Full Coverage: Disabilities and the Disabled
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News Stories
- Blind People Have Superior Memory Skills LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News - Fri, Jun 22, 2007
- Deaf audiences can 'see' dialogue at BBC - Tue, Apr 24, 2007
- Trials for 'bionic' eye implants at BBC - Fri, Feb 16, 2007
- Deaf to sign via video handsets at BBC - Fri, Feb 16, 2007
- U.S. Sued Over Dropping of Benefits for Disabled at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) - Thu, Dec 21, 2006
Feature Articles
- Disabled woman is able ally for parents at The Los Angeles Times (reg. req'd) - Mon, Mar 05, 2007
- A Painful Choice Over the Mentally Disabled at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) - Tue, Dec 19, 2006
- Leaping tall stereotypes in a single bound at Christian Science Monitor - Thu, Dec 14, 2006
- Disability Activist, United Airlines V.P. Robert Sampson, 81 at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) - Thu, Dec 07, 2006
- Is 'disability' still a dirty word in Japan? at Japan Times - Sun, Aug 27, 2006
- Codes on Sites 'Captcha' Anger of Web Users at The Wall Street Journal - Wed, May 31, 2006
Opinion & Editorials
- GAO: Jobs act needs oversight at The Oregonian - Tue, Jan 30, 2007
- Making democracy accessible to the disabled at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Sun, Nov 05, 2006
- Willing, Able -- and Unemployable at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) - Mon, Oct 30, 2006
- Why No One Will Hire Me at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) - Sun, Oct 29, 2006
- A journey begins with a job at The Oregonian - Thu, Aug 03, 2006
- It's a Life, Not a Feel-Good Moment at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) - Sun, Jan 08, 2006
Related Web Sites
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- get information on enforcement, including how to file complaints, compliance and action status reports. From the U.S. Department of Justice.
- Disability Social History Project
- History of disabled people, their contributions and struggle for civil rights. Includes media images and the social/political events that have affected and been affected by people with disabilities.
- American Association Of People With Disabilities
- nonprofit, nonpartisan, cross-disability organization that seeks to support and voice common issues and needs of disabled Americans.
- Disability Rights Advocates
- Provides disability rights litigation that has successfuly challenged disciminatory practices in all aspects of society.
- Family Village
- Integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities.
- Trace Research and Development Center
- researches assistive technology in the fields of communications, computers and the Internet, and next generation information systems. Read Trace's FAQ on general concepts.