Subway and bus travel can be unreliable and sometimes inaccessible for people with disabilities… [+] hindrance. Getty Have you traveled recently? I did last week. I noticed that […]
Representation of people with disabilities (both good and bad)
Tom Hanks in Forest Gump Paramount Pictures When I tell people I’m a writer with a disability, I often get asked a few similar questions. One of them […]
Diagnosed with ALS at age 14, she is now a disability lifestyle influencer.
(CNN) Lauren “Lolo” Spencer was the kind of energetic girl you’d find on the playground. She loved running, street hockey and dancing. But when she turned 14, she […]
Students with disabilities should be accepted. It is the best way to educate them. (Opinion)
Students with disabilities experience significantly higher rates of mistreatment and restraints in schools. As an education and disability advocate working to change this, I frequently encounter well-intentioned arguments […]
Transforming education for children with disabilities
Challenge They often face many barriers to attending, participating in, and ultimately benefiting from school. Children with disabilities are less likely to persist in school than children without […]
Do people with disabilities get equal pay?
Overall, full-time, year-round workers with disabilities earn only 87 cents for every dollar earned by workers without disabilities. However, among people with similar jobs and work schedules, the […]
What Millennial Burnout Feels Like When You Have a Disability
Like millions of other people, I read Anne Helen Peterson’s viral article “How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation” and found myself relating to a lot of it. I’m […]
How AI can improve the lives of people with disabilities | NOVA
Kayden Bowen is a big-smiling 12-year-old boy who loves music and fast cars. He can’t walk or talk, is legally blind and can only use the little finger […]
Guidelines for assessment and intervention for people with disabilities
Read the full guideline (PDF, 900KB) Currently, more than 41 million noninstitutionalized Americans live with a disability (American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau, 2019). People with disabilities and […]
Inclusive Education Program for People with Disabilities in Africa
Click to view: Context | Strategy | Result | Event context According to the 2011 World Disability Report, there are between 93 and 150 million children in the […]