Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Children's TV pretends disability doesn't exist

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From The Guardian in the UK. Pictured is Fireman Sam character, Hannah Sparkes . Fireman Sam and How to Train Your Dragon feature the...
Saturday, July 25, 2015

Murals in D.C. this weekend mark Americans with Disabilities Act 25th anniversary

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From The Washington Post : (Google video on the history of the ADA:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrM5hZX0hNc )  Take a walk aroun...
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Oscar-winning Deaf actress Marlee Matlin to join Deaf West’s upcoming Broadway revival of 'Spring Awakening'

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From The NY Times : Marlee Matlin, who won an Oscar for best actress for the 1986 film “Children of a Lesser God,”  has been cast in D...
Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Watch President Obama speak about the importance of the Americans with Disabilities Act on its 25th anniversary

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On July 20, 2015, President Obama delivers remarks in the East Room of the White House celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Americans ...
Sunday, July 19, 2015

Q&A: Deaf Russian star talks about joining festival favorite 'The Tribe'

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From the Minneapolis Star-Tribune : Following a thuggish pack of deaf high school students through prostitution and stomach-churning v...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Nike's one-handed new sneaker technology helps people with disabilities

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From Tech Times : (Watch the video about how a young man with CP helped Nike develop the shoe.)  Whenever Nike releases a new pair of...

Eight ways in which the Americans with Disabilities Act changed everyone's lives

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From the Smithsonian : (Photo of people with disabilities fighting for their rights. Courtesy of Tom Olin, photographer.) By By Samanth...
Sunday, July 12, 2015

HBO animated comedy 'My Depression' explores mental illness

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 From the Chicago Tribune : Years ago, I witnessed the power of art to soothe the troubled mind. I was at the Elgin Mental Health Cente...