by Belo Cipriani | Sep 3, 2014 | Adaptive Technology, Blind Technology, Interviews, Mobility/ Disability
This week on The Disability Tribune, we turn our attention to the FingerReader, from MIT Media Lab. “The FingerReader is a wearable device that assists in reading printed text. It is a tool both for visually impaired people that require help with accessing...
by Belo Cipriani | Aug 26, 2014 | Interviews, Mobility/ Disability
The Disability Tribune is stoked to chat with Blake Harrison, who was recently voted San Francisco’s hottest male trainer in a poll by Racked. But Blake isn’t just another striking face in the world of fitness, he is also a brain injury survivor. During his senior...
by Belo Cipriani | Aug 13, 2014 | Adaptive Technology, Interviews, Mobility/ Disability, Writing
Today on The Disability Tribune we welcome chef and writer Christine Ha, who was the first blind contestant on Fox’s reality cooking show MasterChef, and the winner of its third season in 2012. She is also the author of the cookbook Recipes from My Home Kitchen:...
by Belo Cipriani | Jul 9, 2014 | Mobility/ Disability, Service Animal Disability
I hate my white cane and although I had given it a name to help me bond with it, Raising Cane was getting on my nerves. He refused to walk a straight line and insisted on greeting all the cracks and bumps along 14th Street. However, I reminded myself about how much my...
by Belo Cipriani | Jun 25, 2014 | Interviews, Mobility/ Disability, Theatre
This week on The Disability Tribune, we’re pleased to feature an interview with Fritz Lambandrake, executive director of San Francisco’s Circle of Life Theatre. From their website: Circle of Life Theatre is the West Coast’s ONLY theatre company...
by Belo Cipriani | Jun 18, 2014 | Adaptive Technology, Employment, Mobility/ Disability, Writing
Today on The Disability Tribune, we are excited to share a guest post written by disability journalist Robert Kingett. The paratransit driver lurches to a stop outside the Tribune Towers in downtown Chicago, but I don’t hear the driver bark my name because I am...
