Announcements
HBO to Air New Film Tackling Disability Caregiving
February 7, 2012 Text Size A A A new documentary chronicling one woman’s experience as she assumes care of her sister with an intellectual disability is set to premiere on HBO later this month.
The documentary “Raising Renee” is scheduled to premiere on HBO2 Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. ET. (Courtesy: West City Films, Inc.)
The film, “Raising Renee,” follows Beverly McIver and her older sister, Renee, over a six-year period. An acclaimed painter with a flourishing career in the art world, McIver casually promised her mother that she would take care of Renee, who functions at the level of a third-grader, when her mother could not.
When McIver’s mother died in 2004, she followed through on her promise, moving Renee from their mother’s home in North Carolina to live with her in Arizona. Soon realizing that she needed help caring for Renee, McIver ultimately returned to North Carolina — a place she’d vowed never to live after leaving the segregation-filled environment of her youth.
The documentary, which premieres Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. ET on HBO2, follows the two sisters as they adapt to their new reality and confront the opportunity for Renee to live independently for the first time ever at age 50.
“Raising Renee” is just the latest film focusing on disability issues to appear on HBO. In recent years, the cable channel aired Monica & David, a documentary about the marriage of two young adults with Down syndrome, and produced a biopic of autism self-advocate
Rolling Thunder’s 10th ANNUAL “CHILLY” CHILI POKER RUN
It’s that time of year again folks! Please mark your calendars and attend if possible. NC-3 is raising money for our Veterans in the Ashley House facility here in Wilmington, our Gold Star Mothers Memorial Plaque that was dedicated last year at Veterans Park in Jacksonville, our Veterans and POW/MIA’s.
Rain or Shine event, All bikes and modes of transportation welcome!
Click here to view the PDF flyer.
Feel free to call or email me with any questions, THANKS!
Matt Wall, President
Rolling Thunder, Inc. Chapter NC-3, Wilmington. 910-799-1330 Wk. 910-471-5861M. wallsautosvc@bellsouth.net
Youth Leadership forum 2012
It is time again…Alliance of Disability Advocates is coordinating the North Carolina Youth Leadership Forum for 2012.
Youth Leadership Forum is an event for youth between the ages 15-28 with a disability. This event is to support them in transition skills from high school to college into work force. The event is a week filled opportunity to encourage youth that are taking leadership in their own lives, whether in their community or individually. Our goal is aimed at empowering, skill strengthening, evolving current or future change agents, and allowing youth to experience independence while finding their own voice. Learning disability history will empower them to make a change. Learning independent living skills throughout the week will strengthen their lives.
This year the NCYLF is located at North Carolina State University. We will stay in the dorms, eat in the dining halls, learn in the classrooms, and hang out in the lobby areas. We will choose 20 delegates to go to NCYLF! Forum begins on Monday, June 18th, 2012 at 11:00am and ends on Friday, June 22nd, 2012 at 5:00pm. This will all be taught by local and national youth speakers. We provide accommodations that are needed. This event is free to delegates, we fund all cost, food, forum, rooms. Recommend potential delegates to the NCYLF. Please urge them to apply by March 15, 2012
2012 Scholarship Announcement and Application |
Through the Looking Glass and its National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families are pleased to announce new scholarships specifically for high school seniors or college students who have parents with disabilities. A total of fifteen $1000 scholarships will be given out Fall 2012. Scholarship information and applications are available on Through the Looking Glass’ website www.lookingglass.org
| These scholarships are part of Through the Looking Glass’ National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families. There are separate eligibility requirements for high school seniors and for college students:1. High School Seniors. To be eligible, a student must be a high school graduate (or graduating senior) by Summer 2012, planning to attend a two-year or four-year college in Fall 2012 in pursuit of an AA, BA or BS degree, and have at least one parent with a disability.2. College Students. To be eligible, a student must be currently enrolled in a two-year or four-year college in Fall 2012 in pursuit of an AA, BA or BS degree, be 21 years of age or younger as of March 5, 2012, and have at least one parent with a disability.All application materials must be postmarked by March 5, 2012. Individuals may submit only one application per award period. Also see Scholarships: Frequently Asked Questions |
Apple’s AssistiveTouch Helps the Disabled Use a Smartphone
Plenty has been written about the new iPhone 4S, with its voice-controlled virtual assistant Siri, and about iOS 5, its software.
But in writing a book about both, I stumbled across an amazingly thoughtful feature that I haven’t seen a word about: something called AssistiveTouch.
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Now, Apple has always gone to considerable lengths to make the iPhone usable for people with vision and hearing impairments. If you’re deaf, you can have the LED flash to get your attention when the phone rings. You can create custom vibration patterns for each person who might call you. You can convert stereo music to mono (handy if you’re deaf in one ear).
If you’re blind, you can literally turn the screen off and operate everything — do your e-mail, surf the Web, adjust settings, run apps — by tapping and letting the phone speak what you’re touching. You can also magnify the screen or reverse black for white (for better-contrast reading)…read the rest of the article here.
