Smart mouthguard uses bite to control all kinds of devices

People with limited hand function could use a new mouthguard to control devices like computers, smartphones, and wheelchairs with their bite.

National University of Singapore • futurity
Oct. 18, 2022 ~6 min

App may improve communication for kids with disabilities

An app designed to boost communication skills of children with developmental disorders in South Africa could also help kids worldwide.

Anna Varela - Georgia State • futurity
Oct. 17, 2022 ~5 min


COVID was top cause of death for people with intellectual disabilities in 2020

COVID was the leading cause of death for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in 2020, according to a new study.

Ellen James-Mbuqe-Syracuse • futurity
Sept. 14, 2022 ~5 min

COVID was top cause of death for people with intellectual disabilities in 2020

COVID was the leading cause of death for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in 2020, according to a new study.

Ellen James-Mbuqe-Syracuse • futurity
Sept. 14, 2022 ~5 min

Women with disabilities report more food insecurity

Women with disabilities are more likely to rate their diet as poor, report their food security as low or very low, and also more likely to eat frozen foods.

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
Sept. 7, 2022 ~5 min

How visually impaired people ease social awkwardness

New research on social challenges facing visually impaired and blind people yields tips to make interactions less uncomfortable.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Aug. 16, 2022 ~9 min

Disability compensation may improve veterans’ health

Eligibility for disability compensation is associated with substantial reductions in hospitalizations among Vietnam-era military veterans.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
July 18, 2022 ~7 min

Enslaved disabled people were key to community

Although slaveholders devalued enslaved people with disabilities, a new book shows their integral contributions to their communities.

Bert Gambini-Buffalo • futurity
Feb. 22, 2022 ~7 min


Enslaved disabled people were key to community

Although slaveholders devalued enslaved people with disabilities, a new book shows their integral contributions to their communities.

Bert Gambini-Buffalo • futurity
Feb. 22, 2022 ~7 min

This 1927 eugenics ruling has relevance today

A book about eugenics in United States law, particularly the 1927 Buck v. Bell Supreme Court ruling, draws connections to abortion and genetics today.

Jennifer Rainey Marquez-Georgia State • futurity
Feb. 9, 2022 ~10 min

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