-
46 votes
-
Blind internet users struggle with error-prone AI aids
7 votes -
Michael "BrolyLegs" Begum, competitive Street Fighter player with arthrogryposis, passed away at 35
18 votes -
Meet Robbie, the walking talking robot guide dog
11 votes -
The Sad Bastard Cookbook - No longer available on Amazon
16 votes -
My disabled son’s amazing gaming life in the World of Warcraft (2019)
36 votes -
A feminist manifesto
14 votes -
Greyhound bus stops are valuable US assets. Here’s who’s cashing in on them.
13 votes -
Comics beyond sight
12 votes -
Human trials of artificial wombs could start soon. Here’s what you need to know
11 votes -
Adventures in public speaking as a disabled person
9 votes -
Danish government has apologized to thousands of people with disabilities who were abused in state-run facilities
7 votes -
UK government looks to rollback sickness benefits
18 votes -
As a young industrial designer, Patricia Moore undertook a radical experiment in aging. Her discoveries reshaped the built world.
26 votes -
Lego is to begin selling bricks coded with braille to help blind and partially sighted children learn to read the touch-based alphabet
29 votes -
I trained like world’s strongest wheelchair bodybuilder
12 votes -
Icono: A universal language that shows what it says
25 votes -
A fact-checked debate about euthanasia
21 votes -
Sick woman theory
19 votes -
The issues with reusable straws
20 votes -
Vibrating haptic suits give deaf people a new way to feel live music
17 votes -
A new ACLU lawsuit alleges that Washington DC is discriminating against people with mental health disabilities by continuing to send armed officers to mental health calls
https://theappeal.org/dc-police-mental-health-crisis-response-aclu-lawsuit/ The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday alleging that the...
https://theappeal.org/dc-police-mental-health-crisis-response-aclu-lawsuit/
The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday alleging that the district’s practice of sending police officers—instead of mental health specialists—to mental health emergencies violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.
“Someone who calls 911 for a physical health emergency gets trained medical providers who can treat and stabilize them,” said Susan Mizner, director of the ACLU’s Disability Rights Program, in a press release. “But someone who calls 911 for a mental health emergency gets a police officer with handcuffs and a gun.”
According to the lawsuit, these differing responses constitute a breach of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits government entities from denying people with disabilities equal access to government services and programs. The ACLU is suing on behalf of Bread for the City, a local nonprofit that provides healthcare and social services to lower-income and unhoused communities.
31 votes -
What are some very easy to make meal kits/prepared food that are accessible?
As mentioned before my partner is a new paraplegic. He was a chef before becoming disabled a decade ago and the primary cook at home until the more recent injury. He's struggling to make sure he...
As mentioned before my partner is a new paraplegic. He was a chef before becoming disabled a decade ago and the primary cook at home until the more recent injury. He's struggling to make sure he eats in part because making a baloney sandwich is currently an ordeal. We expect that to get easier as he gets OT and more used to being in a chair, but I'm wanting to start with prepared meals and work up to easy meal kits that help him get back into cooking. Difficulty level is things that taste good and have a variety of foods, as well as, for the future, kits that require less manual dexterity.
Recipes also welcome as well as any must have kitchen items. We have an air fryer, microwave, electric kettle and toaster he can use easily. Oven and stove that are a bit more tricky right now.ETA: in the United States and with a large variety of grocery stores around me.
26 votes -
I built an exoskeleton for my three-legged dog
31 votes -
Other caregivers, how do you cope?
Hey all, my partner is newly paraplegic post spine surgery and while he's been disabled through our ten years together this is new. He's using a power wheelchair and has to transfer by Hoyer lift....
Hey all, my partner is newly paraplegic post spine surgery and while he's been disabled through our ten years together this is new. He's using a power wheelchair and has to transfer by Hoyer lift. And in the six days since he was discharged from the rehab (PT and OT) hospital he's been to the ER twice. We have home health set up. But all of a sudden my life is a lot more... Stressful is understating it. He's going through his own emotional journey and getting support so I was hoping to find some connections, suggestions and the like here.
Right now I'm feeling a ton of pressure not to let any of the various balls I'm juggling drop. Something that feels unsustainable, particularly with my ADHD. I feel like I'm only getting this far due to stress compensating for my lack of medication (it's packed from our recent move, I'll find it or get a new script I just haven't yet). My partner's in a rush to get a wheelchair van and I don't know if we're making a good purchase and it feels like everything has to be handled right now but also for the rest of our lives.
Are there devices that are must haves? Things I need to know about wheelchair vans? Empathy from fellow caretakers?
17 votes -
Report from the moderators of r/blind about their latest meeting with Reddit representatives
69 votes -
The ugly truth behind “We buy ugly houses”
10 votes -
Designing for colorblindness
3 votes -
With the new visual input capability, Danish startup Be My Eyes has begun developing a GPT-4 powered Virtual Volunteer for people who are blind or have low vision
10 votes -
Meet the man building a thousand wheelchair ramps in Iceland – Ramp Up Iceland aim to make everyday life less challenging for people with physical disabilities
4 votes -
Our new off road Kid Rig - from 'Not a Wheelchair'
4 votes -
All-terrain wheelchairs arrive at US parks: ‘This is life-changing’
11 votes -
Constant cravings - My feeding tube means I can no longer enjoy the feeling of being sated after a meal. But there are other ways to nourish myself beyond my body.
5 votes -
Sony releases its first over-the-counter hearing aids
8 votes -
Adventures with old worprocessors
7 votes -
This man is allowed to starve himself to death, but not to eat some biscuits
9 votes -
Disqualified for disabilities, railroad workers fight back
4 votes -
FDA clears path for hearing aids to be sold over the counter in the USA
18 votes -
‘Disturbing’: Experts troubled by Canada’s euthanasia laws
10 votes -
Accessibility Week on The Verge
6 votes -
How long COVID could change the way we think about disability
3 votes -
Scotty Allen of Strange Parts, YouTube channel update - "I have a brain injury"
5 votes -
Despite recent advances, disabled people cannot yet participate in society ‘on an equal basis’ with others – and the pandemic has led to many protections being cruelly eroded
15 votes -
Medical leave reflections plus empathy sphere essay
3 votes -
Beyond Britney Spears: Abuse, exploitation, and death inside America's guardianship industry
10 votes -
US to erase student debt for those with severe disabilities
15 votes -
UCSF researchers achieve the ability to interpret neurological signals into speech
10 votes -
Nothing to be ashamed of: Sex robots for older adults with disabilities
7 votes -
I know the secret to the quiet mind. I wish I’d never learned It.
18 votes -
Blind people and advocates criticize AccessiBe, a company claiming to automatically make websites ADA compliant
10 votes