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The Girl Who Doctors Can't Diagnose | BORN DIFFERENT
FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - UNDATED: NINE-YEAR-OLD Katie Renfroe suffers with a condition so rare that it doesn't even have a name. Katie was diagnosed with megalencephaly at birth, a growth development disorder characterised by the...
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Being Disabled Doesn’t Stop Us Being Great Parents
WATFORD, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 27: A FAMILY from Watford, England, want the world to know that life can be the same when living with disabilities. Faye Pearson, 29, and her husband Stevie, 26, are parents to 18-month-old Rowan. Both of...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Yonty Friesem - Digital Empathy
Yonty (Jonathan) Friesem is the Associate Director at the Media Education Lab and an Assistant Professor of multimedia production faculty at the department of communication, Central Connecticut State University. He received his PhD from...
Science360
Robots, soccer, and the staying power of Short Circuit - Scientists & Engineers on Sofas
Soccer aficionado and RoboCup champion DARwin-OP and robotics expert Alex Leonessa recently sat down with Thi Le in the NSF library to talk about robots of all kinds, and discuss how research in robotics could help do much more than just...
Food Farmer Earth
An Urban Farm Feeds Local Neighborhood with Help from Disabled
Tim Donovan, who calls himself "a farmer and maker," leads the agriculture team at Project Grow, a program of Port City Development Center, an arts and farming organization that works with adults with disabilities. The project brings...
Youth Radio
Teen Girls and Positive Social Media Messages
Social media has the power to influence our personal lives as well as the world around us. In this audio story, you will hear about a group of teenage girls who took to social media to fight bullying and to effect change in their...
Curated Video
Guiding Principle - Inclusiveness
In this video, we will cover a guiding principle - inclusiveness. This clip is from the chapter "AI Workloads and Considerations (15-20%)" of the series "AI-900: Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals Video Course + Ques".In this section, we...
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Model With Down Syndrome Challenges Beauty Stereotypes: BORN DIFFERENT
THE first model with Down Syndrome to front a beauty campaign is hoping to shake up the industry and prove that "beauty belongs to everybody." Katie Meade is the first to admit that people with Down Syndrome, as well as other...
Guinness World Records
The Magical Journey of a Harry Potter Collector with Disabilities
Victoria has the largest collection of Wizarding World memorabilia, spanning Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts franchises. She has dyslexia, dispraxia and other disabilities, and her message is to not let disabilities hold you back. Use...
Science360
Mind-controlled Quadcopter demonstrates new possibilities for people who are paralyzed
With support from the National Science Foundation, biomedical engineer Bin He and his team at the University of Minnesota have created a brain-computer interface with the goal of helping people with disabilities, such as paralysis,...
Science360
Mind-controlled quadcopter demonstrates new possibilities - Science Nation
With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), biomedical engineer Bin He and his team at the University of Minnesota have created a brain-computer interface with the goal of helping people with disabilities, such as paralysis,...
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The Beauty Company Staffed By Individuals With Disabilities
A BEAUTY company employs people with disabilities to provide them with opportunities. Blush & Whimsy is a startup in New Mexico selling lipsticks with a difference. The New Mexico company was founded in 2016 by Michaela Brown after she...
Global Ethics Solutions
Respect and Fair Treatment: A Diverse Workplace
Diversity can mean a lot of things in the context of the workplace. What kinds of diversity are there in the workplace? What are the goals of diversity? How can we be collaborative and unified, yet be diverse in the workplace? These and...
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.
Curated Video
Toronto shelters ill-equipped for people with disabilities, groups say
New ReviewAdvocates and clients call Toronto’s shelter system "dehumanizing" and call for more inclusive conditions that take into account the needs of people with disabilities. CBC's Lane Harrison has the details.
Curated Video
DATS users concerned over potential labour disruption
New ReviewNegotiations between the transit union and DATS drivers has broken down, leaving people who rely on the service questioning how they will get around the city if the drivers go on strike.
Curated Video
Renter's Rebate Program offers Bridgeport seniors, people with disabilities up to $700 to offset housing costs
New ReviewMarried couples who qualify can receive up to $900, he said.
Curated Video
UN Peacekeepers in CAR provide medical assistance for people living with disabilities
New ReviewPeacekeepers from the United Nations’ MINUSCA mission in the Central African Republic have been reaching out to residents of Bangui living with disabilities.
Curated Video
CAR: MINUSCA peacekeepers provide medical help for people with disabilities
New ReviewPeacekeepers from the United Nations’ MINUSCA mission in the Central African Republic have been reaching out to residents of Bangui living with disabilities.
Curated Video
DATS users concerned over wages for drivers
New ReviewFor DATS users in Edmonton, drivers wages should match ETS drivers in their opinion.
Curated Video
Special Olympics athletes compete alongside Para and able-bodied athletes at the Canada Games
New ReviewThe Canada Games are unique because they are inclusive of all athletes; able-bodied, Para and Special Olympics athletes, who were thriving at the athletics competition on Day 13. Here we hear from some of the athletes and Gail Hamamoto...