U of U Disability Studies

09/16/2015

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FILM SYNOPSIS: THE ABILITY EXCHANGE is a documentary film about acclaimed professor Allan Goldstein’s Disability Studies course at NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering (which is taught in partnership with United Cerebral Palsy of NYC). In this class, engineering students and self-advocates with cerebral palsy team up to make movies and, in the process, are forced out of their comfort zones. Consequently, this observational film illustrates the trajectory of personal growth and bonding that these first time filmmakers experience, during a journey in which the line between ability and disability gets blurred, definitions of “normalcy” and “inspiration” challenged. Traditionally assigned roles blend and the supposed “disabled subjects/consultants” become learning partners, creative allies and friends of their young counterparts. THE ABILITY EXCHANGE invites the viewer to reflect on what it takes to understand and appreciate a person, a community, a culture, and how this exchange of abilities and perspectives empowers lives.
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Engineering students and adults with cerebral palsy learn to communicate, connect and cultivate their abilities by making movies.

09/14/2015

Follow this important trial on validity of using facilitative communication.

Anna Stubblefield, 45, of West Orange, is accused of s*xually assaulting a severely mentally disabled man, known as D.J.

09/08/2015

The Department of Film & Media brings an internationally acclaimed film series to Utah to promote cross-cultural understanding through cinema.

06/01/2015

http://www.governing.com/topics/mgmt/gov-american-disabilities-act-compliance.html

A generation after the Americans with Disability Act, states are facing federal demands to rethink their approach to helping disabled people find work. But could the policy shift worsen their prospects?

10/16/2014

Here is original scientific article on broccoli~
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2014/10/08/1416940111.abstract

Contributed by Paul Talalay, September 4, 2014 (sent for review August 12, 2014; reviewed by Bryan H. King, Robert K. Naviaux, and Cecilia Giulivi)

10/16/2014

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/10/14/autism-broccoli-study/19757/

A chemical that's found in broccoli and other vegetables may be able to dramatically improve behavior and social skills in those with autism, researchers say.

10/02/2014

This is in Farmington, Utah!!
http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/09/30/suit-papa-johns/19720/

The EEOC is accusing Papa John's Pizza of discrimination after an employee with Down syndrome was fired, allegedly because he needed the assistance of a job

06/23/2014

How does someone who is deaf and blind enjoy the World Cup?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/18/blind-deaf-brazil-fan-world-cup-video_n_5504983.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000054&ir=Impact

No vision? No problem. No hearing? No worries. When it comes to soccer, Carlos finds a way to enjoy the game. In a recent YouTube video uploaded by Hélio Surdos, the blind and deaf friend of Surdos is seen experiencing the World Cup game in...

03/19/2014

This NYTimes expose is what led President Obama's to outlaw sub minimum wages for people with disabilities in federal contracts. March 2014.

For decades, dozens of men with intellectual disabilities lived in an old schoolhouse and worked in a turkey plant. No one knew just what they endured.

01/22/2014

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/01/15/work-autism-symptoms/19020/

Placing adults with autism in more independent work environments may actually help alleviate symptoms of the developmental disorder, researchers say.

11/04/2013

Nice article on Disability Studies published in the Sunday New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/03/education/edlife/disability-studies-a-new-normal.html?pagewanted=all

A progressive and empowering approach, for those able-bodied or not, that says: a disability is not a deficit that needs fixing.

03/08/2013

Don't miss the upcoming Disability Studies Forum!!