NEW YORK — She inspired a movement — and now she’s the youngest ever Time Person of the Year. Continue reading Teen With Asperger’s Named Time Person Of The Year
By Kat Castagnoli, Editor, DIVERSEability Magazine
Seeing people with disabilities on a TV series, the big screen or even in commercials hasn’t always been the norm. Actor portrayals have been more typical than Continue reading Stepping into the Limelight
A young girl in the U.K. isn’t letting her disability stop her from achieving her dreams. Continue reading Double amputee, 9, to walk New York Fashion Week runway: ‘Disability doesn’t stop you’
Target’s newest Halloween offerings include adaptive costumes for kids with disabilities ― a sign that major retailers may finally be stepping up to make the commercial costume industry more inclusive. Continue reading Target Unveils Adaptive Halloween Costumes For Kids With Disabilities
A&E’s Emmy-winning docuseries Born This Way is coming to an end, with a fifth and final season. Continue reading ‘Born This Way’ To End With Digital Wrap-Up Series & Finale Special On A&E
This national park in Michigan has just become the first to implement heavy-duty wheelchairs as a means of allowing disabled visitors to enjoy their trails. Continue reading First US National Park to Offer Heavy-Duty Wheelchairs for Disabled Visitors to Enjoy the Scenery
How do you say the word “disability”? Does it feel shameful or derogatory, or does it roll off of your tongue, matter-of-factly? Writer and disability activist Keah Brown wishes we were all Continue reading The Pretty One: With a New Memoir, Writer-Activist Keah Brown Is Redefining Disability on Her Own
Twenty-five-year-old Kenyan engineer and innovator, Roy Allela, has created a set of gloves that will ultimately allow better communication between those who are deaf and those who are hearing yet may not necessarily know sign language. Continue reading Meet The Kenyan Engineer Who Created Gloves That Turn Sign Language Into Audible Speech
As Lyft and Uber became part of the nation’s transportation systems, people who use non-folding wheelchairs felt left on the sidelines because the cars couldn’t accommodate them. That’s slowly starting to change. Continue reading Wheelchair users may soon have more chances to hail Lyft, Uber rides
By Hiliary Innerbichler
Mama Cax, born Cacsmy Brutus, was given only three weeks to live when she was diagnosed with bone (osteosarcoma) and lung cancer at 14 years old. Continue reading Fearless Amputee Mama Cax Encourages Others to Face Anything
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