Sunday, October 6, 2013

More colleges provide options for students with learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorder

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From The AP : As he sits in class at Eastern Michigan University, a flood of images streams from Tony Saylor's vibrant, creative ...
Friday, October 4, 2013

NPR: Actors With Disabilities In Big Roles? 'We Don't Have A Chance'

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From the NPR Code Switch blog : If you watched Ironside this week on NBC, you probably noticed the differences between the new detect...
Thursday, October 3, 2013

'Breaking Bad' star R.J. Mitte joins 'Switched at Birth'

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From The Hollywood Reporter: Switched at Birth has added another major player. Breaking Bad star R.J. Mitte (pictured), who just...

UN report says more information and communication technologies needed for people with disabilities

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From SciDevNet : A report by the UN agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs) and its partners has mapped out the n...
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Accessible Designs Could Help Us All — But Only If Firms Bite

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From NPR : Here are the basics about Alex Blaszczuk: She lives in Manhattan. She's 26. She has a 20 pound cat. She's a third y...
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Disneyland to change access program for disabled people

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From The AP : ANAHEIM, Calif. -- People with disabilities will no longer go straight to the front of lines at Disneyland and Walt Di...

Who Cares about Kelsey? Documentary that aims to educate others about emotional/behavioral disabilities to air on PBS

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From TASH : We want to highlight an important new documentary that relates to our work at TASH. Dan Habib’s Who Cares About Kelsey?  do...

Spain wins Roosevelt prize for disability rights, inclusion

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From West : “If you don’t like something, change it. If something bothers you, confront it.” This is the motto Spain...

Disney, ESPN team up to promote inclusion for people with disabilities

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From The Examiner : The Walt Disney Company and ESPN are starting a two year initiative to use sports for the promotion of social in...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Michael J. Fox: Parkinson's made me a better actor

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From The Hollywood Reporter : Michael J. Fox's Parkinson's may have made him a better actor. The star of NBC's upcoming ...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Towson University, in partnership with U.S. Department of State, to host professional fellows from Serbia as part of project to bolster disability rights in Serbia

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Note: This is an ongoing project in which I am partnering with the disability organization, Centre Living Upright in Serbia and  the N...
Saturday, September 7, 2013

Michael J. Fox and others play TV heroes with disabilities in new fall TV seaspm

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From The NY Times : “How can you hit a man in my condition?” Michael J. Fox complains when his television daughter gives him a playfu...

An app to nab jerks who illegally use accessible parking

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From The Atlantic Cities : The Austin non-profit Parking Mobility argues that one in four cars parked in a disabled parking spot act...
Friday, September 6, 2013

Handful of activists in Canada are exploring new ways to look at sex and disability

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From Daily Xtra in Toronto, Canada: In the still we see Loree Erickson in her wheelchair, her dress pulled down to expose hard n...