Sunday, November 13, 2011

In Virginia, Air Force vet denied real estate exam because of service dog

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From WUSA-TV : WALDORF, Md. - Air Force veteran Edward Halstead was turned away from a Virginia real estate exam on Veterans Day because t...

In Taiwan, 1,000 people protest for rights of people with disabilities

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From Focus Taiwan News Channel : TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Some 1,000 disabled people, their families and activists took to the streets Sunday to ...
Saturday, November 12, 2011

For those with disabilities, a new entrepreneurial spirit in Florida

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From the Orlando Sentinel . Pictured is Ayla Topgul, a seamstress who became disabled through her years of work in the industry, at her Ango...
Friday, November 11, 2011

In Twin Cities, Center of the Margins festival at Mixed Blood Theatre spotlights people with disabilities

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From The Twin Cities Daily Planet : Mixed Blood continues its inaugural Radical Hospitality season with Center of the Margins festival, a ...

New York City HopStop subway app aimed at wheelchair, stroller users

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From The Huffington Post : NEW YORK -- An online service that provides transit directions in several cities is now giving New Yorkers an o...

Maryland agency left $38 million unspent on disabled people needing care

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From Maryland Reporter : The beleaguered Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA), with thousands on its waiting list for care, le...
Thursday, November 10, 2011

Donald Galloway, disability rights advocate for minorities with disabilities who won right for blind people to serve on juries, dies

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From The Washington Post : Donald Galloway, 73, a civil rights advocate for minorities with disabilities who won a lawsuit against the D.C...
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Gunshot survivor Rep. Gabrielle Giffords tells her story of recovery in People magazine, new memoir

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From Extra TV : After she was almost killed in the Arizona shooting that left six dead and 12 others wounded, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is ...

Some disabled people in Japan take on WWF-style wrestling

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From AFP : TOKYO — With his sleek sunglasses and camouflage pants, Japanese wrestler Makoto Tsuruzono gives off an air of invincibility as...
Sunday, November 6, 2011

Bill Murray takes on FDR in new film set for release next summer

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From USA Today : A towering array of talent has portrayed Franklin Delano Roosevelt in movies and on TV, including Ralph Bellamy, Jason Ro...

Department of Justice begins investigation into Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction, probing whether Milwaukee's state-administered voucher system is discriminating against students with disabilities

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From The Huffington Post : The Department of Justice has begun an investigation into Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction, pro...

Emerging market of people with disabilities is impressive

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From MediaBizBlogger by Vincent P. Staskel, M.S., a retired Legal Rights Advocate and Consultant. His 32-year career has included working o...
Saturday, November 5, 2011

Utah man who was real "Rain Man" inspires disability awareness in media award

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From The AP : SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City man who inspired the film "Rain Man" will be honored with the naming of a new...

New University of Vermont program helps students with intellectual disabilities think college

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From the University of Vermont . In the picture, Taylor Terry participates in Professor Youngok Jung's childhood development course, an ...

Santa Cruz, Calif., studio hopes to build a community for artists with disabilities

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From the Santa Cruz Sentinel . In the picture, artist A.J. Redmond shows some of his drawings at Claraty Arts Studio and Gallery. SANTA CR...