Making Travel More Accessible For People With Disabilities
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An Irish startup aims to make a ‘Google Maps’ for those with disabilities, highlighting accessibility across the world. Read more
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An Irish startup aims to make a ‘Google Maps’ for those with disabilities, highlighting accessibility across the world. Read more
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A blind engineer is making the popular social media site Facebook easier to use for blind users, using AI technology. Read more
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A Nieman Reports’ article examines the current state of reporting on disabilities, including the tendency to portray people with disabilities as only heroes or victims.
The story highlights Dan Barry’s reporting on disability for The New York Times. Barry was awarded the Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disability in 2014 for “The Boys in the Bunkhouse,“ which describes the lives of a group of men with intellectual disabilities who spent 30 years working at a Iowa turkey processing plant for almost no pay.
Nieman Reports also touches on the work being done by the National Center on Disability and Journalism to improve the quality of reporting on disability through the Schneider reporting contest and publication of a disability style guide, among other efforts. Read more
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Condemning arrangements where some people with disabilities can be legally paid pennies an hour, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton spoke out against what’s known as “subminimum wage.” Read more
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A writer in the Huffington Post highlights just some of the reasons why employers should hire those with disabilities. Read more
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Autism Acceptance Month kicks off in April, and AssistiveWare has shared five things to keep in mind when writing about those with autism. Read more
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A story in The New York Times explores the lives of parents raising children with severe disabilities, and whether it’s ethical to medically stunt their child’s growth. Read more
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A mall in Georgia claimed a boy with a disability’s wheelchair was a safety hazard when they allegedly kicked him out of a play area. Read more
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A report from The Washington Post examines a new program in India, where auditors will inspect more than 2,000 public buildings in the country for accessibility issues. Read more
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How do you refer to students with disabilities? NPR’s Steve Drummond dissects the ongoing debates in an article for NPR, writing that figuring out what language to use is “a minefield.” Drummond interviewed National Center on Disability and Journalism director Kristin Gilger about our style guide and the methodology behind it. Read more