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All in the PHAMALY
Friday, December 4th, 2009Filed under: Uncategorized
“The Physically Handicapped Actors and Musical Artists League (PHAMALY.org) is a theatre group and touring company that performs throughout the greater Denver area. PHAMALY was formed in 1989 when a group of former students of the Boettcher School in Denver, Colorado, grew frustrated with the lack of theatrical opportunities for people living with disabilities, and decided to create a theatre company that would provide individuals with disabilities the opportunity to perform. As a not-for-profit membership organization, PHAMALY is dedicated to producing traditional theatre in nontraditional ways.”
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Quoting a Nov. 22 blurb written by John Moore, the Denver Post’s Theater Critic:
The cast of the handicapped theater company PHAMALY was surprised by the attendance last week of big-time comedian Josh Blue at a performance of their “Vox Phamalia: Re-Dux,” a night of collaborative comedy sketches about living with disabilities. Blue, who has cerebral palsy, was a winner of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.”
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FIRST OF ITS KIND: a 24/7 web-based video game arcade…targeting disabled gamers!
Thursday, November 26th, 2009Filed under: Uncategorized
Dozens upon dozens of fun (and utterly addictive!) browser games—sorted by what devices are needed to play.
Categories include:
- Mouse only
- Keyboard only
- Mouse and keyboard
- One-switch
- And More
Do you have a favorite browser-based flash game that you think deserves to be in AbleGamers’ arcade? Have you created your own title that you would like to see hosted on AbleGamers? Did they forget your favorite category? If so, they want to hear from you…send an e-mail to Webgames@AbleGamers.com – please be sure to include the name of the game, its URL, name of the author, and what accessibility features it has.
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Now…have fun at the AbleGamers Arcade!
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SCRATCHING THE SURFACE: Dozens upon dozens of films involving disabilities…
Thursday, November 19th, 2009Filed under: Uncategorized
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Spotlighting Warren Macdonald: Legless Mountain Climber
Friday, November 13th, 2009Filed under: Uncategorized
Warren Macdonald knows a LOT about motivation. He famously (see appearances on Oprah, Larry King Live, Vicki Gabereau, The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos, etc) survived a harrowing, agonizing ordeal while mountain climbing, when he was trapped beneath a one-ton boulder in a freak rock fall. Macdonald’s test of will lasted two full days before a helicopter arrived. He was rescued, but the accident cost him both legs.
Ten months after becoming a double above-knee amputee, Macdonald, who currently lives in Vancouver and travels worldwide as a professional speaker, climbed Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain “using a modified wheelchair and the seat of his pants.”
A year later, he traveled through some of the most inhospitable terrain in Australia and climbed Federation Peak.
In winter ‘03, he became the first double above-knee amputee to reach the summit of Africa’s tallest peak, Mt Kilimanjaro (19,222ft).
And more recently, in a mind-bogglingly punishing climb that required more than 2800 pull-ups over 4 days, he made an ascent of America’s tallest cliff face, El Capitan.
He is also the only known above knee amputee to make an ascent of Canada’s landmark frozen waterfall, the 600 ft “Weeping Wall“ in Alberta.
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For more, visit…
warren-macdonald.com
twitter.com/warrenmacdonald
youtube.com/warrenmacdonald
facebook.com/warrenmacdonaldunlimited
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The top five impediments to academic performance may surprise you
Monday, November 9th, 2009Filed under: Uncategorized
According to the New York Times (reporting information from a survey of more than 54,000 college students at 71 colleges), the top five impediments to academic performance are…
Three (more!) accessible playgrounds being built in beautiful British Columbia…
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009Filed under: Uncategorized
“Three accessible playgrounds are being built as a part of a legacy of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The province [of British Columbia], Ronald McDonald House Charities and the Rick Hansen Foundation are each contributing to the $1.2 million project. The playgrounds will be built at Kits Beach in Vancouver, the Middle Arm Waterfront Greenway in Richmond and the Celebration Plaza in Whistler. Those in Whistler and Richmond will be built in time for the Games. Vancouver will get its park by next summer.”
Every single city should have at least one accessible playground in its jurisdiction.
Does YOURS????
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IRKED POLL: And the survey says………
Monday, November 2nd, 2009Important statistics
Monday, November 2nd, 2009Filed under: Uncategorized
According to an article written by Heather Claybrook:
- People with disabilities are a “huge untapped workforce.”
- Only 50% of disabled Americans who want to work have a job.
- Many people with disabilities are actively looking for work—and have the skills employers are looking for.
- One of the greatest barriers is the perception that people with disabilities can’t do the job, when actually, in some fields, they are more than qualified and often bring a unique perspective to the job.
- People with disabilities often use a lot of technology in their everyday life. They’re actually very well-suited for working in the technology fields.
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LOOKING FOR WORK: When Should You Reveal Your Disability?
Monday, November 2nd, 2009Filed under: Uncategorized
Thanks to a tip-off from Karen Putz’s frequently-updated Twitter feed, we recently stumbled upon this fascinating article written by Lizz Carroll, (published on diversityinc.com):
If you’re someone with a non-visible disability, you are entitled to your privacy and are under no obligation to bring it up in the workplace. But are there times when you should tell your employer—particularly if you need an accommodation such as flex time or a specific work environment? DiversityInc spoke to several experts to help you weigh your options and guide you through the process of disclosing a non-visible illness in the workplace.
