Posts filed under: media

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

Aug. 12, 2010
The Chronicle Of Higher Education
College Web Pages Are 'Widely Inaccessible' to People With Disabilities
College Web pages remain "widely inaccessible" to people with disabilities, despite some improvements in recent years, according to a recent study.
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Filed Under: Internet, media, technology

Aug. 8, 2010
NPR
Sean Forbes Paves The Way For Deaf Musicians
"Def" has been a part of hip-hop lexicon since the early 1980s, but for Sean Forbes, it means something different. The 28-year-old from suburban Detroit has been deaf since he was a baby but says that hasn't stopped him from making music. He recently released a new single called "I'm Deaf," and is busy recording more songs for an upcoming album. Forbes says music has always been part of his life.
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Filed Under: arts, hearing impaired, media, profile

June 11, 2010
KOMU-TV (Columbia, Mo.)
Missourians With Disabilities Want State's Help
The Arc of Missouri's campaign "Missouri Can't Wait" seeks to get the word out about the lack of state services for people with developmental disabilities.
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Filed Under: developmental disability, healthcare, long-term care, media, television

June 4, 2010
The Washington Post
International VSA Festival highlights
"What is disability?" Last fall, VSA, the international organization on arts and disability once known as Very Special Arts, invited artists around the world to answer that question.
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Filed Under: arts, media

May 27, 2010
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

March 17, 2010
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Campaign pushes for more roles for disabled actors
Although 54 million Americans ages 5 to 64 have disabilities, performers with disabilities are "virtually invisible" in entertainment media, contends I AM PWD (Inclusion in the Arts and Media of Performers with Disabilities), an advocacy campaign that's trying to change that.
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Filed Under: arts, employment, media

March 3, 2010
The Associated Press
Neil Patrick Harris goes to the dogs for PBS film
Neil Patrick Harris is the narrator of a PBS documentary exploring the bond between service dogs and those they help.
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Filed Under: media, physical disability, public policy, service animal, television

Jan. 28, 2010
The New York Times
Using Humor in a Campaign Supporting Disabled People
A NATIONAL effort to encourage businesses to employ workers with disabilities is not your father’s hire the handicapped campaign.
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Filed Under: disability awareness, employment, media

Jan. 19, 2010
The Baltimore Sun
Young, gifted and disabled
Zarifa Roberson was supposed to be taking a break from studying for the law school admissions exam, clearing her head with a stop at a Barnes & Noble near her home in Philadelphia. Soon enough, the break turned into another project, a project that has now entered a new phase in Baltimore.
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Filed Under: disability awareness, media, profile, sexuality

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