Civil Society
A Sporting Chance
In troubled spots around the world, Right to Play shows how fun and games can be a serious tool for development.
Tag: Disability
Arts & Culture
Creating a Sunny World
Solnechny Mir (Our Sunny World) is a Russian rehabilitation center that hosts more than 250 children and their families each week.
Human Rights
Labor of Love
Ai-jen Poo, cofounder and director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and 2014 McArthur genius grant recipient, is building a movement to improve the lives of 2.5 million US home care workers.
Technology & Design
Second Life’s Second Life for Social Innovation
Researchers explore the effects of virtual embodiment among people with Parkinson’s disease.
Technology & Design
Accessible Images
An open source web application draws on the wisdom of the crowds to give the blind access to images.
Socially Responsible Business
Specialists’ Niche
A Danish company finds jobs for people with autism.
Health
From the Field: Empowering the Deaf with Dignity
Social enterprise Mirakle Couriers offers standard courier services and employs only deaf adults.
Social Enterprise
From the Field: Impact First
Social enterprises in East Africa seem to have two quite distinct commonalities: a comprehensive, impact-driven business model, and a plan to “scale big.”
Social Entrepreneurship
Better Vision for the Poor
Several social enterprises are attempting to provide eyeglasses to the 500 million to 1 billion poor people who need them. Why haven’t any of the organizations succeeded on a large scale?
Human Rights
Positive Distraction Workforce
Habitat International has grown its bottom line using a largely disabled workforce.