Google Gets Serious About Mapping Wheelchair Accessibility
The tech giant is tapping into its global army of users to make its Maps app more useful for people with disabilities.
People with Disabilities Drive Innovation
Employees with disabilities drive innovation. Inventive solutions to an impairment lead to advances in science and technology.
The Man Who Keeps the Wheels Turning at the U.S. Open
Shingo Kunieda, one of the most accomplished men’s wheelchair tennis players in the world, explains his experience of a chair malfunction that occurred at the first wheelchair match at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Kunieda explains the detailed design of tennis wheelchair, along with the importance of care and maintenance of their equipment.
AI’s problem with disability and diversity
In machine learning, the computer looks at data and creates patterns to help it understand the world. It predicts how things will act in the future, and then make decisions based on those predictions. One of the things holding back improving machine learning systems for people with disabilities and other outliers is the use of proprietary software.
Why we need more stories of disability that aren’t about overcoming disability.
Most stories that reach mainstream audiences about disability require the person to “overcome” it. You’ve seen the headlines: “Paralyzed bride walks down the aisle” or “Paralyzed student walks on graduation day.”
The hidden challenges of invisible disabilities
Millions of people work with disabilities they rarely talk about, but greater awareness can help both employers and employees, writes Jessica Holland.
Seeing Outside the Disability Box
Not long ago I had an experience that most authors wish for. Someone recommended my book.
The Next Phase of Inclusive Fashion: Designing for the Disabled
It’s an understatement to say that those of us with free range of movement in our arms and legs don’t realize how easy it is to shop for clothes.
Inclusive workplaces: It’s more than just getting in the door
Barriers in the built environment like stairs, manual doors, or narrow doorways are all common obstacles that stop people with disabilities, or aging seniors, from accessing workplaces. But it’s not just a matter of accessibility. People with mobility, hearing and vision disabilities face other barriers to employment as well.
If you fall, reading this story might help ensure you’ll get up
As a student at Chicago’s Moody Bible Institute, she often finds herself in crowded corridors. She uses the cane as much to alert those around her that she has mobility difficulties as she does for support.