International Wheelchair Day
International Wheelchair Day March 1, 2021 Greg Thomson Today is International Wheelchair Day! International Wheelchair Day takes place around the world on March 1st every year. On this day, people…
Living with Non-Visible Disabilities – The Disability Unit
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Web Accessibility: What a Playground Can Teach Us – Internet Citizen
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‘Flawed, unethical and dangerous’: new NDIS assessments risk traumatising the vulnerable | National disability insurance scheme | The Guardian
Peta Lambert is one of the few Australians who can speak from experience about what some say will be the biggest change to the National Disability Insurance Scheme since it…
Pushing Through During the Pandemic – New Mobility
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‘My son could die’: the disabled Syrian refugees on the sharp end of UK aid cuts – photo essay
In January, the British government told its diplomats to start finding 50–70% cuts in aid funding. In March, it was revealed it was slashing aid funding to Syrian refugee projects…
Disabled woman who died in Sheffield hospital ‘ignored’, parents tell inquest
The parents of a young disabled woman who died after she went into hospital for a routine eye operation have told a coroner that doctors ignored their daughter’s attempts to…
The Artist Christine Sun Kim and Friends Use Sign Language, Dance and Messaging Apps to Stay Connected
Friends Who Share a Language https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/12/t-magazine/sign-language-friends.html From left: EMILY McDERMOTT, writer and editor, hearing, 29; LUCAS ODAHARA, artist, hearing, 32; MEG STUART, dancer, choreographer and director, hearing, 56; YOUKA SNELL,…
6 Surprising Bad Practices That Hurt Dyslexic Users
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The Fashion Industry Is Ableist, and Stylist Stephanie Thomas Created a System to Change That
Home Chevron Right Fashion Chevron Right The Fashion Industry Is Ableist, and Stylist Stephanie Thomas Created a System to Change That The Fashion Industry Is Ableist, and Stylist Stephanie Thomas…