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People with and without disabilities make a western!

Just came across this neat documentary about an annual camp where people with and without disabilities come together to make an original narrative film. They’ve finished filming and are currently in the edit stage. Take a look at their 4-minute video for more…

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D-blogger of the Month: PillowAngel.org

If you were a regular reader of articles on disability issues in Jan 2007, you might have come across the then-controversial story of Ashley – the beautiful girl whose severe brain disorder meant that she was going to remain permanently at an infant level both…

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Andrew Dawson performing The Articulate Hand

The Articulate Hand

What would life be like if you lost the use of all your limbs? Andrew Dawson, a performance artist and movement therapist brings together an audio documentary, music and his body movements to help us understand. “The Articulate Hand” finds beauty and grace in hands…

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D-blogger of the Month: This is No Ordinary Kid

In This is No Ordinary Kid, writer Jane shares stories about her life BC – before Cameron – and AC – after Cameron.

Jane is a mother of an 8 year old daughter and a 15 year old son Cameron who developed Pneumococcal Meningitis, which left him…

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Working with a Disability: An Insider’s View

Our Office Assistant Apprentice Sarah Armour had the opportunity to share what it ‘s like to be in the workplace as a person with a disability as a guest blogger on ThinkBeyondTheLabel.com.

“When I graduated, I thought that because I was no longer using the school’s…

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Just when you thought you knew how to listen.

In this great talk featured on TED.com, allow Evelyn Glennie, a Grammy Award-winning percussionist who lost all her hearing by age 12, to show you a new way to listen to music.

“Evelyn Glennie is simply a phenomenon of a performer.”

– New York Times    …

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