By Alex Haagaard
It’s 6 AM and your alarm is going off. You hit the snooze button, hoping for a few more minutes of sleep before you drag yourself out of bed. This is a morning routine most people are familiar with. But for workers with chronic illness, it can look very different. Continue reading What It’s Like Living and Working With a Chronic Illness
By Brady Rhoades
What do you see when you look at Carol Burnett? How about Rosie O’Donnell or Margaret Cho? As for Maysoon Zayid, an actress who’s butted up against thousands of closed doors, she saw beauty. The beauty of opportunity.
Continue reading Maysoon Zayid: Advocacy With Humor
The Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT) recently launched the 2019 season of their Future of Work podcast. This podcast is a partnership with the leading HR blog Workology.com to explore how emerging technology trends in the workplace are impacting people with disabilities. Continue reading PEAT’s 2019 Future of Work Podcast Launch Spotlights Inclusive Apprenticeship
By Michele Erwin, president & founder of All Wheels Up
“Wait, what? There is no wheelchair spot on the plane for you?” Unfortunately, most people outside the wheelchair community don’t realize this is an issue until we make them aware of it. Continue reading Wheelchair Accessible Air Travel is Playing Catch Up
By Philip Kahn-Pauli, RespectAbility Policy and Practices Director
Washington, D.C., April 9 – Nationwide 111,804 people with disabilities got new jobs last year, including 19,745 new jobs for Californians with disabilities. The Golden State now ranks 35th among the 50 states in terms of the employment rate for people with disabilities. Continue reading Expansion of Best Practices leads to 19,745 new jobs for Californians with Disabilities
A group of Minnesota high schoolers built an electric wheelchair for a 2-year-old boy whose family couldn’t afford one. Continue reading High school robotics team builds electric wheelchair for boy whose family couldn’t afford one
By Jacob Bennett
The CSUN Assistive Technology Conference has a specific purpose — to advance knowledge and the use of technology that improves the lives of individuals with disabilities — but its impact is wide-ranging.
Continue reading CSUN Assistive Technology Conference Showcases Innovations For a More Inclusive World
A mother from South Brunswick, N.J. shared an emotional note on her community’s Facebook page after a recent experience with her son, 5-year-old Carter, at a skatepark.
Continue reading Teens praised for teaching boy with autism how to skateboard on his birthday: ‘It brought me to tears’
April is National Autism Awareness Month, which has a mission of helping to increase the understanding and acceptance of those who are autistic. According to the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 out of every 59 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Continue reading Author Teams Up with Autism Society San Diego for National Autism Awareness Month
Dr. Greg Grillo (dentably.com)
Going to the dentist can be overwhelming for anyone. However, in patients with autism, the sensory elements of the dentist can make it much more difficult. Continue reading Autism and Dental Sedation—What You Need to Know
