Handicap Truth

TEDxIowaCity - Mike Berkson & Tim Wambach - Handicap This!

2011-12-17T12:49:00.000-08:00

Usher Gets Attacked For Parking in Handicap Parking Spot

2011-12-17T11:55:00.001-08:00

Montreal - 5th Shoe Pyramide Event

2011-09-19T12:00:00.000-07:00

Handicap International - The Shoe Pyramid is a symbol of Handicap International's fight against anti-personnel mines and cluster munitions. Since 1995, citizens from all over Europe have come together to stand side by side with Handicap International to demand the ban of these barbaric arms and to show support for victims.

Much remains to be done today. It is important to continue our fight to make the Treaty enforceable and enforced to obtain the complete eradication of cluster munitions and to change the situation of the victims.

As the public throws more pairs onto the Pyramid, these shoes become a symbol of the devastation, misery, the limb or the life lost by thousands of men, women and children following the explosion of a landmine or ckuster munitions. The immensity of the Pyramid invariably causes one to reflect on the suffering of these victims and their families - and on our responsability to recognize and repair the violence perpetrated against their rights.

Rendez-vous September 24, 2011 at Phillips Square (Downtown Montreal).

"Polio" - UNICEF

2011-08-21T03:44:00.000-07:00

LIonel Richie: "Hello" (1984)

2011-04-03T17:37:00.000-07:00

"Hello" is a song by Lionel Richie. Taken as the third single from Richie's multi-platinum album Can't Slow Down, the song was released in 1984 and reached number one on three Billboard music charts: the pop chart (for two weeks), the R&B chart (for three weeks), and the adult contemporary chart (for six weeks).

The song also went to #1 on the UK Singles Chart. It is considered by many as Richie's signature song. The tune of the second verse of the song, beginning with the words: "I can see it in your eyes", is very similar to the second verse of another song, with minor note changes, that was written much earlier by a Ukrainian musician Volodymyr Ivasyuk in 1968 and is called "Chervona Ruta".

The song is particularly memorable for the line "Hello, is it me you're looking for?". In an interview broadcast in the UK on Channel 4's Top 100 Number One Hits, Richie said he had been thanked by a large number of normally tongue-tied men who had proposed marriage after a slow dance to the song.

- Lyrics:

I've been alone with you inside my mind
And in my dreams I've kissed your lips a thousand times
I sometimes see you pass outside my door
Hello, is it me you're looking for?

I can see it in your eyes
I can see it in your smile
You're all I've ever wanted, (and) my arms are open wide
'Cause you know just what to say
And you know just what to do
And I want to tell you so much, I love you ...

I long to see the sunlight in your hair
And tell you time and time again how much I care
Sometimes I feel my heart will overflow
Hello, I've just got to let you know

'Cause I wonder where you are
And I wonder what you do
Are you somewhere feeling lonely, or is someone loving you?
Tell me how to win your heart
For I haven't got a clue
But let me start by saying, I love you ...

Hello, is it me you're looking for?
'Cause I wonder where you are
And I wonder what you do
Are you somewhere feeling lonely or is someone loving you?
Tell me how to win your heart
For I haven't got a clue
But let me start by saying ... I love you

Big Leap Forward In Communication Technology For The Deaf

2011-03-10T09:11:00.000-08:00

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It's being called a big leap forward in communication technology for the deaf and hard-of-hearing and the product roll-out happened right here in Rochester. Sorenson Communications, a company dedicated to connecting deaf people and hearing worlds, launched a new product at RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf.

It's called "N-Touch" for PC and "N-Touch" for Mobile. Sorenson Communications is a world leader in what's called "video relay services". It allows deaf and hard-of-hearing people to set up a video phone so they can use sign language and communicate with friends and family all over the world.

Now, that video connection can travel with you on a laptop computer and certain cell phones using the 3G, 4G or wifi networks.

Right now, "N-Touch" for Mobile is only available on the Android Evo. And "N-Touch" for PC only works with Windows.

But for people who rely on sign language to communicate, it's a major milestone.

"A deaf person in the past, if they left their home they wouldn't be able to communicate to a hearing person," said Pat Nola, CEO of Sorenson Communications. "But now they can leave and just like a hearing person talk on a telephone. Now a deaf person can use their cell phone to call up an interpreter, see an interpreter on their cell phone and communicate to a hearing person through their cell phone."

Source: http://www.whec.com

Reality Show: "My Deaf Family" (Pilot)

2011-01-20T23:22:00.000-08:00

MY DEAF FAMILY is the story of Jared, 15 and his family, The Firls, who live and love like any family except that Jared is hearing and communicates using sign language with his deaf family.

My Deaf Family
Solo One Productions in association with Intersection Productions

Executive Producers
Marlee Matlin
Jack Jason
Donald Bull

Ken Butler Photography
Peter Plumley Sound
Ben Hoedt Associate Producer
Susan Lofgren Sound
Shelia Jacobs Consultant, Translation
Michael Velez Translation

Marlee Matlin: About Deaf People

2011-01-20T23:13:00.000-08:00

Marlee Matlin, Academy Award winning actress, author and celebrity spokesperson for captioning on the web, talks about her autobiography, "I'll Scream Later," accessibility issues facing the deaf and hard of hearing, and an exclusive sneak preview screening of a new pilot reality show coming to YouTube.

Initiative: How DO-IT Does It

2011-01-20T23:09:00.000-08:00

See how DO-IT runs its programs to increase the success of young people with disabilities in college and careers.

More informations in the video..

Hey, What About Me? Siblings of Children with Special Needs

2011-01-20T22:56:00.000-08:00

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Brothers and sisters of a child with a disability have unique needs that impact their ability to develop socially, emotionally, developmentally, and physically. "Hey, What About Me? Siblings of Children with Special Needs" will address how parents, caregivers and educators can recognize and respond to the distinct needs of siblings.

Presented by Rosa Herman, Western Division Coordinator, SD Parent Connection, Rapid City. Appropriate for parents and those working with students with special developmental, emotional/ behavioral, or physical needs.

Haiti: One Year After (Handicap International)

2011-01-20T22:06:00.000-08:00

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A year after the devastating earthquake of January 12, 2010, Handicap International provides a progress report of its intervention in Haiti in support of those most vulnerable.

Implemented by a team of 540 people, including 60 expatriates, is the largest deployment in the history of the association.

Earthquake, weather, cholera, election violence ... The urgency has never ceased during the year.

The association is committed to three to five years in Haiti, to assist in recovery.

Robotic legs designed to help people walk again

2010-11-22T11:04:00.001-08:00

A robot that can help people who are paralysed walk again is on trial in Japan.

The 'walking-aid robot' works by using six electric motors at the ankles, knees and hips.

According to BBC, developers say the biggest challenge was getting the device to balance properly so people could use it without stumbling.

Man in Wheelchair Stops Robber

2010-11-17T08:26:00.000-08:00

According tto the video source, a Vancouver man in a wheelchair was touted as a hero Saturday night after he stopped a would-be robber (Raw Robbery Footage at 02.04). Cindy Grewal, owner of Food Stop on Commercial Drive, was at the counter when a man came in to the store.

Grewal said he gave her a suspicious-looking $50 bill, so she told him she was keeping it and calling the police. "He [then] comes into the counter area and threatens to rob me," Grewal told The Province.

Larry Skopnik was in the store and heard the commotion. Grewal said he rolled over to the counter, grabbed the man by the neck and wrestled him to the ground, falling to the floor himself. Other customers rushed over to help as Grewal called 911.

"Right at the moment that he was about to go in and get physical with her, I found that that was unacceptable," Skopnik told CTV News. "All I really wanted to do was just end the situation. Just because I'm in a chair doesn't mean I can't stand up and do what's right."

Grewal called Skopnik, one of her regular customers, a hero. "He didn't think for a moment that he can't even walk," she said. "He nabbed that guy."

Extraordinary Destiny: Ben Underwood

2010-09-12T17:59:00.000-07:00

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Ben was born in Riverside California on January 26th 1992, and a very healthy baby indeed. He never spent any time at the hospital or doctors office, except for baby shots and oh how we all know what that's like. I'm not able to remember the exact dates, but sometime in February of 1992 I noticed that his right eye had a peculiar glow. His eye looked similar to the glow of a cats eye when caught in the head lights of a car. With in three days from the time I noticed his eye glowing, he woke up with the right eye pupil white and at that moment I noticed he couldn't see out of it. Two years old, he didn't cry or complain that anything was hurting him, neither did he act as though his vision was going. That day I took him into the pediatrician, and she immediately sent me to see the ophthalmologist. The first thing he said when he saw Ben's eyes was "There could be thirty things to turn you pupils white, but we will be looking for tumors." I believe that was the most frightening news I had ever heard. That moment began the year long trial.

The results of the testing was Bilateral Retnoblastoma (cancer in both eyes). I had never heard of cancer in the eyes. My father died of colon cancer in 1977 that experience had me totally frightened of cancer. One of the ironic things about Ben having cancer is that I named him after my father. For a moment I thought my baby had cancer because I named him Ben, and that I was so afraid of cancer, but I shook that thought quickly, my God is bigger than that.

I was told that this disease is only found in infants and up to the age of three. However, there was a case where a six year old was diagnosed with it. His tumor was a very slow growing one.

Ben's right eye was totally consumed by the cancer so it was removed after the second month a chemo. After that experience, we spent another eight months of chemo and then six weeks of radiation to try and save the left eye. Results were a failure. The doctors try to smooth things over and tell you, you can try other alternative medicine, maybe go to Mexico to save his vision. That moment I realized that I had to make a life decision for my child or lose his life. Of course, I would have him in any condition to have him alive.

Ben awake from the surgery and said "Mom I can't see anymore, I can't see anymore, Oh mom I can't see." Words of wisdom spoken to me from my pastors wife, sister Devon, "Don't let him feel your fears." After praying for strength and receiving from God, I said, "Ben YES YOU CAN SEE" and I took his little hands and put them on my face and said, "See me, you can see me with your hands," next, I put my hand to his nose and said, "Smell me, you can see me with your nose," then I said, "Hear me, you can see me with your ears, you can't use your eyes anymore, but you have your hands, your nose, and your ears." I tell this one thing, Ben has been seeing ever since..

More on here:

http://www.benunderwood.com/

Jessica Cox First Disabled Pilot

2010-09-08T13:23:00.000-07:00

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Even though she was born without arms, Jessica Cox never says "can't."

She was determined to become a pilot, and she did.

Not only has she mastered flying with her feet, but she also earned a black belt in tae kwon do and can legally drive a car.

Cox also conquered otherwise mundane challenges like putting in contacts, text messaging, and applying makeup.

Disabled Activists Try To Change Old Stereotypes!

2010-07-31T21:34:00.000-07:00

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Testimonies about people who get abused over their handicap.

Touching videos, that may aware poeple about hard life of disabled people.

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Disabled Women Overcome Discrimination By Destigmatizing Disabilities

2010-07-31T20:48:00.000-07:00

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Testimonies about people who get abused over their handicap.

Touching videos, that may aware poeple about difficulyies of disables.

It Would everyone shiver hearing someone saying: "I am proud being disabled.."

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American Disabled: "Road Trip"

2010-07-31T19:00:00.000-07:00

A New York City street short film completely shot and edited in 24 hrs.

By guerilla, disabled filmmaker, Jacqueline Tellalian using the "cripple cam", a small format camcorder attached to the armrest of her motorized wheelchair.

Created in iMovie using only the most rudimentary tools of the program, all sights and sounds are authentic and nothing has been staged.

In order to preserve the raw quality of the film, only colors and textures were manipulated.

Baby With Cochlear Implant Hears Mom for the First Time in Touching Video

2010-07-31T18:53:00.000-07:00

It is a beautiful moment, indeed. A cochlear implant is a surgically implanted electronic device, and while it does not restore ordinary "hearing" per se, it does provide a sense of sound to the brain.

Parentdish.Com tried to reach the family for an interview, but they can only assume that their non-responsiveness meant they were celebrating with their little lad.

More than 112,000 people worldwide have received cochlear implants. In the United States, roughly 23,000 adults and 15,500 children have received them, according to 2008 statistics on the Deafness Research Council website.

Surprisingly, cochlear implants are controversial within the deaf community, as some feel that deafness should be seen as a cultural statement, not as a disability, ABC News reports.

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 37 million adults in the United States have trouble hearing, and some 71,000 children in the United States receive special education because of hearing problems, reports the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.

Farther Than The Eye Can See

2010-07-20T00:37:00.000-07:00

Farther Than The Eye Can See
envoyé par SnagFilms. - Découvrez les dernières vidéos de sport.

An intimate look inside one of the most successful Mount Everest expeditions ever. This award-winning film beautifully captures the emotion, humor and drama of blind climber Erik Weihenmayer’s historic ascent as well as four other remarkable ‘firsts’ on Mount Everest.

"Though there were questions about the wisdom of the attempt before the team even left home, the clear and definitive success of the expedition proves what people working together, with a common vision, can accomplish. By rallying behind Erik, nineteen of twenty-one team members stood on the top.

The oldest climber ever reached the summit along with his son, an American first. And finally, with the help of Sherpas, we were able to bring an HD camera along to capture historic moments with Erik and his team on the summit." -

Michael Brown, Director

How Guide Dogs Help the Disabled

2010-07-19T13:24:00.000-07:00

Founded in 1981, MIRA provides service dogs to the visually impaired or otherwise disabled to help them live their lives independently.

Funded solely by volunteer donations and the generous contributions of companies such as Eukanuba, these dogs are provided free of charge to recipients. The organization utilizes specific breeding techniques, and has even invented its own specialized breed for this purpose. The Labernese is a combination of a Labrador and a Bernese Mountain dog, and features the ideal characteristics of a guide dog.

In this video, WatchMojo.com speaks with MIRA founder Eric St-Pierre to learn more about this organization, its dog breeds, and how these dogs are trained to help their masters.

Applying For Disability Insurance Benefits In America?

2010-07-19T12:25:00.000-07:00

How long do I have to be disabled before I can file a claim for Social Security Disability Benefits and how long will it take?

View more disability insurance FAQ on our website:

http://www.diattorney.com/category/frequently-asked-questions/

USA: How kind of legal planning do I need to do for a disabled child?

2010-07-19T11:54:00.000-07:00

A special needs trust is a valuable tool when it comes to estate planning for a disabled child.

Attorney Garvin Reiter talks about the benefits of special needs trusts and how they can help with Medicaid or SSI.

For more information watch the video..

Becoming "Disabled," How Did You Handle It?

2010-07-19T11:47:00.000-07:00

These adaptive skiers talk about the experience of having a disability. How did their family react? What's it like to be labeled "disabled?"

This was filmed during the recent 36 hours of keystone adaptive skiing event held for charity.

The Undefeated (Award Winning Documentary Film)

2010-07-19T10:45:00.000-07:00

The Undefeated (1949). Moving but upbeat BAFTA award winning documentary film short about the men and women who were disabled during the two World Wars.

Please note: British Public Information Films are not classed as being in the 'Public Domain' however they may be used freely for educational and research use.

For any proposed commercial use of the material please contact the British Film Institute (BFI) to obtain a license. BFI Archive Footage Sales, 21 Stephen Street, London, W1T 1LN. UK. footage.films@bfi.org.uk.