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Lexx Che Biography
Bio of Lexx Che, creator of the Anti-Coaching methodology and author of 50+ books, with nearly 20 years in strategy, design, and digital transformation.
Famous People Who Have or Had Tuberculosis: A to Z List
A to Z list of famous people who had tuberculosis, including writers, composers, artists, saints and world leaders, with notes on how TB affected their lives.
Alex Zanardi: Rebuilding Control After Double Amputation
Alex Zanardi's racing career after a double leg amputation shows how hand controls, prosthetics and handcycle design rebuilt his driving and Paralympic success.
Living With Crohn's Disease as an Invisible Disability
A graduate student with Crohn's disease explains how chronic illness, invisible disability, treatment costs and healthcare access shape education and work.
Internalized Ableism: Rejecting Shame and Disability Pride
How internalized ableism and disability shame form, how they limit careers, health and relationships, and how disability pride and access break the cycle.
Snowball Accessibility App Named in TIME's Best Inventions
Snowball, the free accessibility app founded by Simon Sansome, was named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2026 for helping disabled people find places to visit.
Playnook Games: Free Accessible Browser Games for Everyone
Playnook Games offers 16 free accessible browser games, including Chess, Sudoku and Solitaire, with high-contrast design, tap controls and no sign-up required.
Lesya Ukrainka: Chronic Illness, Writing and The Forest Song
How Lesya Ukrainka wrote The Forest Song while living with tuberculosis and variable capacity, and how her 1911 drama became the animated film Mavka during war.
2027 Social Security COLA: 3.6 Percent Benefit Increase
Social Security benefits and SSI payments will rise 3.6 percent in 2027, adding about $75 monthly for retirees, with COLA notices online in late November.
Wheelchair Right to Repair: Film on Open-Source Chairs
Respect America film on disability advocate Thomas Quiter and his push for open-source power wheelchairs that users can repair locally, releasing October 16.
Vincent van Gogh: What Reproduction Cannot Preserve
An artist's essay on why Vincent van Gogh's original paintings and drawings reveal brushstroke, texture, and scale that digital reproductions cannot preserve.
What Is a Doula? Birth Support, Disability, and Access
Learn what a doula is, what doulas do before, during, and after birth, and why continuous support matters for disabled parents and their care teams.
SnapSlide: One-Handed Child-Resistant Prescription Vial
SnapSlide, a one-handed child-resistant prescription vial for people with arthritis, stroke, Parkinson’s, or limited dexterity, is now at pharmacies nationwide.
How Disabled Veterans in New York Can Improve Finances
How disabled veterans in New York can improve their finances through PACT Act disability ratings, 55-b and 55-c state jobs, and relocation to stronger economies.
Beethoven's Hearing Loss and the Architecture of Feedback
Beethoven's progressive hearing loss stripped away the feedback his composing and performing relied on, while notation, memory, and sketches kept his work going.
Smallpox, Measles and Covid Vaccines - History and Safety
Learn the history and safety of smallpox, measles and Covid vaccines, including MMR and mRNA ingredients, debunked myths and why vaccination protects others.
Teen Founder Builds Four Accessible Technology Platforms
A 16-year-old founder explains how Scholark, Capital Mastery, DataShadow, and OpenLens apply accessibility, informed consent, and user control to tech design.
Family Support After Spinal Cord Injury Rehab Discharge
A first-person account of 38 years with a cervical spinal cord injury, showing how families, carers and assistive technology shape long-term support after rehab.
Neuralese Recurrence: Wordless AI Thought and Disability
Neuralese recurrence explained: how AI models reason in hidden vectors instead of words, why it worries safety researchers, and what disability research shows.
Opera Praktikos Premieres ASL and Bel Canto La Sonnambula
Opera Praktikos premieres an interabled La Sonnambula merging American Sign Language with Bellini bel canto opera at National Sawdust in Brooklyn on November 18.
Choice Landing: First Kelsey Certified Housing in Kentucky
Pillar breaks ground on Choice Landing, a 72-unit Kelsey Certified independent living community for adults with disabilities in Oldham County, Kentucky.
FDA Panel Backs Galleri Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test
FDA advisory panel voted in favor of GRAIL's Galleri multi-cancer early detection test for adults 50 and older, supporting its safety and benefit-risk profile.
Mississippi L.O.V.E. Documentary Series Honors Disability
Mississippi L.O.V.E., a new documentary series, shares the stories of people with disabilities, families, caregivers, and support services across Mississippi.
Stephen Hawking, Disability, and the Limits of Motivation
Stephen Hawking viewed through decision architecture, showing how assistive technology and support systems extend human agency when motivation meets hard limits.
Second Look Laws and Disability-Inclusive Sentence Review
The Sentencing Project urges disability-inclusive second look laws so courts can review extreme sentences of people whose disabilities shaped their case.