By University of Washington Aging and Physical Disability RRTC
Individuals with disabilities are at a greater risk of experiencing fatigue than the general population, and this risk increases with age.
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When disability isn’t disclosed, we create an invisible layer of additional work for the individual which will affect their productivity.
Can museums offer early hours, stress-reducing activities, play space, quiet space, learning tools, educated staff, sensory aids, and/or programs tailored for those with developmental disabilities?
Ableism refers to bias, prejudice, and discrimination against people with disabilities. It hinges on the idea that people with disabilities are less valuable than nondisabled people.
Ableism centers around the notion that people with disabilities are imperfect and need fixing.
More than a million children in America are the autism spectrum. What happens when they come of age?
Despite what popular culture says, we all know that people with disabilities are not actually the same (ha!), and that what will work with self care with our disability won’t necessarily work for someone else’s.
As they reach adulthood, the overarching quest of many in this first generation to be identified with Asperger syndrome is the same as many of their nonautistic peers: to find someone to love who will love them back.
Netflix and the BBC will work together, in an unprecedented move, to promote disabled creatives on and off screen.