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September 2007 - Posts

Sunday, September 30, 2007 7:58 PM

New digital divide affects deaf Americans

A really important story that few in the news media are covering is the growing inaccessibility of the digital world for people who need closed captioning. With so much news and entertainment content now on the Internet in an online video format and problems
posted by BethHaller | 1 Comments
Friday, September 28, 2007 5:21 PM

Patricia Bauer provides comprehensive disability issues blog

For an ongoing blog about disability issues, visit www.patriciaEbauer.com. Patricia Bauer, who has worked for the Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post, started a blog in 2007 that compiles news and commentary from the media about disability-related
posted by BethHaller | 3 Comments
Friday, September 28, 2007 1:10 AM

Oh, O'Reilly (Updated)

You know, Bill O'Reilly has shown us something interesting and depressing: To wit, there are people "out there" in our country who are surprised by the fact that people different from them are not so different from them. Also, O'Reilly has shown us
posted by HollyEdgell | 243 Comments
Thursday, September 27, 2007 9:14 AM

Activist group, Not Dead Yet, can be a significant news source

About 500 disability rights activists protested at the American Medical Association meeting in Chicago Sept. 10, 2007. The disability rights group, ADAPT, organized the protest and it has an Action Report on the protest at: ADAPT Action Reporthttp://www.adapt.org/freeourpeople/aar/.
posted by BethHaller | 9 Comments
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 9:09 AM

Athletes with disabilities deserve equal coverage

Wheelchair sports appear to be finally getting their due. During The New York Times coverage of the U.S. Open in tennis, a picture of a wheelchair tennis player appeared next to the pictures of Venus Williams and other tennis stars. The Times also reported
posted by BethHaller | 12 Comments
Tuesday, September 25, 2007 9:38 AM

Disability issues crop up in significant news events

As you might remember, the diversity areas that I believe more journalists should focus on are disability issues. Recent articles in USA Today confirm how people with disabilities and their issues crop up in many significant news events.   In their
posted by BethHaller | 3 Comments
Saturday, September 22, 2007 12:43 AM

Journalist questioned in the line of duty

The following article tells of a disturbing incident that could become all together too common as the debate over US immigration policy continues to boil. How can it possibly be pertinent to a police investigation whether the person reporting a crime
posted by HollyEdgell | 1 Comments