The way 25-year-old Essence Guss of Pomona describes growing up captures the way many young people feel about the transition. “Being an adult is hard,” she said. But […]
Disney changes disability access at theme parks
A masked family walks in front of Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS) Another major change […]
What you need to know about invisible disabilities
Not all disabilities are obvious. These physical, mental, or neurological conditions, known as invisible, or sub-manifest disabilities, limit or make it difficult for a person to move, sense, […]
A tsunami of disabilities coming as a result of “Long Corona”
A tsunami of disabilities coming as a result of “Long Corona” We need to prepare for a future in which millions of survivors will suffer from chronic diseases […]
Disability Services | Howard County
content LAWN CLOSET PARTNERS: Howard County Office of Disability ServicesThe Howard County Office of Disability Services, which oversees the Loan Closet, is one of nine offices under the […]
8 disability podcasts worth listening to
Podcasting Getty There’s at least one relatively new way that people with disabilities, almost anywhere, can connect with the broader disability community: disability podcasting. So many people with […]
How people with disabilities deal with awkward comments
Disabled and non-disabled people in conversation. Getty This is by no means the worst form of ableism, but it happens to people with disabilities every day. Last month, […]
Being disabled is a full-time job, but it doesn’t have to be.
Samantha LenkeMetro ColumnistPublished on April 29, 2021 at 4:16 pm | Updated on April 29, 2021 at 5:04 pm As a woman with a disability, I have struggled […]
The Current State of Disability Representation in Children’s Books
The Stats On Disabled Representation In Children’s Books According to the Cooperative Children’s Book Center’s 2019 study, only 3.4% of children’s books have disabled main characters. Compare this […]
Improving inclusiveness of data and statistics in developing countries
Measuring disability through household or population surveys is difficult and there is no gold standard approach. Censuses and surveys often capture disability through questions about functional difficulties (e.g. […]