Sunday, October 28, 2012
The gifts of dyslexia: HBO doc sheds light on learning disability - Contra Costa Times
**Contra Costa Times**
Over the years, neurology researchers at Yale University have identified in dyslexics an array of higher critical-thinking and problem-solving abilities, like those Shader displays, fueling a movement to reframe the condition as an asset, not a **disability**.
[**and more _place_holder;»**](http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=doq3MVmI6xFDIEM&ned=us)
URL: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFGJjlUVz23syHAb9lJhPc5TIqcZQ&url=http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_21845739/gifts-dyslexia-hbo-doc-sheds-light-learning-disability?source%3Dmost_emailed
Employers should look past disability - Columbus Dispatch
Columbus Dispatch](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEU3wpnK6VLuhUhAr70oS07qTHEtg&url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/editorials/2012/10/28/employers-should-look-past-disability.html)
[**Employers should look past **disability****](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEU3wpnK6VLuhUhAr70oS07qTHEtg&url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/editorials/2012/10/28/employers-should-look-past-disability.html)
**Columbus Dispatch**
I had my first paying job when I was 14. I'd been babysitting my younger brothers and cousins forever, it seemed, but now the neighbor was hiring me. Five kids, a real job and real money. $3.50 to be exact, and I can still remember how grown up **...**
[**and more _place_holder;»**](http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dVnhGyytpt-2MtM&ned=us)
URL: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEU3wpnK6VLuhUhAr70oS07qTHEtg&url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/editorials/2012/10/28/employers-should-look-past-disability.html
Disability payout based on what you actually earn - Independent Online
Independent Online](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGMEDSN1g7pvUIAJ8NQFRkk07R0gw&url=http://www.iol.co.za/business/personal-finance/financial-planning/financial/disability-payout-based-on-what-you-actually-earn-1.1412217)
[****Disability** payout based on what you actually earn**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGMEDSN1g7pvUIAJ8NQFRkk07R0gw&url=http://www.iol.co.za/business/personal-finance/financial-planning/financial/disability-payout-based-on-what-you-actually-earn-1.1412217)
**Independent Online**
However, in recent years, there has been a move to offer a 100-percent benefit on permanent **disability** if there is no likelihood that you will recover from your **disability** – for example, you suffer from paraplegia after a motor vehicle accident. You **...**
[****](http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dr8u6dmx-qMfRhM&ned=us)
The gifts of dyslexia: HBO doc sheds light on learning disability - ReporterHerald.com
**ReporterHerald.com**
Over the past 20 years, Stu Shader, of Pleasanton, has worked for some of the biggest tech companies in the country, including Apple, Hyperion, PeopleSoft and Microsoft, where he currently sells software to eBay and Intel. What are the keys to his success?
[**and more _place_holder;»**](http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dIc0tunItSIQ2XM&ned=us)
URL: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHeGq4gRDNRpcWiszNacFPbYeqffA&url=http://www.reporterherald.com/ci_21845739/gifts-dyslexia-hbo-doc-sheds-light-learning-disability?source%3Dmost_viewed
Need for premises for people with intellectual disabilities - Malta Independent Online
**Malta Independent Online**
"It all starts when the new parents are given the news that their newborn has a **disability**. That's when the journey of all the family begins, especially for the newborn – from birth through adulthood", says Anna Farrugia, Public Relations Officer for **...**
[****](http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dzMmmo8GT1Wt-EM&ned=us)
The gifts of dyslexia: HBO doc sheds light on learning disability - Enterprise-Record
**Enterprise-Record**
Over the past 20 years, Stu Shader, of Pleasanton, has worked for some of the biggest tech companies in the country, including Apple, Hyperion, PeopleSoft and Microsoft, where he currently sells software to eBay and Intel. What are the keys to his success?
[**and more _place_holder;»**](http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dSQM-GENmQBl05M&ned=us)
URL: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEERNrrmgmNJnDVyl9dOgdIpGUgpg&url=http://www.chicoer.com/entertainment/ci_21845739/gifts-dyslexia-hbo-doc-sheds-light-learning-disability
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Hurdles remain for disabled to vote in Texas, advocates say - Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning News](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGARConuHWPuWEbxU4iQNGwG1XbWA&url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/headlines/20121027-hurdles-remain-for-disabled-to-vote-in-texas-advocates-say.ece)
[**Hurdles remain for disabled to vote in Texas, advocates say**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGARConuHWPuWEbxU4iQNGwG1XbWA&url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/headlines/20121027-hurdles-remain-for-disabled-to-vote-in-texas-advocates-say.ece)
**Dallas Morning News**
"Even little things like that can prevent somebody from independently being able to go to the polls," said Ginger Mayeaux, voting rights specialist for the advocacy agency **Disability** Rights Texas. Others, she said, "just don't go to vote because they **...**
[****](http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d1YA7xJ7XQ5kziM&ned=us)