Friday, January 30, 2015

Tobin Siebers, University of Michigan English professor, Disability Studies scholar, dies

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from the University of Michigan : Tobin Siebers, co-chair of the university's Initiative on Disability Studies, V. L. Parrington C...
Monday, January 26, 2015

Sundance panel urges equality for people with disabilities in entertainment industry

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From KUTV in Utah: A special panel at the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday urged equality for disabled people in the entertainment ind...
Sunday, January 25, 2015

iPad app brings Braille keyboard to blind users’ fingertips

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From Wired magazine: The proliferation of touchscreen technology may have revolutionized mobile computer input for most everyone, b...
Thursday, January 22, 2015

New movie filming in Georgia features autistic actors

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From 11 Live in Georgia: DECATUR, Ga. -- It's time for another take in another movie in a city that's quickly becoming a movie...
Thursday, January 15, 2015

Blindness simulations can harm people's attitudes toward blindness, University of Colorado-Boulder research finds

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from Medical Xpress : Using simulation to walk in the shoes of a person who is blind—such as wearing a blindfold while performing ever...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Outcasting: Inside TV's revolution for transgender actors, disabled actors

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From Rolling Stone magazine . Pictured are trans actor Erika Ervin and disabled actor Mat Fraser on "American Horror Story." ...
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Disability history/policy scholars take note, 800 boxes of Tom Harkin's papers arrive at Drake University in Iowa

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From the Des Moines Register : A semi-truck backed up to the loading dock at Cowles Library at Drake University early Monday morning a...
Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Two years after Russian ban, 'taboo' hangs over disabled children denied U.S. adoption

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From Radio Free Europe : V italy (pictured) was abandoned at birth. With Down syndrome and a life-threatening heart condition,...
Saturday, December 27, 2014

British actor Mat Fraser: 'Someone had the balls to make a drama starring freaks'

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From The Guardian : “I have the face of a pretty lad. A handsome face. Could you imagine this mug on a normal body? I could have ruled ...
Friday, December 26, 2014

Deaf students in Iowa test run new movie tech

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From The Des Moines Register : During a week when “The Interview” dominated most movie-related headlines, a different film had student...
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Oregon disability rights activist, filmmaker: 'We're not inspirational. We're just us.'

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From The Oregonian : On Saturday, two Portland women will debut a series of comedic shorts exploring disability identity and culture. ...
Monday, December 8, 2014

Australian disability activist, TED speaker, former Ramp Up editor, comedian Stella Young dies

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I had the honor of meeting Stella Young in July 2014 in Washington, D.C. when she was touring the USA as part of the U.S. State Departmen...
Thursday, December 4, 2014

FCC creates disability advisory committee

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From Broadcasting & Cable : The FCC is creating a Disability Advisory Committee and will accept nominations for members thr...
Monday, December 1, 2014

Itzhak Perlman, other musicians with disabilities make their voices heard

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From the Wall Street Journal . Pictured is Itzhak Perlman in his motorized scooter. At a New York Festival of Song concert in November...
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

U.S. Supreme Court justices to decide rights of mentally disabled people during arrests

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From USA Today : WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide whether police need to take a person's mental disability into consider...