Posts filed under: media

Dec. 22, 2009
National Public Radio
Man Who Inspired 'Rain Man' Dies At 58
Kim Peek may have been the world's most famous savant. Dustin Hoffman portrayed a character based on Peek in the 1988 film Rain Man, which triggered hundreds of news stories and documentaries about the man with "islands of remarkable abilities in a sea of disabilities," as scientists described him.
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Filed Under: autism spectrum, media

Nov. 17, 2009
Time
Survivor, the Disabled Version, Comes to U.K. TV
To television executives depressed over the dwindling audiences for reality TV shows and looking for ways to reinvigorate the once hugely profitable genre, the following pitch might be compelling. "We've got this great show for you. We're going to take six strangers and strand them somewhere really remote; we'll film them as they struggle to survive. You say it's already been done — there's I'm a Celebrity — Get Me Out of Here! and Survivor and, here in Britain, Castaway. But here's the twist: our participants will be ... disabled! Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Cast Offs, a uniquely challenging reality TV show." Read more here
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Nov. 14, 2009
The Columbus Dispatch
Disability a nonissue for actor
LOS ANGELES -- Nine years ago, a motorcycle accident left Daryl Mitchell paralyzed from the waist down. Besides needing a wheelchair to get around, though, the co-star of the new Fox comedy Brothers said his life has changed little.
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Filed Under: media, physical disability, profile, television

Nov. 10, 2009
The Associated Press
‘Glee’ wheelchair episode hits bump with disabled
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Nov. 8, 2009
New York Post
Spinning their wheels
Let’s get one thing straight: Kevin McHale, who plays wheelchair-bound underdog Artie Abrams on “Glee,” can really dance.
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Filed Under: media, physical disability, television

Sept. 30, 2009
SFGate.com City Brights Blog
Sins Invalid: An unashamed look at sex, beauty and disability
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Filed Under: arts, blog, sexuality, theater

Aug. 10, 2009
National Public Radio
Director Max Mayer On ‘Adam’ And Asperger’s
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Aug. 3, 2009
The New York Times
Asperger’s Syndrome, on Screen and in Life
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