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Mental health awareness event set for City Hall in Waterford will be organised by Waterford Disability Network

TRAVERSE CITY — For nearly 50 years, Grand Traverse Industries has helped disabled individuals find meaning and dignity in work through partnerships with area companies. They demonstrate that what’s good

How Disability Inclusion Improves Life at Home

People with disabilities can seize job opportunities in the ecological transition if given the necessary support, says a new report by the ILO Global Business and Disability Network and Fundación ONCE.

The conference opening will see welcoming remarks by the ILO and Atos, the current ILO Global Business and Disability Network (GBDN) Chair. Further, new members, including multinational enterprises and National Business and Disability Networks, that have joined the ILO Global Network since its last year’s annual conference will be officially welcomed.

A new smartphone case could soon enable folks with visual impairments, tremors and spasms to use touch screens independently.Developed at the University of Michigan, BrushLens could help users perceive, locate and tap buttons and keys on the touch sc

Anything but a beauty pageant— that’s how organizers describe a statewide competition that took place Saturday in Grand Rapids.

Disability advocate Miranda Grunwell has voted in every election for the past 22 years, since she turned 18. But it hasn’t been easy because of a severe learning disability. 

BrushLens, a smartphone case, could increase touchscreen accessibility for people with visual impairments, researchers say.

A new smartphone case could soon enable folks with visual impairments, tremors and spasms to use touch screens independently. Developed at the University of Michigan, BrushLens could help users perceive, locate and tap buttons and keys on the touch screen menus now ubiquitous in restaurant kiosks,