ADA Sign Depot Blog — ADA People
Putin’s Toughest Online Critic Brings His Name and Wheelchair Into the Light
Posted by ADA Sign Depot on May 24, 2019
MOSCOW — He can’t walk and can barely move his hands, but thanks to his sharp mind, a working finger and a red iPhone attached to his wheelchair, Aleksandr Gorbunov now ranks as one of the Kremlin’s most potent foes.
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An Interview with Michael Hingson, CEO of the Do More Foundation
Posted by ADA Sign Depot on May 07, 2019
Chances are you have heard the story of Roselle, the amazing Labrador retriever guide dog, who on September 11, 2001, patiently guided her blind handler, Michael Hingson, down 78 flights of stairs to life and safety, away from the crumbling World Trade Center.
Learn more about the vibrant life Michael Hingson has been living, before, and after, 9/11.
Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has been applauded online this week for sending a video message to a supporter while using American Sign Language (ASL), a move the recipient told Newsweek was a “huge moment for the deaf community.”
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Anita Silvers, an Authority on Disability Rights, Dies at 78
Posted by ADA Sign Depot on Mar 25, 2019
Anita Silvers, a philosophy professor who was a leading voice in the interpretation of the Americans With Disabilities Act, arguing that disability rights should be viewed the same as other civil rights and not as an accommodation or as a social safety net issue, died on March 14 in San Francisco. She was 78.
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Movie Review: "Buddy" On the Deep Bond Between People and Service Dogs
Posted by ADA Sign Depot on Mar 25, 2019
The most compelling stories here are the two that occupy a majority of the film. One belongs to Trevor, a veteran injured on a tour of duty in Afghanistan. He witnessed horrors he can’t forget and now moves through the world in physical and psychological discomfort. But Trevor’s wife, Patricia, says his dog, a striking, powerfully alert sentinel named Mister, has been the glue that’s helped keep their family intact.
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