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Identifying Trends and Supports for Students with ASD
Fri, Jul 30th, 2010
There are 5,800 students identified with ASD currently in Ontario’s publicly funded secondary schools. School staff expect that approximately 1,100 of these students will seek to enter college or university between 2009 and 2011.
We All Need Accessibility
Fri, Jul 30th, 2010
People with disabilities should have the same kind of opportunities as everyone else. They should be able to move around from place to place, go shopping, get a job, eat out, or go to school — just like everyone else.
Upcoming Events
Sat, Jul 31st, 2010
Come and see 10 year old C-RAD get his wish. The local store, Long & McQuade, is providing electronic drum
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Specifically designed for youth 13-17 with a disability. Two weeks in August Monday to Friday, 9:00am-4:00pm.Participants will help to plan
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Useful ArticlesAvatar & Disability: Does the Film Give a True Picture of Disability? Does it Need to?By Megan Drummond Wed, Dec 30th, 2009
Is Avatar an Insult to the Disabled? There are many articles, blogs and disability chat room posts floating around the Internet that say yes, the movie that has made over $200 million in ten days is a big insult to the disability community for two major reasons. The first reason being that the fantasy film - and the key word here is fantasy - does not give an accurate portrayal of life with a disability. The second, surprisingly less important, reason is that Sam Worthington, who plays paraplegic Marine Jake Sully, is not actually a paraplegic. Read more at Suite101: http://disabilities.suite101.com/article.cfm/avatar_disability#ixzz0bEiK1DVB |
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Rumor has it that James Cameron's epic fantasy is an insult to the disability community because it does not accurately portray life with a disability. By that logic, Avatar should also be an insult to the extra-terrestrial population of the galaxy for its portrayal of the Na'vi. After all, the writers have never actually visited Pandora or met a Na'vi. Their portrayal is a work of pure imagination.
