


How A Trench Coat For Dogs Angrily Inspired A Fashion System For The Disabled
A congenital amputee herself, designer Stephanie Thomas was so frustrated by the limited fashion options for the disabled that she launched her own styling firm.

The Disabled Filmmaker Turned App Maker Trying To Map The Accessibility Of Every City
Jason DaSilva, who has multiple sclerosis, won't stop until the whole world is accessible to people with disabilities.

How Music Heals
A new partnership between the National Institutes of Health and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts explores the many ways music can heal the body and mind.

The Man With A Digital Memory
After being hit by a car, Thomas Dixon lost the ability to form autobiographical memories. So he created Me.mory, an app to store them for him.

The Big-Hearted Org That Brings Scuba Diving To Everyone
Disability doesn't exist underwater. Founded by Jim Elliott, Diveheart is an Illinois-based organization that wants to make sure everyone can experience what that's like.

This Deaf Medical Student Is Using Microsoft’s HoloLens To Fix A Huge Healthcare Problem
Not enough doctors know American Sign Language to treat deaf patients. That's a problem Ian DeAndrea-Lazarus, who is deaf himself, thinks augmented reality can help solve.

The Computer Scientist Trapped Inside His Own Body
Martin Pistorius was 14 when he became locked inside his own body, powerless to move or speak. But computers helped free him.

How Climate Change Is Hurting Our Health
More heart attacks. Worse asthma attacks. Year round allergies. And tropical diseases everywhere. That's just a taste of what climate change is doing to our health.

Wheelz in the Air
To Aaron Fotheringham, founder of Wheelchair Motorcross, spina bifida isn't a curse. It's an opportunity to blow people's minds.
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