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Bikers and pedestrians pass a disability placard at Stanford University’s White Plaza
Apr 1 2022
Opinion by Cricket X. Bidleman March 30, 2022
Photo of Rebecca Edwards who is a life science technician in the Neuroscience Gene Vector and Virus Core at Stanford.
Nov 12 2021
Rebecca Edwards pulls on a pair of blue gloves and a blue lab coat before entering the biohazard lab room where she spends most of her workdays. It’s her job to care for bacteria that are used to make genetically modified viruses. Alone in this tiny room filled with lab equipment — a sub-zero...
Graphic of balancing scale with technology weighing heavier than ableism
Nov 2 2021
“Did you read that story in the Stanford Report about the affordable ‘smart cane’ that uses robotics? Wasn’t it cool?” Whenever articles about disability technology come out, I’m asked for my thoughts and feelings on the innovation at hand. People expect me — a blind person — to share their...
Stanford PhD candidate Michael John Raitor tests out the augmented cane, created with way-finding capabilities similar to those used in autonomous vehicles. | Andrew Brodhead
Oct 18 2021
The cane, which incorporates sensing and way-finding approaches from robotics and self-driving vehicles, could reshape life for people who are blind or sight impaired.

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