Judy Heumann, a lifelong disability rights activist, author, and public speaker has died.
Mar 7, 2023
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GOOD READ – Disability Pride: Dispatches from a Post-ADA World
An Excerpt From the Diverse Disability Community Contains personal experiences of those with disabilities and highlights discrimination, stereotypes, and limited access to transportation... Mar 2, 2023![]()
Miami Researcher Awarded $3.25M DOD Grant to Tackle
Male Infertility in Spinal Cord Injury Patients The Department of Defense has granted $3.25 million for a four-year study. Mar 2, 2023![]()
UPDATE: New Spinal Implants Show Promising Results
ARC-EX is an external, non-invasive platform consisting of a stimulator and wireless programmer. Mar 2, 2023![]()
Newly Paralyzed Writer Takes Twitter by Storm
On the day after Christmas, renowned British writer Hanif Kureishi suddenly collapsed while on a vacation walk in Rome. Feb 2, 2023![]()
Forward-Thinking Women Leaders of the Disability Rights Movement
By Lucy WebsterI lived with the misguided idea that disabled people had never fought for our civil rights. Feb 2, 2023![]()
New Award-Winning Film Captures Inside View of Life in a Wheelchair
Reid Davenport’s attempt to get inside what it’s like to move around the world in a wheelchair is an original, effective and moving portrayal. Feb 2, 2023![]()
New Rehabilitation Centers Act Honors AbilityLab’s Dr. Joanne Smith
The Dr. Joanne Smith Memorial Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2022, will recognize rehabilitation research facilities and the unique role the Jan 3, 2023![]()
Employment Levels for People with Disabilities Reach New Highs
By Susan Chandler Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes and ResearchThe last 12 months have been an unprecedented boon for people with disabilities who want to work. From November 2021 through November 2022, the employ Jan 3, 2023![]()
NEW RESEARCH STUDY:
“I AM NOT THE DOCTOR FOR YOU” By Thea FlaumA new study of what physicians really thought when they encountered a patient with a disability in their own offices. Dec 1, 2022![]()
GOD BLESS US, EVERY ONE—NO, REALLY!
by Ben Mattlin In Charles Dickens' immortal A Christmas Carol, Tiny Tim—the crutch-using young son of Bob Cratchit—is the epitome of a disability trope. Dec 1, 2022![]()
Promising New Research
On Moving Past Paralysis Electrical stimulation that uses a newly designed implant has the potential to transform the lives of people living with spinal cord injuries. Oct 25, 2022 |