Aug 27, 20211 minVerizon Launches New Initiatives that Strives for Disability InclusionIn recognition of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (May 20, 2020), the Verizon team unveiled plans that promote digital inclusion and...
Aug 27, 20211 minAccessible Windows 11On July 1st, 2021, Windows announced a new model that will be more accessible for people with disabilities. Windows called this model...
Aug 3, 20211 minNew Gene Therapy Partially Restores Blind Man’s Sight In May 2021, a team of scientists partially restored the sight of a blind volunteer by adding light-sensitive elements to his retina....
Aug 3, 20211 minMore Accessible Kellogg’s PackagingIn 2020, Kellogg’s planned to create a special edition Coco Pops box to commemorate World Sight Day. The initial goal was to raise...
Aug 3, 20211 minPixar’s New Character is Well-Received...His Disability Does Not Define HimFisherman Massimo Marcovaldo from Luca, Pixar’s new film, was born without a limb. The movie’s creators did not want Massimo’s story to...
Jul 1, 20211 minWhat We’re Reading: “Making Disability Modern: Design Histories” (2020)Edited by Bess Williamson and Elizabeth Guffey, “Making Disability Modern: Design Histories” is a collection of the cultural histories of...
Jul 1, 20212 minWithdrawing from the French Open, Naomi Osaka Raises Mental Health AwarenessOn May 31st, after an Instagram post that revealed her struggles with depression and social anxiety, professional tennis player Naomi...
Jul 1, 20212 minAstronauts with Disabilities Can Apply to the European Space Agency for the First TimeHistorically, there has always been a requirement that astronauts be well-educated, skilled individuals in outstanding physical...
May 25, 20211 minFinally: An Inclusive DeodorantDegree Deodorant’s newest product, Degree Inclusive, is presented as the world's first deodorant for people with visual impairments and...