By Julia M. Chan, CNN
Chris Nikic’s journey to becoming an elite athlete began with a single step. What kept him going was a single recipe for success: get “1 percent better” every day. Continue reading The first IRONMAN with Down syndrome turns his winning moment into a growing movement for inclusion
BY ABBEY WHITE, The Hollywood Reporter.
Being a superhero wasn’t part of Lauren Ridloff’s plan. The Eternals star wanted to be a children’s book author before an American Sign Language tutoring gig for the director of Broadway’s Children of a Lesser God led to a starring role in the show’s revival. Continue reading Next Big Thing: ‘Eternals’ Star Lauren Ridloff on Becoming Marvel’s First Deaf Superhero
By Brandon May, Neurology Advisor
Strength training is associated with improvements in muscle strength, gait speed, balance, and gross motor function in children and adolescents with spastic cerebral palsy, Continue reading Strength Training May Benefit Gross Motor Function in Children With Cerebral Palsy
By Donald Thompson, WRAL Tech Wire
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and this year’s theme, selected by the U.S. Department of Labor, is “America’s Recovery: Powered by Inclusion.” I couldn’t have said it better myself. By creating diverse, equitable and inclusive work cultures, we open the door for more people to do great work and move the country forward. Continue reading It’s Disability Employment Awareness Month – learn best practices for respectful interaction
By Anne Stych, Biz Journals
Lululemon Athletica inc. has committed $75 million to supporting physical, mental, and social wellbeing programs by 2025, starting with a $5 million investment in three nonprofits, and through the launch of a Centre for Social Impact. Continue reading Lululemon pledges $75 million to wellbeing programs
By Madeleine Burry, Explore Health
If you have a learning disability, your brain operates a bit differently. Learning disabilities occur “when someone has an impairment in learning or processing new information or skills,” Ami Baxi, MD, psychiatrist at Lenox Hill Hospital, tells Health. Continue reading The Most Common Types of Learning Disabilities Found in Kids and Adults, According to Experts
The theme for National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) 2021, “America’s Recovery: Powered by Inclusion,” reflects the importance of ensuring that people with disabilities have full access to employment and community involvement during the national recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2021
By Kelly Greenwood Julia Anas, Harvard Business Review
When we published our research on workplace mental health in October 2019, we never could have predicted how much our lives would soon be upended by the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading It’s a New Era for Mental Health at Work
, The New York Times
What is your relationship with social media like? Which platforms do you spend the most time on? Which do you stay away from? How often do you log on? Continue reading How Does Social Media Affect Your Mental Health?
By Zoe Weiner, Well + Good
When Chelsie Hill was in a car accident at age 17, her “whole world was flipped upside down,” she says. A spinal cord injury left her paralyzed from the waist down, but as a lifelong dancer, she refused to let the fact that she was in a wheelchair get in the way of her passion. So two years later, in 2012, she started a wheelchair dance team called “The Rollettes.” Continue reading Disability Advocate Chelsie Hill Has the *Best* Advice for Fending Off Fitness Class Intimidation
