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Living with DisabilityAcross the country, countless students with disabilities are challenging university administrators to rethink accessibility. As they return to in-person learning after the pandemic or visit the campus
Living with DisabilityIn 2021 it is estimated that over 61 million Americans live with a disability . As the country continues to improve access for all citizens, the use of People-First Language has been widely adopted th
Living with DisabilityMasking is a social skill that persons with autism adopt in social settings in which non-autistic people expect non-autistic behavior. Examples include faking eye contact, mirroring, minimizing, and d
Living with DisabilityIn 2021 it is estimated that over 61 million Americans live with a disability . As the country continues to improve access for all citizens, the use of People-First Language has been widely adopted th
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Living with DisabilityOften used to describe where an individual may be on the spectrum, the terms low-functioning and high-functioning require more understanding and consideration.
Living with DisabilityKevin McDaniel speaks with Alycia Anderson, founder of the Alycia Anderson Company, LLC and moderator for Accessibility.com's 2021 Global AccessibilityPlus Conference . Alycia opens up about her child
Living with DisabilityHow many people in the United States have a disability? According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) , 61 million adults in the United States — or roughly one in four — live with
Living with DisabilitySocial anxiety is extremely common among autistic people. After a systematic analysis of 24 studies, researchers Debbie Spain and Francesca Happé found that autistic people experience social anxiety "
Living with DisabilityAccess to healthcare is vital for all, and certainly no less so for persons with a disability. However, a number of barriers exist that make it difficult for many people with disabilities to access mu
Living with DisabilityAbleism is perhaps the single most important disability-related keyword that exists besides the term "disability" itself. It represents one of the biggest obstacles that people with disabilities face,
Living with DisabilityWe wrote last year that the global pandemic could prove to have a silver lining for people with disabilities for two primary reasons. First, everyone on the planet has now experienced, to an extent, w
Living with DisabilityMost businesses tend to think of sales and marketing as their primary focuses. That’s understandable, as making a sale is the point at which actual money flows into the business. In addition to sales
Living with Disability2020 brought unexpected challenges to the world, forcing businesses everywhere to hastily adapt to a world that wasn’t leaving the house. A handful of these changes came with side effects that directl
Living with DisabilityNobody was more surprised than Michael Lisle himself by the tremendous engagement and viral status of his recent LinkedIn post. Michael, an economic developer from Charleston, South Carolina, wrote th
Living with DisabilityThere are an estimated one billion people in the world who experience disability in some form. That is 15% of the global population with a greater prevalence of disability appearing in developing nati
Living with DisabilityAgenesis of the Corpus Callosum (ACC for short) is a neurological condition in which a person’s brain is missing — partly, or in full — its corpus callosum. The corpus callosum is part of the brain kn
Living with DisabilityRacial and ethnic minority communities are expanding at a much greater rate than the existing majority of white Americans. The U.S. Census Bureau recently released a report estimating the results of t
Living with DisabilityA harsh and unfortunate reality for some individuals is that, regardless of their intellectual capabilities, their career opportunities could be limited due to long-term impacts of the physical inacce
Living with DisabilityAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a non-apparent, neurodevelopmental disorder that can cause, among other symptoms, restlessness, inattention, lack of executive function, carelessness
Living with DisabilityDuring the course of our lives, we all encounter challenges and hardships, sometimes severe. People with disabilities, however, can experience these difficulties on a more frequent basis and find that
Living with DisabilityOne of the strategies used to promote inclusivity and accessibility that has proved the most controversial is the disability simulation. In a disability simulation, participants are asked to use a whe
Living with DisabilityYour ability to enjoy your favorite hobbies shouldn't be solely dependent on having strong vision. While some hobbies, such as hiking, may seem to be fairly visually-oriented, they can still be made m
