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Inclusive Content in Traditional Media
Inclusive Content in Traditional Media When CODA won the best picture Oscar in 2022, many people with disabilities hoped it would lead to more inclusion of their stories in media. Aside from awareness and accolades, it appears that little progress to further advance disability inclusion of screen has followed. With limited…
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Inclusive Content in Traditional Media
Inclusive Content in Traditional Media When CODA won the best picture Oscar in 2022, many people with disabilities hoped it would lead to more inclusion of their stories in media. Aside from awareness and accolades, it appears that little progress to further advance disability inclusion of screen has followed. With limited…
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3rd Dec-The International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated annually on December 3rd by the United Nations. The day's purpose is to promote understanding of disability issues and to support the rights, dignity, and well-being of people with disabilities. The theme for 2024 is "Amplifying the leadership of persons with…
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Free Year subscription to ABLE magazine
If you are in the UK you are able to get a year free subscription to ABLE magazine. Full of product info. Take advantage of our offer of a 1 Year FREE subscription below Able Magazine delivered straight to your door From Motoring to Sport, Accessible Travel to New Products plus more It couldn’t be simpler to take advantage…
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A reminder: How far we have come.
I saw this image and it reminded me how often I experience all three of these as my reality every day. Likely I experience more of the Equity in this picture than ever before and less of the reality than I use to years ago. It is easy to always be looking at how much there is to do and to forget how far we have come.
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New dating app for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses.
New dating app for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses. Dating can be a daunting proposition, no matter your situation. For individuals with disabilities or chronic illnesses, there are many added layers. Dateability is a dating app designed to change the conversation around dating and sex for individuals with a…
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Easing the banking challenges for people with disabilities.
Easing the banking challenges for people with disabilities. Achieving financial freedom is a challenge for everyone. Val Srinivas from Deloitte joins the BAI Banking Strategies podcast to share his firm’s recent research into the difficulties people with disabilities encounter while banking and how banks can make things…
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Disability Rights UK Holding an online "sharing Information on disability" event
Have you ever pondered whether to share information on your impairments or health conditions with education providers, training providers or employers? What did you decide? Disability Rights UK, in collaboration with the Disabled Apprentice Network (DAN), is excited to invite you to an online event where we will launch our…
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Airlines continue with a disturbing pattern of damaging wheelchairs and other equipment.
Airlines continue with a disturbing pattern of damaging wheelchairs and other equipment. I have recently experienced this yet again. I hope my writing helps others avoid similar issues, and for those of us who have encountered it, this may be a little therapy in discussing our trials and tribulations. In a 2018 move that…
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QVC aims to tap into the disabled market.
QVC aims to tap into the disabled market. Earlier this year, QVC announced that it would be creating a new show that will center around Living” to highlight “products that simplify everyday tasks and promote independent living.” The network indicated that it is also working to more frequently demonstrate the accessibility…
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2O24 Paris Olympics & Paralympics are right around the corner.
2O24 Paris Olympics & Paralympics are right around the corner. August is a couple of weeks away, and we are one year away from the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. The Olympic flame for the 2024 Paris Games will pass through 64 departments — including five overseas — and 400 towns over 68 days before the cauldron is lit.…