According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, farming ranks among the nation’s most injury-prone industries. Each year, more than 200,000 farmers, ranchers and other agricultural workers sustain injuries on the job. Farming also comprises the oldest workforce in the country, making its members more likely to have disabilities. How do farmers overcome these obstacles? Indiana […]
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Maggie iVR Offers New Vision Solution
The INDATA Lending Library now carries the latest in wearable video magnification technology. The Maggie iVR headset stands out from other devices of its kind in that it uses the iPhone 16 Pro and its own free app to magnify up to 20x for crystal-clear viewing. The headset helps users with a wide variety of […]
Treating Everyone Equally on All Hallows’ Eve
Whether you travel via broomstick or turn into a werewolf under the moonlight, Halloween is a celebration of difference. This year, we have a few suggestions for how to make the holiday even warmer and more welcoming amid the chills and thrills. Adaptive Costumes When Target unveiled its wheelchair-friendly line of adaptive Halloween costumes in […]
A New Training Site for Disability Employment
To prepare people with disabilities for employment, The Arc of Indiana launched the Erskine Green Training Institute (EGTI) nearly a decade ago. The institute is now undergoing a new development that’s important to note as we recognize National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). Until last summer, EGTI existed only in Muncie. Now, thanks to a […]
Embracing Disability on the Big Screen
While wheeling 150 miles across Indiana’s accessible trails in the documentary The Tenderness Tour — now playing at the Heartland Film Festival — Hoosier activist Richard Propes says, “I get closer to who I really am when I’m on the road. My disability feels less relevant. Living in a world where disability can be so […]
Goodwill Hosts Celebration of the NDEAM Dream
In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), now is a fitting time to share stories like Adonis Moncrief’s. Partially deaf with a balance disorder, Adonis was able to find work as a part-time janitor through Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana’s partnership with the federal AbilityOne program for people with disabilities. Goodwill went […]