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Blind and Low Vision Artists to Make Beautiful Music on International White Cane Day
By David-Elijah Nahmod Blind and low vision musicians from as far away as Australia along with numerous performers from the U.S. will participate in WhiteStickFest, an online celebration on October 15, 2021, which is International White Cane Day. White Cane Day is an...
How to Improve the Digital Accessibility of Your Business
Roughly 61 million adults in the U.S. live with a disability, yet many businesses aren't meeting the accessibility standards necessary to effectively reach this large percentage of the population. Helping businesses meet these standards is at the core of what we do at...
8 Accessible Travel Options to Explore in 2021
As vaccination rates increase and travel restrictions continue to ease, the pent-up demand for travel is clear, with TSA reporting record numbers of passengers since March 2020. With that in mind, The Disability Tribune wanted to bring your attention to some sensory...
Do Popular Federal Websites Pass Accessibility Tests?
According to a new report recently released by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), 30% of the homepages of the most popular federal websites fail to follow modern web accessibility standards. And nearly half (48%) failed the test on at least...
Best Online Apps for Kids With Speech Disabilities
If your child has speech disabilities, the most critical factor that your speech-language pathologist (SLP) will talk to you about is practice. Whether they are working on with understanding language nuances, stuttering and articulation, or pronunciation, the key to...
How to Help Loved Ones with Intellectual Disabilities with “Behaviors”
By Dr. Craig Escudé If someone you know with intellectual disabilities has behaviors, they’re normal. Everyone has behaviors. When I’m in pain, I might squint my eyes, grimace and curl up in a ball, or I might scream and yell out causing alarm and anxiety to those...
Adaptive Devices for Parkinson’s Patients
By Aryan Magandia Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of those conditions that affects a person’s quality of life in many ways. This year, 2020, researchers estimate almost 1 million people will be living with this disease according to the Parkinson’s Foundation. Although...
Clinician Education in IDD Healthcare
By Craig Escudé, MD, FAAFP, FAADM A storyline I’ve heard recounted many times in my work as a physician in this field is that doctors just don’t understand the healthcare needs of my loved one who has a disability. “They were rude.” “The doctor just wanted to start...
One Vote Now Wants to Help People with Disabilities Vote
By David-Elijah Nahmod In July, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities held a disability voter registration week. The goal was simple: get more people with disabilities registered to vote so that they can cast their ballots. A Facebook Live...
4 Surprising Reasons You Should Get a Cat
By Anne Beall, PhD Trevor, an emergency and critical care veterinarian, was suffering from “compassion fatigue” — which is rampant in caregiving professions. In order to function despite the stress and anxiety of seeing innocent animals suffer and die each day, he had...