Persons with disabilities face double jeopardy in humanitarian emergencies. 60% of Vanuatu's disabled people lacked emergency preparedness information. Disability exclusion leads to higher injury rates during disasters. Many OPDs lack human resources and core organisational funding
Duncan Wyeth was born in 1946 with cerebral palsy. Doctors predicted he would die by age 40. Parents Barbara and Irving provided early physical therapy and social skills
TTY enables communication for people with speech and hearing impairments. TTY devices convert voice messages to text for hearing-impaired users. Modern phones have built-in TTY mode with three different options
AAC supplements or replaces speech for individuals with language impairments. Modern use began in 1950s with surgical speech loss systems. Field emerged as independent field in 1980s with technological advances
TTY stands for teletypewriter and enables text communication over phone lines. Originally designed for people with hearing or speech difficulties. Translates typed text into electronic signals for transmission
Templates available for Rosa Parks, Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln. Designed for both PowerPoint and Google Slides platforms. Features simple layouts and semi-flat illustrations. Includes templates for elementary students and college students