Posted on: , Jason Axelrod
Supreme Court Rules Against Disability Providers
In a 5-4 decision earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a group of Idaho agencies serving people with developmental disabilities, saying that developmental disability service providers cannot sue to force state Medicaid programs to raise their reimbursement rates. Read more.
Posted on: , Lauren Loftus
How can Siri help people with Autism?
One thing Apple likely didn’t expect when it released its iPhone technology is how it positively impacts people with autism. Plusnet, a British internet service provider, describes how Siri, the ultimate virtual personal assistant, presents information from queries in such a digestible way that can help people with autism process that material more easily. Read more.
Posted on: , Lauren Loftus
The American Association of People with Disabilities is now accepting applications for the 2015 NBC Universal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship. Four scholarships are available to undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities who are pursuing degrees in communications or media-relations. Each recipient will receive $5,625 for tuition and fees at their college or university.
The scholarship is named in honor of Tony Coelho, a former United States Representative from California and the primary author and sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Coelho also served as a judge for the second annual Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disability, administered through the NCDJ.
For more information about applying, visit the AAPD website and read below.
Posted on: , Jason Axelrod
The Future Looks Bright for Hiring Workers With Disabilities
Health & Disability Advocates senior policy analyst Joe Entwisle argues that 2015 will be the best year yet for job seekers with disabilities, citing new regulations and legislation as being among the reasons why. Read more…
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Deaf man says jailers held him incommunicado for six weeks
A deaf man able to communicate only with sign language has alleged in a federal lawsuit that he was held for six weeks in the Arlington County jail last year after jailers failed to provide an interpreter or allow him to call attorneys or a friend by videophone. Read more…
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Lawsuit alleges that four D.C. cab companies ignored blind passengers
The Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs has filed a lawsuit accusing four D.C. cab companies of discriminating against blind passengers with service dogs. Read more…
Posted on: , Lauren Loftus
Three high school seniors from Phoenix, Arizona, took home first place in their division for C-SPAN’s Student Cam 2015 documentary competition. “An IDEA for Tomorrow,” produced by Severiano Romo, Alexis Rainery and Molly Kerwick of the Metropolitan Arts Institute, showcases the single piece of federal legislation governing the education of children with disabilities– IDEA, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Posted on: , Lauren Loftus
Tim McGuire, former Minneapolis Star Tribune editor who holds the Frank Russell Chair for the Business of Journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, is featured in a webinar hosted by the National Center on Disability and Journalism.
McGuire discusses his experiences writing and publishing his first book, “Some People Even Take Them Home: A Disabled Dad, a Down Syndrome Son, and Our Journey to Acceptance.” McGuire, a board member of the NCDJ, tells the story of his family, his own disability and that of his son Jason.
McGuire also answers questions about tips and best practices when reporting on people with disabilities, advising against taking an “oh-those-poor-people” approach that he says he has observed in a lot of disability reporting.
Instead, he suggests that reporters “exalt and respect” people with disabilities while also normalizing their triumphs and failures as they would anyone else.
Watch a recording and access the live captions here: https://connect.asu.edu/p4rkas0o96b/
Posted on: , Sinan Yucel
The Association of Opinion Journalists shares important resources and information about reporting on disability issues, highlighting the National Center on Disability and Journalism as well as other organizations. Read More
Posted on: , Sinan Yucel
KD Smart Chair, a manufacturer of power wheelchairs, recently released an infographic that visualizes the facts, numbers and figures about the wheelchair industry. The infographic provides some interesting background on the history and use of wheelchairs in the U.S. and around the world. http://kdsmartchair.com/blogs/news/18706123-wheelchair-facts-numbers-and-figures-infographic
