Via: The Canadian Press By Sheryl Ubelacker Health Reporter (CP) February 16, 2010 TORONTO — Alexandre Bilodeau's Olympic gold medal will forever be enshrined as Canada's first on home turf. But for people with cerebral palsy, it is the freestyle skier's tender - and very public - esteem...
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What absolutely drives you crazy about living with a disability? Is it the increasing number of web sites that include audio that you can't hear, or video that you can't see, or links that your screen reader can't access? Is it the increasing number of e-mail messages, often arriving from...
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via Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology June 29, 2009 COAT Applauds Representative Markey for Introducing the 'Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009' WASHINGTON, June 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition of Organizations for Accessible...
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via United States International Council on Disabilities July 21, 2009 The United States International Council on Disabilities (USICD), representing a broad constituency of Americans with disabilities and disability organizations, praises Monday's announcement of President Barack Obama's intention...
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