Day in Washington- The Disability Policy Podcast explores and discusses various aspects of disability policy. Each episode will cover a specific issue within disability, and/or a disability-related news article. These 5-10 minute podcasts offer an easy to understand introduction to disability policy and resources for those interested in further study. You can find the text of each...
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Archive for February, 2008
Day in Washington Podcast #21 (Suicide Bombers with Disabilities – Redux)
Day in Washington Podcast #20 (Law Enforcement and Disability – The Bigger Picture of the “Wheelchair Dumping” Controversy)
Day in Washington- The Disability Policy Podcast explores and discusses various aspects of disability policy. Each episode will cover a specific issue within disability, and/or a disability-related news article. These 5-10 minute podcasts offer an easy to understand introduction to disability policy and resources for those interested in further study. You can find the text of each...
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Day in Washington Podcast #19 (January House ADA Restoration Hearing)
Day in Washington- The Disability Policy Podcast explores and discusses various aspects of disability policy. Each episode will cover a specific issue within disability, and/or a disability-related news article. These 5-10 minute podcasts offer an easy to understand introduction to disability policy and resources for those interested in further study. You can find the text of each...
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ADA Restoration Act Testimony Video – Carey McClure
January 29, 2008, the House Committee on Education and Labor held a full committee hearing on H.R. 3195, the ADA Restoration Act of 2007. Among the witnesses was Carey McClure, an electrician with 20 years experience who was denied a job with General Motors because of his disability and then was denied protection of...
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Education and Children with Disabilities: Accelerated Program Discrimination and the Yarmuth Higher Education Act Amendment
Education and Children with Disabilities is a rather broad title and could address an array of issues. However, to keep this post salient to current events (and also to more manageable length) I will just cover two recent very exciting developments. One is regulatory in nature but is something I believe will, in the long run...
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Super Bowl Ad – Deaf Joke and Behind the Scenes Video Clip.
One of the hottest videos on the net right now that is making the circuit of the disability community is Pepsi’s new Superbowl ad. What makes it so interesting is that it takes a popular joke in the deaf community and turns it into something very unique.
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