Essays, Scholarship & Public Thought

Accessibility Series

H1927 IP Library Accessibility Series cover for Twelve Percent Is Not Employment First, featuring DC’s fifth Employment First Summit.

Twelve Percent Is Not Employment First

Invited by disability rights advocate Edward Dana to DC’s fifth Employment First Summit, I heard one number—12 percent—open a much larger question about careers, support, technology, policy, and whether Employment...

Twelve Percent Is Not Employment First

Invited by disability rights advocate Edward Dana to DC’s fifth Employment First Summit, I heard one number—12 percent—open a much larger question about careers, support, technology, policy, and whether Employment...

Building a World That Welcomes Everyone

Building a World That Welcomes Everyone

What began as a reflection on airports, wheelchair assistance, and hidden disability became a larger conversation about belonging. In the concluding article of his Accessibility Series, Prince DeAndre, Duke of...

Building a World That Welcomes Everyone

What began as a reflection on airports, wheelchair assistance, and hidden disability became a larger conversation about belonging. In the concluding article of his Accessibility Series, Prince DeAndre, Duke of...

The Future Traveler Will Not Look Like Today's Traveler

The Future Traveler Will Not Look Like Today's ...

The traveler of the future will be older, more diverse, and more likely to live with changing accessibility needs. Prince DeAndre, Duke of Hanumanteshwar explores why inclusion, universal design, and...

The Future Traveler Will Not Look Like Today's ...

The traveler of the future will be older, more diverse, and more likely to live with changing accessibility needs. Prince DeAndre, Duke of Hanumanteshwar explores why inclusion, universal design, and...

Technology Can Guide Us But It Can Never Replace Human Kindness

Technology Can Guide Us But It Can Never Replac...

Technology is transforming accessible air travel, from artificial intelligence and digital wayfinding to autonomous wheelchairs. Prince DeAndre, Duke of Hanumanteshwar explores why innovation can improve independence and efficiency, but can...

Technology Can Guide Us But It Can Never Replac...

Technology is transforming accessible air travel, from artificial intelligence and digital wayfinding to autonomous wheelchairs. Prince DeAndre, Duke of Hanumanteshwar explores why innovation can improve independence and efficiency, but can...

Accessibility Is Not a Cost

Accessibility Is Not a Cost

Accessibility is often treated as a cost of doing business. Prince DeAndre, Duke of Hanumanteshwar argues that it is better understood as an investment in customer experience, loyalty, universal design,...

Accessibility Is Not a Cost

Accessibility is often treated as a cost of doing business. Prince DeAndre, Duke of Hanumanteshwar argues that it is better understood as an investment in customer experience, loyalty, universal design,...

Disability Pride Was Never About Being Proud of Suffering

Disability Pride Was Never About Being Proud of...

Disability Pride is not about celebrating pain or suffering. It is about dignity, humanity, and refusing to allow a diagnosis to determine a person's worth. Prince DeAndre, Duke of Hanumanteshwar...

Disability Pride Was Never About Being Proud of...

Disability Pride is not about celebrating pain or suffering. It is about dignity, humanity, and refusing to allow a diagnosis to determine a person's worth. Prince DeAndre, Duke of Hanumanteshwar...