Cooking With Disabilities: An Exercise In Creative Problem Solving
But there are over 38 million Americans with severe physical disabilities, and not everyone is a Master Chef. So how does the rest of this population find ways to navigate the kitchen?
Elise Roy: When we design for disability, we all benefit
“I believe that losing my hearing was one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever received,” says Elise Roy. As a disability rights lawyer and design thinker, she knows that being Deaf gives her a unique way of experiencing and reframing the world — a perspective that could solve some of our largest problems. As she […]
The children who leave autism behind
Autism is usually thought to be a lifelong condition, but a small number of children lose the core symptoms and shed the diagnosis. Some researchers are beginning to explore how common this may be, and why some children outgrow autism.
How Oliver Sacks Helped Introduce The World To Autism
Autism and its many forms may be widely discussed today, but it wasn’t until the famed neurologist and writer told the story of identical twins George and Charles Fin in his book The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. Sacks died Sunday from cancer. He was 82.
My grandfather’s cane: social consciousness and 25 years of ADA
In 1990, Congress passed and president George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. Twenty-five years later, as many across the United States celebrate a quarter century of progress, we should pause to appreciate milestones and confront new obstacles.
My perspective on inclusive study abroad
Shannon Kelly is studying journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has a passion for travel, loves animals, and never turns down an adventure. Even though traveling in a wheelchair can be difficult, it is also extremely worth it. #GenerationStudyAbroad
Kids With Autism Can Read Emotions Through Body Language
People with autism face a host of difficulties in a society that doesn’t always accommodate them and stereotypes that even undermine experts’ views on the disorder. Due to the social struggles that accompany autism, there’s a misconception that people with it lack empathy — that is, they can’t understand others’ thoughts and feelings. A new […]
The Ageing Population: A Grey Tsunami or A New Opportunity?
The global population is older than it has ever been. But the grey brigade could provide a new era of productivity and hope for the world, writes Oliver Haenlein. In 2008, the number of people aged 65 and over in the UK was around 10 million; by 2031, however, there will be 16 million. Globally, […]
More Americans Have A Disability Than You’d Think
About one in every five Americans reports having a disability, according to results from a new nationwide survey. About one in eight adults say they have mobility limitations, such as difficulty walking or climbing stairs, making this the most common type of disability, according to the report. The next most common disability is in thinking […]
25 years after landmark Americans With Disabilities Act, efforts to aid the disabled continue
For two decades Douglas J. Usiak worked to drum up support for a law protecting the rights of those with disabilities. He went to rallies, organized voter registration drives and prodded politicians and candidates.