By Mike Moen, Public News Service
Graduation season is in full swing, and for those with disabilities transitioning to adulthood, traditional barriers still exist in securing employment. Continue reading Be Your Own Boss: Those with Disabilities Succeed with Self-Employment
By Jonathan Lehrfeld and Ariel Gans, USA Today
Brendan O’Donnell, 43, grinned ear to ear as he took an eager customer’s chai latte order. Continue reading A human rights movement ‘disguised as a coffee shop’ employs and empowers people with disabilities
By Hannah Getahun , Business Insider
The halls of Congress have yet to see an openly autistic legislator, but New York Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou could change that. Continue reading Disabled people are ‘invisible by exclusion’ in politics, says Assemblymember running to be the first openly autistic member of Congress
By Christopher Reardon, PC Mag
When you think of futurism, you probably don’t think of the payroll company ADP—but that’s where Giselle Mota works as the company’s principal consultant on the “future of work.” Continue reading Disability Inclusion Is Coming Soon to the Metaverse
By Kate Kaye, Protocol
“It’s a lot to listen to a robot all day long,” said Tina Pinedo, communications director at Disability Rights Oregon, a group that works to promote and defend the rights of people with disabilities. Continue reading For people with disabilities, AI can only go so far to make the web more accessible
By Emily Manis, PsyPost
Are video games the future of treatment for children on the autism spectrum? A study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders suggests they could be. Video game-based interventions may be a cheap, easy, and effective alternative to face-to-face treatment. Continue reading A specialized video game could help children on the autism spectrum improve their social skills
By BBC
Tasha Ghouri, from Thirsk, North Yorkshire, gathered the contestants to reveal she had been completely deaf from birth and she wore a cochlear implant in her right ear. Continue reading Love Island: Tasha Ghouri becomes show’s first deaf contestant
By Andrew Pulrang, Forbes
Disability issues like accessibility, equal service, and employment rights are important to disabled people. But are they really important to anyone else? Continue reading 4 Reasons Why Businesses Should Care About Disability Issues
By Donal Sheil, ABC.Net
Tony Meli may be blind and deaf, but in his personal workshop, he is capable of things that defy belief. Continue reading Being blind and deaf hasn’t stopped carpenter Tony Meli, who makes ornate creations in his workshop by touch
BY Trilby Beresford, The Hollywood Reporter
“To me, accessible gaming, and accessible content in general, means that everybody should have the same experience no matter their situation.” Continue reading American Sign Language Xbox Channel on Twitch Is a Game Changer for Deaf Gamers: “We Can Finally Participate”
