Where Autistic Workers Thrive
Social interaction and communication skills can be a challenge for people with autism spectrum disorder, but companies looking to hire untapped talent for tech-related jobs are discovering that those with autism are unusually detail-oriented, highly analytical, and able to focus intensely on tasks.
How Technology Helped Me Cheat Dyslexia
Innovations in brain research and AI-fueled assistive technologies could level the playing field for those with language-based learning disabilities.
The History of Disability Was To Hide It, But Waltham Students Bring It To Light
There were no tests on the syllabus. There was no homework, per se. In this unique course at Gann Academy in Waltham, the task was to create a museum-worthy exhibit on the history of people with disabilities in America.
Access All Areas: Designing Spaces and Places for Diverse Sensory Needs
For those with specific sensory experiences — from deafness and blindness to autism — the design of spaces can help or hinder. Increasingly, architects and clients are working together to create environments that are more inclusive than ever before
Bringing Accessible Design to More People Than Ever
NewsHour Weekend’s talks to New York City’s Digital Accessibility Coordinator about the importance of accessible design and tours an exhibit at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum that highlights these advancements.
Designing Equality
How design thinking can help tackle gender bias in the workplace.
Vision-Focused Accessibility Efforts
A new article published last night by The Wall Street Journal takes a look into how accessibility-focused technology has the “potential to fundamentally change the mobility, employment and lifestyle of the blind and vision-impaired.”
Wayfinding With Lance Wyman
A talk with the designer behind some of North America’s most famous subways, walkways, zoos—and pretty much any other place people need help finding their way around.
Approaching Disability Like a Scientist
People with disabilities are underrepresented in STEM.
Connecting Individuals with Developmental Disabilities with Service Information
The Parent Network of Western New York will be launching a new effort to help families of individuals with disabilities.