Verizon Launches New Initiatives that Strives for Disability Inclusion
In recognition of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (May 20, 2020), the Verizon team unveiled plans that promote digital inclusion and...
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Aug 27, 20211 min read
Accessible Windows 11
On July 1st, 2021, Windows announced a new model that will be more accessible for people with disabilities. Windows called this model...
Aug 3, 20211 min read
New Gene Therapy Partially Restores Blind Man’s Sight
In May 2021, a team of scientists partially restored the sight of a blind volunteer by adding light-sensitive elements to his retina....
Aug 3, 20211 min read
More Accessible Kellogg’s Packaging
In 2020, Kellogg’s planned to create a special edition Coco Pops box to commemorate World Sight Day. The initial goal was to raise...
Aug 3, 20211 min read
Pixar’s New Character is Well-Received...His Disability Does Not Define Him
Fisherman Massimo Marcovaldo from Luca, Pixar’s new film, was born without a limb. The movie’s creators did not want Massimo’s story to...
Jul 1, 20211 min read
What We’re Reading: “Making Disability Modern: Design Histories” (2020)
Edited by Bess Williamson and Elizabeth Guffey, “Making Disability Modern: Design Histories” is a collection of the cultural histories of...
Jul 1, 20212 min read
Withdrawing from the French Open, Naomi Osaka Raises Mental Health Awareness
On May 31st, after an Instagram post that revealed her struggles with depression and social anxiety, professional tennis player Naomi...
Jul 1, 20212 min read
Astronauts with Disabilities Can Apply to the European Space Agency for the First Time
Historically, there has always been a requirement that astronauts be well-educated, skilled individuals in outstanding physical...
May 25, 20211 min read
Finally: An Inclusive Deodorant
Degree Deodorant’s newest product, Degree Inclusive, is presented as the world's first deodorant for people with visual impairments and...
May 25, 20211 min read
Trader Joe's Creates Its Own MagnusCards to Make Grocery Shopping More Accessible
Grocery chain Trader Joe’s has partnered with MagnusCards through Magnusmode, an app for people with cognitive and intellectual...
May 25, 20212 min read
Museums Must Do More to Welcome Disabled and Neurodiverse Communities
As municipalities cautiously look to reopen long-shuttered cultural institutions, a question looms: what will constitute the “new normal”...
Apr 23, 20212 min read
Disability and Identity: A Conversation with Riz Ahmed
Actor, rapper, and activist, Riz Ahmed, recently released a new film, The Sound of Metal. This movie follows a rock drummer who tries to...
Apr 23, 20211 min read
Accessible Web Remote by Cox
Changing the channel on a television is about to become a significantly more accessible action thanks to Cox Communications, which...
Apr 23, 20212 min read
Molon Labe’s Accessible Air Travel Seating
People with disabilities often avoid air travel because of barriers to access. One of the most significant of these barriers is the...
Apr 8, 20211 min read
Secretary for Education's Discussion With Disability Rights Advocates
Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona, President Biden’s pick for Secretary of Education, met with advocates for students...
Apr 8, 20212 min read
Netflix: $100 Million Towards Inclusivity
Researchers with the University of Southern California’s Inclusion Initiative released a report indicating that Netflix, the production...
Apr 8, 20211 min read
Nendo's New Key Design
Last month, the Japanese design studio Nendo announced it had created a new design of a ubiquitous product that we all carry around every...
Apr 6, 20211 min read
Nike: Disability is Not a Bad Word
In a February 1st press release, Nike launched the Go FlyEase, a “hands free” shoe offering an “intuitive” fit without shoelaces....
Apr 6, 20211 min read
Haben Girma: Disability as an Opportunity for Innovation
On February 9th, Brown University Student Accessibility Services invited human rights lawyer and disability justice advocate Haben Girma...
Apr 6, 20211 min read
Warren “Wawa" Snipe: Hip-Hop in ASL at Super Bowl LV
Although American Sign Language performers have been featured at every Super Bowl since 1992, this February 7th, Warren “Wawa” Snipe...
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