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This article is for all the people with disabilities who have dreams. For everyone who fears that they will never be who they want to be and be wherever they want to be because of society’s limitations.…I started seeing stories of success about persons with disabilities on the internet. It
In this article, Nabil Eid reflects on the metaverse and how it may affect how we know education today.
After three years of research on AKTION T4, the most extensive systematic genocide of the disabled in human history, Dr. Azadeh Abbaszadeh, with her team, decided to build a memorial in the central part of the capital, located in the largest park of Tehran. In human history, Hitler’s genocide project,
In this article, Nabil Eid reflects on the metaverse and how to develop an inclusive environment
In this article, Rosemary Musachio explores the Metaverse and it´s implications on PWD.
Living at home with someone with a disability is no easy task. Not only are you concerned with your loved one’s medical status, but you’re also concerned with making sure your home is accessible… Read the full article at Billion Strong. About the Author: Billion Strong is an identity and
If you are running a website for your business or organization, you want to reach as wide an audience as possible. Statistics show that at least 48 million Americans live with some degree of hearing loss… Read the full article at Billion Strong. About the Author: Justin Bennett is an
If your child has a learning disability and is struggling in school, he or she may feel alienated from peers, confused or angry at the inability to grasp what seem to be simple topics. According to the Learning Disabilities Association of America, 2.3 million students are diagnosed with learning disabilities…
In this article, Nabil Eid reflects on the plight that people with disabilities go through on the midst of the war on Ukraine.
This article aims to analyze and discuss the various barriers that pose a hindrance to Disability Inclusion. The article examines the conceptual framework of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) using several views like charity model, medical model, social model, human rights model, and interactional model… Many persons with disabilities are excluded
One of the common misconceptions about us people with visual disabilities is that we do not care about how we look. That fashion is not important to us because we can not see ourselves. I am blind, and it matters how I present myself to the public. I care about
Debra Ruh authored five articles for Forbes Council Business in 2021: Articles all bout how organizations can successfully reach the community of people with disabilities and the new trends and opportunities that arise in this area.
In this article, Rosemary Musachio explores the importance of the bill and stresses the importance for the senate to pass this project.
“Disability, Ability, and Identity for Global Unity”… Together We Can. Rockville, Virginia (August 14/9, 2021) – Billion Strong, a Global Nonprofit Organization, is proud to announce its founding by Ruh Global IMPACT As a comprehensive, Multi-Faceted Inclusion Strategy and Consulting Firm, Ruh Global IMPACT recognized that implementing inclusion and disability
A few months ago, I attended a webinar by Joe Devon, Founder of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). It has been 9 years since he started GAAD. You’d think businesses, schools, and even governments would have made their websites accessible. However, Mr. Devon presented some sober statistics, including 98.1% of
We can´t go back to normal! I recently had a conversation with a friend about COVID-19; the USA seems to be returning to pre-pandemic times, and the numbers back that up, so it makes sense that things would go back to normal. However, we decided to keep looking at the
Together, we can solve the world’s biggest problems; together, we can work to end the extreme poverty of women and girls with disabilities; change begins with, and through us, is this possible? We know that one person cannot change the world on their own. But when we work together, utilizing
In this day and age, everyone has been reliant in the use of internet. Shopping clothes, ordering food, doing work, communicating with loved ones, buying grocery supplies, paying bills–you name it, we can do it all online. It has even become more essential in our lives when the COVID-19 pandemic
Disability is a multi-dimensional development and human rights issue, and many people with disabilities are consistently left out of development gains. Excluding people with disabilities from social and economic activities has negative consequences not only on the individuals concerned but also on their families and community. Discriminatory attitudes limit their
As there appears to be a paucity of literature on the disability identity development of people with disabilities, there seems to be a lack of understanding of identity development. The concept of disability identity has been receiving increased attention in recent literature, much of which has come from scholars in
People with disabilities face challenges in the labor markets. There is a substantial gap between integrating people with disabilities into the labor force and their actual participation levels. Labor force disparities for people with disabilities also vary from one type of disability to another, resulting in some groups showing higher
Let us be honest — Climate Change is Scary. This means we have to start preparing as much, and as soon, as possible. We have a choice to make. We can become resigned to the scary reality, we can ignore it entirely and get caught off-guard when it is too late, or we can prepare for the future.
Globally, more than 1 billion people – roughly 15 percent of the world’s population live with some form of disability, they may be at particular risk of serious illness or death from COVID-19 infection.
There are a lot of articles around the web that you can read about persons with disabilities living a meaningful and happy life which I think is important. We need to spread as much awareness as possible.
Close to one billion people, 15% of the global population, live with some form of disability. Aging, chronic health issues, and mental health disorders are significant factors contributing to disability worldwide. Thus, it is now critical to address these far-reaching global disability issues proactively together.
I never imagined much of the world would be telecommuting due to a pandemic. Today obtaining a telework position is almost the norm compared to twenty years ago when I looked for very scarce work-at-home opportunities. Recent data published by Global Workplace analytics and Iometrics shows that 97% of the
There are a lot of fears and negative assumptions around people that have vision loss or are blind. These societal fears and assumptions can cause exclusion for people with visual loss like myself. October is Blindness Awareness Month and according to the World Health Organization, globally there are 285 million people with
On September 18, America’s light dimmed as we lost a great leader and champion in equal rights. After a long battle with cancer, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away at 87. She was happily married for 56 years and is survived by a daughter, a son, and four
“Our moral responsibility is not to stop the future, but to shape it…to channel our destiny in humane directions and to ease the trauma of transition.” – Alvin Toffler Economic Inequality. Economic inequality has been at the center of political, economic, and sociological conversations for centuries. In 1912 the Italian
Huawei has been committed to “Bring digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world”. It is a leading global provider of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated solutions across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud
Access to quality education is the basic right of every individual. However, it’s not the case for a lot of people. Some of them have to fight hard just to get the education that they deserve. These are the marginalized people of our society and persons with disabilities are included
Now more than ever, digital skills are important to how populations prepare for the economy of the future, and while efforts are underway to mobilize the masses in meeting the challenges of the information technology elsewhere, most African countries are still dormant in this respect. Although there is a lot
In my previous blog, I talked about the changes and silver linings that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought into our lives. We need the positive things that we can hold onto in these tough times. Most of us didn’t always see it this way when we all stayed home to
“Americans are punitive by nature. However, we are also compassionate, and equality is built into our foundation. So, it is not surprising that incarcerating certain groups of individuals has caused a heated debate about whether our practices are just, effective, and humane”. Sadly, the United States is #1 when it
A few months ago in Challenges of Non-verbal Patients and Communication Solutions, I recounted my experience during a recent hospital stay where communication barriers made it a nightmare. I wrote how having a caregiver or friend there would have alleviated those problems. They would have helped care for me and
COVID-19 pandemic has caused a lot of struggles all over the world. I wrote about this in my previous article, Impact Of COVID-19 On Persons With Disabilities In ASEAN Countries. My article speaks to my experiences as a woman that is legally blind living in the Philippines. I also wrote
The technological revolution is transforming our lives at breakneck speed, dramatically altering the ways in which we work, learn, and even live together. Alongside the increasingly sophisticated use of big data, AI is undergoing exponential growth and finding new applications in an ever-increasing number of sectors, including security, the environment,
When the World Health Organization declared the COVID19 as a pandemic; it felt like the world had taken a halt in most countries. We all felt the impact and were sent home to stay safe. The COVID19 pandemic has brought great uncertainties into our lives. My name is Jasmin and
“Experts on China are reading the tea leaves that a ban on TikTok is imminent as the United States puts pressure on Chinese companies”. It is sad to watch some top officials in the government of The United States continues to attack Chinese companies. As I write this article, COVID-19
Governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have rapidly reacted to contain the Coronavirus (COVID-19). With all necessary caution at this stage of the pandemic, contagion seems limited so far, and the public health consequences less severe than expected. However, the pandemic is already causing dramatic economic
We are in the golden age of innovations, an era in which digital technology is transforming the underpinnings of human existence, transforming lives within the community of disability and the elderly. This revolution is impacting every industry, including the one you may have never considered: accessible and adaptive technology. From
Technology must work for everyone and must represent the requirements and needs of us of all. Women are half of the world’s population, and as such, they need to be an integral part of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aims. Goal 5 is to achieve gender equality and empower women and
On July 26, 2020 the Americans with Disabilities (ADA) celebrates its 30th anniversary. As all of you should know, the ADA entitles persons with disabilities (PwDs) equal access to every aspect of American society, thus prohibiting discrimination. The ADA has opened doors to PwDs regarding education, employment, recreation, transportation, and
Since 2001, I have been supporting corporations that are helping to solve some of the world’s largest problems including disability inclusion, Tech4All, Tech4Good, Digital Inclusion and Climate Change. In 2019, I visited Huawei to learn more about their efforts to support the United Nations (UN), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As
Over a month ago, I became ill, throwing up all through the night. Paramedics came in the morning wearing masks, which is the standard procedure nowadays to protect against COVID-19. Luckily, my caregiver was there to tell them I could understand and showed them the information sheet on my door.
Over the past 30 years, the semiconductor industry has been at the heart of technological advances that have generated enormous benefits for the US economy, US defense capabilities, and consumers and enterprises around the world. It has also created benefits for China, whose technology industry has been able to use
Education can help move people out of poverty and give all of us, especially children, the chance for a better life. Education can also change the lives of adults that did not have access to education earlier in their lives or need to retrain for a new career. Another wonderful
Corporations are working to reduce their carbon footprints in their operations and to implement climate change measures throughout their global footprint. Many forward thinking corporations are letting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) guide and inform these sustainability efforts including setting climate change targets to cut their carbon emissions and to support
How Corporations can show leadership and help during these changing times!!! I am proud to write and speak about the inclusion needs of my community, persons with disabilities, in all aspects of society. Climate Action and the UN Sustainable Development Goals are also part of my passion along with Tech4All,
In the summer of 2019, Huawei invited me to attend Huawei Connect 2019 in Shanghai. One of my professional colleagues told me that I should shy away from Huawei since they were a Chinese corporation. I was surprised by the comment and responded, China has over 1.4+ billion people and
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America (January 9, 2020) Ruh Global IMPACT, a disability inclusion consulting firm, announced today the promotion of David Pérez to Chief Financial Officer. Pérez will ensure profitability and growth through planning, strategy, and execution of the business’s financial operations. “David has been an integral part
Until 7 years ago, my then 80-year-old mother provided for my personal care needs for most of my life, except when friends accompanied me on trips. She bathed, dressed, groomed, and fed me. Additionally, she did all of the household chores.
I had the pleasure to interview Tanya Sheckley of UP ACADEMY located in San Mateo, CA on my Show – Human Potential at Work. UP ACADEMY is an elementary lab school for the inclusion of students with physical disabilities. Tanya’s passion for starting the school was her amazing daughter Eliza
Today, we face an enormous wave of innovation, across many areas that are changing the way we live, work, play and communicate. Everything from Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics, TECH4ALL, TECH4GOOD, AI4GOOD, Social Media, The Digital Economy and Currencies, Wearables, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and The “Gig” Economy are impacting
The world has around 1.3 billion people with disabilities (PwDs). In other words, one out of five persons has some type of disability. Like everybody else, we want and need to earn and spend money. In fact, according to Global Economics Disability Report, we, along with our family and friends,
When two persons take the big leap into matrimony, they vow to love each other for better or worse, in sickness or health. Those vows may be more powerful when one or both marriage partners have disabilities. Although their disabilities can present additional challenges to a marriage, they can enrich
Today, May 16, we celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). As the name suggests, GAAD highlights all that is and should be accessible. By promoting these ideals through innovations and legal action, the public will continue to open their minds further to what we, individuals with disabilities need to strive in society.
Silicon Valley has served as a beacon of technological innovation for decades. In the area of diversity, however, they have historically struggled. Making an effort to include individuals with disabilities at all levels of a company has the potential to drive business strategy further into the future, and create a society that is more cognizant and appreciative of one another’s differences.
Medical marijuana is legal in 30 states, including Ohio. The constituents and lawmakers of these states have seen the light. They’ve read the facts, seen results, or experienced the effects of the beneficial drug to legalize it. Now how do we convince the rest of the country to follow suit
In pondering the many things we have to be thankful for this year, here are seven people, living and dead, who enriched our understanding of people with disabilities and made the world a better place. Some you know. Some you don’t.
I am a disabled activist and researcher born in Egypt, who lived through many barriers and deprivations that face disabled people in accessing basic services. At my segregated boarding school for blind students in Egypt, I gained many
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Recently Sian Tesni, Senior Education Advisor at CBM, and I had the fantastic opportunity to meet with deaf leaders in Vietnam. We met with dynamic leaders, Ling from Hanoi and Huong from Ho Chi Minh City.
That’s how it is with purple, a hue that communicates royalty, majesty, and power.
And that is what brings us to the #PurpleLightUp movement, a global call to action that demands that the voices of all people around the world be heard, specifically people with disabilities and their inclusion in the workforce.
On Saturday –fittingly World Cerebral Palsy Day — the wildly popular athletic apparel giant offered a new message, a giant milestone in the global brand’s movement for inclusion; Be Like Justin.
But who is Justin?
The IoT is what we can call the next step in the evolution of wireless networks, the progress that has been made from closed networks to enterprise IT networks to the internet has been faster than anticipated and it is expected that by the year 2020 nearly 50 billion things will comprise the IoT, creating a $1.7 trillion market.
The questions spiral down to ever-increasing depths of unfounded possibilities and settles into a full rolling boil of panic. Blood pressure rises. Heart rate soars. All this physical and mental reaction occurs before the dog even makes his way over for morning scratches. This is how the day may start for a person living with an anxiety disorder.
Internet, new opportunities for citizenship and participation for Children and Youth. By David Pérez and Manfred Chinchilla According to UNESCO Citizenship can be defined as the status of having the right to participate in and to be represented in politics, it can also be defined as a collection of rights
By Rosemary Musachio When I first learned that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) might be weakened, I was mortified. I thought, “Oh no, would customer service representatives, business executives, professors, and everyone else who serve the public still regard, or try to regard, persons with disabilities (PWD) as equal?
I am one of the 74% of people with disabilities that have an invisible disability[1]. But I wasn’t even aware that I had a disability until I was filling out paperwork for a state identification card at the DMV. One of the last questions on the form read: “Do you
Written by Rosemary Musachio, Chief Accessibility Officer (CAO) at Ruh Global Communications Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to travel. In fact, I expressed this desire in a line from the first poem I wrote: “If I was a bird, I’d fly to every country I could
Written by Eng. Nabil Eid. Strategic Disability Inclusion ICT Accessibility consulting services & solutions Middle East and North Africa. Today, 54 per cent of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 66 per cent by 2050. Projections show that urbanization combined with
Healthcare is a topic that has been in discussion a lot lately in our political climate. Whether you are on one side or another of the debate, we all can agree that healthcare is something we all wish to have easy and affordable access to. Paying attention to our health
Written by Rosemary Musachio, Chief Accessibility Officer (CAO) at Ruh Global Communications A few months ago, the local news program did a piece on a man with a disability getting married to a woman without a disability. Why is that news, I thought. Thousands of couples marry each day, yet
Written by Rosemary Musachio The media always has had a tremendous impact on molding public view about persons with disabilities (PWD). Until twenty years ago, the media portrayed us as helpless, heroic, or mean. It did not show us as people who held jobs, were in romantic relationships, or raised
By David Pérez Rueda “In the year 2000, 189 countries came together to face the future.”[1] This phrase references the Millenium Summit where civil society, advocates, and state representatives came together to produce a set of goals that could help the world overcome perennial problems such as famines, droughts, wars,
By David Pérez Rueda Every time you find an article explaining why brands and corporations should be tapping into the market of people with disabilities (PWD) you encounter the argument that this market influences over a trillion dollars in disposable income. I know the number is shocking, but I am
By David Pérez Rueda On the year 2011, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) published a study titled “People with Disabilities in Latin America: From legal recognition to real inequality.” In this document, the author Maria Fernanda Stang shows how even though People With Disabilities in
Written by Sarah Lee Blogger, Writer, & Systems Administrator at Ruh Global Communications Facebook and other social sites are ubiquitous in today’s society. They bleed over from business into personal and then back again. This can be really great, but of course there are some disadvantages to constant social streaming.
By Rosemary Musachio On May 18 Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) will be celebrated once again. GAAD is the sixth annual effort to tell the world that access to digital technology (e.g. Internet, mobile, software) is vital to persons with disabilities. If digital technology isn’t accessible, many of us can’t
By Rosemary Musachio, CPACC, Chief Accessibility Officer Notice the acronym after my name. CPACC stands for Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies. I recently discovered that I had earned this title after I took the certification exam in January. I’m excited and honored to be among the few so far
By Rosemary Musachio Believe in the old adage that nothing compares to the real thing? How about the virtual real thing? That’s virtual reality (VR), the technological phenomenon of the 21st century. VR allows users to perceive real-life experiences through simulated events and objects. The simulations are controlled by body
By Rosemary Musachio Although I’ve been communicating with a manual communication board with letters and words since I was eight, speech therapists have been trying to help me use electronic augmentative assistive communication (AAC) devices. I had never been thrilled with the idea until recently. Back in the 1980’s, AAC
On January 19, 2017, the United States Access Board issued a final rule to make Section 508 Refresh official. The landmark regulatory update will become effective March 20, 2017. Therefore, until the latter date, federally created information and communication technology (ICT) still has to comply with Section 508. Federal agencies
Several years ago I asked my mom’s gynecologist if she could give me a routine pelvic examination. She said she would have to put me under anesthesia to perform the exam because my cerebral palsy would not allow my body to hold still. Although her reply was cordial, it made
Rosemary Musachio, Chief Accessibility Officer at Ruh Global Communications I’m a person who holds down a full time job. I also happen to have Cerebral Palsy. I cannot talk, walk, or use my hands to perform daily tasks. Yet, I work from home as Chief Accessibility Officer for Ruh Global Communications.
Published on Ability Magazine In 1987 while working as a systems administrator and executive in the banking industry, Debra Ruh gave birth to a beautiful girl, Sara, who was perfect and happened to have Down syndrome. Ruh found the world had very low expectations for Sara. Later, Ruh was drawn
By Rosemary Musachio, Ruh Global Communications, Chief Accessibility Officer Government departments, federal agencies, and federal contractors still abide by Section 508 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act, even though the provisions don’t reflect modern technological advancements or are comparable with international standards. In 2010, the U.S. Access Board realized Section 508
I have the opportunity to work with a lot of talented people, many of whom are individuals with disabilities. A person who I’m very proud of is my Chief Accessibility Officer, Rosemary Musachio. Rosemary was born with Cerebral Palsy as a result of the doctor accidentally hitting her head when
TRAILBLAZING 2016 TO TARGET IMPROVING DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT, INCLUSION AND WORKFORCE SUSTAINABILITY DURING ONE-DAY CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 17, 2016 AT BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Jose Velasco, Global Lead at SAP Technologies ‘Autism at Work’ program, speaks for first-time in South Florida as Special Guest Speaker PEMBROKE PINES, FL, USA August
If you are like me, searching for good code examples when you try to find solutions to accessibility issues can make you pull out your hair. You Google it and you get tons of results. When you finally find something, you go to the site to realize it’s only a
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