Disabilities
The Sex Educator Teaching BDSM to People With Disabilities
Robin Wilson-Beattie didn’t get the support she needed to rebuild her sex life after an aneurysm, so now she dedicates her life to helping other people with disabilities.
The Silent Struggle: What It's Like to Grow Up With Deaf Parents
Children of deaf adults straddle the complex cultural plain between the deaf world and the hearing world.
Toronto’s New Auditory ‘Beacons’ Will Help Blind People Navigate Downtown
They transmit navigation data directly to blind people’s phones.
When Should a Prescription Drug's Side Effects Count as a Disability?
“Part of me can kind of understand where they're coming from, but most of me doesn't.”
How Games Can Better Accommodate Disabled Players
From colorblindness to subtitles, the medium still has a way to go before it’s really for all the players.
Self-Driving Cars Should Be Designed For People with Disabilities
The autonomous vehicle revolution could be especially helpful to a population that struggles with access.
A Quadriplegic Painter Created An Artist Paradise For Artists With Disabilities | #50StatesofArt
After a debilitating accident, William Heard took up painting and founded an arts center in Mississippi.
What Grief and Loss Look Like, in Photos
What does it mean to lose something, or someone, dear to you? Photographer Clare Hewitt was mourning the death of her grandmother when she met a stroke victim who had lost part of her sight.
German Political Party Suggests Paying for Disabled People to Visit Sex Workers
A spokesperson for Germany's Green Party has proposed a scheme that would allow disabled people to pay for the services of sex workers. We asked a disability rights campaigner about the proposal.
German Political Party Suggests Paying for Disabled People to Visit Sex Workers
A spokesperson for Germany's Green Party has proposed a scheme that would allow disabled people to pay for the services of sex workers. We asked a disability rights campaigner about the proposal.
Watch the Highlights of the Most Futuristic Version of the Olympics
The Cybathlon is where athletes with disabilities use robotics to compete.