Friday, May 23, 2014

Maryland to be first state to have disabled people train all law enforcement about people with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities

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From The AP : SYKESVILLE, Md. — Maryland will be the first state to teach all law enforcement officers about people wi...
Thursday, May 22, 2014

Rep. Tammy Duckworth: ‘I’m not surprised’ by allegations against VA

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From The Washington Post : Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) — an Iraq war veteran, double amputee and former assistant secretary at t...

Triple amputee becomes TV host in Nepal

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From ABC in Australia: Kamala Shrestha (pictured) greets audiences with a confident smile every Friday and Sunday on Himalaya Televi...
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Computer program advises autistic adults heading into job interviews

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From the Wall Street Journal : Knowing what an employer wants to hear can make all the difference during a job interview. For adu...
Monday, May 19, 2014

New York ruling demands better access to voting booths

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From Public News Service : NEW YORK - The Second Circuit Court of Appeals just affirmed a decision that advocates for people with disa...

In South Africa, Oscar Pistorius TV channel a massive viewership success for DStv

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From Channel 24 in South Africa: CAPE TOWN, South Africa – MultiChoice's Oscar Pistorius Trial TV channel (DStv 199) is a massive...
Friday, May 16, 2014

"Mad Men" takes on mental illness, PTSD among Holocaust survivors

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From CBS News : Sunday night's episode of "Mad Men" was filled with plenty of surprises both inside ...

'Spectrum,' a new documentary about autism, sensory perception

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From the filmmakers at  http://www.spectrumthefilm.com/ : “Spectrum” is a documentary about autism and sensory perception. The goal o...
Wednesday, May 7, 2014

How misunderstanding disability leads to police violence

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From The Atlantic : On April 29, the Senate Judiciary Committee met to discuss law-enforcement responses to disabled Americans. The co...
Sunday, May 4, 2014

More American students are learning sign language than Chinese

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From Vox . In the picture, sign language interpreter Barbie Parker of LotuSIGN performs during Lollapalooza 2013 at Grant Park. The fas...
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...