DW Disability News Service: News, Research, Events
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Hyperreligiosity: When Faith Becomes a Clinical Sign
Hyperreligiosity explained: how neurological disease, psychosis and rigid belief turn devotion into measurable harm, disability and preventable death.
Sensory Issues and Behaviors: Lessons From an Itchy Rash
A personal look at how a temporary itchy rash reveals the link between sensory issues and behaviors, and why noticing them builds empathy for disabled people.
Accessible Tourism in Nepal: Lessons from South Korea
South Korea's accessible tourism system, certified guides for blind visitors and disability hiring in tourism offer Nepal a practical model for inclusion.
Where Disabled Veterans Prefer to Live in New York State
How internal migration draws disabled veterans to Rockland, Westchester, Bronx, Manhattan and Kings counties, and why local economies and social policy matter.
Cane Colors and Patterns That Signal Vision or Hearing Loss
What white, red and white striped, and green canes signal about blindness, low vision, and deafblindness, plus the history and laws behind each color.
Christian Nationalism and Disability: A History of Harm
How Christian nationalism and organized religion have harmed disabled Americans, from eugenics sermons and church ADA exemptions to modern ableism.
Epistemology and Disability: How We Know What We Know
An authoritative guide to epistemology, the study of knowledge, and how disability reshapes ideas about evidence, testimony and epistemic injustice.
TMVII Ringworm: The New Sexually Spread Fungal Infection
Facts on TMVII ringworm, an emerging sexually transmitted fungal skin infection - how it differs from normal ringworm, symptoms, spread, and treatment.
Living With Bipolar Disorder and OCD: A Life Story
A personal account of living undiagnosed for years with bipolar disorder and OCD, covering diagnosis, work struggles, disability, stigma, and family life.
Northern Improves Disability Training After ORR Review
Northern Trains completed 23 actions to fix disability awareness training for passenger-facing staff after an Office of Rail and Road investigation this year.
Transabled: Body Integrity Dysphoria and BIID Facts
An evidence based explanation of transabled identity, body integrity dysphoria, BIID research, ICD-11 criteria, and the ethical debate over elective disability.
The 20 Most Accessible Countries for Disabled People
A ranked guide to the 20 most accessible countries for disabled people, with the criteria, laws, transport data and real barriers behind each place.
Chemogenetics: Rewriting the Rules of Disability Care
Chemogenetics uses engineered receptors and inert drugs to switch neurons on or off, opening reversible new treatments for epilepsy, pain and paralysis.
Political Ideology Shapes Religious Exemption Views
Research finds Americans judge religious exemption requests by political alignment, supporting claims that match their own ideology and doubting those that do not.
Möbius Strip and Disability: Metaphor, Meaning, Uses
How the one-sided Möbius strip works as a metaphor for the social model of disability, dissolving the line between body, impairment, and society.
Digital Accessibility Must Preserve the State of Our Work
Why digital accessibility must go beyond interface conformance to preserve procedural state, delivery status and case history for disabled and older users.
The Healthy Eating Index: Diet Quality and Disability
An authoritative guide to the Healthy Eating Index (HEI), how its 13 food components are scored, and what the research shows about diet quality and disability.
New Insights Into Autism and the Brain's Dopamine System
Researchers combined three advanced brain scans in 60 adults and found more dopamine D2 receptors in autistic people, indicating dopamine's role in autism.
Far-UVC at 222 nm: Safety, Evidence and Why It Waits
How 222 nm far-UVC germicidal light works, the evidence for reducing airborne pathogens, its safety limits, and why the fixtures stay rare.
LA28 Paralympics: Data Shows Rising Competition Levels
IPC data ahead of the LA28 Paralympic Games shows record depth in Para sport, with 175 world records set at Paris 2024 and 4,480 athletes due to compete.
Social Security Adds 14 Compassionate Allowances
Social Security added 14 conditions to its Compassionate Allowances list, expanding to 314 conditions that speed disability benefit approvals for severe illness.
Public Transit Barriers Limit NYC Disability Employment
How inaccessible buses, subways, and rail in New York City raise commute times and lower employment rates for working-age people with disabilities.
Effective Altruism and Disability: A Critical Guide
An authoritative guide to effective altruism, its cost-effectiveness methods, and the sharp debates it has provoked among disability rights scholars.
UK TV Disability Hiring Target May Not Be Met Until 2028
Independent Creative Diversity Network review finds UK television off-screen disability representation rose just 0.9%, delaying the Doubling Disability target.
Cat Training Helps Kids With Disabilities and Cats
A cat training program improved behavior, responsibility and bonds for children with developmental disabilities while making their family cats more social.
Unseen: Voices of Visually Impaired South Africans
A book by Joanne Bloch sharing her own sight loss story and interviews with 20 visually impaired South Africans on adaptation, barriers, and daily life.
MTA Settlement Improves NY Subway Elevator Outage Access
Disability advocates reach a class action settlement with the MTA requiring better signage, announcements, and alerts for New York subway elevator outages.
Loneliness as a Public Health Crisis and Companionship
The WHO links loneliness to about 871,000 deaths a year, with teens most affected - a look at companionship as low-cost prevention.
Wheel Talk Podcast: Disabled Voices and Rare Disease
A podcast hosted by two friends with an ultra-rare form of congenital muscular dystrophy, sharing honest conversations about disability and lived experience.
George Mendoza: Blind Artist and Spirit Man Novelist
Profile of George Mendoza, the blind New Mexico artist, author of the Spirit Man novels, and Smithsonian affiliated exhibitor of Colors of the Wind.
CrossCountry Debuts Digital Priority Seating Card
CrossCountry launches an industry-first digital Priority Seating Card for Apple Wallet and Android Wallet, helping customers discreetly request priority seats.
Life in a Wheelchair: A Personal Look at ADA Access
A firsthand account of navigating public spaces in a wheelchair and on crutches, and why ADA accessibility guidelines still fall short in daily real world use.
Kinesiologist vs Physiotherapist: What's the Difference
Compare kinesiologists and physiotherapists - their training, scope, and overlap in exercise and rehabilitation, plus how each supports people with disability.
SSA Adds Online Tools for Disability Claims and Appeals
Social Security now offers online disability claim status tracking, digital form submission, and 26 additional hearing notices through my Social Security.
Evan Sweeney Launches The Access Archive Video Series
Writer Evan Sweeney launches The Access Archive, a 10-part video series documenting adaptive living and disability culture, filmed in Los Angeles.
Helping Neurodivergent Job Seekers Assess Workplace Fit
Raaha is a free tool that compares a job description with how you prefer to work, giving neurodivergent job seekers a fit score and questions to ask.
Antivaccine Bills Surge in States, Led by GOP Push
Republican lawmakers sponsored 86 percent of state antivaccine bills after COVID-19, a Boston University study finds, raising public health concerns.
Terminal Lucidity: A Surprising Return of the Mind
Terminal lucidity is an unexpected return of mental clarity in people with dementia or severe disability, often in the final days or hours before death.
The Sound of Silence: Inside EV Noise Pollution
A look at electric car noise pollution, the alert tunes each EV model emits, and how both silence and sound affect people with disabilities.
Accessible Bali Airbnb: 3-Bedroom Villa Getaway in Ketewel
Rent a wheelchair accessible 3 bedroom villa near Rangkan Beach in Ketewel, Bali with accessible bathroom, ocean and rice field views, and private pool.
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