What I learned about accessibility at Yankee Stadium By Samantha Bold My brothers, who are twins, were both diagnosed with multiple sclerosis five years ago. It's a disease that deteriorates the protective covering of nerves. Multiple sclerosis affects everyone differently but for my brothers, it has taken...
“Too often we react to diversity instead of planning for it” – Jay Dolmage on creating equal classrooms This recent pedagogical study looks at how educators sometimes fail to plan for students with disabilities. This results in unequal learning environments that favor the perceived majority. Citing examples of instructors...
What's your May Reading List? Here's ours. Every first week of the month, Disabled Spectator publishes a reading list of our favorite disability and accessibility related articles. We look for insightful, interesting, controversial, heartbreaking, well-written, or enjoyable articles that provoke thought, conversation, and emotion. This post looks at...
Eight Individuals and Organizations Fighting for Disability Rights in Africa There are about 1 billion people with disabilities in the world. According to the World Health Organization, there is an estimated 81 million people with disabilities throughout Africa. In other words, just over eight percent of the...
There are roughly 57 million people with disabilities in the U.S., yet many know little about that Roughly 57 million people with disabilities live in the United States. That's equal to approximately twenty percent or one-fifth of the nation's population. That number will increase as the baby boomer...
“It’s really a feeling of power. It gives them a sense of possibility they don’t often feel.” – Alicia Kershaw, GallopNYC Executive Director GallopNYC has been providing horse-riding lessons to children and adults with disabilities for 11 years. Located in New York City, their mission is...
Accessibility Benefits Everybody, Not Just The Disabled. Create An Inclusive World. Accessibility is not only an issue that applies to people with disabilities – it is an issue that affects everybody. An inclusive world is a better world. As a result, we want to be a part...
What's your April reading list? Here's ours. Every first week of the month, Disabled Spectator publishes a reading list of our favorite disability and accessibility related articles. We look for insightful, interesting, controversial, heartbreaking, well-written, or enjoyable articles that provoke thought, conversation, and emotion. This post looks at...
People With Disabilities Make Up Fifteen Percent of the World's Population In December 2006, the United Nations convened to formally agree on the “Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.” It was the first human rights treaty in the 21st century that protected and enhanced the...
"Dig a little deeper and the lesson is clear: Make something accessible and inclusive and everybody benefits, not just disabled people. Every single time.” – Lawrence Carter-Long, #SayTheWord creator Spoken language plays a vital role in how we perceive issues. We convey emotions, thought, perceptions, and...
