Biden’s Disability Plan Could Close the Equal-Pay Loophole
Biden’s Disability Plan Could Close the Equal-Pay LoopholeThe partisan divide on disability rights is bigger now than at any time in recent memory. Read my story in The Atlantic.
Apple’s iOS update comes with a new accessibility feature
Apple’s iOS update comes with a new accessibility featureApple’s iOS update comes with a new accessibility feature — but big tech still has a long way to go if it wants to be truly accessible Read the full piece at Business Insider.
Many Deaf Women Aren’t Safer at Home
Many Deaf Women Aren’t Safer at Home Domestic violence cases have spiked globally under mandatory lockdowns, but deaf women are especially at risk. Read my article at Bitch Media.
Twitter Just Rolled Out a Feature That’s Inaccessible to Disabled Users
Twitter Just Rolled Out a Feature That’s Inaccessible to Disabled UsersThe company’s blunder is symptomatic of broader issues that pervade social media design and computer science education. Read the full article at Slate / Future Tense Now.
Sandra Bland, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray: the toll of police violence on disabled Americans
Sandra Bland, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray: the toll of police violence on disabled AmericansMore than a third of Americans killed by police have a disability. It’s time to listen to black and disabled activists. Read the full article co-written with Dominic Bradley at The Guardian.
The Inaccessible Internet
The Inaccessible InternetAs life moves online, gaps in digital accessibility mean millions of disabled Americans are being left behind. Read the full article at Slate.
Lawmakers ask that a sign-language interpreter be added to the White House’s popular coronavirus press briefings
Lawmakers ask that a sign-language interpreter be added to the White House’s popular coronavirus press briefingsThe Congressional Deaf Caucus is fighting to have sign language interpreters at all televised White House public health press briefings. The chairs of the caucus, Reps. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and John Rutherford (R-Fla.), sent a letter to Vice President Mike Pence…
The deaf community is facing new barriers during the pandemic
The deaf community is facing new barriersSince President Trump declared a national emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak over a month ago, I have communicated in person with only one individual outside my home: the pharmacist who handed me my prescription from the drive-through window. Only I couldn’t really communicate with the pharmacist, because I…
Lyme disease: The other epidemic no one is talking about
Lyme disease: The other epidemic no one is talking aboutAs articles about the coronavirus pandemic flood my Facebook feed and the numbers of people sick and dead climb, I am experiencing deja vu. l first felt the dread associated with dealing with an epidemic 20 years ago, when I was 11 years old and living…
I’m deaf, and have found that transportation services have a long way to go to be more accessible. Here’s how I navigate traveling.
I’m deaf, and have found that transportation services have a long way to go to be more accessible. Here’s how I navigate traveling. Two years ago, a high-speed train I was riding from Baltimore to my job in Virginia jolted to a stop. A voice announced the stop’s name over the intercom, but it was…