disabilities
March 4, 2022
Autism in the spotlight
Actor Mickey Rowe's book chronicles his journey from a legally blind self-described outcast to the hero of his own story.
June 2, 2018
A special time of year
This summer's Special Olympic Games likely will be the most notable sporting event at the UW and the Puget Sound region as a whole since the 1990 Goodwill Games.
December 1, 2010
Paul S. Miller, 1961-2010
Paul Steven Miller was a University of Washington law professor and a major player in the disability rights movement because of his dwarfism.
March 1, 2009
Lifelines and vital signs
Richard Ladner is developing a variety of accessibility technologies to help people who are blind or deaf use computers, communicate and — perhaps closest to his heart — learn.
December 1, 1998
Learning curves
UW research into learning disabilities—including new teaching tactics, genetic testing and brain imaging—may finally break some children's roadblocks to success.
December 1, 1991
Marathon man
Jeffrey Dutton, a 3:30 marathon runner and 1991 UW medical school graduate, obtains all his nutrition from fluid that is pumped into his body through a shunt.