Bad idea Getty It’s not enough to do something worthwhile: you also need to do it right, or at least avoid as many mistakes as you can. In […]
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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
Children and adolescents with disabilities need to be integrated into the global health agenda
Childhood disabilities are not a priority in the healthcare system, and in a recent paper published in the BMJ, Cieza and colleagues discuss why this needs to change. […]
Disability Empowerment Network’s pen pal program reminds girls with disabilities of their power
When I was growing up, there were no women with disabilities to look up to. The lack of role models made me feel alone, but the next generation […]
6 Tour Companies Specializing in Wheelchair Travel and Other Disabilities
Growing up, Neha Arora had a hard time traveling with her family, as her father is blind and her mother uses a wheelchair. “Many times we would travel […]
WHO presents leading causes of death and disability worldwide: 2000-2019
According to the WHO’s World Health Estimates 2019 released today, non-communicable diseases now account for seven of the top 10 causes of death worldwide, up from four of […]
Access, ownership and empowerment through a disability-inclusive ID system
A disabled woman complained that she paid a high fee to call a taxi for the disabled to take her to an ID registration center, only to be […]