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Disability News: A Resource for All What’s the latest news about disability? It
helps to know it sometimes and it is a subject that doesn’t get
reported on often in newspapers or on the five o’clock news. One place to look is a Web site from Patricia Bau=
er.
She collects all the disability news in one place. PatriciaEBauer.com
is a collection of news and commentary about disability issues drawn f=
rom
news organizations around the “As a
journalist and the mother of a young adult with disabilities, I have o=
ften
wondered why I was not able to find an online source for media coverag=
e of
issues relating to disability. Ultimately, I concluded that I needed to
create such a resource myself.
I’ve attempted to create a crisply written website, updat=
ed
regularly, that draws on a wide range of newspapers, magazines and oth=
er
media resources to bring readers current reports on issues of interest=
to
the disability community.” Each of the p=
osts
includes a summary of the original item, a short excerpt and a link th=
at
allows readers to access the original item in its entirety. The articl=
es,
editorials and columns displayed are chosen to give the reader a
representative sample of what is being carried in the media. 2008 has be=
en a
busy year for disability news including the Presidential Race and the
recent controversy regarding the movie “Tropic Thunder”.


Keeping up with news about the
issues surrounding disabilities helps advocates and self-advocate be m=
ore
effective.

Advocac=
y:
Making Life Better for Everyone Did you know that the first typewriter was built for a blind per=
son
to use? Today everyone uses one. The first curb cuts were made to allow
people in wheelchairs to get out into the community. Today, mothers with
strollers depend on them. Bicyclists do, too. When we empower one, all
benefit. Let’s remind our elected leaders to invest in programs and
gizmos that help people. This work is not a burden on society. It’=
;s
more like fertilizer: it makes the whole community garden grow better.<=
o:p> Learn more at the
Advocating Change Together website http://www.selfadvocacy.org/

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September 2008 vol. 36