As stars Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan belted out the national anthem at the Super Bowl, a trailblazing Gallaudet University graduate communicated the emotion, lyrics and rhythm to viewers in American Sign Language.
Continue reading DC-Area Man Signs National Anthem in American Sign Language at Super Bowl 55
Guaranteed Rate, one of America’s top 5 retail mortgage lenders, announces that the newest ad in its national brand campaign, Believe You Will, will air during this year’s Super Bowl. Continue reading The First Blind Man to Climb Mount Everest and Other Inspiring Athletes Star in Super Bowl Ad
On Monday, Nike announced the release of its first-ever hands-free sneaker, called the GO FlyEase. Available in three colorways, the style is an advancement of the brand’s FlyEase series, which was originally designed to improve the lives of athletes with disabilities, using zippers and straps rather than laces.
Continue reading Here’s What Nike’s First Hands-Free Sneaker Means For People With Disabilities
About 1 in 4 Americans live with a disability. Here’s how organizations can become disability confident.
Continue reading So You Want A Diverse Workforce? Then Truly Welcome People With Disabilities
When Krystal Shaw needed to help support her family, she turned to what she knew best, fashion. Little did she know she would turn her passion for fashion into a thriving business, a clothing company for children with special needs.
Continue reading Meet Krystal Shaw of Random Rompers
NBCUniversal has committed to audition actors with disabilities with each new studio production, joining the roster of organizations pledging to follow guidelines created by the Ruderman Family Foundation to make film and TV more inclusive.
Continue reading NBCUniversal Adopts Guidelines To Audition Actors With Disabilities
As marketing moves to be more inclusive, people with visible disabilities are still largely missing from mainstream beauty ads. Teacher and advocate Xian Horn discusses the changes she hopes the industry makes next.
Continue reading Is the Beauty Industry Glossing Over Disability?
The film producer Ken Ross on how having a son with Down syndrome inspired him to promote inclusion in the industry.
Continue reading Ken Ross: “I want to see a disabled person who’s as famous as Brad Pitt on screen”
Necessity has long been the mother of invention, but thanks to cutting-edge technology and the power of social media, the leap from inspiration to reality can happen almost overnight. Choi is an amazing athlete. He also suffers from Parkinson’s disease. Diagnosed at age 27 with early-onset symptoms, Choi uses fitness to battle his illness.
Continue reading TikTok Users Rallied to Design a Better Pill Bottle for People With Parkinson’s
By Allison Norlian for Forbes.
These days, work looks a lot different for Katherine Beattie. A producer on CBS’s hit procedural drama NCIS: New Orleans, Beattie and the rest of her colleagues had to adjust their storytelling to fit Covid-19 protocols.
