Disability Archive
This shoe is designed to anticipate performance and the needs of athletes. The self-lacing feature is called “adaptive lacing.” Athletic shoe designer Tinker Hatfield says, “The potential of adaptive lacing for the athlete is huge, as it would provide tailored-to-the-moment …
by Michael Grabell ProPublica, April 7, 2015, 10:31 a.m. Alabama lawmakers have introduced a bill that would nearly triple the maximum compensation for workers who suffer amputations on the job. The bill, filed April 2, comes less than a month after …
A not so long time ago, in a galaxy not too far away…five adult bullies decided to take a golf club and beat up on a young adult male with a cane. Clearly, these aggressors thought of the young man …
Yesterday at my place of employment, I was scheduled not to do any workshop, but rather to staff our drop-in Resource Centre. This Centre is exclusively for two groups of people; those on Disability and those on Ontario Works (Welfare, …
Social work and some of its core principles i.e. social justice and advocacy are close to my heart. SJS appreciates when an individual in the community approaches us regarding an idea or issue that clearly meshes with these values. The …
Eighteen year old Alexis Wineman from Montana made Miss America history in the recent pageant by being the first contestant with an Autism Spectrum Disorder to participant, and the first contestant with ASD to win the title of Miss Montana. Since becoming Miss …
