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“Paralympic track-and-field star and Lululemon ambassador Hunter Woodhall shares what his global travels are like wearing two prosthetic legs.”
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I'm a Double Amputee Paralympian With Prosthetic Legs — Here's What It's Like to Travel the World
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Paralympic track-and-field star and Lululemon ambassador Hunter Woodhall shares what it's like to travel with two prosthetic legs.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
“The number of people with disabilities across the nation who are employed is at its highest level since federal officials started keeping track.”
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Disability Employment Hits Record High
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The number of people with disabilities across the nation who are employed is at its highest level since federal officials started keeping track.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
"One accessibility feature that readers can find in online articles is alt text: descriptions of images that can be read aloud or presented as Braille by assistive technologies."
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An Editor Who Makes Times Visuals Accessible to All
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Jaime Tanner, The New York Times’s first accessibility visuals editor, wants to remove barriers to make sure readers with disabilities can engage with Times visual journalism.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
“In a month that’s long been associated with autism awareness, the president is part of a growing shift toward emphasizing acceptance instead.”
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White House Embraces Autism 'Acceptance' Over 'Awareness'
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In a month that's long been associated with autism awareness, the president is part of a growing shift toward emphasizing acceptance instead.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Join us this week (April 18)
Disability Network West Michigan is pleased to invite you to our next Ignite Fire peer group event!
Ignite Fire is a great opportunity for youth and young adults (aged 16-26) with disabilities to connect. It's a chance to share and discuss issues, concerns, hopes, dreams, and goals with other peers.
Topic: 4Front Credit Union Presentation: "Banking Basics"
What attendees can expect:
- Welcome & Introduction
- Ground Rules
- Presentation: 4Front Credit Union, "Banking Basics"
- Pizza
- Bank Craft
- Discussing Next Event
- Cleanup
You can RSVP using the ticket button on this event or by calling 231-722-0088
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“It’s a very different way of just experiencing the way things move and how you are in space within the airplane. But it was super fun because most of the plane is just a giant space for people to float around and do research,” said Yazzolino, who has been blind since birth.
www.deseret.com/education/2024/04/10/utah-schools-deaf-blind-nasa-accessibility-students-tactile/
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What will it take to make space travel accessible to people who are blind?
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Lindsay Yazzolino, a tactile graphics expert who part of NASA's Astro Access program, told students from the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind she believes advances in technology and changes in ...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
"Cuatro is a timed puzzle game consisting of four wooden cubes with part of a picture design on each of their six sides. When arranged correctly, the four cubes and their designs show a completed picture. Each Cuatro set has six different picture designs, with each picture part on a separate face of the cubes. Rivas added that Cuatro is a game meant for everyone and has no age limits or barriers."
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Denton artist with cerebral palsy creates new puzzle game focused on accessibility and entertainment
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Joe Rivas, a Denton artist with cerebral palsy and an alumnus of the university’s class of 1998, created a puzzle block game with the goal of accessibility. According to Rivas,0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Starbucks is making big changes to ensure that its stores are more inclusive and accessible to employees and customers with disabilities in a move that's intended to serve as a model for other retailers.
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Starbucks Transforming Stores To Improve Disability Access
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Starbucks is making big changes to ensure that its stores are more inclusive and accessible to employees and customers with disabilities in a move that's intended to serve as a model for other retaile...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
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Mobile Food Pantry: Muskegon
#disabilityawareness #community #ResourcesDo you or someone you know need food assistance in Muskegon County, below are the Mobile Food Pantries dates, times and locations in the area. For additional assistance be sure to visit our website at www.call-211.org #mobilefoodpantry #foodassistance #food #Team211 ... See MoreSee Less
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Disability Network West Michigan is pleased to invite you to our next Ignite Fire peer group event!
Ignite Fire is a great opportunity for youth and young adults (aged 16-26) with disabilities to connect. It's a chance to share and discuss issues, concerns, hopes, dreams, and goals with other peers.
Topic: 4Front Credit Union Presentation: "Banking Basics"
What attendees can expect:
- Welcome & Introduction
- Ground Rules
- Presentation: 4Front Credit Union, "Banking Basics"
- Pizza
- Bank Craft
- Discussing Next Event
- Cleanup
You can RSVP using the ticket button on this event or by calling 231-722-0088
#Disability #DisabilityAwareness #Inclusion #PeerGroup ... See MoreSee Less
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