The study, titled “Rising Cognitive Disability as a Public Health Concern Among U.S. Adults,” reported that the rates for cognitive disability in people from ages 18 to 39 rose from 5.1 to 9.7 percent, with statistically significant increases since 2016. Across all ages, this statistic has increased from 5.3 to 7.4 percent.
“If you can correct one thing, you can correct everything. And the question is always where you draw the line,” Dr. Wong-Noonan said. “What things will we correct? Or should we correct? There are lots of morally gray areas when it comes to these types of technologies.”
June 9, 2019. Ali Stroker wins Best Featured Actress in a Musical at the 73rd Annual Tony Awards. An actor, singer, and wheelchair user, Ali Stroker has been a trailblazer for disability representation on the stage. She was the first wheelchair user to graduate from the Tisch School of the Arts Drama Department at New York University. In 2015, she was the first wheelchair user to appear on Broadway, starring as Anna in the musical, Spring Awakening. For her performance as Ado Annie Carnes in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Oklahoma!, Stroker became the first wheelchair user to win a Tony Award in 2019.
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