In Shanghai, a unique event called “BassBath” is creating a rare but powerful space where deaf and hearing music lovers come together. Despite recent efforts in China to enhance inclusivity in education and daily life, nightlife and entertainment events tailored to deaf people remain scarce. The “Ba…

By Sarah Kupferschmidt, MA, BCBA. Reposted from the Different Roads Archives I am passionate about empowering children with special needs and their families with skills and knowledge that they can use to improve their quality of life. This is why I am super excited to be sharing tips and str…

Accessible British Vogue  Embracing Accessibility: British Vogue’s Audio and Braille Editions “Disability should feel personal to us all,” stated British Vogue’s former editor-in-chief Edward Enninful in his May 2023 issue editor’s letter. “Some 16 million people in the UK are Disabled, with m…

Brains made of neurons from two species raise new concerns. SourceSource: Spectrum News

By Renee Skudra At a farmer’s market, with nothing much more on my mind than finding some perfect blackberries and figs, an Australian man approached me and asked if I was interested in vintage cars. Pointing in the direction of the parking lot, he began talking about a bright red 1957 Chevr…

By Alicia Marshall, MAT, BCBA LBS The transition back to school and back to a new routine is always an exciting, yet bittersweet time for students and educators. Carefree summer days are in the past, and getting back into a structured daily routine can be an overwhelming process. However, new tea…

by Daniel Antonsson If you would have asked me when I was young if I would ever be a father, then I would probably have said no. First of all, I felt that it would be difficult to find someone in this world that I could form such a strong bond with that parenting ever would be on the map. Also, I ne…

The insect-cognition researcher has done his work across continents, but Argentina is never far from his mind. SourceSource: Spectrum News

By Ashleigh Evans, MS, BCBA WH questions are essential building blocks of communication. Understanding and responding to questions about who, what, when, where, and why is vital for a child’s language development. BCBAs and educators commonly focus on teaching these pivotal skills for many reason…

The 2021 Breakthrough Prize winner explains how reading widely shaped her worldview, and discusses the vomeronasal organ. SourceSource: Spectrum News

By Nils Skudra This past weekend, I had the opportunity to watch Craig Gillespie’s Lars and the Real Girl, a heartwarming romantic comedy/drama about Lars Lindstrom, a socially awkward young man who orders a life-size female doll for companionship and treats it as a real person. The film provides an…

by Christian Berman I remember the smell of my Dad cooking old fashioned quick oats in a pot on the hot stove and making rye toast or Home Pride bread in the toaster with the burning smell, always with “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter”, creamy Skippy peanut butter & Pal…

An omitted citation in a high-profile paper led us to examine our own practices and to help others adopt tools that promote citation diversity. SourceSource: Spectrum News

By Kadin McElwain Society has a very poor way of treating people with Autism and approaching this topic. But there is a better way to approach Autism. Autism is a complicated disability. But these people are just as deserving of respect and human decency as any other person in society. But the probl…