I hid my disabilities at work. Now I know they don’t limit my worth
I gradually learned my worth wasn’t determined by what I could “do,” and that it was more important to listen to my body and myself.
The “Disability News Digest” is now on SubStack!
I had to move my newsletter vom Mailchimp zu Substack, which also changes the newsletter a bit visually. The new newsletter format looks a bit different and won't work perfectly right away at a few points either. Nevertheless, I hope that you like the new old Digest and that it will also be well received by you in a new form.
From now on I will publish my curated links regularly in weekly intervals again.
If you enjoy this newsletter, please forward this email to your friends! 🙏
Questions? Tips? Suggestions?
Thank you,
Raul
Hand-picked news about inclusion, accessibilty and innovation
I hid my disabilities at work. Now I know they don’t limit my worth. (washingtonpost.com)
I gradually learned my worth wasn’t determined by what I could “do,” and that it was more important to listen to my body and myself.
A Disability Advocacy Startup Strives To Model Its Own Mission (forbes.com)
Disability communities around the U.S. are getting to know a new advocacy organization, New Disabled South.
Nursing Shortage Puts Children With Disabilities At Risk, Spurs Calls For Change (disabilityscoop.com)
Finding nurses to care for children with disabilities at home has always been difficult, but the problem has worsened dramatically forcing kids to remain in hospitals or parents to manage on their own.
Everyday Hate and Affective Possibility: Disabled People's Negotiations of Space, Place and Identity (scienceopen.com)
Although a universal conceptualisation of disability hate crime does not exist, it is widely agreed that hate ‘hurts’ more than other types of crime. This paper explores the diverse affects of hate crime and the various ways that these experiences can harm those who are targeted. Moving beyond this, this article attends to the diverse ways that the affects of hate can come to shape disabled people's everyday navigations of their surrounding social worlds. In doing so, it opens up a space for recognising the unique ways that people navigate, negotiate and resist experiences of hate within their everyday lives. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to introduce a framework for thinking about ‘everyday hate and affective possibility’ within the everyday lives of disabled people. Drawing upon findings from a recently conducted research project, this article suggests that experiences of hate crime can open up particularly informed ways of knowing and being in the world.
Fashion scholarship launched for disabled students (posabilitymagazine.co.uk)
A scholarship programme worth £8,000 has been launched to encourage disabled people to pursue a career in fashion. Leading online retail marketplace dedicated to adaptive and inclusive fashion Adaptitsta, has partnered with the British Academy of Fashion Design to spearhead this incredible opportunity.
DecodeME (posabilitymagazine.co.uk)
Last issue Pippa Stacey explored the positive impact that the new research into ME/CFS would have on the thousands of people living with ME/CFS.
Edgar Triay: Serving deaf and hard of hearing people in Gibraltar (BSL) (limpingchicken.com)
I am a graduate from the University of Hertfordshire and I have been working for Gibtelecom Ltd – the largest telecommunications provider in Gibraltar – for over 22 years. At the age of 33 I was a victim of noise induced hearing damage after attending a pop music concert and since then have had chronic tinnitus. Now, at the age of 48 I have also developed hearing loss in my left ear and wear a hearing aid.
Disability abuse costs Australia economy billions (disabilityinsider.com)
The Royal Commission has published a research report titled Economic Cost of Violence, Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of People with Disability. It estimates that the economic costs of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation (maltreatment) of people living with disability is $46 billion annually, or $9,600 on average per person with disability.
What it Takes to Get DOBE Certified (diverseabilitymagazine.com)
Disability-owned businesses, or DOBEs, are a growing segment of the small business population.
Key Concerns for Critical Disability Studies (scienceopen.com)
The International Journal of Disability and Social Justice is a timely intervention into the interdisciplinary field of Disability Studies. Any new initiative, especially in a pre-existing and maturing field of inquiry, should encourage us all to think critically and reflexively about the key questions and issues that we should be grappling with today. This paper offers an inevitably partial take on some of the key concerns that we think scholars, activists and artists of Disability Studies should be engaging with. Everything we do these days takes place in the shadows cast by the global pandemic. While it is important to acknowledge the centrality of COVID-19 – and the threat this poses to the mind-bodies, politics and everyday realities of disabled people – we want to foreground some preoccupations, ideas and debates emerging from within the field of Disability Studies that will have resonance beyond the pandemic. We will begin the paper by offering a perspective on the contemporary nature and state of Disability Studies; suggesting that many of us are Critical Disability Studies thinkers now. Next, in order to narrow the focus of the discussion in this brief paper, we choose one emergent and popular theoretical orientation – posthuman Disability Studies. Then, we introduce and elaborate on four broad concerns that we think we should engage with; desire, alliances, non/humans and their implications for conceptualising social justice. Throughout the paper we will work through some of the power dynamics, questions of accountability and requirements for a generosity of engagement that these concerns provoke.
Andrew Crooks obituary (theguardian.com)
Other lives: Fierce campaigner and advocate for disability equality.
The gap between language and data (businessdisabilityforum.org.uk)
Disability workforce reporting and how the number of disabled people in organisations is hardly ever accurately reflected in workforce data stays on our agenda. A recent article in Practice Business by the Head of Diversity and Inclusion at NHS Employers reflects on this issue; he sees the same thing happening in the NHS’ Workforce Disability Equality Standard. Actually, most workplace data reporting benchmarks and frameworks see the same issue. BDF’s Disability Data Monitoring Working Group is now in its second year of working together and we are starting to wrap up our work together and will be publishing our findings and recommendations by the summer.
Deaf and Blind School team claims state title in STEM competition (eu.greatfallstribune.com)
Students attending classes at the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind have been selected as Montana's winning team in the Samsung STEM competition.
5 Helpful Resources for Teaching Students Disability History (weareteachers.com)
Help kids recognize disability history as everyone's history.
Who Are Real Simple's 2023 Game Changers? (realsimple.com)
Meet a trailblazing Alzheimer's researcher, a barrier-busting ballerina, a principled chef feeding those in need, and other people doing great work.
African Union, UNESCO call leaders to prioritize equal opportunity in education (disabilityinsider.com)
UNESCO and the African Union urge governments in Africa to place equity at the heart of education policy, to ensure that all children and youth on the continent have access to quality education.
The people suing the government over the NDIS (theguardian.com)
Reporter Paul Karp explores the impending class action that will allege the National Disability Insurance Scheme is discriminatory, and proposed lead plaintiff Helen Bonynge describes the impact of being locked out of the NDIS
‘We have to fight’: the over-65s challenging NDIS age exclusions (theguardian.com)
Exclusive: Plaintiffs in class action speak out against rules barring them from scheme based on age and area they lived.
News Roundup: It Took 1,000+ Calls to Buy Disabled Concert Tickets and more - Wheelchair Travel (wheelchairtravel.org)
Latest accessible travel news: class-action lawsuit against city for homeless camps, unused wheelchair seats at sporting events and more.
OER Accessibility Toolkit (open.ubc.ca)
How to make your work a truly open and accessible educational resource — one that is accessible for all students.
Beyond 6 Seconds: Tourette’s advocacy on TikTok – with Monica Nguyen (sites.libsyn.com)
Note: This episode contains occasional swearing (coprolalia). Monica Nguyen is a 20-year-old disability advocate who lives in Sydney, Australia. Monica began sharing her experiences online after facing a lot of discrimination from people who don’t understand her Tourette Syndrome. Her goal is to inspire, educate and empower. During this episode, you will hear Monica talk about: What her life has been like with Tourette’s, as someone living in Australia who is part of a Vietnamese family The discrimination she’s faced in public because of her tics and coprolalia, including a confrontation at a train station that compelled her to start sharing her life experiences with Tourette’s online The positive community she has built on TikTok by creating videos about her life with Tourette’s The goals she has for her advocacy Follow Monica on TikTok and Instagram . This episode features a promo from the Psychocinematic podcast, which discusses the representation of disability and mental health conditions in film and TV. Listen to Psychocinematic at or on your favorite podcast app. Support this podcast at B and get a shout-out on a future episode! *Disclaimer: The views, guidance, opinions, and thoughts expressed in Beyond 6 Seconds episodes are solely mine and/or those of my guests, and do not necessarily represent those of my employer or other organizations.*
Blue Badge Access Awards Are Here Again - Celebrating Great Accessibility & Rewarding New Innovations With £20k (bluebadgestyle.com)
Or a person or organisation that has thoughtful, design led or stylish approaches to accessibility? If yes then why not nominate for a Blue Badge Access Award or enter the Design Competition that has a prize fund of £20k and is rewarding innovations for ‘disabled guests’. Last year the ramp at St Pauls and Centaur Robotics both won prizes.
How North Texas theaters can make performances more accessible to the deaf (keranews.org)
Two specialists from Dallas’ Deaf Action Center share what theaters can do to be more inclusive of people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Biden Administration Proposes Big Change To Benefits For People With Disabilities (huffpost.com)
Supplemental Security Income recipients could receive meals or groceries without the government cutting their benefits.
How Accessible Is Your Polling Place? Elections Board Shares More Detailed Info On Each Site (blockclubchicago.org)
The election's 932 polling places are now broken down into four tiers: high accessibility, medium accessibility, low-to-no accessibility and unknown.
Henri's Cloud Nine class action claims website not accessible to blind, visually impaired visitors (topclassactions.com)
Henri’s Cloud Nine LLC operates a website that is not accessible to blind and visually-impaired customers, a class action lawsuit alleges.
2022 Website ADA Lawsuit Statistics Summary: Accessibility.Works (accessibility.works)
Key findings from 3 reports on 2022 web-related ADA lawsuits in the US
Disabled Hotel Website Tester Has Standing to Sue, 4th Cir. Says (news.bloomberglaw.com)
A woman who tests hotel websites for compliance with federal disability law has standing to sue a hotel she doesn’t imminently plan to visit, the Fourth Circuit said Wednesday, weighing in on a circuit split.
Kate Spade Website Customer’s Disability Bias Suit Advances (news.bloomberglaw.com)
A visually impaired shopper got the go-ahead for a proposed class action under the Americans with Disabilities Act, alleging Tapestry Inc. failed to make its Kate Spade website accessible to sight-impaired customers.
Making Mardi Gras accessible: How Krewe of King Arthur accommodates for riders with disabilities (wrkf.org)
Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn how one Mardi Gras krewe is committed to making floats and parades more accessible for riders with disabilities. Plus, we get a political update from Stephanie Grace and say goodbye to our news director Patrick Madden.
Website accessibility lawsuits account for large percentage of ADA claims (norcalrecord.com)
Even as serial ADA lawsuit claims have faced pushback, case numbers still are climbing, with an estimated 12 percent rise in 2022 compared to the year prior.
ADA Title III Federal Lawsuits Numbers Are Down But Likely To Rebound in 2023 (adatitleiii.com)
Seyfarth Synopsis: The number of ADA Title III lawsuits filed in federal court dropped by 24 percent, the lowest since 2017, and California is no longer the epicenter.
Blind Software Engineer Expanded Access to Braille (wsj.com)
John J. Boyer, who died at age 86, produced programs that help to translate text into braille, create braille textbooks and ease reading of material displayed on computers.
Alt text, plain language and more listening: how to address accessibility in news (reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk)
“Open communication channels, but do your own research too,” says Holden Foreman, the first accessibility engineer at the Washington Post.
How to boost accessibility, according to The Washington Post's first accessibility engineer (technical.ly)
Holden Foreman is the first person at the media conglomerate to hold the title. He has some suggestions for other engineers and designers.
Kalamazoo, Holland, other cities to make rail stations ADA compliant after settlement (mlive.com)
The locations will need to make their intercity rail stations accessible, including modifying restrooms among other areas not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
Mexico passes bill to support persons with disabilities and older people (disabilityinsider.com)
A proposal to eliminate legal guardianship for people with disabilities and older people in Mexico City will be presented to Mexico City Congress on February 16, 2023, in what could be a landmark move for human rights, Human Rights Watch and other rights groups said Feb 15.
Call for applications: External Evaluation for the European Disability Forum 2023 (edf-feph.org)
The European Disability Forum (EDF) is a non-governmental European umbrella organisation set up to represent organisations of persons with disabilities at EU level. EDF promotes the rights of 100 million Europeans with disabilities. EDF is a unique platform which brings together representative organisation of persons with disabilities from across Europe. EDF is run by persons with disabilities and their families. We are a front runner for disability rights. We are a strong, united voice of persons with disabilities in Europe.
I’m a Covid researcher – and I have long Covid. That’s why I have to be part of the fight against it (theguardian.com)
I am one of two million sufferers in the UK. When I read new studies, I am also trying to understand what’s going on in my legs, says biologist Stephanie Longet.
Senators Want Disability Complaints Against Airlines Made Public (disabilityscoop.com)
As airlines face more disability-related complaints, new legislation would ensure that the public knows about the problems travelers with disabilities are encountering and how they're resolved.
Experience: I have to spend my life lying horizontally (theguardian.com)
My brain sinks into my skull when I stand or sit up. It’s agony.
Standard or Extended Audio Description: Which Do You Need? (3playmedia.com)
Audio description needs vary case by case. Depending on the nature of a video, it'll require either standard or extended audio description.
“Supreme Models” Review: A Celebration of Trailblazing Black Models (respectability.org)
Supreme Models spills the tea on the fashion industry, from the Battle of Versailles to the unspoken “Blackout” that attempted to erase black models from the runway.
Making a Decision on Moving Our Grown Child to Residential Care (themighty.com)
"The decision was a uniquely personal one. We planned what will ultimately be the best for our daughter. This, to me, is the truest representation of the power of parental love."
Fun and Suspenseful “Quick Trip” Shows Filmmaker Erika Ellis’s Potential (respectability.org)
In Quick Trip, Erika Ellis takes on different roles as a writer and director of a three-minute thriller that ends in a sharp plot twist.
Mental health of people with intellectual disabilities and family members (inclusion-europe.eu)
For people with intellectual disabilities, mental health is typically both neglected, and misused for their segregation.
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.
Rihanna's Super Bowl ASL Interpreter Goes Viral for Performance (etonline.com)
The 20-year-old ASL interpreter made history as the first deaf female to perform at the Super Bowl.
On Self-Love, Justice, and Empowerment: Interview with Tameka Citchen-Spruce (respectability.org)
“We are fighting against injustice, we can make the changes we want to see in society, and we can also empower people to find a purpose.”
Cooptation: Using Horror to Comment on Colorism (respectability.org)
Film follows an African American woman determined to fit into society’s beauty standards by using a new beauty product with deadly consequences.
Legoland Becoming Autism Certified (diverseabilitymagazine.com)
More theme parks across the nation are taking additional steps to make visits easier for people with autism and other disabilities.
"Black Excellence" - A Celebration of Black Disabled Filmmakers (respectability.org)
A conversation with Black and Disabled filmmakers in our network who will discuss their film work and creative careers.
Oreo: Four Women’s Stories Exploring Black Identity and Nonconformity (respectability.org)
Cashmere Jasmine's short film "Oreo" explores identity and nonconformity through four different black women's experiences.
Magic Pavement: “The Crossroad” Short Film Review (respectability.org)
The most ordinary of streets, for director Nikki Bailey, can be the genesis for something unsettling and completely magical.
Lack of Accommodations Forced Me to Leave Law School (themighty.com)
"It was discriminatory and unfair. Even illegal to refuse reasonable accommodations. The catch? The loopholes in the ADA allow for religious institutions to be exempt."
Science accessible for all - ScienceOpen Blog (blog.scienceopen.com)
Since its creation, ScienceOpen has focused its efforts towards a more open and accessible publishing environment for all. By promoting open science, innovative infrastructure and tools that facilitate scientific communication and exchange, we have successfully managed to bridge many gaps in the digital publishing landscape and continue to do so.
Disability Culture Club | Kultura Collective (kulturacollective.com)
Each month, we will gather online for a relaxed conversation about a subject or media text relating to disability culture.
Access / Intimacy (rietveldacademie.nl)
Studium Generale Rietveld Academie presents, weekly on Wednesday afternoons at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam: talks and performances from 14:00—15:30 hrs in the Fedlev auditorium (Fred. Roeskestraat 96, Amsterdam).
You Alright, Fam? A Community Conversation about Black Mental Health (disabilitylead.org)
This program is a collaboration among Disability Lead, Planned Parenthood Illinois Action, UIC's Disability Cultural Center, and the Disabled People of Color Coalition. Hear our panelists discuss common topics centered around mental health. Is it possible to receive trauma-informed, culturally relevant care? How does grief shape our lives and mental health? Is postpartum depression/anxiety/psychosis common, and what are ways to cope while experiencing it? These questions are all discussed by our panelists, who represent professionals, academics, and persons with lived experience in mental health.
Arts and Disability Forum: Disability as Identity (mrac.org)
What does it mean to identify as “disabled”? What about “person with a disability/disabilities”? How does it feel when others ascribe that label to you? What would it mean to claim it?
"Goodbye Tiger, Hello Rabbit: Disabled Asian Youth in Conversation" (sfsu.zoom.us)
With Melissa Shang, Shruti Rajkumar, and Shaina Kaur Ghuraya(moderator). February 22nd, 5pm-6pm. Part of a series of community conversations with writers and creatives to celebrate Alice Wong’s new memoir, "Year of the Tiger." ASL and CART available.
Book Talk: The Architecture of Disability - Calendar (calendar.aiany.org)
By re-contextualizing the history of architecture through the discourse of disability, David Gissen's recent book The Architecture of Disability Buildings, Cities, and Landscapes beyond Access (University of Minnesota Press, 2022) presents a unique challenge to current modes of architectural practice, theory, and education. Envisioning architecture that fully integrates disabled persons into its production, it advocates for looking beyond traditional notions of accessibility and shows how certain incapacities can help to positively reimagine the roots of architecture.
The new disability media (ucsc.zoom.us)
Film Quarterly explores new directions in disability film and media in a two-part webinar discussing its special dossier "The New Disability Media" (Winter 2022) co-presented with NYU’s Center for Disability Studies and Center for Media, Culture & History. On February 10th and February 24th at 1pm ET, dossier co-editors B. Ruby Rich (Film Quarterly), Faye Ginsburg (NYU) and Lawrence Carter-Long (DisArt) will moderate conversations with the dossier's scholars and filmmakers on exciting developments in disability film and media.
TFAP@CAA - The Feminist Art Project (feministartproject.rutgers.edu)
Since 2007, the TFAP@CAA Day of Panels have brought together exceptional groups of artists, art historians, curators, and critics for a free and open to the public day of dialogue during the annual College Art Association (CAA) Conferences. CAA has been a founding program partner of The Feminist Art Project since its inception in 2005. TFAP became an Affiliated Society of CAA in 2016. We are grateful for CAA’s generosity in providing meeting rooms, publicity, technical support, and assistance that gives greater visibility throughout the conference week to women artists, feminist concerns, and supports the mission of TFAP. Additionally, TFAP collaborates with CAA’s Committee on Women in the Arts.
Alice Sheppard: Moving Architecture: Architecting Movement (eventbrite.com)
During 2022-2023, the Jefferson Humanities Forum hosts multidisciplinary scholars and thinkers to investigate the theme of Repair.
Art boundless: British Council's art fest to break barriers in Istanbul (dailysabah.com)
Türkiye's British Council will present the inclusive arts festival 'Unlimited Forum' in Istanbul, showcasing works by disabled artists, cultural professionals and art institutions from Türkiye, the U.K. and the wider European region, while improving the mindsets of arts and culture professionals about accessibility and inclusion.
Black, queer, disabled self-love is a necessary act of rebellion and healing Danie Ocean Bio (broadstreetreview.com)
Writer and musician Danie Ocean Jackson has learned how hard it can be to sense the world from the inside out rather than the outside in, but it’s more necessary than ever.
Author looks at how people with disabilities can improve urban spaces (ny1.com)
David Gissen had his leg amputated in the 1990s.
The Architecture of Disability (upress.umn.edu)
A radical critique of architecture that places disability at the heart of the built environment.
RAW Anthology (rawanthology.com)
Welcome to the digital launch of the first ever Race & Disability Anthology!
Self_Saboteur (selfsaboteur.bigcartel.com)
Zines, stickers & cards exploring south-asian diaspora problems and disability musings.
EFA Project Space (projectspace-efanyc.org)
Since its inception in 2010, SHIFT residency has been providing peer support, mentoring, and studio space for over eighty artists who work in arts organizations (as curators, educators, administrators, etc.) to boost their personal creative practices. SHIFT recognizes the contribution of arts workers to the art community, and for whom their livelihood is a passion and responsibility, demanding attentiveness and creativity. The SHIFT residency honors these artists’ commitment to the arts community with a supportive environment to revitalize their creative practices.
Jason Wilsher-Mills Brings His Inflatable Sculpture and Mixed Media Art to Gracefield Arts Centre (dgwgo.com)
Gracefield Arts Centre in Dumfries presents an exciting free exhibition by one of the UK’s leading disabled artists, Jason Wilsher-Mills. From now until April 22nd, the exhibition showcases Wilsher-Mills’ amazing inflatable sculpture and mixed media art.
5 Helpful Resources for Teaching Students Disability History (weareteachers.com)
Help kids recognize disability history as everyone's history.
Can a museum embody environmental justice? (theguardian.com)
Storm King, the celebrated outdoor sculpture collection in upstate New York, is overhauling itself in a bid to improve accessibility and landscape protection.
Skin, Tooth, and Bone: A Disability Justice Primer (sinsinvalid.org)
The Recently released Second Edition of Skin, Tooth, and Bone: The Basis of Movement is Our People is a Disability Justice Primer based in the work of Patty Berne and Sins Invalid. The Disability Justice Primer offers concrete suggestions for moving beyond the socialization of ableism, such as mobilizing against police violence, how to commit to mixed ability organizing, and access suggestions for events. Skin, Tooth, and Bone offers analysis, history and context for the growing Disability Justice Movement. The Second Edition includes the addition of a section on Audism and Deafhood written and edited by members of the D/deaf community, and a Call to Action from Survivors of Environmental Injury, as well as disability justice timelines, an extensive glossary, and a resource list for learning more. Visit our store to purchase a downloadable interactive PDF or hard copy that you can hold in your hands!
Rick Scott Drops Social Security From Plan as G.O.P. Retreats From Entitlement Cuts (nytimes.com)
The backtracking by the Florida Republican came after bipartisan criticism and signaled how completely the G.O.P. has pulled away from calls to overhaul the nation’s entitlement programs.
More just legal system: Alabama bill to change the way criminals with intellectual disabilities are tried (original.newsbreak.com)
Alabama lawmakers are considering a new bill to change how criminals are tried in the state. The bill would update the definition of what it means to be an "intellectually disabled person" and give defendants a chance to provide more evidence of their intellectual disability. This bill is aimed at making the legal system fairer for everyone involved.
People with disabilities 'need action rather than committees', says Ombudsman (irishexaminer.com)
Personal transport supports for people with disabilities are inadequate, unfair, and inequitable, Ombudsman Ger Deering told the Oireachtas committee on autism.
New bill aims to improve transparency around disability-related air travel complaints (thehill.com)
The number of air travel disability-related complaints rose by 157 percent from 2020 to 2021.
3 types of normal forgetting and one that isn’t (abilities.ca)
To be human is to forget things. But you’ve probably wondered: “When is forgetting normal, and when is it not?” Here are four examples… Forgetting where you parked Not remembering where you parked because you didn’t pay attention is normal and different than what happens with Alzheimer’s.
Comedian Ray Bradshaw on reaching both deaf and hearing audiences (BSL) (limpingchicken.com)
“Sign language is sexy just now,” opines comedian Ray Bradshaw over Zoom from Perth, Australia, where he completed two weeks of gigs for the local fringe festival earlier this month.
New research reveals persons with disabilities needed for disability services (disabilityinsider.com)
New research has found many Australian disability services do not employ any people with disabilities and missing out on developing lived experience leaders in this space who have the potential to shape the sector.
'Alzheimer's disease driven by diet': Scientists suggest sugar cravings fuel dementia (studyfinds.org)
An ancient human survival instinct embedded deep within our brains may be driving dementia onset thanks to our cravings for sugary drinks.
New initiatives put accessibility on the big screen (theithacan.org)
In an effort to bring in prospective moviegoers following the COVID-19 pandemic, Cinemapolis has implemented new accessibility-focused initiatives.
Guide dog users say they face ‘tiresome’ discrimination in rideshares and travel (wgbh.org)
"It doesn't seem to be getting a whole lot easier to advocate for access," says one guide dog user.
10 of the loveliest disabled-friendly Airbnbs with accessible features (countryliving.com)
From quirky cabins to sprawling beach houses.
9 Dreamy Wheelchair-Accessible Airbnbs, From a North Carolina Log Cabin to a Villa in Sicily (cntraveler.com)
From a cozy North Carolina log cabin to a Sicily villa with a view, they have features such as wide, step-free entrances, grab bars, and more.
Disabled woman made 1,000 calls for Ed Sheeran tickets (bbc.com)
Why is it still so hard for disabled people to have easy online access to event tickets in 2023?
Her daughter couldn't access the park in a wheelchair, so a Quebec mom proposed a solution (cbc.ca)
After a car crash left her daughter with limited mobility, Nathalie Thibeault called up her local park in Coaticook, Que., with what she calls a “crazy idea.”
Whitethorn Games highlights accessibility during Winter Showcase - Can I Play That? (caniplaythat.com)
Indie publisher Whitethorn Games highlighted the accessibility of released and upcoming titles in their Winter Showcase.
Four English councils bring half of legal actions for blue badge misuse (theguardian.com)
Two-thirds of local authorities did not prosecute anyone for disabled parking scheme fraud, data reveals.
Warum Lukas Krämer Deutschland den Rücken kehrte (kobinet-nachrichten.org)
"Warum Lukas Krämer Deutschland den Rücken kehrte", so lautet der Titel der aktuellen Episode des Podcast Inklusion Ganz Einfach Leben (IGEL). Sascha Lang, der Macher des IGEL-Podcast sprach mit Lukas Krämer, der sich seit vielen Jahren gegen die Ausbeutung in Werkstätten für behinderte Menschen wehrt und nun nach Japan ausgewandert ist.
Future-proofing programs to support families and children (disabilityinsider.com)
The Albanese Labor Government has continued its commitment to improving the lives of families and children by providing long-term funding certainty for the Children and Parenting Support (CaPS) and Budget Based Funded (BBF) programs.
Helping flood-affected communities reconnect (disabilityinsider.com)
The Andrews Labor Government is helping Neighbourhood Houses and Men’s Sheds in flood-affected communities repair damage caused by the devastating events of last October and November.
What’s new in TalkBack 13.1 (support.google.com)
Your experience with TalkBack 13.1 is improved with the following.
Developer accessibility resources (learn.microsoft.com)
Resources for developers to help in creating accessible experiences.
The Tech That Helps Blind People Stream The Latest Hit Shows (theaddition.substack.com)
Listen now (36 min) | There are improvements helping to make more content available to more people.
Disabled Students Survey brings new insights into the experiences of students across higher education in the UK (disabilityinnovation.com)
The GDI Hub brings together academic excellence, innovative practice and co-creation; harnessing the power of technology for good.
Rates of Autism Increase, but Numbers Don't Paint the Full Picture (aucd.org)
Headlines over the past 20 years have signaled ever-increasing recognition of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Now, in a new article published in Autism, IDDRC network researchers describe their own estimates of how many children across Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's (CHOP) Primary Care Network have been diagnosed with ASD. What they found highlights the importance of tracking and unpacking the numbers of diagnoses to identify areas for continued improvement.
Finally! Live Captions on iPhone (hearinghealthmatters.org)
For years I carried a spare Android phone in my purse so I could access its excellent auto-caption capability—at first via an app called Live Transcribe but later it was incorporated into the operating system.
Bring visual accessibility into focus with tools, workplace culture (investmentnews.com)
Financial services companies need to focus on visual accessibility, ensuring that people who are visually disabled to access the material.
University of Central Lancashire is making sure students can keep learning in any language, including BSL (news.microsoft.com)
The university wanted to ensure online lessons were accessible, so they asked British Sign Language interpreters to sign content in real time.
Self-Service Pickup Lockers – How to make your locker kiosks accessible (tpgi.com)
Learn how self-service pickup lockers are a type of kiosk and how they can be made accessible.
AI-Generated Images from AI-Generated Prompts (adrianroselli.com)
As the world’s leading expert on a people-first approach to computer vision, I am dedicated to providing insights that enable designers, developers, and copywriters to create accessible images at the highest possible velocity. A velocity so high, in fact, you can almost hear the point whistling over their head, like this self-aggrandizing intro.
JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver Braille Viewers (adrianroselli.com)
All this post does is show how to enable the Braille display emulators in JAWS and VoiceOver. This can be handy when testing issues reported by users and you do not have a Braille display handy, though this is really only handy for sighted readers. In no way is this post meant to suggest you can replace Braille display testing with these emulators.
Comparing Manual and Free Automated WCAG Reviews (adrianroselli.com)
Automated accessibility testing tools cannot test 100% of WCAG. This position is not controversial. Other than overlay vendors, no automated tool maker makes that claim. This is partly because WCAG is targeted at humans, not code, and so nuance and context apply.
Making great accessible mobile apps (accessibility.blog.gov.uk)
In the run-up to the public sector mobile application accessibility deadline, learn about how to make your app accessible.
‘I did not expect motherhood to legitimise me’: parenting with a disability (theguardian.com)
For people with a disability, becoming a parent means battling against prejudice and even outright disapproval. Here, four families share their eye-opening stories of love and joy.
WebAIM: Creating a Community that Values Accessibility (webaim.org)
One of the more effective ways to help an organization make digital accessibility a closely held value is to approach the effort as a community-building experience. This approach helps staff who create, manage, and influence technology remain engaged in the ongoing effort to provide accessible technology. This mindset also helps organizations to include people with disabilities as vital and constant contributors to the community.
What It’s Like to Learn You’re Going to Live Longer Than You Expected (nytimes.com)
Cystic fibrosis patients had early deaths. But a drug treatment has changed the prognosis.
Winnie Harlow Just Dropped an Invisible Sun-Care Line (newbeauty.com)
Growing up in Jamaica with vitiglio, supermodel Winnie Harlow knows what she likes when it comes to sunscreen, so she made it herself.
As the Pandemic Swept America, Deaths in Prisons Rose Nearly 50 Percent (nytimes.com)
The first comprehensive data on prison fatalities in the Covid era sheds new light on where and why prisoners were especially vulnerable.
‘No accountability’: Kids in special education are routinely restrained. Texas lawmakers could change that (houstonpublicmedia.org)
Parents with children in special education programs say that schools have restrained the students without their knowledge. A House bill would help with that by banning the use of restraint on children under the age of 10.
Born without hands, Brandon Canesi is playing golf on his own terms (edition.cnn.com)
American Brandon Canesi is on a mission to spread awareness and appreciation for the sport of adaptive golf.
Nigeria gets Africa's first entry at Prince Harry's Invictus Games for wounded veterans (edition.cnn.com)
Nigeria will compete in the biennial Invictus Games founded by the UK's Prince Harry for military personnel injured in service, the foundation said Thursday.
Deaf students are entitled to an education, but there’s a shortage of people qualified to teach them (yakimaherald.com)
Sadie VanAllen thought she was giving her kids a shot at a better life when she moved from a two-bedroom apartment to a three-bedroom house on Yakima’s west side. The new place had separate rooms for her two growing children and a fenced yard for play. Conveniently, it was only about a seven-minute drive from Whitney Elementary School, where both of her kids were enrolled in the Yakima School District’s deaf education program.
‘The worst it’s ever been’: mysterious US Adderall shortage puts ADHD patients at risk (theguardian.com)
In recent months, patients have reported problems filling nearly every type of ADHD medication prescription – and no one seems to know why.
Workshop Series with Holly Chang (eventbrite.ca)
Join Holly Chang for a series of workshops for disabled artists. The three-part series features workshops on artist admin, residencies, and grant writing (BIPOC-only + General) with two hands-on support sessions from Holly.
Northern Ireland-set An Irish Goodbye tipped for Oscar and Bafta success (irishnews.com)
EAST Belfast writer and director Ross White is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Belfast-born director Terry George with Oscar glory after his film was shortlisted for an Academy Award in the live-action short film category.
Campaigners to quiz Paris 2024 on disabled fans’ safety after Champions League ‘disgrace’ (disabilitynewsservice.com)
A disabled-led charity is to write to organisers of next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris to raise concerns about the safety of disabled visitors, following a damning report into last year’s UEFA Champions League final.
Ryan J. Haddad, Star of His Own Life (americantheatre.org)
His latest autobiographical comedy at the Public, ‘Dark Disabled Stories,’ is being designed with access in mind, even as it gets down and dirty about the ways society views and treats disabled people.
City Council Candidate Had To Crawl On Debate Stage Due To Lack Of Wheelchair Access (disabilityscoop.com)
More than 30 years after passage of the ADA, a city councilman had no choice but to climb out of his wheelchair and crawl onto the stage to participate in a debate as part of his re-election campaign.
How to be a part of life (youtube.com)
Born with the rare disease Osteogenesis Imperfecta, also known as congenital osteoporosis, Marie has endured more than 500 broken bones and even faced death when she fell out of her wheelchair.
Disability Inclusion Means Action (www-forbes-com.cdn.ampproject.org)
According to The Return on Disability Report the disability market is larger than China and growing – 1.85 billion people.
Disability services need to employ more people with lived experience, say researchers (phys-org.cdn.ampproject.org)
New research from the University of Sydney finds almost a quarter of Australian disability services do not employ any people with disability, and 20% employ less than three people with disability.
Identifying as disabled when your disability is invisible (atrophiedmind.wordpress.com)
As someone that is engaged in the disability community & has been diagnosed with two neuro divergent conditions (ADHD & Dyslexia), I am one of those people that is described in the book as “in between“.
Forty-Four Percent Of Disabled People Say U.K. Streets Are Inaccessible (forbes.com)
According to research published by Sustrans and Transport for All, 40% of pedestrians with disabilities consider U.K. streets to be physically inaccessible and 55% experience negative public attitudes when out and about.
Anne Aly: How my son’s brush with deafness changed his life (thewest.com.au)
Federal minister Anne Aly has opened up about an experience with her son as a toddler that highlighted to her how early childhood education was central to a child’s development — and their entire lifetime.
Snowy sidewalks are inconvenient. For those with disabilities, they can be impassable (thenevadaindependent.com)
Getting from place to place in Northern Nevada is often complicated by winter weather. It is even harder when you don’t — or can’t — drive.
Dividing Up the Autism Spectrum Will Not End the Way You Think (thenation.com)
The Lancet’s proposal to create a new label of “profound autism” serves only to distract us from the work of ensuring that all autistic people have everything they need to thrive.
Disabled people were Holocaust victims, too: they were excluded from German society and murdered by Nazi programs (theconversation.com)
In 2023, International Holocaust Remembrance Day marks 90 years since the Nazis assumed power. Disabled people were the first Holocaust victims; Nazi programs discriminated against and murdered them.
How Innovation Sets Me Backwards (immerse.news)
Tech that could be enabling me is impairing me instead.
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.
4 Ways People With Disabilities Can Have Privilege Too (forbes.com)
One key to understanding the multi-layered complexity and disunity of disabled communities is to realize that some disabled people have more privilege than others. It’s an important reality for everyone to realize and acknowledge, especially for disabled people themselves.
Accessibility Lessons Learned from Blind Users Attending a User Research Study (equalentry.com)
Equal Entry held a user research study on virtual reality accessibility for blind users in New York City. This involved nine participants who commuted from their homes to the NYU Ability Project in Brooklyn. It turned out that several could not find their way to the building.
Here’s What Language Service Providers Need to Know about Digital Accessibility (slator.com)
Why translation and localization agencies should get clued up on accessibility requirements for localized products.
These 12 Risk Factors Account For 40% Of Worldwide Dementia Cases (mindbodygreen.com)
Warning: Some risk factors may shock you.
How can I prove the need for accessibility training to senior leaders? (abilitynet.org.uk)
AbilityNet report shows accessibility capability in need of consistency and formality, and gap in senior leaders' perception of their organisation's accessibility skills development.
Permanent, temporary, and situational disabilities - Accessibility on Google Play (youtube.com)
Create apps that are accessible for all users, regardless of their permanent, temporary or situational disabilities.
We Are About To Thank ChatGPT for Making Web Accessible (cdotrends.com)
Companies like Flowy are integrating with large language model AIs to make accessible web design easier.
Accessibility: Can a Blind Person Use Meetup? (equalentry.com)
Before COVID, virtual events tended to be a Plan B or used in companies with remote workers. After the pandemic hit, virtual meetings became a necessity. Meetup , a website that brings together people with shared interests, existed before the pandemic.
3 common web accessibility errors on clothing sites (blog.usablenet.com)
Read our guest post from screen reader user Michael as he shares 3 common web accessibility errors he finds on clothing websites and what to do instead.
How is the wheelchair accessibility at the NFL Experience? (youtube.com)
How is the wheelchair accessibility at the NFL Experience ahead of Super Bowl LVII? Our Gabe Trujillo has the latest.
The importance of accessibility in the DEIA conversation (insideindianabusiness.com)
For a long time, diversity, equity and inclusion, DEI, has been top of mind for organizations of all sizes across all sectors of our economy, but DEI alone is not enough. One critical element is missing from the well-known acronym — the “A.” It stands for accessibility.
Automated testing won’t solve web accessibility (yatil.net)
Over the past few years, accessibility companies have started to develop tools that claim to find accessibility problems automatically. Often the idea is that “automated testing is not quite there yet, but in a few years there will be a revolution”. I don't believe that.
Accessible Gain (accessiblegain.podbean.com)
Deaf YouTube personality, Rikki Poynter, and disability tech founder, Greg Mena, talk with accessibility newsmakers.
How to Create an Effective Tactile Graphic (equalentry.com)
While in New York City, Thomas Logan and I went to New York University’s Ability Project . It’s an interdisciplinary research space dedicated to the intersection between disability and technology. There, we met with Lauren Race , an accessibility researcher in the lab. She has knowledge and experience in human-centered design of multisensory and accessible educational tools.
Automation is not the enemy (karlgroves.com)
Before you read this, I want you to spend a few moments looking around where you are right now. Ponder, for a moment, the furniture you’re sitting on, the room you’re sitting in, and the computer you’re reading this on. All of it is the result of technological innovations that have a history that goes back almost 3 million years. That’s the point (as far as we know) that hominids began creating tools. About 1.8 million years ago hominids began making structures that can be called houses.
What’s New in WCAG 2.2 Draft (w3.org)
This page lists the new success criteria in Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2. It includes quotes from personas (fictional people) to help you understand some aspects of the success criteria.
TV Academy Releases Annual Transparency Report On Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility (shootonline.com)
The Television Academy, in partnership with ReadySet--a leading consulting firms specializing in the creation of more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplaces and cultures--has released its annual transparency report including membership demographics.
Microsoft adds an accessibility feature to PowerPoint for people with hearing loss (neowin.net)
To make your PowerPoint presentations more accessible to people with hearing loss, Microsoft has added an important new feature to PowerPoint for Windows and Mac. However, it's not available for all.
Google Cloud and OniGroup drive Park'nPay accessibility portal development (arnnet.com.au)
Google Cloud, along with support from implementation partner OniGroup, have delivered the NSW government’s newly developed Park’nPay Accessibility Portal.
WP Community Collective Names Alex Stine as First Accessibility Fellow (wptavern.com)
The WP Community Collective (WPCC), a newly formed nonprofit organization dedicated to funding individual WordPress contributors and community-led initiatives, has announced its first Accessibility Fellow. Alex Stine, a fully blind individual contributor who has been working with the WordPress Accessibility team since 2016, is the first recipient of the fellowship.
Board of Elections release accessibility new labels for voting sites (cbsnews.com)
Each voting location will have these accessibility labels: High, Medium, Low to No, or Unknown/Survey Pending.
LiL BADIE Contest (dcmp.org)
Movies, videos, and other forms of multimedia are integral to public, private, and special education curriculum. For young people who can't see or can't see well, audio description provides access to all the visual images of the movies that young people who are sighted enjoy.
WhatsApp leads digital accessibility in India among top 10 apps: Report (business-standard.com)
Other apps audited in the report by The Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, along with I-Stem and Mission Accessibility, include PhonePe, Paytm, Swiggy, Zomato, Amazon, Flipkart, Telegram, Uber and Ola
Nile Acquires Dig Inclusion for accessibility technology (digit.fyi)
Nile, an Edinburgh-based strategic design company, have announced the acquisition of Dig Inclusion and its accessibility product, Hugr.
Expedia accelerator eyes travel accessibility startups (uktech.news)
The travel industry is ripe for transformation from tech startups, according to the US-based online travel tech unicorn Expedia Group.
World Travel Made Accessible With Beeyonder (forbes.com)
Brittany Palmer was born without arms below her elbows. The disability did nothing to discourage the love of travel she was born with.
What Is Cerebral Palsy? (birthinjurycenter.org)
What Is Cerebral Palsy? Cerebral palsy refers to a group of neurological disorders that affect body movement and muscle coordination. It is one of the most common motor disabilities to appear in childhood. Cerebral palsy is a result of brain damage or abnormal brain development that affects an individual’s ability to control their muscles.
Seymour Captions (seymourcaptions.com)
Seymour Captions works where you do--in the browser. Instantly know if YouTube links have manual captions, auto captions, or no captions at all.
A comprehensive web accessibility checklist (accessibility.com)
After a lot of hard work, you finally have a website that you’re satisfied with — but does it check all of the accessibility boxes?
What To Do When Your Website Fails Accessibility Guidelines (accessibility.com)
How you respond when your website fails website accessibility guidelines matters. Our guide shows you the right path to take.
Tips for developing a digital accessibility masterplan for your business (accessibility.com)
It is essential to provide a user-friendly experience for everyone across your website, as it could be their first introduction to your business and what you offer.
How the Benefits of Being Accessible Far Outweigh The Costs (accessibility.com)
Being inclusive and accessible is worth the investment for your company, your brand, your employees, and your customers.
States Turn to WCAG to Meet Accessibility Requirements (accessibility.com)
As digital accessibility guidelines become more accepted by industry leaders, it is important to understand how these practices are implemented at the local level.
How To Make MS PowerPoint Presentations More Accessible (accessibility.com)
Here are 12 tips to make your Microsoft PowerPoint presentations more accessible.
Jonathan Kaufman: Finding Solutions: The Intersection of Business, Disability, Innovation, Leadership, and Culture (open.spotify.com)
Jonathan Kaufman is an innovative thought leader, business educator and strategist who recognizes the impact of personal development on organizational growth.
Bruce Willis’ Condition Worsens as Family Announces “Painful” Dementia Diagnosis (hollywoodreporter.com)
After confirming that the veteran movie star had been diagnosed with aphasia, his family now says they've received "a clear diagnosis" of frontotemporal dementia, known as FTD.
Opinion: Reimagining paratransit requires federal leadership and funding (cityandstateny.com)
While New York City and state can leverage their collective dollars to improve this service, the fed should also pay and provide oversight to ensure quality into the 21st century.
Opinion: Treating kids as invulnerable is treating them as disposable (calgaryherald.com)
Parents often believe in a societal fiction that children will just be OK and will live healthy lives. This can help cope with the anxieties of raising children.
Fetterman checked himself into hospital 'to receive treatment for clinical depression,' office says (edition.cnn.com)
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center "to receive treatment for clinical depression," his chief of staff announced on Thursday.
Heartbreak High's autistic queer representation is so groundbreaking (digitalspy.com)
Protect Quinni at all costs.
'Sometimes you felt excluded': How debut director Marlee Matlin righted past wrongs (latimes.com)
We were on set near Toronto as the Oscar-winning actor made her directorial debut — and created an atmosphere that nurtured deaf talent in the process.
Disabled Women And Marginalisation: Are Our Laws Ableist? (feminisminindia.com)
Disabled women face triple marginalisation in such a social setting where they are often subjected to patriarchal, ableist and paternalistic presumptions and stereotypes in court rooms.
Author and ex-Cbeebies presenter Cerrie Burnell (youtube.com)
Discusses representation!
Alexa: The Disability Accommodation You've Been Waiting For (meriahnichols.com)
Alexa can be a powerful tool for disability accommodation! From helping to spell, do math, read, tell time, manage time and enhance learning, it's really amazing.
Unsure if You Need to Edit Your Captions & Subtitles? (3playmedia.com)
Should you edit your captions and subtitles for re-air and distribution? We created a checklist to help you determine when it's necessary.
17 POTS Memes That Make Me Smile (themighty.com)
Which is your favorite?
5 Tips for Parents Advocating for Inclusion (themighty.com)
"Is inclusion optional? Nope. Not optional. It’s the law... A student with a disability is presumed included."
Disability News and Mental Health, When Access All took over Newscast (bbc.co.uk)
Nikki Fox and Emma Tracey step into the Newscast studio.
Mindset Matters: Thinking Through Culture As A Path To Building A Disability-Confident Organization (Part Three) (www-forbes-com.cdn.ampproject.org)
In this third column in the series the focus is on the meaning and value of Disability Culture from a business perspective. This new language offer leadership a new approach to meet the challenges and tensions for a new world of work.
How To View Neurodivergence As A Strength In Journalism (journoresources.org.uk)
“Give me a task I can zone in to and I will tend to it, obsessively, until it’s more than done.”
Some disability professionals will not like this. (linkedin.com)
Some disability professionals will not like this.
The haunting brain science of long Covid (statnews.com)
In an essay by @WesElyMD, here's Matt Fitzgerald describing his life with long Covid: "It's terrifying. I mean, I've had to dig real deep. How much longer will I feel like this? I'm scared."
Disabled rights activist Anthony Thanasayan dies (malaysiakini.com)
Former MBPJ member passes away due to lung infection.
Dr Hannah Barham-Brown on campaigning, disabled doctoring, and medical ableism (lucywebster.substack.com)
In the run up to my book launching in September, I am running a series of interviews with fabulous disabled women. Today: the fantastic Hannah on what it's like to be a disabled GP.
A librarian recommends 5 fun fiction books for kids and teens featuring disabled characters (theconversation.com)
Disability representation in books is an important part of diversity and inclusion.
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.
‘Important’ accessibility equipment for winter activities showcased in HRM event (globalnews.ca)
The drop-in event was held Saturday at Shubie Park in Dartmouth, where parents and youth who want to participate in winter activities could test out adaptive winter equipment.
Gaming industry explains how accessibility can improve games for everyone (mobilesyrup.com)
The Toronto-based conference celebrating accessibility in gaming offered many lessons on how to make games inclusive for all.
10 inspiring self-help books about illness and disability (usatoday.com)
These self-help books have wise words for those with disabilities.
Sushi chef learns how to sign menu for Deaf couple: ‘Nearly brought me to tears’ (today.com)
“At Tatsu, we looked silly being in awe with smiles on our faces,” says Melissa Keomoungkhoun.
Pathaan: Delhi HC directs YRF to make Shah Rukh Khan's film accessible for people with disabilities (indiatvnews.com)
Pathaan Update: The court also noted that special measures will have to be taken to make sure that persons with disabilities are not denied theatre experience. The court listed the matter for next hearing on April 6.
Sony to make all products accessible for disabled, elderly (asia.nikkei.com)
New guidelines being set for 'inclusive' design based on direct user input.
Australia misses 20-year target to make all train stations accessible, so Sarah-Jane has to 'get creative' (abc.net.au)
A simple journey on public transport can be a frustrating task for some — large swathes of the country’s train and tram networks are still inaccessible to people living with a disability.
Google Steps Up Accessibility Commitments At New London Innovation Hub (forbes.com)
In announcing a first-of-its-kind Accessibility Discovery Centre at its London offices, Google is committing to viewing accessibility, not simply as a set of considerations for each new product, but as a far broader ongoing journey of knowledge enrichment.
Creating Space for Self-Care (activehands.com)
This month we're focussing on self-care and finding ways to relax. If you struggle with reduced hand function, our gripping solutions can help you enjoy a wide range of hobbies and ways to relax.
Quaden Bayles: Bullied Boy With Dwarfism Bags Role In New Mad Max Film (disabilityhorizons.com)
Bullying is an unfortunate part of life that many people experience at some point, which can lead to extreme trauma. But for a boy with dwarfism – Quaden Bayles – who faced horrific bullying at school, landed himself in a blockbuster movie after a video of his distress went viral.
International Journal of Disability and Social Justice (scienceopen.com)
The International Journal of Disability and Social Justice (IJDSJ) is a new international and interdisciplinary journal in the field of Disability Studies, providing an outlet for scholars and academic-activists. Launching in 2021, the Journal will be of interest and use to the broader community of disabled people and their allies, who are working to challenge injustices and build inclusive societies. The Journal and its companion Digest (an open-access publication published alongside with summaries of articles) will publish cutting-edge scholarship and research by authors concerned with challenging injustices related to disability.
Transformation of services for persons with disabilities (inclusion-europe.eu)
UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, published a report on transformation of services for people with disabilities.
Virtual Reality And Inclusion: What Does Non-visual Access To The Metaverse Mean? (youtube.com)
People with disabilities and accessibility advocates are working to make sure the metaverse is accessible to everyone. This panel will delve into research on the challenges current virtual and augmented reality tools create for people who are blind or have low vision. The panelists will share their experiences using immersive technologies and explore how these tools can be used to enhance employment opportunities in hybrid and remote workplaces – but only if they are built with inclusion in mind.
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.
How the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Can Help Close the Employment Gap for People with Disabilities (peatworks.org)
Access to high-speed internet can be critical to succeeding in today’s workforce.
Automated Surveillance Can Create Barriers for Workers with Disabilities (peatworks.org)
Employers are adopting new surveillance technologies to monitor and rank how employees move and behave on the job. However, this trend may create barriers for workers with disabilities and other underrepresented groups, undermining Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) goals. Surveillance technologies can result in negative workplace cultures and even cause legal issues for the employers who use them.
The rapid rise of AI - and what it thinks of its own impact on (abilitynet.org.uk)
We’ve all heard of Chat GPT – the almost-human chatbot developed by Open AI – and what this seeming coming-of-age of artificial intelligence might mean for our daily lives and the jobs of millions of people in the coming years.
Neurodiverse people just need to be given a chance (theguardian.com)
Letters: Readers respond to Nick Ransom’s article that described the positives associated with being autistic.
Love Grows Courage (meriahnichols.com)
Love, courage, strength, and parenting..."being deeply loved by someone gives you strength while loving someone deeply gives you courage"
Disability Ministers in Australia unite to set priorities for year (disabilityinsider.com)
Disability Ministers came together in Canberra last Friday to set collective priorities for the year ahead, focused on improving the lives of people with disabilities.
Regional conference on promoting independent living for persons with disabilities held (disabilityinsider.com)
To identify policies and programmes that support Arab countries in ensuring the right of independent living for persons with disabilities, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), in cooperation with the Ministry for Inclusion, Voluntary Organizations and Consumer Rights (MIVCR) of the Republic of Malta and the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities hosted a 2-day regional conference on “Transition towards Independent Living within the Community for Persons with Disabilities” at the UN House in Beirut.
UN urges Bangladesh to draft anti-discrimination leprosy laws (disabilityinsider.com)
An independent UN human rights expert on Wednesday called on Bangladesh to draft laws to better protect those affected by leprosy.
Empowering disabled talent in the Australian screen industry (pursuit.unimelb.edu.au)
A new University of Melbourne report highlights discrimination and inaccessibility for disabled film and television workers in Australia.
Media School team works to make camera equipment more accessible for paralyzed student (mediaschool.indiana.edu)
As Fugate works to finish his degree, the team said efforts to adapt camera equipment will be ongoing.
5 Things I'd Like My Readers To Know About Me By Cerrie Burnell (femalefirst.co.uk)
Cerrie Burnell writes a piece for us upon the release of her new book Harper and the Fire Star.
Dictating with speech challenges: A tester's experience with Google’s (abilitynet.org.uk)
Colin Hughes, a former BBC producer, discusses the Android beta research app that aims to help people with non-standard speech communicate more easily with others and with the Google Assistant.
The Irony of Being a Blind Sports Photographer (blindnewworld.org)
At 18, "artist, international student and blind man" Max Fulham is on his way to his dream of being a professional sports photographer.
Dialogues on Disability: OPENING THE ARCHIVES (biopoliticalphilosophy.com)
No new installment of the Dialogues on Disability series will be posted this month. Instead, I have decided to OPEN THE ARCHIVES of the Dialogues on Disability series for this ninety-fifth installment. As we approach the eighth-anniversary installment of the series, now is the perfect time for you to revisit some of your favorite interviews from the past (almost) eight years of this critically acclaimed, enduring series of interviews with disabled philosophers.
I’m a dancer who sometimes uses a wheelchair – people should just get over it (theguardian.com)
Some wheelchair users can use their legs in certain circumstances. As my TV appearance proved, not everyone knows that, says Kate Stanforth, dancer and activist.