Posts filed under: disability awareness

Aug. 28, 2011
The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)
Coach’s disability nothing but a footnote in a successful career
The message, with all its implications for success, can be distilled into three words. Spend any amount of time around this coach, around his football program, and you’ll come away parroting the mantra: “Figure it out.” Catchy, sure. But it’s more than a nice phrase. It’s Mark Speckman’s coaching philosophy. And his life.
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Filed Under: disability awareness, employment, physical disability, recreation

Aug. 1, 2011
Toronto Star
Global Voices: Why do we ignore those with disabilities when making development decisions?
They found an emaciated Dorcas Mburu tied up in the corner of a room. For years, Dorcas Mburu’s 80-year-old mother had kept her locked in the house, humiliated by her own daughter’s existence, and the mental disability from which her daughter suffered. After years of neglect, villagers of Kabuku in Kenya broke down the front door to save the woman.
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July 31, 2011
WLS-TV (Chicago)
Ending use of the 'R' word
Labeling people is a sensitive issue, especially for those with developmental disabilities. It is not an easy thing to change which is why there's a major campaign to eliminate the "r-word."
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Filed Under: disability awareness, intellectual disability, language

June 18, 2011
The New York Times
I Had Polio. I Also Have Sex.
I SPOKE at an AIDS conference not long ago, and after the talk, someone asked me how I had contracted H.I.V. “Well,” I replied, “sexually.” Staring at my crutches, which I have used since I got polio as a child, she exclaimed, “But how?”
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Filed Under: disability awareness, education, healthcare, public policy, sexuality

May 27, 2011
MetroWest Daily News (Framingham, Mass.)
Activists seek more from Americans with Disabilities Act
For Karen Foran Dempsey, efforts to provide equal opportunities for people with disabilities have not slowed since last year's 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disability awareness, public policy

March 16, 2011
WTTG-TV (Washington, D.C.)
'Glee' Honored at American Association of People With Disabilities Awards Gala
The creators of Fox’s hit show "Glee" want to make you laugh and think. The episodes are produced with messages about inclusion no matter what you look like, your sexuality or disability.
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Filed Under: arts, bullying, disability awareness, media, television

Feb. 11, 2011
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Talking with children about disabilities: The Grandmothers
Sidewalks are made without curbs at the corners and laws prohibit putting up new buildings that are not accessible to everyone. We are now aware of the extra-large stalls in bathrooms and parking for people with disabilities in every mall. We take these improvements for granted now.
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Filed Under: disability awareness, education

Feb. 11, 2011
KSPR-TV (Springfield, Mo.)
Friends and Colleagues Speak Out About Community Leader Killed in Van Fire
The Ozarks has lost a community leader in a tragic accident. The 42-year-old man killed in Thursday night's van fire in south Springfield will be remembered as a tireless advocate for people with disabilities.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disability awareness, physical disability, profile, public policy, transportation

Nov. 16, 2010
KARE-TV (Minneapolis)
Pilot curriculum teaches kids about disabilities
A new pilot curriculum at Plymouth Creek Elementary has first-graders learning more than just reading, writing and arithmetic.
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Filed Under: developmental disability, disability awareness, education, K-12

Oct. 7, 2010
The Scranton (N.J.)Times Tribune
Veteran journalist reflects on disability law in local speech
Equality, full employment, protection under the law. As journalist John Hockenberry saw it, these were the things the Americans with Disabilities Act promised in 1990, when he had already lived nearly half his life as a paraplegic.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disability awareness, public policy

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