March 2023

Peter Slatin Founder and President of Slatin Group LLC. They provide education and training to the hospitality and tourism industry on service to consumers with disabilities. Peter grew up in Buffalo, NY, attended college at SUNY New Paltz and in his senior year moved to New York City for an independent study arts program through Empire State College, graduating […]

Roger Chard at Parry Peak, Colorado Inclusive employment  When it comes to hiring, education of potential employers is critical. This is where messages from a magazine like this and steady, relentless messages from blind or otherwise disabled people in, or formerly in, the work force come in. We do not have time to patronize and

Roger Chard at Parry Peak, Colorado My father was totally blind and was educated at the Michigan School for the Blind. He earned bachelors and masters degrees in music from Michigan State University and the University of Michigan. He taught at the Michigan School for the Blind, primarily as music director, from 1939 to 1977.

Digital inclusion. It is not a new concept, yet, it is a concept that is now “hot on the shelves” and being embraced by global enterprises and multinational organizations. It is a concept that goes beyond the traditional “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” programs. It is about enabling all people to contribute to and benefit from

By Nancy Baye Izzy Camilleri has been in the fashion industry since graduating fashion college in 1984; working in high fashion, collections, and making custom wardrobes for the film industry. Now she focuses solely on adaptive clothing. It began in 2005, when a Toronto journalist, who used a wheelchair, asked her fashion editor to recommend someone

Perception of people with disabilities People in my community and country have very negative perceptions about people with disabilities. It is erroneously believed that they are always looking for someone to help them; they cannot sustain themselves; cannot work, neither do they want to work because they prefer to be dependent on others. I want

Listen to this Article Early Life I am from Ramat Hasharon, Israel. My Dad was a handicapped IDF veteran so I was exposed to the idea of accessibility from a young age. And back then, very little was accessible. I studied Business Admiistration with a marketing focus, at the Management University in Tel Aviv. I