Tag Archives: Disabilities

Wheelchair Werewolf

Posted on 11 October 2010 by glc

Halloween and Disability Awareness Month all wrapped into one…

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Double Back Flip In Wheelchair

Posted on 15 September 2010 by glc

Pretty damn sweet Aaron Fotheringham!!! Hard work pays off.

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4th Annual Chris’ Chance golf outing

Posted on 14 July 2010 by glc

The fourth Chris’ Chance golf outing fundraiser is next Friday, July 23, 2010, at Wild Turkey.     $90,000 has been raised, from just 3 events allowing the awarding of a total of 18 scholarships to date.  In fact, we are now able to … Continue reading →

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Dyslexic?

Posted on 10 June 2010 by glc

Very nice to read; I wish more celebs would speak about their disabilities. Dyslexia’s Special Club: Actor Orlando Bloom Speaks Out What do Charles Schwab, David Boies, Tom Cruise, Nelson Rockefeller — and it’s suspected even Albert Einstein and Thomas … Continue reading →

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Internet Archive

Posted on 13 May 2010 by glc

Internet Archive Launches Library for the Visually Impaired With 1 Million Books The Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free … Continue reading →

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Just registered… UDL@UVM

Posted on 30 April 2010 by glc

Just left the post office where I made sure my envelope was postmarked by today 04/30/2010 for the discounted rate.

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Wow!

Posted on 9 February 2010 by glc

Blind grandmother lands monster 214 pound catfish… and enters the record books

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Palin the Hypocrite

Posted on 6 February 2010 by glc

I don’t care for the fact that Palin thinks Emanuel should resign when she called Trig, “Her retarded baby boy.” Trig has Down Syndrome. In the world of disabilities, there is a difference between having Downs and being cognitively impaired … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit Over Extreme Side Effects

Posted on 8 January 2010 by glc

United States of the Medicated… such a shame we stuff pills into record numbers of children. Better off running the kids like dogs, than medicating them. The pharmaceutical lobby runs our lives… wake up!!! And I wish doctors would say, … Continue reading →

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glc’s alma mater

Posted on 8 January 2010 by glc

I came across this article today, regarding my alma mater, the University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, and it caught my attention because they’ve always had great in-state initiatives to keep students from going out-of-state. But what about graduation rates? … Continue reading →

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54.4 Million Americans Report Some Level of Disability

Posted on 16 December 2009 by glc

In a report issued in the December 2008 Current Population Reports the U.S. Census Bureau reported that of the 291.1 million people in the 2005 population of the United States, 54.4 million, or 18.7 percent, reported some level of disability, … Continue reading →

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A.R.T. Flying Eye Photography at Princeton University

Posted on 16 December 2009 by glc

A.R.T. creates systems that enable the uncompromised creative self-expression of people with the most severe physical challenges, most of whom do not speak or have the use of their hands. As a consequence, their thoughts and feelings remain locked within. … Continue reading →

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