Study Explores Safety of Removing Inoperable Pancreatic Tumors
A clinical trial will examine if chemotherapy followed by a novel surgical procedure can improve outcomes for patients with pancreatic tumors previously considered inoperable (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 15, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Pancreatic Cancer Source Type: news

AI-Enhanced Wearable Enables Speech Without Vocal Cords
An adhesive neck patch translates signals into audible speech in speech technology for people with disabilities (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 15, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Assistive Technology Source Type: news

Celebrating Special Education Inclusion and the Forgotten Children
Kathleen M. Cleaver writes on special education inclusion, Education for All (EHA), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and the forgotten children (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 13, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Blogs - Writings - Stories Source Type: news

Gun Manufacturers Target Women as Serious Students in Advertising Efforts to Drive Sales
Study reveals gun manufacturers are appealing to women as serious students of firearms in their advertising - a shift in strategy that may be contributing to increased gun sales (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 13, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Americas Source Type: news

SignLight International Film Festival Showcases Deaf Talent
SignLight Inc., will launch the inaugural SignLight International Film Festival, the world ' s largest gathering of Deaf and hard of hearing film and television talent, in Hollywood April 16-20, 2024 (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 13, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Photo and Film Casting Source Type: news

Boosting Disability Employment Could Drive Billions into Australian Economy
A recently released report highlights stagnant employment rates among individuals with disabilities in Australia for the past twenty years (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 12, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Australian Disability Employment Source Type: news

Social Media's Political Fury Breeds Cynicism in Society
How exposure to political attacks on social media promotes anger and political cynicism (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 12, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Political Editorials Source Type: news

Game Lab Unveils Unity Accessibility Toolkit
The toolkit focuses on players with visual impairments and makes it easier for game developers to implement gamer aids for people with disabilities (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 11, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Accessible Games and Gaming Source Type: news

Research Emphasizes Risks Associated with Smell Impairment
The study revealed a significant majority of participants were concerned about safety, particularly regarding gas leaks, smoke, and spoiled food (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 11, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Invisible Disability Source Type: news

Trust in U.S. Supreme Court Plummets Due to Rising Political Polarization
Survey exposes declining public confidence in Supreme Court approval and legitimacy process (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 8, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Political Editorials Source Type: news

Research Uncovers Surprising Literacy Skills in Non-verbal Autistic Individuals
Researchers studied whether or not nonspeaking autistic people react to letters, words and sentences in the same way as literate, non-autistic individuals (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 6, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Autism Information Source Type: news

Waist-to-height Ratio Detects Fat Obesity In Youth Far Better Than BMI
Waist circumference-to-height ratio identified as inexpensive measure of obesity in children and adolescents that could replace body mass index (BMI) (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 6, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Childhood Obesity Source Type: news

Diagnosing Fibromyalgia With a Blood Test
A pioneering blood sample test enables fibromyalgia to be identified quicker and precisely (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 5, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Fibromyalgia Source Type: news

New Evidence for an RNA World: Modeling the Origins of Life
These findings bring scientists closer to re-creating RNA-based life in the laboratory (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 5, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Anthropology and Disability Source Type: news

Disability Worlds: A Book by Faye Ginsburg and Rayna Rapp
Disability Worlds chronicles and theorizes 20 years of immersion in NYC ' s disability worlds as parents, activists, anthropologists, and disability studies scholars (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 3, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Publications Source Type: news