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February 1, 2012

There are heroes all around us. Specifically, heroes with disabilities. Too bad we can’t always tell them so.

Long has it been somewhat of a faux pas to admire someone with a disability just because… well, just because they...

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January 10, 2012

“If I can fix a motorcycle, why can’t I fix a prosthetic,” says arm amputee Mark Lesek in this week’s...

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November 9, 2011

A gallon of gas cost $1.34. East and West Germany reunite. "The Simpsons" first appear on FOX TV. Desert Shield begins with U.S. troops in Kuwait. A hole in the Ozone Layer above the North Pole is discovered. The year?

It’s...

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October 20, 2011

The standard subject about handicap parking spots – perfectly-able people persisting to park without a permit – is getting as tire-worn as those few cars still on the road that pre-date the iconic blue sign. And the self-centered...

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August 26, 2011

Judith Snow is an internationally recognized author and lecturer, and a world leader on inclusiveness issues for people labeled disabled. She has lived a lifetime of quadriplegia. At 12 years of age, she sketched a drawing of a person...

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July 7, 2011

Last year Play to Podium magazine helped spread the word about a fantastic contest called filmpossible.

Filmpossible is back. The response was so good in 2010, Holland...

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June 7, 2011

Being a horse guy - wanna-be cowboy maybe - one of my favorite movies has got to be Secretariat. Big Red, he was nick-named, a huge sorrel-colored stallion. What I really loved about the movie was its inspiring spirit... overcoming...

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April 13, 2011

IMAGINE an organization today without a website. Believe it or not, just ten years ago there was still resistance and reluctance by some associations to have one. Today, many associations are at a similar crossroads. But this time it’s...

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February 22, 2011

Kickin’ off the DT Network blog with wise words from project consultant and founder of New Found Frequency, Reginald Ray: “Social media will be here for a long time. Consumers hit the ground running with these new social tools, and they...

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