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App Aims To Help Pedestrians With Disabilities Safely Cross Intersections In East Liberty, PA

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are hoping to help pedestrians with disabilities cross intersections more safely.

Sep 20, 2017
ROLLING ROLE MODELS ON TV – By Ben Mattlin

Recently, an important anniversary passed quietly. Important to me, anyway. It was 50 years since the TV show “Ironside” first aired.

Sep 19, 2017
For those adapting to disabilities, sports put focus on what’s possible rather than what isn’t

Adaptive sports are more than just games. They play an essential role in the lives of many people with disabilities.

Sep 18, 2017
UMBC robotics student invents help for those with disabilities like hers

“I’m always asking how technology can help a person who has a disability become more independent,” said Kavita Krishnaswamy.

Sep 15, 2017
Accomable creates vacation-rental market for people with disabilities

Accomable, a global platform for finding hotels and vacation rentals for people with disabilities, is on a mission to enable anyone to go anywhere.

Sep 13, 2017
A better world on wheels on Google Maps

Google announced its plan to make its popular app, Maps, easier for people who use wheelchairs to use by asking its user base for help.

Sep 8, 2017
Things That Don’t Work When You Are Paralyzed…Besides the Obvious

Alicia Regan outlines the common misconceptions people have about bodily function after paralysis in her blog, This Enabled Life.

Sep 6, 2017
Meet The Woman Trying To Get Disabled Mannequins Into The Windows Of Britain’s Biggest Shops

Sophie Morgan, a British model, artist and TV presenter, is on a mission to change the way the world perceives disability

Aug 31, 2017
10 Things I’m Sick of Hearing as a Person With a Disability

Athena Stevens shares her top-10 list of the most outrageous things she commonly hears as a wheelchair user.

Aug 24, 2017
Fashion for all abilities

Shopping for and choosing clothes is challenging enough, but for people with some forms of disability it’s even harder.

Aug 18, 2017
‘Airlines keep breaking my wheelchair’

Air travel is stressful enough – long lines, security checks, surprise luggage fees and shrinking seats – but for one group of travels, flying can

Aug 16, 2017
8-Year-Old Boy Raises Money to Buy His Best Friend a New Wheelchair

While others often focus on Kamden’s wheelchair and disability, Paul never acted like Kamden was different.

Aug 1, 2017
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