When an MRI Gets Your Tinnitus Ringing — Blog
I take out my headphones and wait for the technician to take me to the room with the MRI machine. I knew about the exercise from last year’s MRI, but sitting in the silence without headphones was still disconcerting. It is always in the silence where my tinnitus rears its
New Mobility Newsletter – May 16, 2024
Products Bowhead Launches High-Performance Everyday Wheelchair Wheel Adaptive mountain bike company Bowhead Corp. has launched a new line of wheels for high-performance everyday wheelchairs. The 559s feature unique carbon fiber rims with integrated rim mounts, serviceable hubs with stainless steel bearings, and options for color-coordinated hub covers and titanium rim
If we have vision, we can transform universal access to spectacles | Blogs
2030 SPECIFICATIONS Sightsavers is part of WHO’s SPECS 2030 initiative, which envisions a world where all people with refractive errors can access quality, affordable, people-centred refractive error services. Achieving a 40 percentage point increase in effective coverage of refractive error services is an ambitious goal, but one that can be
Wembley Stadium Leads The Way For UK Accessible Stadiums
Ian C. Langtree Content Writer/Editor for Disabled WorldPublished: 2024/05/15Post type: InformativeContent: Summary – Introduction – Major – Related Synopsis: With the upcoming FA Cup Final and Champions League Final taking place at Wembley, we highlight the stadium’s commitment to providing inclusive experiences for all fans. As Wembley Stadium prepares to
Innovative Hands-Free Wheelchair PURE Revolutionizes Mobility for Disabled Users
Mobility devices have played an important role in the lives of people with disabilities, particularly wheelchair users. However, traditional wheelchairs have remained largely unchanged since 1864, limiting users in several aspects of their lives. With the advent of self-balancing devices like Segways and hoverboards, a new era of mobility is
Supreme Court Asked To Consider Whether Parents Can Record IEP Meetings
A Massachusetts parent wants the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on whether he has a First Amendment right to videotape individualized education program meetings with his child’s school district. (think stock) The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to take up a case centered on whether parents have the
Opinion | Disabled Adults Shouldn’t Have to Pay This Price to Marry
In 2004, Heather Hancock and Craig Blackburn went on a blind date while attending a Down syndrome advocacy conference. “I knew right away that Craig was the one I wanted to marry,” Ms. Hancock told me. But Blackburn lived in Metairie, Louisiana, and Hancock lived in Oklahoma City. They visited
Phoenix i is the First Wheelchair with Integrated Power Assist
A new wheelchair from the UK has the most innovative frame to hit the market in decades. The basis of the Phoenix i is a one-piece carbon fiber frame with carbon and Kevlar backing. While the curved carbon looks futuristic, the real advancement lies in the wheels, which provide an
Memoir Explores the Journey of a Woman Towards a Diagnosis of Dissociative Identity Disorder
Ian C. Langtree Content Writer/Editor for Disabled WorldPublished: 2024/05/10Post type: Literature reviewContent: Summary – Major – Related topics Synopsis: In Searching for Teresa: A Journey into the Mind of a Woman with Many Personalities, by author Dr. Lynette Louise. Unlike her previous works, this memoir delves into the life and
The Speech Accessibility Project, led by Mark Hasegawa-Johnson of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is making significant progress in improving speech recognition technology for people with speech differences, especially those with Parkinson. The project, backed by tech giants including Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft, has begun sharing voice recordings
Batter Up! Two Authentic Portrayals of Hearing Loss — Blog
I had the pleasure of moderating a post-screening talk for rally caps at ReelAbilities’ flagship festival in New York. A short film, deaf giants was shown before the feature film Rally Caps. Both are family films that share a baseball theme. And a common message: Hearing loss can be challenging,
New Mobility Newsletter – May 1, 2024
New edition Jaimen Hudson: Quad Drone Photographer Ten years ago, Jaimen Hudson was looking for a way to reconnect with the ocean around her home in Western Australia. He picked up one of the early drone models, took some aerial photographs while sitting on the beach and was impressed by
