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Hand in Hand
http://makemeaninstrument.blogspot.com/2010/08/hand-in-hand.html
Let's all provide a better future for our children with special needs.
Americans with Disabilities Act Celebrates 20 Years
http://humanrightsangle.com/2010/07/31/americans-with-disability-act-c…
Significant changes in technology have created new challenges and forms of discrimination for people living with disabilities...
Capacidad para la música
http://confesionesimpertinentes.blogspot.com/2009/12/capacidad-para-la…
A group of little children with disabilities have the most beautiful choir. I see them sing and I just fall in love with them.
Accessible Blogs
http://theiciexperience.blogspot.com/2010/07/bloggers-unite-for-people…
A report of my efforts to make my blog accessible.
You've Got A Friend
http://trydefyinggravity.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/youve-got-a-friend/
How a chance meeting at preschool helped me with my son's diagnosis
The Invisibly Disabled
http://skdd.wordpress.com/2010/07/27/the-invisibly-disabled/
People still in horrible servitude circumstances and many times being held in slavery, against their will.
The Least Of Our Brethren
http://pacificmelody.wordpress.com/2010/07/26/the-least-of-our-brethre…
A story about empowering the least powerless among us, our handicapped animal friends.
Empowering People
http://ingenuo.org/2010/07/24/disabile-si-ma-per-ignoranza-altrui/
“La disabilità è la condizione personale di chi, in seguito ad una o più menomazioni, ha una ridotta capacità d’interazione con l’ambiente sociale rispetto a ciò che è considerata la norma, pertanto è meno autonomo nello svolgere le attività
Defying Being Defined by Disease
http://journeywithpavsky.blogspot.com/2010/04/defying-being-defined-by…
I am more than the sum of my bodily parts. I am more than the soul that inhabits my body. I am a part of something bigger than myself. I am part of humanity. That sea of bodies and their incumbent souls that moves upon this earth as would many millions of
Acessibilidade para todos = Inclusão
http://restolhando.blogspot.com/2010/07/acessibilidade-para-todos-incl…
Com um dia de atraso, por motivos de força maior, junto-me à comunidade BloggersUnite no sentido de chamar a atenção para o muito que ainda há a fazer na educação para a cidadania, neste caso concreto para que se respeitem os direitos dos cidadão
Good-bye Apathy! Max's Transformation
http://autismtakeflight.blogspot.com/2008/09/good-bye-apathy-maxs-tran…
This is my sister-in-law Laura's story of her son Max's struggle with Autism, and her transformation to becoming an activist to help him. There is so much that can be done if you are vigilant.
Steve Cole: Live reading by a promising young poet
http://unhandmevillanelle.wordpress.com/2010/07/25/steve-cole-2/
Steve Cole has a disability, but you'd never know it when you're listening to his eloquent, heart-felt poetry. This live at the mic reading was recorded on June 12, 2010.
The funniest man on wheels
http://www.fleshandstone.net/index.php?news=2088
Brian Shaughnessy is a father, actor, playwright, attorney and quadriplegic. He's performing his one man show "The Squeaky Wheel Squeaks!" at numerous fringe festivals this summer.
7 Ways Morgan’s Wonderland Empowers People with Disabilities
http://bit.ly/cQGcLL
.......Morgan’s Wonderland goes far beyond simple swings and slides in offering people to do and experience things they have never before had the opportunity to do.
Blogger Unite: Attitude
http://deafmomworld.com/bloggers-unite-for-people-with-disabilities-at…
Attitude is the worst barrier of all, according to Jo Waldron.
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People First: Empowering People With Disabilities
To have this page overflowing with information and inspiration!
On July 24, 2010, BloggersUnite is asking bloggers and writers around the world to use their voices to raise awareness about empowering people with disabilities. One in every five Americans is affected by a disability. This means that approximately 54 million people in the U.S. alone are working everyday to gain greater independence and create new possibilities for themselves. Within the United States, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has done much to eliminate the barriers and discrimination people with disabilities have faced for so long. Yet, about three quarters of adults with disabilities are unemployed--even though most would prefer to be working. And, internet access for people with disabilities is about half of what it is for those without disabilities. Clearly there is still a lot of work to be done if we want people with disabilities to be truly empowered! Please join BloggersUnite in supporting people with disabilities and the groups who work to empower them by raising awareness. Let people know that despite major gains more needs to be done to ensure that people with disabilities enjoy the same access to resources and opportunities as those without disabilities. Getting involved is easy. So act now! If you have any questions about this event or would like to be an event partner, email Jason at jason@blogcatalog [dot] com.