February 2009 - Articles - Community for Disabled

National Science Foundation-funded alliance to help Dayton regional students with disabilities enter Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics fields

Americans with disabilities are one-tenth as likely to be in STEM careers as their able-bodied peers via Greene County Dailies February 25, 2009 DAYTON - Wright State University, in partnership with Ohio State University, is leading a five-year program...

Published Fri, Feb 27 2009 12:01 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: Wright State University, Issues, science, individual advisors who are cross-trained in STEM and disability, competitive workforce, faculty and employer mentoring, Ohio’s STEM Ability Alliance, peer to peer, engineering, STEM fields, National Science Foundation, community outreach, students with disabilities, inclusion and accommodation, recruit students with disabilities, OSAA, overcome barriers to finish degrees, employer assistance, Ohio State University, economic turn-around, five-year program, advocacy, NSF, mathematics, Ohio’s emerging knowledge Economy, STEM revolution, internships, technology

Utah Teen Overcomes Learning Disability

Sandy teen overcomes learning disability via The Salt Lake Tribune Posted: 02/24/2009 06:53:01 PM MST By Kirsten Stewart Aubrey Goodell was a walking contradiction. She was a socially and emotionally mature toddler but prone to fits of anger. A bright...

Published Fri, Feb 27 2009 11:15 AM by BusyBee

Filed under: college, teen, Utah Special Education Advisory Council, medically diagnosable conditions, books on tape, exercise, processes or remembers things differently, brain perceives, teach to strengths, counseling, home schooling, lacks clear diagnosis, walking contradiction, private tutoring, short-circuited short-term memory, Learning Disabilities Association of America, parents' rights, nation's one size fits all educational system, structured diets, learning disability, vitamins, paradoxical learners, educational strategies, triage homework, trouble processing information, restructure written assignments

Blind teen uses keen skills as bus dispatcher

via Suburban Chicago News February 4, 2009 Back in April, I heard a new dispatcher come on the two-way radio in the school bus I drive every afternoon in Batavia. A pleasant voice, very clear and concise, a little throaty. I pictured the new dispatcher...

Published Thu, Feb 26 2009 2:37 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: blind, job skills developer, teen, congenital glaucoma, good listening and communication skills, School Association for Special Education in DuPage County, reads braille, Mobile Speak, PDA, avid train buff, superior technical skills, Motorola Q9-H, bus dispatcher, volunteer work, constant radio traffic

Top Industry Leaders Discuss Accessibility Strategies at ATIA Leadership Forum

via BusinessWire Top leaders from some of the nation's most prominent corporations and government agencies gathered in Orlando, January 29 - 30, for the Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) Leadership Forum on Accessibility, an annual...

Published Wed, Feb 25 2009 10:17 AM by BusyBee

Filed under: ADA, Assistive Technology Industry Association, director, entertainment, untapped market, business strategies, IBM, insurance, David Dikter, the U.S. Department of Labor/Office of Disability Employment Policy, Canon USA, California State University, top industry leaders, ATIA executive director, Keynote speaker, ATIA Leadership Forum, IBM Human Ability and Accessibility Center, service providers, age-related impairments, accessibility solutions, advance, Hilton Hotels, digital inclusion, banking/financial services, AT&T, persons with disabilities, Social Security Administration, Microsoft, assistive technology manufacturers, list of Leadership Forumspeakers, Anthony “Tony” Coelho, Inc., recruit, hospitality, retail, information technology industries, Frances West, societal transformation, retain, maturing employees

Supreme football players: People Who Can't See?

Just ask fans and football players in Croatia! As the article and video to which you can link, below, indicate, people who are blind from countries as diverse as China, Argentina, Croatia, and Japan, are taking to the football fields and playing some...

Published Tue, Feb 24 2009 7:01 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: blind, associations of blind or visually impaired footballers, ball produces sound, coach behind goal, football, soccer, astonishing skills, Croatia, world championships, partially sighted

The healing powers of art therapy

Commentary: The article below concerns an exhibition currently showing in London, but the healing benefits of art therapy for people with disabilities are universal. Art therapists across the world, including the USA, are empowering their clients, including...

Published Mon, Feb 23 2009 9:43 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: permissive space, serious physical illness, act of creating, feeling of empowerment, physical problems that cause distress, less clinical solution, shaming experiences, The Healing Mind: Art Therapy and the Body exhibition, healing power, Art therapy, mental health issues, unlearn inhibitions that have developed over years

NO (VISUAL) BOUNDARIES: Blindness fails to stop student

via redandblack.com By Marianne English Posted: 2/9/09 As many University members struggle to navigate all 615 acres of campus, a few visually-impaired students tackle this problem and much more with immense patience and plenty of spatial memorization...

Published Mon, Feb 23 2009 9:37 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: blindness, Education, ocular albinism, legally blind, less than 20/200, Leadership

College Is Possible for Students With Intellectual Disabilities

New support programs and federal funds can help students with intellectual disabilities via U.S. News By Jessica Calefati Posted February 13, 2009 Unlike students who pull all-nighters and cram before exams, Mount Aloysius College student Katie Apostolides...

Published Thu, Feb 19 2009 11:54 AM by BusyBee

Filed under: Down syndrome, first national center and the first research consortium for the postsecondary education of students with intellectual disabilities, federal funds, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, Stephanie Smith Lee, ThinkCollege.net, National Down Syndrome Society, Federal Work Study Program, nationwide programs to help students with intellectual disabilities succeed in college, Higher Education Opportunity Act, senior policy adviser, new support programs, University of Massachusetts Boston's Institute for Community Inclusion, college, inclusive education, ongoing Department of Education study, Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Program at Massachusetts Bay Community College, completing a degree, Pell Grants, Mount Aloysius College, post-secondary education, associate's degree, two multimillion-dollar federal grants, students with intellectual disabilities, program at George Mason University

SNL Encourages Prejudice Against People With Disabilities, Says Gov. Paterson

via ABC News February 13, 2009 9:08 AM After a town hall meeting in Morrisville, NY, Thursday, Empire State Gov. David Paterson unloaded on how Saturday Night Live has been mocking his blindness. Asked by a reporter if he has any thoughts on how he's...

Published Thu, Feb 19 2009 11:52 AM by BusyBee

Filed under: disability, blindness, Fred Armisen, Governor David Patterson, discrimination, SNL, prejudice against people with disabilities, Saturday Night Live, blind

Peanut-sniffing dog is allergic girl's best friend

Here's an article about a service animal that performs a task to mitigate a child's disability, which is her allergy to peanuts. This little girl and her family worry, on a daily basis, about her allergic reactions which are life threatening and...

Published Thu, Feb 19 2009 11:20 AM by BusyBee

Filed under: Florida Canine Academy, Portuguese water dog, peanut allergy, service dog, sense of normalcy, life changing experience, Southern Star Ranch Boarding Kennel, dog trained to detect presence of peanuts, in Florence, Texas, Angel Service Dogs Inc., providing allergy-detecting and seizure-detecting dogs at reduced costs

New Funding Opportunities for Programs Designed to Assist People with Spinal Cord Injuries with Independent Living Goals

The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation recently announced funding opportunities through Program Grants to help organizations improve the quality of life for those living with a spinal cord injury/disease in the United States and Canada. Grants will be awarded...

Published Mon, Feb 16 2009 2:33 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: education grants, funding opportunities, recreation and sports, spinal cord injuries, spinal cord injury training, independent living, innovative rehabilitation, independent living goals, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Fellowships, SCI training, Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, nonprofit (501.c.3) organizations

Diabetic man wins Americans With Disabilities Act ruling

An Arizona utility worker's case shouldn't have been dismissed, a panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rules. His suit now goes to trial. By Carol J. Williams via Los Angeles Times February 14, 2009 In a decision with potential implications...

Published Mon, Feb 16 2009 1:28 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: Diabetes, 9th, Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA

Screen Reader Survey Results Are In: Guidance Provided for Web Developers

WebAIM Survey Shines Light on Screen Reader Usage via YAHOO! USER INTERFACE BLOG "What you hear is what you see" For many developers, the screen reader is still a misunderstood assistive technology. Using a screen reader can be compared to looking...

Published Mon, Feb 16 2009 12:42 PM by BusyBee

Vice President Joe Biden: 'This is a movement' for change

via IdahoStatesman.com Vice President Joe Biden brought fresh energy to the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games Thursday with word of a new White House post aimed to advance the cause of people with disabilities. Biden chose his visit to the Games...

Published Mon, Feb 16 2009 1:19 PM by BusyBee

Filed under: Vice President Joe Biden, Kareem Dale, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, movement for change, Special Olympics Winter Games, tolerance and acceptance, special assistant to the president for disability policy

Congratulations to Sailor, Maureen McKinnon-Tucker, Paralympic Gold Medallist in 2008 on Winning 2009 Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award.

via Wicked Local Maureen McKinnon-Tucker of Marblehead has been chosen as a winner of the American Association of People with Disabilities’ prestigious 2009 Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award. “There is nothing more important to the future of...

Published Thu, Feb 12 2009 11:07 AM by BusyBee

Filed under: Gold Medallist, AAPD, Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award

February 2009 - Articles