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Tag Archives: television
Inclusion: The Importance of Being Seen
What does inclusion mean? More than just “being included” or “not being excluded,” inclusion provides a sense of belonging, feeling respected and valued for who you are. Inclusive communities work to prevent or remove barriers, physical or otherwise, so everyone … Continue reading
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Tagged children with disabilities, inclusion, media, television
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Inclusión: La importancia de ser visto
¿Qué significa la inclusión? Más que simplemente “ser incluido” o “no ser excluido”, la inclusión proporciona un sentido de pertenencia, un sentimiento de ser respetado y valorado por quien usted es. Las comunidades inclusivas trabajan para prevenir o eliminar las … Continue reading
Resumen Semanal de las Noticias sobre la Discapacidad – Lunes, 29 de Septiembre – Viernes, 3 de Octubre
Interés Humano: Hermanos toman viaje por carretera estadounidense antes de que sean ciegos (CNN) Hace seis años, dos hermanos que habían sido diagnoticados con choroideremia, un trastorno genética que conduce progresivamente a la ceguera, fueron en un viaje por carretera … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged accesibilidad, Alzheimer, assistive technology, australia, Bionic vision, ceguera, discapacidad, discapacidad del desarrollo, discapacidades, empleo, empleo para personas con discapacidades, enfermedad de Alzheimer, hermanos ciegos, investigacion, lesiones por quemaduras, memoria, ojo biónico, pérdida de memoria, personas con discapacidades, personas con discapacidades del desarrollo, pesonajes con discapacidad en programas de televisión, quemadura, retinitis, retinitis pigmentosa, sordera, Spanish, Spanish-language, tecnología de asistencia, tecnologia, television, Vermont, viaje por carretera, viaje por carretera estadounidense
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ESPN’s Carry On: Brotherhood, Struggle, Success within Disability
ESPN recently aired “Carry On: Why I Stayed”, a follow-up to its 2009 documentary “Carry On” featuring Cleveland-native high school wrestler’s Dartanyon Crockett and Leroy Sutton. In 2009 the sports network’s cameras followed both young men and chronicled their journey … Continue reading
Posted in Audiovisual
Tagged accessibility, blindness, carry on, crockett, dartanyon, documentary, donate, education, espn, fenn, leber's disease, leroy, lisa, low vision, mixed marial arts, mma, owusu, paraplegia, physical accessibility, sports, sutton, teddowusu, teddy, television, wrestlers, wrestling
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The Reality of a ‘Push Girl’
“Real” housewives have their shows, so do cooks, bounty hunters, and any number of other professionals and social-types. But seldom are there shows that represent the community of people living with disabilities. And when there are, it’s even rarer to … Continue reading
Posted in Audiovisual, Event, Uncategorized
Tagged adults, angla, auti, channel, chelsie, Disabilities, friendships, girl, girls, mia, owusu, push, reality, reality show, relationships, series, sundance, teddowusu, teddy, television, tiphany, wheelchairs, young
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Watch This: MS from A to Z
The University of Washington Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation Research and Training Center has teamed with the Research Channel to present a new series for people with multiple sclerosis, their families and friends, and their healthcare providers. On the first Tuesday of … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Project, Publications, webcasts, Website
Tagged multiple sclerosis, television
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Meet This: FCC announced new working group to study closed captioning and video description
The Federal Communications Commission announced the establishment of a technical working group to study digital closed captioning and video description issues. The group will focus on issues of accessibility in television programming for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, … Continue reading
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Tagged accessibility, closed captioning, FCC, television
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Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 