Disability
Broadway's 'How to Dance in Ohio' Stars Seven Autistic Actors
The musical is loosely based on a 2015 documentary of the same name
New Exhibition Celebrates the Bond Between an Artist and Her Guide Dog
Artist Emilie Gossiaux has been working with a 13-year-old lab named London for a decade
This High-Tech Shirt Helps Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Patrons Feel Music
Guests at Chicago's Lyric Opera can now immerse themselves in performances through the SoundShirt’s vibrations
Archaeologists Discover Centuries-Old Prosthetic Hand in Germany
Used by a man between 30 and 50 years old, the four prosthetic fingers date to between 1450 and 1620
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Acquires More Than 100 Works by Artists With Disabilities
The purchase is one of the largest acquisitions of its kind by any museum in the United States
This Augmented Reality Tool Could Change Communication for Some Deaf and Hearing Impaired People
TranscribeGlass attaches to any pair of glasses and projects real-time subtitles in the user’s field of vision
After Federal Investigation, United Airlines Agrees to Make Changes for Travelers With Wheelchairs
The "lengthy" U.S. Department of Transportation investigation examined the airline's mishandling of a passenger's wheelchair
Video Artists Set the American Experience to Music
The Smithsonian American Art Museum brings its latest time-based media art to the widest possible audience, including the deaf and hearing impaired
What Happened on the Trains That Brought Wounded World War II Soldiers Home?
The logistics of moving patients across the U.S. by rail were staggeringly complex
United Will Be the First U.S. Airline to Add Braille to Its Plane Interiors
The carrier announced that it will update its entire mainline fleet over the next three years
Airlines Will Be Required to Make Bathrooms More Accessible
Single-aisle planes will face new rules from the U.S. Department of Transportation—but they won’t go into effect for more than a decade
Could This Convertible Seat Improve Air Travel for Wheelchair Users?
If adopted, a new prototype would allow passengers to remain in their own wheelchairs on flights
Pets Will Soon Be Welcome at More Than 120 Archaeological Sites in Greece
The new policies won't apply at certain high-traffic destinations like the Acropolis
Greece Is Making Hundreds of Beaches More Accessible
Remote-controlled, wheelchair-friendly ramps will allow vacationers with mobility challenges to enjoy the sea
How Edith Wilson Kept Herself—and Her Husband—in the White House
A new book about the first lady reveals how she and the ailing President Woodrow Wilson silenced their critics
What Made Judy Heumann, Mother of the Disability Rights Movement, an American Hero
The tireless activist, who died this weekend at 75, spent decades advocating for Americans with disabilities
In 1946, a Black Pilot Returned to the Cockpit After a Double Amputation
Neal V. Loving, whose memoir will soon be released by Smithsonian Books, built his own planes, ran a flight school and conducted research for the Air Force
Genetics Society Issues Apology for Ties to Eugenics and Racism
In a new report, the American Society of Human Genetics details its failures to address false and unjust uses of the field
Three Pioneering Scholars Who Died This Year
They believed that the stories of marginalized communities were worth chronicling
The First Astronaut With a Disability Is a Paralympic Bronze Medalist
The European Space Agency selected John McFall, along with 16 others, as part of its latest class of astronaut candidates
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