Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Canadian designer expands heavily researched clothing line for people who use wheelchairs

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From samaritanmag.org : Like a masterful novel, the story of Toronto-based clothing designer Izzy Camilleri gets deeper and more engrossin...
Sunday, February 12, 2012

'Heavenly Sight' radio documentary celebrates blind musicians

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From the Press-Register in Alabama: FOLEY, Alabama — The eerie keening of Blind Willie Johnson’s guitar. The preaching songs of Rev. Gar...

First official World Down Syndrome Day will be celebrated at UN Headquarters March 21, 2012, with the Conference “Building Our Future”.

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From the organizers of WDSD : The first official World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) will be celebrated at the UN Headquarters in NY, on March ...

Mister Chase is among a budding crop of YouTube stars who are hand-synching their way to online fame, performing songs like Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” using American Sign Language

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from The NY Times: As far as YouTube music acts go, Michael Chase DiMartino’s won’t be mistaken for Justin Bieber’s. In a series of videos...

'Kimmie's Law' passes; expands Amber Alerts for disabled victims

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From KING 5 TV : OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Certain Amber Alerts will be sent out earlier in Washington from now on with the passage of "Kimmi...

In Canada, social network Squag aims to be a safe place for autistic kids

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From Financial Post : Sara Winter spent nine years watching her nephew struggle to socialize with his peers, her heart breaking each time ...
Tuesday, February 7, 2012

St. Louis organist with autism speaks through his music

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from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch : David Kuhns (pictured) has trouble finding words; he hesitates as he speaks. His attention span is shor...

Nike and Ossur unveil running sole for amputee athletes

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From Smart Planet : Last week Nike Innovation introduced a breakthrough running sole, designed to be used with Össur’s Flex-Run prosthetic...

For Indonesia's disabled people, ‘extraordinary’ learning needs

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From The Jakarta Globe : SLB Negeri 4 in East Jakarta is not your typical state school. Its 18 teachers and staff look after 90 students f...
Monday, February 6, 2012

Helping disabled people in post-earthquake Haiti

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From CBS News : More than two years after the deadly earthquake in Haiti, the long road to recovery continues for those who are injured. C...
Saturday, February 4, 2012

In Florida, teen born without hands says SeaWorld, Universal kept her off rides

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From Orlando Sentinel in Florida: Though she was born without hands, Katie Champagne does things many with two cannot. At age 17, she...

1 Person, 1 Vote? Not for many of Indonesia’s disabled people

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From The Jakarta Globe in Indonesia. In the picture, a blind man casts a ballot during a voting drill for disabled people at the Yogyakarta...

Indian Paralympian calls on other disabled athletes there to boycott 2012 Paralympics until Dow Chemical is dropped as sponsor

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From The Guardian in the UK: Protesters against Dow Chemical's sponsorship of the wrap that will surround the Olympic Stadium (pictur...

Disabled vet in same-sex marriage in California sues over denial of full benefits

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From The LA Times : An Iraq war veteran from Pasadena filed suit against the Department of Veterans Affairs on Wednesday over its refusal ...

CNN sued over lack of closed captioning on website

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From The San Francisco Chronicle : A federal magistrate has refused to dismiss a suit by deaf Californians against CNN for its refusal to ...