Accessibility for All

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

Listen to this Article Jake Steinman’s TravelAbility highlights the importance of Accessible Travel Today, more than ever, the needs of people with disabilities are taking center stage in discussions at home, in communities and boardrooms. It is becoming more evident that someone with a disability should be able to enjoy the world in every capacity

Listen to this Article Horror actress, disabled plus size model, and body positivity activist   Lipedema diagnosis. Thank you kindly for your donation towards my surgery Please click here Background I am a gay, disabled, plus size indigenous and Latinx model, and actress. I got into horror at an early age because my family were

Listen to this Article Dignity Restored with Project Dignity In Singapore and Hong Kong, Project Dignity returns dignity to the disabled and disadvantaged. In 2006, Engineer, Mr. Koh Seng Choon, desired to do something to improve the lives of people with special needs in Singapore. He conceptualized a social enterprise project aimed at providing an

Listen to this Article Patrick Mayer, Creator of Wheelblades “I decided to continue with my life and try to make the best of it” When Patrick was nine years old, he already knew he wanted to be a professional snowboarder. His passion was freestyle snowboarding. At 17, he went to Tübingen (Germany) to attend a