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  What are people doing to mark or celebrate International Day of Persons with disabilities December 3

  I was wondering what people in open inclusion to mark IDPD ?

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  Nov 29, 2024

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  ASL misinformation on social media

  There is a disturbing trend of hearing influencers trying to teach their audience "ASL" mostly on TikTok. They are easily going viral with incorrect signs because their audience is all hearing and doe…

  Most recent by Katarina Agbaba

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  Oct 15, 2024

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  Super Bowl ASL Interpretation

  The recent Super Bowl has upset the deaf community in many ways, mainly the lack of visibility of ASL performers pregame and halftime on national TV. To watch the full ASL version, deaf people must go…

  Most recent by Tom Richer

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  Mar 14, 2024

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  Elon Musk being Elon Musk

  A recent Elon Musk’s tweet has upset the deaf community, see the screenshot below The deaf community has responded to Elon’s tweet explaining that ASL is very different from spoken English and that no…

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  Feb 29, 2024

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  Straws as an assistive technology

  Recently the team at Open have had the pleasure of working with two major global beverage companies considering how disabled people buy, carry, open, consume and dispose of cans and bottles. This has …

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  Feb 5, 2024

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  Disability as a Spectrum

  The universe of individuals with disabilities is large, diverse and no two people experience our human condition in the same way. This can make the task of crafting public policies challenging. Let's …

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  Dec 12, 2023

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