Mary Cariola Center is collaborating with UR Medicine’s Del Monte Center for Neuroscience to research how COVID-19 impacts people with disabilities.
Move to Include
In isolation, artist Liz Pritchard finds opportunity
Artist Liz Pritchard has always used her creativity to express herself, but the pandemic era has been a boon to her work in multiple mediums.
The stardust of RIT’s ‘Spoon River Anthology’
RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf presents Edgar Lee Master’s “Spoon River Anthology,” connecting the 1918 pandemic era to the present-day COVID crisis.
Parents of students with disabilities see risk of educational gaps amid COVID surge
Amidst rising coronavirus cases, CP Rochester’s preschool classes for students with disabilities have quickly switched to remote learning.
Musician Jon Seiger returns from hearing loss, reclaims his own story of abuse
Rochester jazz musician Jon Seiger has overcome multiple challenges — including deafness and a traumatic childhood — to share some Louis Armstrong-inspired joy with listeners.
Arts organizations increase access during COVID-19 shutdowns
Pandemic-related shutdowns have forced many institutions to pivot to the digital space, increasing accessibility. But will it last?
Some deafblind residents lose services — and socialization — during COVID-19 pandemic
For Rochesterians who are deafblind, restrictions on regular interpreting services due to the pandemic mean almost entirely losing their connections to the outside world.






