Daily achive for May 17th, 2007
Rep. Markey on YouTube with captions!
Jenifer Simpson of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) reports on Rep. Markey’s most recent—and communication accessible—appearance on YouTube:
On Friday May 11, 2007, minutes after gaveling open a hearing on the future of digital media, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) pulled out a camcorder and started filming.
Posted on Thu 17 May 2007 by Carol in category Disability News, Hearing Loss/Deafness
Clearly, Frankly, Unabashedly Disabled (The New York Times)
From the May 13, 2007 New York Times: Clearly, Frankly, Unabashedly Disabled.
WHEN Josh Blue won NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” last season, he did so with riffs like this:
“My right arm does a lot of crazy stuff. Like the other day, I thought someone had stolen my wallet.”
It’s funny only if you know that Mr. Blue [...]
Posted on Thu 17 May 2007 by Carol in category Disability News
Disabled veterans back on horse (Boston Globe)
A leader in a new national initiative, Horses for Heroes (H4H), Windrush Farm in Boxford is featured in today’s North Weekly section of the Boston Globe in a story by Wendy Killeen: Disabled veterans back on horse.
Posted on Thu 17 May 2007 by Carol in category Disability News, Veterans