Thursday, October 29, 2009

NFL says it will address the needs of ex-players with memory-related problems, mental health issues

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From The AP : WASHINGTON — When a recent study conducted for the NFL suggested that retired pro football players may have a higher rate than...

Maldives celebrates its first sign language dictionary

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From the Minivan News in the Maldives. In the picture, the deaf community applauds the new dictionary in sign language. In the stifling aft...

Vic Chesnutt rocks on in New York City

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A review of Vic Chesnutt's concert that doesn't mention his wheelchair and included this powerful photo of him. Jon Pareles' mus...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Actress Marlee Matlin becomes official NAD spokesperson for accessible broadband services, Internet media

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The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) press release : Academy Award winning actress and author Marlee Matlin (pictured), a member of th...

GAO: Only 27% of U.S. polling places accessible in 2008

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From Disaboom : Are we really living under the ADA? It's a national embarrassment: the latest U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO...

Alison Pill, Abigail Breslin to star in "The Miracle Worker" revival on Broadway

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From Broadway.com : As we recently reported, William Gibson’s The Miracle Worker is coming to Broadway. The 50th anniversary production of t...

People with mental illnesses in Massachusetts protest cuts to services

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From The Boston Herald : Disabled Bay State residents may now face even more cuts to the services they urgently need, advocates said. As Gov...

Obituary: Ed Eames, access activist and founder of organization for those who use assistance dogs, dies

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From The Fresno Bee : Ed Eames, who lost his sight at age 42, spent the rest of his life advocating for the needs of people with disabilitie...

Superior Court rules California regulators have illegally allowed insurers to deny care to children with autism

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From KPBS in California: A Superior Court judge has ruled California regulators have illegally allowed insurers to deny care to children wi...

Hospitals flooded with children with swine flu

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From USA Today : BALTIMORE — To Mitchell Goldstein, the flood of sick children seemed endless. Day after day, nearly three times as many kid...

Study: Psychiatric drugs can cause obesity in children

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From The AP : CHICAGO — Children on widely used psychiatric drugs can quickly gain an alarming amount of weight; many pack on nearly 20 poun...

International pop star Ladyhawke talks about her Asperger's, debut album, ARIA awards

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A Time Out Sydney interview by Dan Rookwood: Having toured her debut album non-stop around the world for the last year, Ladyhawke (pictured...

Australian Paralympics swim champion dies in train accident

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From the Geelong Advertiser : Paralympian Alex Harris (pictured) was killed by a train at Lara Oct. 27, devastating friends and the sporting...

Wounded Iraq vet will accompany First Lady Michelle Obama to game one of the World Series

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Michael Daly's column in the NY Daily News : The White House could not have imagined it was a step behind generous Daily News readers w...

After stabbing, psychiatric patient fatally shot by cop at Boston clinic

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From WHDH-TV in Boston: BOSTON -- A man stabbed a female doctor while being treated at a psychiatric office and then was fatally shot by an...