Tag: Disability
I love theatre and I’m blind. Here’s how that works | Ria Adriani
Ria Andriani became blind at the age of five as the result of glaucoma. Thanks to tactile tours and audio descriptors, it hasn’t stopped her enjoying theatre. The Rabbits, written by Kate Miller-Heidke and adapted from a picture book by John Marsden and Shaun Tan, was one of the most popular shows to run at […]
Disability Activists Urge Princeton University to Denounce Professor Peter Singer’s Comments, Call for His Resignation
Princeton, NJ (PRWEB) June 09, 2015 Disability rights activists from Pennsylvania Not Dead Yet and New Jersey centers for independent living, as well as groups representing parents of people with disabilities, will be marching to Princeton University and holding a protest on June 10, 2015. Activists want Princeton to publicly denounce recent statements by Professor […]
Early Detection for Arthritis: The Nation’s Most Common Cause of Disability Likely to be Detectable Via a Blood Test Soon
Santa Rosa, CA (PRWEB) April 29, 2015 Research, led by the University of Warwick in the UK published recently in the journal Scientific Reports reveals that the first blood test for detection of early-stage osteoarthritis could soon be developed. Researchers who say that the biomarker they identified in the study makes it possible to detect […]
Allsup and Invisible Disabilities Association Invite You to Get Personal During Disability Awareness Month (DAM)
Belleville, Ill (PRWEB) September 30, 2014 October is Disability Awareness Month (DAM), and a fitting time to raise awareness that disabilities aren’t always visible. They can affect people in different ways, according to Allsup, a nationwide Social Security Disability Insurance representation company. Allsup and the Invisible Disabilities Association (IDA) invite individuals with disabilities, caregivers, advocates […]