Posts filed under: disability awareness

June 7
Chicago Tribune
An anniversary for Access Living
On the credenza in Marca Bristo's sunny downtown Access Living office are a Barbie doll in a wheelchair, a photograph of one of Bristo's two grown children and awards for her equal rights work on behalf of people with disabilities.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disability awareness, long-term care, profile, public policy, sexuality

June 6
The Boston Globe
Lynn man takes awareness on road
For most people, the prospects of undertaking a cross-country trip is daunting. Not for Matt Eddy of Lynn, who set out yesterday morning on his second coast-to-coast trek to raise money and awareness for the disease he lives with, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and to set a Guinness World Record for fastest cross-country trip by wheelchair.
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Filed Under: Olmsted decision, disability awareness, housing, long-term care, physical disability

June 5
KOMO-TV (Seattle)
Anchor Fest Accessible For All
From crispy delights, to thrills, to entertainment, and now ramps and sidewalk trenches keeping cords out of the way.
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Filed Under: disability awareness, physical accessibility

June 5
The (Lynchburg, Va.) News & Advance
E.C. Glass graduating senior sees past her disability
Georgie Sydnor likes having a computer program that will read to her the words on the screen and reply to her keystrokes. On the other hand, she’s not a fan of the way the female voice responds to her attempts to navigate a tricky task.
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Filed Under: K-12, assistive technology, disability awareness, education, higher education, inclusion, technology, visually impaired

June 4
San Diego Union-Tribune
Sheriff’s program is bridge to mentally disabled
If yelling and banging inside Cherri Cary’s house were to prompt a 911 call, officers most likely would prepare to encounter a violent person.
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Filed Under: developmental disability, disability awareness, intellectual disability, psychiatric disability, public policy, public safety

June 2
WCVB-TV Chronicle (Boston)
Fighting Back
34-year old Jason Crigler seemed to be on top of the world. The New York based guitarist was playing with stars like Norah Jones and Rufus Wainright, readying his first CD, and expecting his first child. Then he had a massive stroke. But that's not the end of his story. Tonight, Chronicle documents Crigler's amazing fight to regain control of his life.
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Filed Under: disability awareness, profile

May 28
WLTX-TV (Columbia, S.C.)
Students Learn Disability Awareness, Sensitivity
Congaree Elementary is getting students more comfortable with differences by having them experience what it's like to be disabled.
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Filed Under: K-12, children, disability awareness, education

May 27
WLS-TV (Chicago)
Employers urged to 'Think Beyond the Label'
Several months ago, a $4 million national disability awareness campaign hit the airwaves with high hopes for increasing employment among people with disabilities.
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Filed Under: disability awareness, employment, media, television

May 25
Spartanburg (S.C.) Herald-Journal
Greer teen beauty queen not sidelined by disability
Anna Brown lives her platform, advocating achieving success in any arena despite obstacles.
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Filed Under: disability awareness, hearing impaired, profile

March 28
New Bern (N.C.) Sun Journal
Quadriplegic fights for disability law compliance
In 1974, Michael Brennan, then 21, and friends were sunning in the Florida Keys at Sombrero Beach, when Brennan casually ran off into the ocean to cool off. He dived into a wave, hit coral, and promptly broke his spine. He was instantly paralyzed.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disability awareness, physical disability, profile, public policy

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