Sunday, April 27, 2014

Maryland's Towson University gets patent for technology to help blind Internet users

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From The Baltimore Sun . In the picture, Anne Taylor, director of Access Technology, Jerrigan Institute, National Federation of the Blind...
Friday, April 25, 2014

Mariel Hemingway's documentary about the mental illness in her family premieres April 27 on OWN network

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The Washington Post review: Barbara Kopple’s engrossing documentary “Running From Crazy,” co-produced by Oprah Winfrey and airing Sun...

United Nations panel urges nations to respect the decision-making capabilities of people with disabilities

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From the United Nations : People with disabilities have the same rights as everyone to make decisions about their lives, including the ...
Thursday, April 24, 2014

Viki, Marlee Matlin team to promote online captioning worldwide

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From Broadcasting & Cable : TV streaming site Viki is teaming with actress Marlee Matlin on a new campaign, the Billion Wor...
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Toronto's Accessibility Arcade to help disabled video game lovers level up

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From The Globe & Mail in Toronto, Canada . In the picture, Mark Barlet, President of the AbleGamers Foundation, right, started the f...
Sunday, April 20, 2014

In new documentary, 'Too Sane for this World,' 12 autistic adults share their stories about life on the spectrum

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Cinema Libre Studio press release : Watch the trailer here . LOS ANGELES --  In Too Sane for this World , director William Davenport al...
Friday, April 18, 2014

Boston Marathon bombing survivors spur advances in prosthetics

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From Discovery News . In the picture, Roseann Sdoia, a Boston Marathon bombing survivor, tries out a new leg at Next Step Bionics, Inc. in...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014

In California, BART passengers with disabilities to protest new less accessible BART trains

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From The SF Weekly : Not everyone is excited about the brand new fleet of BART cars that's supposed to make your commute quieter, ...
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Malawian blind voters push for tactile ballots

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From Voice of America : BLANTYRE, MALAWI — Malawians who are blind are pushing the Malawi Electoral Commission to make available tact...

New York magazine review says Ken Burns’s documentary 'The Address' a surprisingly non-Burnsian look at learning disabilities

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From New York Magazine : Ken Burns's  The Address (PBS, 9 p.m. April 15, 2014) is just unusual enough that I wish it were bette...
Monday, April 14, 2014

Bladerunner Oscar Pistorius tests new limits of disability, causes debate in South Africa about vulnerability of disabled people there

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From in The Mail & Guardian South Africa: Some say murder accused Oscar Pistorius is doing people with disabilities a disservice...
Friday, April 11, 2014

Acclaimed deaf actress Phyllis Frelich dies

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From The Hollywood Reporter . Pictured is Frelich with Mare Winningham (top) and Ed Waterstreet in "Love Is Never Silent." Ph...
Monday, April 7, 2014

Inaugural Disability Film Challenge June 20-22 seeks to empower filmmakers

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From the Disability Film Challenge : (You can find them on Facebook here . Video about the project here .) The inaugural Disability Fi...
Saturday, April 5, 2014

Gallaudet University to commemorate 150th anniversary, opens new museum exhibition

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From Gallaudet University : WASHINGTON -- On April 8, 1864 , when the United States was in the midst of Civil War, President Abraham ...
Saturday, March 29, 2014

Rest in peace, Gayle Hafner - thanks for many years of hard work strengthening disability rights in Maryland

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From The Baltimore Sun : Gayle Hafner, a senior staff attorney of the Maryland Disability Law Center and a co-founder of Medicaid Mat...