A colleague of mine sent me a link to this video and I thought it would be of interest. Athlete, actor and activist Amiee Mullins gave a talk to a TED conference in February 2009 about how she has redefined disability through her prosthetic legs. Not only does she have Cheetah prosthetics that she used [...]
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Making the Web Accessible
December 16, 2010 – 6:05 am
Suzanne Robitaille and Michael Jaeger have released a new white paper in response to the the recently passed Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act which creates standards for online video programming. The white paper describes what is happening currently in online programming, what the new law means for current and future content and the [...]
New Tip Sheet Added on Web Accessibility
December 16, 2010 – 6:00 am
The basics of what you need to know in designing a accessible website. These guidelines are crucial to making your website accessible to those with decreased vision, hearing and motor skills. The tip sheet can be found at: http://ncdj.org/tip-sheets-for-reporters/
New Harris Poll on Disability Released
July 23, 2010 – 5:00 am
by Jake Geller In reaction to a new poll released today, a disability advocate calls for more representation of people with disabilities in the media to close the gap between those with disabilities and those without. “One out of five people in America has a disability of some sort so we should see one out [...]
Two New Tip Sheet Added
July 19, 2010 – 2:04 pm
With the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, we just posted two tip sheets by Jennifer LaFleur, NCDJ advisory board member and Director of Computer-Assisted Reporting for ProPublica. The first tip sheet gives a good overview of the ADA and other federal disability laws. It includes a survey she created for her investigative [...]
New Resource for Disability Statistics
December 16, 2009 – 10:59 am
A new resource for disability statistics has been announced by disability.gov, the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium. The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics compiled the data, which include statistics from federal sources and surveys on disability prevalence and population size, including breakdowns by state and disability type. The site also includes [...]
RTDNF and Ivanhoe Broadcast News Call for Applicants
December 16, 2009 – 10:51 am
The RTDNF and Ivanhoe Broadcast News has announced a call for applicants for a one-week health reporting fellowship for television and new media journalists. The fellowship is open to a working reporter or producer at a television station or new media newsroom with fewer than 10 years of experience. Applications are due by Feb. 1, [...]
E:60 Profile
December 14, 2009 – 9:22 am
By Jake Geller A few weeks back I came across a story that really stood out. The story is a profile that was featured on ESPN’s newsmagazine “E:60” about a high school football player who is blind. I was impressed with both the production values and the storytelling. The majority of the 10-minute story is [...]
Changing Language
August 13, 2009 – 3:14 pm
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who died Aug. 11, made a huge impact on how intellectual disabilities are viewed through the Special Olympics and her other work on behalf of those with intellectual disabilities. This was evident in many of the articles documenting the life of Shriver. The best example of how the perception of people with [...]
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Welcome to the Disability & Journalism blog
June 30, 2009 – 3:12 pm
I’m hoping that this blog will be used to create a dialogue between journalists who cover disabilities and those who are the subjects of those stories. I’ll start things off by sharing my own experiences as the subject of several news stories for newspapers and television. The first time I was introduced to journalism was [...]
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