Life hacks are adaptations. They adapt a process of a chore to make that chore more efficient for an individual. It’s an adaptation. People with disabilities constantly adapt activities of daily living to make life easier to manage, often leading to more autonomous and/or independence – many times with adaptive devices. An activity of daily living is any routine task that is part of every day living. For example, eating and bathing. IADLs are more complex every day tasks like shopping, housework and organization, pet care and more. Both able bodied people and disabled people have routines. People with disabilities and those caring for and working with people with disabilities…
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In 1973 here in the US, Congress enacted the Rehabilitation Act, signed by President Richard Nixon. This act, and in particular Section 504 of this Act, prohibits discrimination of people with disabilities from any program receiving federal funding. This includes federal programs and agencies, securing more access for those with disabilities to education and employment opportunities via reasonable accommodation. IDEA Act The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 established rights for people with disabilities in relation to public funds and spaces. Following it up with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the ADA further expanded on this concept, giving the BARE MINIMUM necessary to be considered “accessible”. Congress has updated the…