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Adaptive Technology Programs Turn to Robotics and IoT to Help People Who Have Disabilities

Dawn Kawamoto

July 06, 2018 |

Government Technology |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Governments and schools are investing in technology to better serve people of different abilities. Innovations include text-to-911 for deaf and hard-of-hearing citizens, robotic telepresence for remote students, and the Vitals app, which allows families and caregivers to alert police officers of ways to help developmentally disabled family members.

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How Denver's Disability Activists Transformed the City

Natasha Gardner

July 01, 2018 |

5280 - The Denver Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Disability activists have used nonviolent direct action for decades, including lying in the street to protest inaccessible public transit and crawling up the steps of the U.S. Capital to support the Americans with Disabilities Act. “We have never gone out a door that we do not have a solution for,” says ADAPT member Dawn Russell. “That’s ADAPT 101.”

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When The Blind Lead The Blind — To Bike The Himalayas

Priti Salian

March 14, 2018 |

Bright Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India

Organizations in India are providing avenues for the disabled to participate in sports such as mountaineering, biking, and scuba-diving. A disabled person is matched with an able-bodied person and the two collaborate to meet the challenging, physically engaging activity.

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How to Get Wheelchairs on Planes

William Kremer

December 17, 2017 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: England, London

When you step on an airplane, you might not be thinking about people who use wheelchairs, neither are airlines. People who need to use wheelchairs have faced a number of challenges on airplanes, like lost and damaged wheelchairs, not being able to use the restroom, and feeling dehumanized. Some people, are taking matters into their own hands.

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A Place to Play, on Wheels or Feet

Tina Rosenberg

December 05, 2017 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

Children with disabilities often feel excluded in amusement parks where they are prevented from going on rides, and they don't feel included with the other children. Morgan's Wonderland amusement park and Morgan's Inspiration island water park are designed for children or adults with disabilities but can also be used by able-bodied individuals.

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How A Textile Factory Empowers Its All-Blind Work Crew

Alia Stearns

December 05, 2017 |

UPROXX |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

A startling 70% of blind persons in the United States are unemployed. The Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind is helping shift the understanding of what types of jobs are available to this population with a revolutionary factory built specifically for its blind employees. Each machine is retrofitted to be used safely and easily, empowering individuals to become more independent. This video takes you inside the factory to meet some of the workers.

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How sexual assistants are helping disabled Czechs fulfil their ‘right to sex'

Lidija Pisker

June 07, 2017 |

Euronews |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Czech Republic

An organization in the Czech Republic has hired "sexual assistants to help disabled Czechs explore their sexuality and satisfy their sexual needs" as part of an initiative to decrease the stigma around people with disabilities and the topic of sexuality. The initiative has received some community pushback but has gained support from the government’s Interior Ministry – and in other Western countries, some governments have gone so far as to also offer financial support.

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Decoding the stigma around access to quality care

Alex Visser

May 04, 2017 |

The Daily of the University of Washington |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington

Individuals with disabilities often struggle to find dentists that will see them, even just for routine exams. At the University of Washington Medical Center, dentistry professionals are changing this practice through the implementation of Dental Education in the Care of Persons with Disabilities (DECOD), a clinic that aims to focus on specialized care for disabled persons as well as educate practitioners on best approaches.

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Dating app helps Indians with disabilities find their perfect partner

Priti Salian

March 10, 2017 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Mumbai

For those whose disabilities hinder their dating lives, matchmaking apps can help build connections. In India, the dating app, Inclov, serves as a tool for those with disabilities to create meaningful relationships and find potentional partners. With the app, individuals can seek partners in a safe environment that is transparent and accepting of disabilities.

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Breakthrough Communication Apps Give Hope to Autistic Students

Soni Sangha

December 14, 2016 |

Bright Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Companies like Good Karma allow people with autism to use apps to communicate through pictures and icons. Yet, the apps require users to do a lot of complicated movements, some of who may not have that mobility. However, brain interference technology, could be the answer. Through the technology “a mere thought can get a computer to speak a word or phrase .”

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