Shoulders hunched, brows furrowed and fingers clenched on No. 2 pencils, nine adults seated at a table paint a portrait of anxiety. In unison, they lean forward, aiming ears at a loudspeaker as they ...
Dyslexia is a disability that hinders the brain’s ability to match sounds with letters. This affects reading, writing and spelling. On Wednesday evening, a Troy Hill school will host a simulation ...
UAB Disability Support Services presents its first Disability Experience event the week of April 10. UAB students, faculty and staff have volunteered to experience a disability simulation, ranging ...
Professionals in the fields of education and rehabilitation psychology have long used disability simulations to try to promote understanding and improve attitudes about persons with disabilities. To ...
Roughly 26 percent of American adults have a disability, making people with disabilities the largest minority group in the country. Although disability is a common experience that will affect you or ...
Students ran an accessibility simulation to honor the International Day of People with Disabilities, and show AUC community members how to step into the shoes of others when making accommodations.
The lessons in disability awareness that Tenniswood Elementary School students will learn Wednesday may not be part of the MSTEP test, but they can go a long way in teaching awareness and empathy.
1July 26 marks the 28th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA focuses on America’s promise to full and equal access to programs and services that are provided to the public in ...