Posts tagged video
Enabling communication is vital in families of deaf children | Charlie Swinbourne
Families need to learn to sign for the sake of their deaf children – yet they are often denied the chance In the last few weeks, a video of a deaf mother and her two year-old daughter Ava having a dinner conversation in British Sign Language (BSL) has gone viral.
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Enabling communication is vital in families of deaf children | Charlie Swinbourne
Strike a pose: real women take on the models
In an inspired project, artist Yolanda Dominguez has taken fashion to the streets of New York by asking regular women to recreate the poses of models In a New York park, a woman lies on the ground.
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Strike a pose: real women take on the models
Mencap celebrates Big Brother ‘R-Word’ Victory
The R-Word campaign began in the US.
Communications regulator Ofcom has ruled that Channel 4 broke the Broadcasting Code by airing the offensive word ‘retard’ during ‘Celebrity Big Brother’s Big Mouth’ in January.
The decision reverses two previous rulings, by the regulator, which found that the broadcaster had not breached existing regulations. It has been described as a major victory for hundreds of learning difficulty campaigners who protested over the incident.
Mencap’s chief executive.Mark Goldring said: “We are delighted that Ofcom has changed its mind. The groundswell of protest and emotion caused by Channel 4’s broadcasting of this insulting word has demonstrated just how offensive and degrading a term it is.”
BBC looking for Disabled People’s views on Digital Switchover.
Digit Al can help
The BBC is looking to gather the experiences of disabled people living in areas where the Switchover from analogue to digital television transmission has already been completed.
It is hoped this feedback will help ensure disabled people will continue to have ‘the right experience’ during the remaining Switchover process.
MORE: www.directenquiries.com/bbcswitchover
Disabled, visually impaired and elderly people can apply for assistance from the Switchover Help Scheme, which will assist with the adaptation of one analogue television set to receive the digital signals.
MORE: 0800 40 85 900, www.helpscheme.co.uk
At Last! Disability Becomes Election Issue
Parent Jonathan Bartley confronts David Cameron
Jonathan Bartley, whose son has cerebral palsy, questions Tory leader David Cameron on their policy to ‘end the bias towards the inclusion of children with special needs in mainstream schools’.
TED: Anthony Atala on Growing New Organs
Anthony Atala’s state-of-the-art lab grows human organs — from muscles to blood vessels to bladders, and more. At TEDMED, he shows footage of his bio-engineers working with some of its sci-fi gizmos, including an oven-like bioreactor (preheat to 98.6 F) and a machine that “prints” human tissue.
Via the wonderful TED
