Wednesday, September 30, 2015

California wildfires left disabled people in peril

›
From The LA Times : Marian Bunting, 72, has Parkinson's disease and a caretaker. She had not smelled smoke, nor had she receive...
Wednesday, September 9, 2015

'Switched at Birth' creator Lizzy Weiss on that big baby with Down syndrome decision

›
From Entertainment Weekly : Earlier this year, the hit ABC Family drama  Switched at Birth  made headlines with its bold, unapologetic...
Wednesday, September 2, 2015

In Britain, Listerine's new vibrating app allows blind people to 'see' a smile

›
From Marketing in the UK: Listerine is going for an emotive approach with its latest campaign, unveiling a new app that helps blind pe...
Monday, August 24, 2015

'Shaun the Sheep Movie' raises awareness of brain injuries

›
From Brain Injury Hub in the UK. (The film opened in the USA August 5.) When Mark Burton started writing the film in 2010, he and his ...
Saturday, August 22, 2015

New book collects magazine, newspaper writing of Helen Keller; illustrates she was one of the great progressive thinkers of 20th century

›
Note: This is a new book edited by Media dis&dat's Beth Haller. The book is available from the Advocado Press in print form and ...
Wednesday, August 19, 2015

New documentary 'Becoming Bulletproof' tracks the power of disabled actors representing themselves

›
A review from 'Criptiques' writer/podcaster/filmmaker Cheryl Green . Watch  the trailer for "Becoming Bulletproof"  her...

Autism community criticizes hit Broadway play for opting, again, to cast a non-autistic lead

›
From the Village Voice : Since its release in 2003, Mark Haddon’s bestselling novel  The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time...