How to be a better ally to people with disabilities
July is Disability Pride Month, a month to celebrate disabled people and remind everyone that being disabled isn’t a bad thing. Too often disability is met with pity, but this response is often triggered by the assumption that disability is synonymous with something negative. “This annual Read More...
This rig lets wheelchair users go on off-road adventures
Just because someone has limited mobility, does that mean they should be limited to traversing smooth pavement? Not according to husband-and-wife team Zack and Cambry Nelson, who are now marketing their off-road motorized “wheelchair." Known as The Rig and made mainly from bicycle parts, the Read More...
This pink bird is actually an AI device designed to help disabled people
Whether for better or worse, just about everyone has been impacted in some way by new technology. One cohort of people that have truly benefitted is the disabled, who have seen new technologies make living independently more possible. That brings us to Loro, a new device created by engineer David Read More...
This high-end Spanish restaurant is run entirely by people with disabilities
In the southern Spanish city of Jerez, a beautiful, modern restaurant exists where even the people behind the Michelin firmament have been known to dine. But that’s not what makes this restaurant particularly special. What makes it so unique is that the entire staff is made up of people with Read More...