disability
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Education
Lasting Impact of Virtual Learning: How Georgia Schools Are Confronting Learning Disabilities, Developmental Delays
As classrooms across Georgia return to full-time, in-person learning, educators and families are grappling with a challenge that has only grown in recent years following the COVID-19 pandemic: a noticeable rise in learning disabilities, particularly in early readers and students with developmental delays and disabilities. Nationwide, approximately 7.5 million students…
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Diversity
Weather-Based Pain Forecasts Could Be Future of Chronic Pain Management
Pain-based weather research leads way for improved quality of life for those with chronic pain. From scarves to sunscreen, weather phenomena informs behavior in a myriad of ways, but for those with chronic pain conditions, the implications of a day’s forecast can be far more complicated. One in five American…
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Diversity
A Group Left Behind: Disability Faces Unequal, Inaccurate Representation in Media
Marcella Genut, the content coordinator for Extra Special People Inc., spoke about her experiences as both a storyteller and a consumer of stories through her perspective of having a disability. She points out the inconsistencies, disparities and negative portrayals of disability in entertainment media, explaining how most shows and movies…
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Health
UGA Talks about Mental Illness
Mental illness can be seen as a taboo subject, but not today. There will be an “honest and open” discussion about the history of mental illness in the Russell Special Collections building on UGA’s campus. Follow Grady Newsource on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for updates on the event. Reporter Emily…