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October is Disability Employment Awareness Month, a time when we talk about job discrimination, show employers how much people with disabilities can contribute to a company and promote self-employment and entrepreneurship in the disability community. There’s no reason you shouldn’t hire a person with a disability. We make great employees. Statistics show we’re dedicated and reliable. […]
At the IRT, a small performance space in New York City’s West Village, a small group of Deaf and hearing performers and crew pioneered a new vision for inclusive theatre with “Stepchild,” a musical that combines songs, spoken word and American Sign Language. Their groundbreaking work-in-progress presentation, funded by a grant from the CreateNYC Disability Forward […]
On May 31, 2019, I saw Ali Stroker play Ado Annie in Daniel Fish’s dark reimagining of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic “Oklahoma” at the Circle in the Square Theatre on Broadway. Just over a week later, on June 9, she became the first performer who uses a wheelchair to win a Tony Award, for […]
Like millions of other people, I read Anne Helen Peterson’s viral article “How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation” and found myself relating to a lot of it. I’m on the line between Gen X and Millennials, but I’ve never really felt like I fit into either group. The life circumstances that have shaped me are less about […]
This article includes details of a violent crime and discussion of domestic violence. On Black Friday 2014, my life changed forever. I woke up early the day after Thanksgiving, November 28, 2014. Like most days in San Diego, California, it was warm and mild; the sun peeked in through my bedroom curtains as I awoke […]
Robots are in the news a lot these days, especially robots for people with disabilities. In Japan, a café went viral for hiring people with disabilities to operate robotic servers that take orders and bring food. The futuristic dining experience brings in customers while also providing valuable jobs to people who would otherwise be unemployed. […]
