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Comment on World Report on Disability Is Released Today by Mark Willis

Mark Willis — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:05:56 +0000

“Disability is part of the human condition,” said WHO Director-General Margaret Chan at a ceremony in UN headquarters to launch the report. “Almost every one of us will be permanently or temporarily disabled at some point in life.”

“We must do more to break the barriers which segregate people with disabilities, in many cases forcing them to the margins of society,” Dr. Chan said.

The famed British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), told the launch via video: “We have a moral duty to remove the barriers to participation for people with disabilities, and to invest sufficient funding and expertise to unlock their vast potential. It is my hope this century will mark a turning point for inclusion of people with disabilities in the lives of their societies.”

via United Nations news release

Comment on Shape-Shifters in the Fair Use Lab by Taking a Pass on Unstable Platforms at MiT7 – a blind flaneur

Taking a Pass on Unstable Platforms at MiT7 – a blind flaneur — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:49:30 +0000

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Comment on Disability as Praxis by Pedagogy of the opressed- Paulo Freire | Busy Bee on Beacon Hill

Pedagogy of the opressed- Paulo Freire | Busy Bee on Beacon Hill — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:30:32 +0000

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Comment on ‘I don’t see problems… I see problem-solvers’ by J. Kline

J. Kline — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:39:20 +0000

First of all, thank you for publishing this article. Just the mere fact that it has been placed in the Internet creates a difference for the disabled community. The Internet has become a huge part of modern life and seems to me that this is the main means of communication for everyone in this day and age. The rest of the population needs to be aware of what goes on with this particular group of Americans, better yet, of HUMAN BEINGS, that in the physical sense have not had, and still in some instances, do not have it “so easy”. Education, Knowledge, is power. It is a good thing that this power is being used for the good of a portion of the population who has had to struggle for so long. And yes, we all can contribute to progress, disabled or not. We just need to see beyond the physiological aspect of the individual. Thank you again. May you have a great day.

Comment on ADA’s Legacy? A Generation of Problem-Solvers by J. Kline

J. Kline — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:09:35 +0000

We have come a long way since the days when people with disabilities were treated and thought of third class citizens. No, it is not over yet. We still have a long way to go but at least the issue has been recognized and there are already measures to bring everyone under the same lime light of justice and fairness…
we ALL deserve to be happy and be in peace and at peace with everyone else.

“one nation, under God…. with liberty and justice for all”

Comment on Will DJ Danger Mouse Become the Che Guevara of Fair Use in the Digital Sampling Age? by Jay-Z Blesses The Grey Album Remix – Fair Use Lab

Jay-Z Blesses The Grey Album Remix – Fair Use Lab — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 12:16:32 +0000

[...] In an interview on NPR’s Fresh Air, Terry Gross asked him what he thought about Danger Mouse’s Grey Album, the legendary mashup of Jay-Z’s Black Album and the Beatles’ White Album. As Gross notes, [...]

Comment on Intellectual Property – The Movie by Mark Willis

Mark Willis — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 23:56:35 +0000

Don’t know. I want to see the movie. I’m wondering whetherit will bug me the way “Julia/Julie” – The Movie – annoyed me by making a melodrama out of blogging, which is more like breathing than breath-taking…

Comment on Intellectual Property – The Movie by Robin

Robin — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:26:55 +0000

As a bit of a geek and a lot of a cinephile, that trailer thrills me. I can’t explain it, but I don’t really care if the story is true. In fact, it’s better if it’s not true. I’ve never been interested in knowing why Facebook was created. What does that make me?

Comment on ‘I don’t see problems… I see problem-solvers’ by Listen to the Voices of Disability Discrimination – Fair Use Lab

Listen to the Voices of Disability Discrimination – Fair Use Lab — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:29:16 +0000

[...] Someone hiding behind the name “fortressdayton” wasted little time in adding this comment to my op-ed piece on the Dayton Daily News Matter of Opinion blog. Disability discrimination is often hard to put [...]

Comment on Finding a Public Sphere in the Blogosphere by Rebooting the News #56cambridgen Blog

Rebooting the News #56cambridgen Blog — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:30:09 +0000

[...] week’s notes are provided by a listener, Mark Willis, via his blog post called Finding a Public Sphere in the Blogosphere, which we urge you to check out. Mark [...]