Nature writing can feed the myth of the outside as a cure – but my own work has helped me reframe my illness
Through my reconnection with nature, I’ve reframed my experience of illness.
May 27, 2025 • ~9 min
Through my reconnection with nature, I’ve reframed my experience of illness.
Figuring out how to make spacecraft more accessible to astronauts with physical disabilities can also make them safer for long-duration missions.
Disabled astronauts have lots to offer, but spaceflight has traditionally been limited to the able-bodied.
Fast population growth has left more people in flood-prone areas of Gulf Coast communities, including Houston and New Orleans. Often, those residents at most risk are the most socially vulnerable.
A pioneering effort that allowed a teenager with a neck injury to play pinball sheds light on today’s vibrant community of esports players with disabilities.
A new study finds the risks of developing long COVID declined over the first two years of the pandemic. But unvaccinated adults were more than twice as likely to get long COVID compared with those who were vaccinated.
Disabled people are experts in using – and designing – assistive technologies. They have lessons to offer everyone about keeping control when help is offered.
This initiative could give more disabled and young people the confidence to explore more of Britain’s wild spaces and build a stronger nature connection
Assistive technology like screen readers for the blind help people with disabilities use computers and smartphones, but they can be tripped up if webpages or documents are improperly formatted.
People with disabilities are concerned about breaking down or having accidents when alone in driverless cars.
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