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Independent Living Research Snapshot

With a history dating back to the mid-seventies – and the founders of many independent living centers having...

Research and Stats 3 min read
With many disabled people worldwide unemployed or underemployed it begs the question: what career and technical...
Education 2 min read
Maayan Ziv is an artist, an acclaimed disability advocate, and the founder of a tech company, AccessNow, working...
Research and Stats 3 min read
John Loeppky speaks with Roxanne Bolden, Executive Director (E.D.) of Aloha Independent Living Hawaii. Roxanne...
Research and Stats 4 min read
As we continue to celebrate 50 years of of the Independent Living Movement in America in 2022, we sit down with...
Research and Stats 3 min read
A continuing area of growth in the education sector is related to coding and its impact on disabled students has...
Research and Stats 2 min read
One of the hidden barriers to independent living for disabled people is the lack of opportunities to stay active....
Research and Stats 2 min read
It’s not often that a sports application’s first promotional video is that of a para-athlete, but that was the...
Research and Stats 2 min read
Beth Meyer has been part of the Independent Living Movement for as long as she can remember. Before she worked...
Research and Stats 3 min read
March is National Ethics Month and the last two years have shone an ever more intense light on what ethical...
Research and Stats 2 min read

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Do All Deaf People Use Sign Language?

When you encounter someone who is deaf or hard-of-hearing, your first instinct may be to use your hands to communicate. Maybe you’re fluent in...

Research and Stats 2 min read
With text making up so much of the digital content that we consume, keeping it accessible is a crucial step in...
Technology and Innovation 3 min read
One simple way clothing stores, mall outlets, gyms and fitness boutiques can build loyalty with the one in four...
Physical Accessibility 3 min read
One in four U.S. adults – or 61 million Americans – has a disability. Each one of those is a potential employee,...
Legal 3 min read
If your business requires a sales or service counter, it’s important to ensure the counter meets a set of...
Physical Accessibility 2 min read
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990 to prohibit discrimination against people...
Legal 3 min read
In the past few years, autism has been in the media more than it ever has before. This is a very positive change —...
Research and Stats 8 min read
An estimated 32.2 percent of the population experiences negative health effects from exposure to scented products....
Employment 3 min read
A few decades ago, people who were diagnosed with a disability were pigeonholed into a category and often set on a...
Research and Stats 5 min read
The term crip time is used by some disability theorists and advocates to describe disabled individuals’ unique...
Research and Stats 2 min read