People with disabilities have a variety of concerns when disclosing their disability to an employer. Will people see you differently, treat you differently, say something awkward? Will you still be ...
Scope, the disability charity, are launching a major TV advertising campaign that highlights the awkward and often comically uncomfortable situations that occur around disability, and how we can ...
Life can be awkward for Jason Benetti. Not because he's the White Sox TV play-by-play guy who lives smack dab between Guaranteed Rate Field and Wrigley. Not because he has a bad habit of accidentally ...
Not just “brave”: a charity aims to overcome social awkwardness as research shows the majority of disabled people feel they are treated differently. Two fifths have been asked “what’s wrong with you?” ...
Forget hearts and teddy bears, these are some Valentine's Day cards we can really get on board with. Disability charity Scope has created a collection of tongue-in-cheek Valentine’s cards aiming to ...
Think of the person first. My friend Amy Silverman says that’s the easiest way to know how best to talk about disability and people with disabilities. She has a daughter Sophie, who’s 15 and has Down ...
What’s the right way to refer to someone in a wheelchair, or a someone who can’t see, or see well, or a person who can’t hear, or hear well, someone who doesn’t speak, who has noticeable trouble ...