Thursday, February 25, 2010

Britain's new rules on assisted suicide expected soon

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From BBC News : Full guidance aimed at clarifying what factors might mitigate against someone being prosecuted for helping another person to...

Dept. of Justice begins investigation into use of electric shock on students at Judge Rotenberg Center

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From The Boston Globe : The US Department of Justice has opened an investigation into whether a special needs school in Canton, Mass., viola...

New research into use of scent by animals may help illuminate autism, anxiety disorders

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From BBC News : New research into how animals bond with each other could shed light on the causes of autism and anxiety disorders, according...

"Family Guy" actor speaks out against Palin joke

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From The Washington Post : Not everyone who works on the Fox animated sitcom "Family Guy" is standing in solidarity with its Valen...

New NBC show "Parenthood" to feature child character with Asperger's

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From The Northwestern : Long before becoming a movie star, Bryce Dallas Howard inspired a movie. She did it in the most direct way – by thro...

Disability rights leaders skeptical of Sarah Palin

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From Dana Goldstein at The Daily Beast : From crusading against Rahm Emanuel's use of the term "retarded" to criticizing the F...

Alarming trend of more strokes among younger people

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From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel : A couple years ago, Brett Kissela was working a two-week stint in the neurology section at his hospita...

Triple amputee entertains others with comedy schtick

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From The Herald-Tribune in Sarasota, Fla.: Tony O'Connor (pictured) can't tolerate a lot of whining. Not after living most of his l...

Blind judo student earns his black belt

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From The Folsom Telegraph in California: Michael Davis (pictured) is blind but he can see that he’s a lucky man. In November 2001 he was di...

Screenwriter options autobiography of Paralympian Jami Goldman

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From Hollywood Reporter : LOS ANGELES -- Screenwriter Gary Goldstein has optioned the sports biography "Up and Running: The Jami Goldma...

People with eating disorders struggle to get adequate health insurance

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From The Independent Weekly : Amy Lambert (pictured) looked at her cup of fat-free yogurt and painstakingly ate every bite. She began to pan...

Blind teen top wrestler at his N.C. high school; he plans a life of independence

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From The News & Observer : APEX, N.C. -- In the fluorescent glow of a gymnasium at Apex High School, Tyler Forsythe (pictured) stood clu...

Regular exercise reduces anxiety associated with chronic illnesses

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From The LA Times Booster Shot blog : Life is full of worries. When you're battling a chronic illness, it seems almost impossible to es...

British High Street retailer becomes first to have disabled model in ad campaign

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From The Daily Mail in the UK: Debenhams is set to become the first High Street retailer to use a disabled model in its advertising campaig...
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Australia's film and TV industry opening up to disabled performers

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From The Age in Australia: When Mel Gibson played Tim in the 1979 Australian film of the same name, it set no benchmarks for the portrayal ...