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Disabled People Should Be Killed Says Google

June 19th, 2013

Google search makes suggestion on often used search terms as you type queries in its search box. Handy, right? In this case, I find the autocomplete suggestions particularly scary. Typing the terms "disabled people should" returns suggestions like "should be killed", "should not have children", and more!

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What's Wrong About Going On Stage In A Wheelchair?

May 15th, 2013

People use negative language about disabilities without realising they do it. I was watching a musician's interview on YouTube and he made a comment about wheelchairs as a jest. Only it's not really funny.

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Digital Access to Tertiary Education - GAAD Day

May 9th, 2013

9 May is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. "The purpose of the day is to get people talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) accessibility and users with different disabilities". Today I'll talk a little bit about access to tertiary education.

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Our Homes, Not Nursing Homes

May 1st, 2013

Toni died in a nursing home last week. Toni was like a grand-father to me. He dealt with several disabilities, left over from a stroke he had in the 1980's. His frail elderly wife was taking care of him, but it just became too much. She could not care for him anymore in their home, no help was available for them, he had to go to a nursing home.

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Disability in Movies, Television and on the Stage

April 17th, 2013

Disability rights activists often complain that the tv/movie industry doesn't represent people with disabilities accurately. It is said that few characters with disabilities appear in these media. It is further said that when they do appear, they are stereotypical and misrepresentative. And to add insult to injury (pun intended), disabled characters are rarely played by actors with disabilities. We rant against that. Yet, perhaps it isn't as straightforward as we believe to find the right actor for the job.

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