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1/10/12: Disabled comic video-bombs North Korea
Comedy documentary The Red Chapel shows what happens when two Danish-Koreans, one with Cerebral Palsy, gain entry to the most evil regime in the world; a regime that notoriously hates the disabled. Read this blog
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1/8/12: “Beauty Through Damage” photo project
Spearheaded by a newly disabled fetish lingerie designer, the Beauty Through Damage photo project aims to obliterate previously held thoughts on beauty and bodily imperfections.
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12/31/11: Erasing stereotypes, with your job
From rolling tattoo artists to medical doctors who use wheelchairs, the power of being in a profession the world doesn’t expect is huge.
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12/21/11: To walk again, perchance to dream
What does it feel to be on your own two feet after waiting for 5, 10, 15 years? Do you feel like your old self or do you feel like a brand new person? Technology is creating miracles.
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12/17/11: The Laurent House – 1940’s accessibility by Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was commissioned by paralyzed vet William Laurent in 1949 to build this historic 2,500 sq ft home, and now it will become a museum.
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12/16/11: Ableism – a term you should know
Ableism, referring to how a lot of people actually feel but would never admit, needs to be taken down.
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12/14/11: Paraplegic ready to make historic trek to the South Pole
Grant Korgan, a para from Nevada, is off on a 100 mile trek to the South Pole, where he’ll be sit-skiing 10 miles a day for 10 days straight. If he makes it, he’ll be the first person with paralysis to do so.
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12/12/11: Give IZ Adaptive this Christmas
Looking for the perfect gift for someone who uses a wheelchair? Anything from IZ Adaptive should do the trick and Christmas gift certificates are now available!
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12/10/11: Second Life, is it healthy?
Is pretending to be someone else, especially an able-bodied someone, a smart thing if you‘re disabled? Or can the game make it harder to be ok with your disability? Read this blog
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12/8/11: Hip-hop group “Wheelchair Sports Camp”
Check out the jazz-hop trio Wheelchair Sports Camp, fronted by Kalyn Heffernan, a 24 year old woman with osteogenesis imperfecta, slated to be at SXSW 2012. Read this blog
