Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jonathan Mooney - Reimagining Learning
Jonathan Mooney is a dyslexic writer and activist who did not learn to read until he was 12 years old. He is a graduate of Brown University’s class of 2000 and holds an honors degree in English Literature. Jonathan is founder and...
Book Club for Kids
Fact and Fiction in "Al Capone Does My Shirts"
Alcatraz Island, off the coast of San Francisco, was used as a prison for many years and held some of the most notorious criminals, including the mobster Al Capone. But inmates weren’t the only ones who lived on the island. The book Al...
Book Club for Kids
The Mystery of "The Westing Game"
Reading a good mystery is like solving a puzzle. Readers have to pay attention to the characters and events in order to solve the mystery. In The Westing Game, the millionaire Samuel Westing has died, and it is time to read his will....
Science360
Picture Yourself Where Discoveries Begin - NSF's Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Jodi Ferrell from the NSF Office of Diversity and Inclusion talks about how NSF is an employer of choice for people with disabilities.
Press Association
Fine Gael ministers defend Simon Harris after encounter with carer in Cork
Speaking at a press event in Dublin on Saturday, Fine Gael ministers Helen McEntee and Paschal Donohoe defended their party leader. “I think the Taoiseach himself has been very clear that he wished the encounter had gone differently. It...
Press Association
Micheal Martin launches Fianna Fail's disability policy
Tanaiste Micheal Martin speaks to the media as he unveils his party Fianna Fail's disability policy ahead of the Irish general election on November 29.
Press Association
Roderic O’Gorman defends objection by housing spokesman over major development
Roderic O’Gorman has defended the Green Party’s housing spokesman after he objected to more than 300 homes planned for a site next to his home. It has been reported that Dublin TD Francis Noel Duffy defended his objection because of...
Curated Video
UIC women's basketball teams up with an organization to make basketball accessible to everyone
For the second straight year UIC's women’s basketball program has teamed with The Beautiful Lives Project to help bring basketball to children and adults with disabilities. (Scripps News)
Press Association
Sir Ed Davey visits children and disabilities charity in Devon
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey speaks to media during a visit to Calvert Exmoor, an activity centre and charity in Barnstaple, Devon, that supports children and families who have disabilities.
Curated Video
A neurological disorder stole her voice. Jennifer Wexton took it back on the House floor.
Rep. Wexton used a clone of her voice to deliver what's believed to be the first speech on the House floor ever given via a voice cloned by artificial intelligence. (Scripps News)
Press Association
Sir Ed urges voters to 'drive a tractor' through the Conservative Blue Wall in rural areas
Interview with Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey in Chippenham, Wiltshire who says that the Conservatives have let down the farming industry as he campaigns before the day of the General Election.
Press Association
Ed Davey shoots for election success with less than a week left
Ed Davey tries his hand at archery in Little Paxton, Cambridgeshire. There is less than a week before people go to the polls for the General Election.
Press Association
Mary Lou McDonald speaks during counting for the twin referenda
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has said that her party is ‘very much” in touch with the Irish public despite tallies showing that the referenda will be defeated.
Press Association
Artists opens new exhibition celebrating people living with disabilities
Artist Jason Wilsher-Mills explains the themes behind his new exhibition at the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull, exploring perceptions of the disabled community.
Press Association
Shadow Chancellor: Government needs to 'honour the commitments made' on benefits
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves, reacting to news that Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has ruled out bringing forward his medium-term fiscal plan, said the Government should “get a grip” and publish the forecasts. Speaking on a visit to...
Curated Video
How Disability Misunderstandings And Stigma Impact Mental Well-Being
Disability experts say it's common for doctors to misunderstand bodily autonomy, which can impact a person's mental health.
Curated Video
Navigating Life When You Have A Child With Disabilities
The CDC says more than three million children in the U.S. had a disability in 2019.
Curated Video
New Data Suggests 1 In 44 U.S. Children Affected By Autism
This rate compares with 1 in 54 identified with autism in 2016.
Curated Video
American actress visits Vietnam as a UNICEF Ambassador
AP Television
Hanoi, 6 March 2008
1. Wide of conference room
2. Mid of American actress and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Tea Leoni
3. SOUNDBITE (English): Tea Leoni, actress, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador:
"Any thought that I had about...
Bloomberg
Microsoft President: Google Is Hurting the Open Web
Apr.28 -- Microsoft President Brad Smith talks about the company’s latest earnings results, antitrust concerns about Google, President Biden’s corporate tax plan, and a new disability initiative. He speaks with Bloomberg Technology’s...
Curated Video
Clinton Vows To Fight for Disabled Americans
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus063507Hillary Clinton is stressing her support for people with disabilities.At a campaign event Wednesday, Clinton pledged to "build an inclusive economy that welcomes people with disabilities."...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : For Ethiopian rights advocate not seeing is no obstacle
Disability activist Yetnebersh Nigussie pushed for her university to provide braille textbooks for blind students like herself she is now a full time fighter for the rights and opportunities of Ethiopia's millions of disabled people
Curated Video
UN official in NKorea reports on disabled rights
A top UN official visiting North Korea called on Monday for more attention to be given to disabled people in the socialist state.UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities Catalina Devandas Aguilar talked to a small...