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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for June 2015

Posted on June 30, 2015 by mpgarcia

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. Each month, we look through the searches on our blog and through the information requests made by our patrons who speak Spanish and … Continue reading →

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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, December 15 –Friday, December 19

Posted on December 19, 2014 by bchaiken2014

Human Interest: ‘El Deafo’: How a girl turned her disability into a superpower (NPR) Writer and illustrator Cece Bell tells her own story about growing up with a hearing impairment following meningitis at the age of 4. In her graphic … Continue reading →

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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, November 10 –Friday, November 14

Posted on November 14, 2014 by bchaiken2014

Education: No longer ‘falling off the cliff’ (The Chronicle of Higher Education) Cutting Edge is a program that aims to provide a college experience to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Every year, Edgewood admits a small cohort of students … Continue reading →

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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 5 – Friday, May 9

Posted on May 9, 2014 by bchaiken2014

Human Interest: In first, contestant with special needs on ‘Wheel of Fortune’ (Disability Scoop) A self-described Wheel of Fortune fanatic who has both Asperger’s and Tourette syndromes is the first contestant with special needs ever to compete on the show. … Continue reading →

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