Disability News: Happy birthday, Mr. Hawking

Stephen Hawking

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Captioning names in The Fifth Element

Milla Jovovich in The Fifth Element

On the importance of verbatim captioning, especially when names are involved.

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The Blind Film Critic: “THE DEVIL INSIDE″ review

Suzan Crowley in Paramount Pictures' The Devil Inside - 2012

Blind film critic Tommy Edison reviews the documentary “The Devil Inside”. Watch the video to find out how Tommy rates the movie.

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Disability in Once Upon a Time

Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold in ABC's

I’ve been withholding my judgment and thoughts about Gold’s cane. I have been worried that the cane was the sign of his evilness in the modern day world.

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Who Needs It?

One Dollar Bill laying on the ground over leaves

A woman approaches me. "There's a dollar over there. Is it yours?" I look. Sure enough, there's a dollar on a seat two rows over. I shake my head. Then, it begins.

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The Blind Film Critic: “GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO″ review

Rooney Mara in Columbia Pictures' The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - 2011

Blind film critic Tommy Edison reviews the movie “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”. Watch the video to find out how Tommy rates the movie.

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Disability News: Bullying at the North Pole

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Like a New Pair of Shoes

new shoes

There are moments in which people act as if you are the most normal person in the world, and they’re amazing.

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The Librarian: Flex Watches

Flex Watches creative and appealing approach to raise awareness toward people with disabilities deserves recognition.

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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows review (no spoilers)

Robert Downey Jr., Noomi Rapace and Jude Law star in Warner Bros. Pictures' Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows - 2011

Blind film critic Tommy Edison reviews the movie “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”. Watch the video to find out how Tommy rates the movie.

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