Shooting for the Stars
Shooting for the Stars
Kevin Laue, a one-handed basketball player who will play for a Division I team this fall, tells aspiring athletes: "Anyone is capable of coming out on top."
Posts tagged ‘disabilities’
BLN Unveils Plan to Certify Disabled-Owned Businesses
Today’s the day! The U.S. Business Leadership Network, a national B2B disability organization, is launching a soft pilot of a new certification program for disability-owned businesses. Yes, you heard it right: The BLN’s new Disability-Owned Business Enterprise (DOBE) certification program will certify companies that undergo a rigorous application process and meet strict criteria, including being [...]
Disabled Veterans Report to Entrepreneurs’ Boot Camp
The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities program kicked off its second year with a week-long workshop designed to help veterans learn the ropes of owning a business.
High-Tech Clothes May Be a Lifeline
A new research project hopes to create ways for clothing to respond to sensors -- such as those monitoring room temperatures and heart rates-- and react accordingly.
Supreme Court Will Soon Decide Special-Needs Case
The Supreme Court will soon decide whether parents who unilaterally place their child with special needs in private school, instead of first choosing public school services, should be reimbursed for their efforts.
Obama to Increase Disability Spending
President Obama’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2010 includes increased funds for employment assistance for people with disabilities as well as autism research and awareness, among other programs.
IBM Is DiversityInc’s Top Company for Disabilities
IBM is the two-time winner of DiversityInc's annual Top 10 Companies for People With Disabilities list, followed by Ernst & Young and Cisco.
Palin’s Disability Disappointment
A few hours ago I read about Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s first policy speech detailing how a McCain-Palin administration would help children with disabilities. In Pittsburgh on Friday, Palin dotted her speech with references to her six-month old son, Trig, who has Down syndrome. Oftentimes, these are the most powerful moments in her speeches, [...]