Outthinking Dementia
I first realized it the day my father asked me which number came between 3 and 5. He had been living alone for a while in another state and I only saw him a few times a year, but while speaking to him on the phone it became more evident after he would repeatedly ask […]
Monitoring and Evaluation of Disability-Inclusive Development: Data and Statistics
The lack of data and information on disability and the situation of persons with disabilities at the national level contributes to the invisibility of persons with disabilities in official statistics, presenting an obstacle to achieving development planning and implementation that is inclusive of persons with disabilities.
Living My Life in the Grey Area of Disability
In the last nine months of my life, I have thought a lot about ableism. A year ago, when I whole-heartedly identified myself as “able-bodied,” I never even considered the nuanced meanings of “disabled” or “abled.” I assumed that, like the other “isms” I’ve learned about or experienced, the categories were cut and dry. You […]
Urgent Memo on Jobs for People with Disabilities
The majority of people with disabilities want to work, just like anyone else. However, only 34 percent of working-age people with disabilities are employed compared to 74.2 percent of people without disabilities who are in the workforce.
Fiction, like life, tells disabled people their lives have less value
Post-apocalyptic books, films and video games tend to avoid disabled characters or kill them off because it wouldn’t be ‘realistic’ for them to survive. Corinne Duyvis, who also happens to be autistic, is ringing the changes
Making technology that helps empower everyone to do more
Chris Schlechty remembers a high school friend struggling to use his computer the way most other kids did, typing away at a conventional keyboard to chat with other teens. Like Schlechty, the friend had a disability that limited the dexterity of his hands.
Louis Braille Gave The Blind A New Feel For Reading And Writing
Louis Braille desperately wanted to learn but was frustrated by the lack of books for the blind. Fully sightless by age 5 due to an accident, his school had only a few tomes that used large, raised letters that filled bulky volumes, without providing much information.
Causes of Blindness Vary for Older Adults
Q. What’s the No. 1 cause ofblindness in older adults in the United States? A. “It sounds like a simple question, but there’s no perfect answer,” said Dr. Susan Vitale, a research epidemiologist at theNational Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health. “It depends on age, how blindness is measured and how statistics are […]
Study finds adapted yoga feasible, beneficial for adults with traumatic brain injury
A research team, led by an IU School of Health and Rehabilitation faculty member at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, has determined that adapted yoga is both feasible and beneficial for adults with stroke or traumatic brain injury. Subjects in a recently published study of adults with traumatic brain injury demonstrated improved balance, flexibility, strength, endurance […]
The Culture of Inclusion Is a Culture of Kindness
We all have certain styles and habits, skills and abilities. In teams, social circles, family units, workplaces, etc., these differences naturally complement each other to form cooperative and supportive environments. The community works together essentially to balance each other out and to support each other based on their specific strengths, talents and styles.