can manage to communicate just fine with these and lipreading although I do prefer to have captions on all television and movie shows.

The Coaching and Therapy People: Life Coaching For Disabled People (disabilityhorizons.com)

The Coaching and Therapy People provides personalised life coaching and therapy solutions to individuals with disabilities.

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