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Structural barriers such as inaccessible infrastructure and lack of transport options affect South Africa’s reputation as a disability-friendly country.
People could take a genetic test to gauge their future risk of disease without worrying their life insurers would penalise them.
It’s difficult to manage the stressors of work if you’re struggling with your mental health. Here are some recommendations for how to seek support.
Tracking disability policies has long been challenging − this will become a harder task under the Trump administration.
We’re still waiting for Australian cities to ensure public venues are fully accessible – and when that happens it won’t just be people with disabilities who’ll be better off.
Assistive technology like screen readers for the blind help people with disabilities use computers and smartphones, but they can be tripped up if webpages or documents are improperly formatted.
Disability may place constraints on a family’s ability to take vacations during the school holidays.
Ensuring public transport vehicles comply with the laws on disability access is just the tip of the iceberg. Access issues across the transport system point to the need for on-demand services.
The US Department of Education says special education students who missed out on services during the pandemic are likely eligible for additional help to make up for what was lost.
Four decades after the first Supreme Court ruling on the rights of students with disabilities, Congress has not made clear exactly what it expects of school districts.
The legacy of eugenics is still active in the U.S. Paternalistic attitudes and policies on the reproductive agency of disabled people is one way it manifests.
The Department of Education is investigating whether state bans on mask requirements in schools discriminate against students with disabilities.
Australia doesn’t have ‘conservatorships’ but rather guardianship and financial management laws for each state and territory.
Developers with disabilities are in the best position to build accessible technology, but they face a Catch-22 – most technology design tools themselves are not particularly accessible.
A trip to the beach is off limits for some people with a disability. We need to change that, and the law supports it.
Our health-care system is fraught with paternalistic attitudes toward the capabilities of people with disabilities. Capacity assessments raise important issues about consent, autonomy and agency.
People with disabilities are exempt from wearing face coverings on public transport and in shops, but this exemption has not been well communicated to the public.
Our 2018 research on the implementation of the new disability law shows that policymakers are still reluctant to implement the law.
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