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Posted on August 30, 2013

Sophisticated Prosthetics Help Liberate Disabled Adventurers

Disabled thrill-seekers are finding “liberation through technology,” according to NPR. Eric Whitney with “All Things Considered” profiled companies producing innovative prosthetics that allow amputees and those with other disabilities to rock climb, kayak, mountain bike and more.

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People with disabilities make up at least 19 percent of the U.S. population or 54.4 million people. The goal of the NCDJ is to provide support and guidance for journalists as they cover people with disabilities.

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“Disability Angle” Helps Reporters Discover Better Stories

The National Center on Disability and Journalism has a new series of posts for journalists that offer story ideas and story angles for a wide range of disability coverage. Find the Disability Angle at https://ncdj.org/blog/.

The series was created by Susan LoTempio, a journalist with a long career writing about, lecturing on and living with disability.

Susan LoTempio, NCDJ Advisory Board Member

Journalists around the world enter disability contest

2018 Katherine Schneider Medal trophies

More than a hundred journalists entered the 2019 Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disability contest. Countries represented include: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, France, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States.
Winners will be announced this fall and invited to an awards reception in Phoenix, Arizona in December.

Disability Language Style Guide Available in Spanish

NCDJ Releases Disability Language Style Guide in Spanish

The NCDJ disability language style guide was recently updated to contain nearly 200 words and terms commonly used when referring to people with disabilities. The Spanish translation of the guide was made possible by a grant from the Ford Foundation, which provides support for NCDJ programs and services. Both the English and Spanish versions of the disability language style guide are available in downloadable format.