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Professional Skills for the Modern Workforce for the Blind Community Opportunity
Clusiv - Professional Skills for the Modern Workforce for the Blind Community Opportunity Open Inclusion is proud to support, Clusiv, the world’s first E-learning platform built for the blind community to help remove barriers to employment through courses on occupational, technology and career skills. Clusiv’s E-learning…
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Citing Disability Employment Data Correctly Matters
People with disabilities are continuing to make improvements in the labor force. While the gains are relatively modest, they are consistent and more people are participating, which is positive news. Although there are several "sources" of disability data points one of the best is https://www.researchondisability.org/ntide…
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How can you provide employees with the necessary tools?
It’s up to you to ensure new hires hit the ground running and existing employees are provided with the necessary tools for the job. To do this, you must maintain open lines of communication to understand exactly what’s needed. Here’s how you can help employees succeed with the right tools: Speak with your employees and…
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Simply Open Awards 2023
Simply Open Awards 2023 - Recognizing and sharing practical, simple life hacks across the disability community. Do you have a life hack that has helped you overcome some of the barriers or exclusion you face? Would you like to help other people do the same? If so, join many others in the disability community to share your…
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TOM Projects
TOM - Tikkun Olam Makers - brings together communities of people to help find customized solutions for people with disabilities. Here I am working with them last year on an adaptive winter coat. All projects are open source so anyone can reference what materials and designs were used in order to create their own solutions.
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Hacks
What are some ways that you creatively problem solve for your disability? What are your favorite hacks that you've come up with?
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When you become a Family Caregiver and the Caregiving Crisis
Family Caregiving The caregiver role often takes people by surprise, leaving them unprepared. In the United States there is a caregiving pandemic happening. With the 79 million baby boomers beginning to need constant caregiving services, people with disabilities are struggling to find care on a regular basis. US news World…
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Where do you get your Disability News?
Disability News Resources Where you read your disability news? What websites do you most frequent? There are dozens of different websites out there for Disability news to stay up-to-date on news and current affairs. Here's a list of a few we found, but we would love for you to add to this list: Disability Scoop Disability…
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Requesting Reasonable Accommodation and Modification from your Landlord
Reasonable Accommodation and Modification Most landlords are not required to provide a reasonable accommodation or grant a reasonable modification request unless you ask for. You have the right to ask for one at any time, even if you have been living in your home for a long time or if you are in danger of eviction. Some…
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Online Shopping Experiences
Online Shopping for People with Disabilities Do you move, think, or sense differently? Are you a person with a non-visible disability? Are there certain colors that make it challenging for you to look at a website when you are shopping? Are the navigation buttons on online shopping easy to find? So many businesses are…
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Telehealth Accessibility
Is Telehealth really accessible? With the onset of Covid-19, telehealth medicine started to become the norm for everyday life when many of us were unable to get toward doctors offices. However, as Covid-19 is starting to taper off many people with disabilities are finding it more challenging to get access to regular…
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United Nations Human Rights
Global Human Rights We often focus on disability and human rights within our own country. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) represents the most advanced international human rights instrument on the rights of persons with disabilities in terms of the scope and depth. It's really interesting to…
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Financial Barriers for People with Disabilities
Financial Barriers for People with Disabilities There are a host of barriers that impact people with disabilities. The top 5 barriers to impact many according to The Life Span Institute of the University of Kansas include: Attitudinal barriers Physical barriers Policy barriers Communication barriers Social barriers Each of…
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Architecture & Accessible Design
Paralyzed Veterans of America seeks to promote an accessible, barrier free environment for all veterans and people with disabilities. Access to public building and structures should be a fundamental right – and requires architectural design that makes public and private buildings, structures, entrances and other facilities…
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Making Your Home Accessible
Home Accessibility There are so many incredible hacks people with disabilities design themselves or purchase to make their homes accessible. What are some of your home "hack" solutions to make your home accessible? Both digitally and for physical accessibility? Here's an interesting article from Disability At Home…
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Commercial Airline Wheelchair Damage
Have you had your wheelchair damaged in transit by a major Commercial Airline? Unfortunately, this is all too common and a major issue for so many wheelchair users traveling globally. United Spinal Association is working on amending the Air Carrier Access Act in the United States to address this very issue with…
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Do it yourself (DIY) projects for People with Autism
DIY Home Projects Sensory issues can be a common challenge for individuals with autism. Sound, texture or a smell that may seem normal to others may be challenging for individuals with different sensory needs. For example, the sound of a vacuum cleaner or a loud motorcycle may be overwhelming or feeling certain clothing…
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Embracing Accessibility through Fashion
Accessible Fashion People with disabilities constitute the largest minority group in the world, yet are the most under-served and under-represented. From brick-and-mortar stores without wheelchair access to limited options on E-commerce platforms, shopping for clothes and accessories can be particularly challenging for…
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Shopping in Physical Stores with a Disability
Accessible Shopping Experiences How can stores make shopping a more accessible experience for people with disabilities? Are you having trouble getting into dressing rooms, are the spaces to type in between the racks of clothes in the aisles? Are shopping attendance helping you find what you need? Online shopping seems to…
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Smart Home Technology
Digital Accessibility in your Home Digital accessibility can be the difference between dependence and independence for so many people with disabilities. Check out this video on: How a Smart Home Empowers People with Disabilities What are some accessible digital devices you use in your home? How do you use them? How do they…
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Relationship Advice
Dating with a Disability Easter Seals interviewed a handful of people with disabilities on some of the challenges and successes they had with dating with a disability. "At first many of the interviewees said it was more challenging dating with the disability, but they all agreed that once people talk to get past questions…
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Idea
Here is an idea https://openinclusion.com/case-studies/
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Accessibility and accommodation requests
A U.S. employer may have a person fill out an accommodation request form. Some may ask about a disability. Some may go so far as to require a doctor's signature. What are the best practices for accessibility paperwork in the U.S.?
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Accessibility while traveling with a manual wheelchair
As a non-ambulatory wheelchair user, I find that I have fewer issues with accessibility than those who use powerchairs especially when traveling. For example, my partner and I recently visited Toronto, Ontario, and Niagara Falls in Canada and many buildings have one or two steps prior to entering them. For most people,…
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Get active!
One thing I've learned by being a non-ambulatory wheelchair user is to get and remain active! Finding an exercise and nutrition program that suits your day-to-day needs and activity level is a major key to overall wellness. Following a high-protein diet and lots of water has helped me to improve my muscle spasms, fatigue,…
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Accessing the Modern Workforce with a Disability
I recently did a talk at Vanderbilt University where I discussed accessing the modern workforce with a disability. The first half of the presentation lead students through the employment barriers that exist for someone with a disability to enter the workforce, and the second half of the presentation focused on employment…
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Adaptive Beauty Tools
Hey, everyone! Do you know about the adaptive makeup brand Glide Beauty? The company's founder is a makeup artist who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. They use universal design best practices to create products like eyeshadow, eyeliner, and eyebrow pencils that somebody with limited dexterity and strength can use.
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Smart Home Products for Accessibility
Smart Home Technologies, such as the Amazon Alexa and the Google Nest, can make living independently for someone with a disability safe and doable. These products can turn on and off the lights, check the weather, make to do lists, call 911, and so much more. You can read more about how the Amazon Alexa helps people with…
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How do you create with your Disability?
I lost my vision later in life while also running an illustration company with my wife. I was lucky that I kept a good amount of my central vision but had to learn to work in the digital space in order to continue to draw and create in the way I was familiar. Working through digital programs definitely helped get me off…