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Wheelchair? Hearing aids? Yes. ‘Disabled’? No way.
Many older Americans shun an identity that could bring helpful accommodations, improve care, and provide community.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized a ruling Monday that will make hearing aids available over the counter without a prescription or an appointment. It’s a game-changer for many disabled ...
JAIPREET VIRDI is a historian of medicine, technology, and disability at the University of Delaware, and the author of Hearing Happiness: Deafness Cures in History. For the past two years, analysts ...
In this op-ed, Amy Kenny highlights the inaccessibility of travel, and the harm disabled people face when their mobility aids are damaged by airlines. My heart pounds in my ears as I wave goodbye to ...
Commentary: Disability rights aren't a niche issue, and the COVID-19 pandemic has made that impossible to ignore any longer. During her time at CNET, Kim Wong-Shing loved demystifying the world of ...
Finding stylish mobility aids amid a sea of dull, colourless options which match the aesthetic of a hospital ward is the bane of many fashion-forward disabled people’s wardrobes. In the UK the ...
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