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7-Week-Old Baby Comes Out of the Silence
Any obstetrician, midwife or doula will encourage expectant parents to talk to their unborn child. He or she can hear for most of the latter half of the pregnancy and may actually learn to recognize the sound of Mom and Dad’s voice. But what if they can’t? For Lachlan Lever of Victoria, Australia, his gestation—along…
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Decimating Barriers at Abilities Expo
By Marisa Boni The silent determination, the intense focus, the steady climb, one foot in front of the other; slowly reaching the top. Then the hum of conversation is disrupted by the victorious ring of a bell. This moment is one of many triumphs an individual would have witnessed if they attended the Abilities Expo.…
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Calming the Tremors of Parkinson’s Disease
By Jennifer French, Neurotech Network Being handed a card of a progressive neurological condition changes your perspective. Some neurological conditions can hit like a brick wall while others creep into your life. This story is the slow progression of Parkinson’s Disease, a degenerative brain disorder that impact 7-10 million people worldwide. The story of Dr.…
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Design Matters: Skinny Jeans Send Woman to Hospital
By Stephanie Alves, ABL Denim I kid you not. Restricted circulation is no joke! Read it for yourself. People of all abilities may now recognize that adaptive clothing is not only more comfortable, but can possibly save your life. Wonderful Adaptive Clothing Options for the Season All kidding aside, looser pants for women are trending with a…
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Enhance Your Digital Nomad Experience as a Disabled Person
By Jillian Day Embarking on a digital nomad lifestyle presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities, especially when navigating it with a disability. The freedom of working remotely is exhilarating, but it requires careful planning and consideration to truly thrive. This guide will walk you through essential steps to set yourself up for success,…
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Disability Access Litigation Still Needed
By Mark Potter, Civil Rights Attorney When I started litigating disability access cases in 1996, I figured I would need to move on to another area of law by the year 2000, because everyone would have made their facilities accessible by then. Nineteen years later I see how naive I was. I’ve learned that there…
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Disability Emoji Are Here!
By Greg Smith, Sr., The Strength Coach iDiversicons, the world’s first diverse emoji keyboard has released new “Disability Pride Emoji” in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Fourteen disability emoji have been added to its existing line of diverse images that offer a new seamless iPhone and iPad keyboard. If these…
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Not Charity
By Gary Karp, Modern Disability The once-popular phrase was “Hire the Handicapped.” Well, we’ve come a long way. The term “handicapped” now appears only in certain final vestiges, mainly with regard to a type of parking spot. Its tone was pretty undeniable: having a disability is an unfortunate thing, so we should give those poor people…
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Support Disability in Business to Create a Cycle of Success
By Deborah Davis, PUSHLiving.com Launching and maintaining a successful business is no small task, but it has American Dream written all over it. When members of the disability community rise to the entrepreneurial challenge, we should rally around them in support. It’s not just good for their business, it benefits us all. Photographer Bindu Kodwaney; Model…
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Disability Etiquette: Easy Tips for the Able-bodied Community
By Jessica Niziolek We all know what etiquette is. We were all taught to say please, thank you, no thank you, etc. But, how well do we all know about disability etiquette? For me, there have been experiences where I couldn’t help but think, “Was that actually just said to me out loud?” or “Did…
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Disability Redefined
By Kim Lan Grout, Redefining Disabled Project Meet Kim and learn more about the Redefining Disabled Project at Abilities Expo Bay Area, November 21-23, 2014. My day starts before my two toddler girls wake and ends after they’ve laid their heads back down to dream. My husband and I are often left as puddles of…
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Join the Disability Toy Revolution
Less than one month ago, the Toy Like Me Facebook group laid down the gauntlet. Launched by a band of parents in the U.K., #ToyLikeMe issued a shout-out to toy manufactures: Make toys that our children—and the more than 150 million children with disabilities worldwide—can relate to. Photo credit Facebook “If toys are designed to educate us…