We talk a lot about disability these days. It is one of the biggest challenges of our time - how do we go about making disabilities more accepted and help create an equal society for disabled people? However, in the midst of all these discussions, it is important that we do not forget one thing…
If the COVID-19 pandemic did one thing for the world, it was to highlight the importance of public health initiatives and moving towards a healthier global population. There were countless individuals who were at unnecessary risk during the COVID-19 pandemic, due to poor life decisions like smoking which put them at risk of the respiratory…
One of the longest running struggles which we see in the news, and indeed wider media, is the question of what aid is being rendered to disabled people in crisis zones. The recent conflicts in the Middle East, as well as the ongoing war in Ukraine have served to highlight an ongoing inequality between the…
In San Jose, California, the transition to adulthood for young adults with disabilities can be challenging as they age out of educational services and face difficulties enrolling in adult programs tailored to their needs. Despite the existence of daytime caregiving facilities, many hesitate to accommodate individuals with specific requirements, such as feeding tubes or one-on-one…
When we think about disability, we often talk and act as if there is only one party involved in the struggle for equality, but this is simply not true. The fact of the matter is that this simply isn’t true. There is more than one group of people involved in disabilities and they are often…
The Welsh media has recently come under fire in the UK for the way that it objectifies and discriminates against people with disabilities. A recent conference that took place in the area ruled that the media, particularly across England and Wales, is often guilty of using disabled people as either a metaphor for a topical…
Science is one of the most important disciplines in the world. We all rely on science to find new technology and learn about the world we live in. The scientific community has some of the smartest minds in the world within its ranks, yet barely any of them have a disability. Unfortunately, despite all it…
Education is one of the core aspects of life and it is not an exaggeration to say that it can be life- changing for people to go to university and get the degree that they need to be able to work in their chosen field of expertise. However, for many people, disability presents a barrier…
One of the big news stories right now is about long covid and the disabilities it has inflicted upon people. If you weren’t fully aware of the situation, long covid is a strange phenomenon that affects some people who caught COVID-19 during the pandemic. It has left them with a plethora of medical issues which…
When we talk about equality for people with disabilities, we talk about a world that has been re- configured to be accessible and supportive for everybody. We talk a lot about some of the things that might stand in the way of that equality, and one of the most common causes that people don’t think…
When we talk about disability, we talk about people with mobility problems, or blind people, or deaf people - these are all disabilities you can see, understand, and process. However, other types of disability exist above and beyond these types. These different types of disability are often things we can’t see, and maybe don’t consider…
We talk a lot about people who have disabilities and the importance of visibility for these people, so of course we’d like to take a few minutes to discuss International Day of Persons with Disabilities. It is a very specific event and it has a lot of meaning for us because it finally helps to…