Matters Disability
DISABILITY EMPOWERMENT AWARDS 2021
Sustainable rural farming solutions, assistive mechanisms for people living with disabilities, and cashless payment systems are all innovations that solve soci...
DIGITAL INCLUSION OF PWDS
Kenya Bureau of Standards in collaboration with inABLE.org launched the five-ever national ICT accessibility standard development process in Africa.This new sta...
Disability fraud and abuse
Disability abuse is where persons with disabilities are poorly handled sexually, physically, and financially. There are many known cases in which the disabled h...
First-ever Mr and Miss Albinism South Africa 2021
The first-ever Mr and Miss Albinism South Africa double pageant was held at Victory Theatre in Houghton, Johannesburg on Saturday, October 30, 2021, the event a...
What is the Meaning of November 8, 2021, Google Doodle?
Google is celebrating the 71st Birthday of Professor Okoth Okombo, who was heavily involved in developing the Kenyan Sign Language. Further, he is considered th...
How mindfulness-based stress reduction can improve quality of life in people with autism
College of Health Solutions Assistant Professor Braden Blair recently discovered mindfulness is also a useful tool for dealing with the particular stressors ass...
Covid 19 vaccine communication among people with disability
Vaccines are now available globally to help protect people from the coronavirus yet many people with disabilities have not been a priority, those with chronic i...
Hisi Studio: A Brand that Cares for the Visually-Impaired
In the spotlightBefore graduation Angela Wanjiku Murigi did not plan to start a blind-inclusive fashion line. Being a short-term planner, all she was focusing o...
Hard of Hearing and Deaf Persons Feel Music
How Hearing Impaired Persons Feel MusicDeafness varies from hard of hearing to profound deafness. People with this kind of disability can be cured either by tre...
Understanding and responding to the stress and impact of COVID-19 upon assistive Technology services by David Banes
Access to AT is a right, which enables access to employment, education, and all aspects of daily life. Delivering this is not a one-off intervention in most cas...
As a Jew with Autism, the Mikveh is My Glimmer of Hope
I’ve found comfort in Jewish traditions that help me deal with the emotional pain of everyday life.I first realized I was different in middle school. I loved my...
School Going Children with Disabilities Are Regressing, E-Learning Not Helping?
Persons with disabilities seem to be the ones affected mostly by the deadly unseen Corona virus. Amid the ongoing Pandemic, schools have been closed worldwide t...
Disabilities Livelihood Programs Heavily Affected By COVID -19
Covid -19 has brought the world back to default setting, stopping many activities and programs.Schools, churches and markets and have been shut down making peop...
An Online Job Platform for Persons with Disabilities
Unemployment is one of the biggest challenges in the developing countries.It is said that education is the key to success; this however is becoming a cliché in...
The deaf golfer, Isaac makokha seals Match Play title
As we celebrates the international deaf awareness week, The Vet Lab Sports Club golfer made history by becoming the first golfer club with a deaf person to clin...
Kenya Invents the First Online Sign Language Interpretation Application assistALL Application
Towards the end of 2019, a deadly pandemic brought the world to a standstill.COVID -19 a virus that was first reported from Wuhan China, whichsaw many countries...
‘Sesame Street’ a TV Show Helping Kids with Autism Learn to Wear Face Masks
With the hit of covid -19, children with Autism get it rough to adjust to the ministry of health and World health Organization guidelines. Wearing of masks and...
Back To School, Masks For Every Student…What Happens To Deaf Students?
Kenya reported its first covid-19 case on 15th march. This brought tension in the country closing almost everything up. The president appointed Mutahi Kagwe the...
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta Advocates for Enhanced Digital Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has called for enhanced digital inclusion for persons with disabilities so as to eliminate technological barriers that prevent them...
Rapper and Singer Eminem Helped My Autistic Son Get Speech
Autismrefers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication.At an early...