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Services Videos

The Boy Who Sees Without Eyes
Blind driver attempts new world land speed record
I'm not your inspiration, thank you very much
Marvel creates superhero with hearing aid
Nico Calabria Proving People Wrong
Secret Identity: Autistic Grand Blanc teen uses mascot suit to connect with peers
Web Accessibility
Inspiring Heather Dorniden Takes a Fall But Still Wins the Race
Blind Man Runs To Four Corners of America for Sick Granddaughter
Unique bond: Deaf dog adopted by deaf woman
Imagine What It's Like To Live With High-Functioning Autism
The 1000 miles of Luca
Best Man With Cerebral Palsy Toasts Twin In Unforgettable Speech
Deaf in the military
The Cochran Family - Unsung Hero Award
I got 99 problems... palsy is just one
Army Ranger SGT 1st Class Cory Remsburg Receives Standing Ovation at State of the Union Address
Restauranteur's
Sports Illustrated Kids 2012 SportsKids of the Year: Conner and Cayden Long
NFL's Derrick Coleman, Seattle Seahawks: TRUST YOUR POWER
The World's Ugliest Woman
Teenager, born with no eyes and nose, shares secret of a joyful life
Mark Schomaker, an Employee Success Story
Melissa Shang, 10, Petitions American Girl To Name Doll With Disability 'Girl Of The Year'
Young Man With Down Syndrome Finds Out He Got Accepted To College
Heisman finalist, AJ McCarron, Inspired by Man with Cerebral Palsy
Kindergartener Signs School's Holiday Concert for Parents
Tongue-Drive Wheelchair System
The world's first 'Woof to Wash' washing machine
5th Grade Football Team Stands Up for Waterboy with Speech Impediment
Watch A Teenager Bring His Class To Tears Just By Saying A Few Words
An Overview of the Alaska Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
10 Year Old CEO Raises Money for Special Needs Children

The Boy Who Sees Without Eyes

A clip from the program 'The Boy Who Sees Without Eyes' about the truly amazing Ben Underwood who, having lost his eyes at an early age, uses echo location to navigate.

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Blind driver attempts new world land speed record

Mike Newman, 52, who was born blind due to glaucoma, never let anything stand in his way of his dream of driving fast. After growing up with his sights set on being a race car driver, Mike has lived out his dream by successfully breaking multiple speed records. Newman smashed the current land speed record after his 200.9mph solo drag race. Newman was guided by a navigator, his father, over a radio in order to stay on the track.

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I'm not your inspiration, thank you very much

Stella Young is a comedian and journalist who happens to go about her day in a wheelchair — a fact that doesn't, she'd like to make clear, automatically turn her into a noble inspiration to all humanity. In this very funny talk, Young breaks down society's habit of turning disabled people into "inspiration porn."

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Marvel creates superhero with hearing aid

When Anthony decided that superhero’s don’t wear hearing aids, he wasn’t going to wear his either. That’s when his mom reached out to Marvel for help, and what they did next is awesome!

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Nico Calabria Proving People Wrong

Nico was born with only one leg, but he's done more with it than most people do with two. He plays soccer, wrestles, has climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, and lives his life like any other person, without limitations.

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Secret Identity: Autistic Grand Blanc teen uses mascot suit to connect with peers

Autism left Andrese Duke, 13, shy and often isolated from his classmates, but that all changed when he took on the role of his school’s mascot.

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Web Accessibility

Web accessibility can be confusing, check out this video on some great tips about how to structure your site content to make your webpage more accessible.

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Inspiring Heather Dorniden Takes a Fall But Still Wins the Race

Sometimes life hands you difficult moments and in those moments is when you have the opportunity to learn and grow. For accomplished runner Heather Dorniden, taking a tumble during a championship race is the last thing you want to have happen. Watch what happens when Dorniden is faced with a chance to show her athletic ability and determination.

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Blind Man Runs To Four Corners of America for Sick Granddaughter

One Illinois grandfather is running to each corner of the United States to raise money for his granddaughter. David Kuhn is starting his first leg of his 18 month journey in Seattle, WA. Kuhn will complete the 11,000 mile journey for his granddaughter Kylie, who at 11 was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Kuhn will be running 25 miles at a time to complete his journey and is hoping to raise $500,000 for Cystic Fibrosis research. If running a marathon a day wasn't already tough enough, Kuhn is blind, having lost his eyesight after being hit by a drunk driver over 30 years ago.

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Unique bond: Deaf dog adopted by deaf woman

Watch this heartwarming rendezvous of a deaf dog who finds a home with a deaf woman. Her new owner says "Because I'm deaf and we want to relate to her, and understand how she feels -- want to communicate with her through signing, teach her signing."

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Imagine What It's Like To Live With High-Functioning Autism

An individual can fall anywhere on the broad Autism spectrum, even those diagnosed with high-functioning Autism can be faced with many challenges. Take a look at this excellent video and experience everyday situations in the shoes of an individual with high-functioning Autism.

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The 1000 miles of Luca

An Argentinean advertising executive who unexpectedly became the father of a son with Down Syndrome has turned his journey from disbelief to acceptance into a heartwarming video.

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Best Man With Cerebral Palsy Toasts Twin In Unforgettable Speech

Love between these brothers is undeniable. Kyle and Korey Soderman are identical twin brothers. Korey, who has cerebral palsy, hadn't always had it easy, his twin brother Kyle and his family never treated him any differently. When Kyle was to be married he asked his brother Korey to be his best man.
Although Korey is unable to speak on his own, Kyle read the speech out loud. There wasn't a dry eye in the room.

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Deaf in the military

Growing up, Keith Nolan was fascinated by military and naval history, visited monuments and battlefields, and read extensively on the subject. In short, the became he kind of young man who chooses a military career. Nolan, however, is Deaf

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The Cochran Family - Unsung Hero Award

Lindsay and Trevor Cochran received the Unsung Heroes Award at the K-Love Fan Awards Weekend, held May 31 through June 2, 2013.
K-Love is a Christian radio station broadcast in 47 U.S. states. The siblings' parents, Walt and Tracey Cochran, are members of the Olathe, Kansas, College Church of the Nazarene and 1985 alumni of MidAmerica Nazarene University.

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I got 99 problems... palsy is just one

"I have cerebral palsy. I shake all the time," Maysoon Zayid announces at the beginning of this exhilarating, hilarious talk. "I'm like Shakira meets Muhammad Ali." With grace and wit, the Arab-American comedian takes us on a whistle-stop tour of her adventures as an actress, stand-up comic, philanthropist and advocate for the disabled.

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Army Ranger SGT 1st Class Cory Remsburg Receives Standing Ovation at State of the Union Address

Sgt. Cory Remsburg received a standing ovation during the State of the Union. He was nearly killed in the Afghan war.

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Restauranteur's

An Albuquerque restaurant owner is back in the national spotlight and is set to take his trademark hugs all the way to ABC's "The View."

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Sports Illustrated Kids 2012 SportsKids of the Year: Conner and Cayden Long

See the inspiring story of brothers Conner and Cayden Long, who were the recipients of Sports Illustrated Kids 2012 SportsKids of the Year award. Although Cayden has cerebral palsy it hasn't stopped him from competing in triathlons with his older brother Conner.

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NFL's Derrick Coleman, Seattle Seahawks: TRUST YOUR POWER

When the world tells you "no", you have two options: You can roll over and quit -- or you can trust your power. Derrick Coleman, running back for the Seattle Seahawks, trusted the power within. Although he's deaf, he never let adversity stand in his way, on his road to the NFL. Share to inspire others to trust their power within and achieve their dreams. #TrustYourPower

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The World's Ugliest Woman

In a time when beauty is defined by supermodels, success is defined by wealth, and fame is deified by how many followers you have on social media, Lizzie Velasquez asks the question how do you define yourself? Once labeled, "The Worlds Ugliest Woman," Lizzie decided to turn things around and create her own definitions of what she defines as beauty and happiness.

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Teenager, born with no eyes and nose, shares secret of a joyful life

Cassidy Hooper was born without eyes, or a nose. But if you ask her, she is “AWESOME”.

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Mark Schomaker, an Employee Success Story

Mark Schomaker has long been recognized by DARS for his keen intelligence and fierce determination to accomplish his goals. Mix that with his friendly, engaging personality and DARS' vocational rehabilitation staff knew that Mark would succeed. Learn more about this 2013 Champion of Disability Employment.

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Melissa Shang, 10, Petitions American Girl To Name Doll With Disability 'Girl Of The Year'

Disabled girls deserve to be represented! 10-year-old Melissa petitions American Girl to release a "Girl of the Year" who has a disability.

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Young Man With Down Syndrome Finds Out He Got Accepted To College

Twenty-year-old Rion Holcombe applied to Clemson University’s LIFE program, which is designed for students with intellectual disabilities. When he got a big envelope from the school, his parents turned on the camera.

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Heisman finalist, AJ McCarron, Inspired by Man with Cerebral Palsy

Watch the touching story of how Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron fostered a friendship with AJ Starr, who has battled his entire life with cerebral palsy.

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Kindergartener Signs School's Holiday Concert for Parents

A young Florida girl didn't want her deaf parents to miss out on her school's holiday concert, so the kindergartener signed the entire show while performing at the same time.

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Tongue-Drive Wheelchair System

Roll the Tongue and Move: Tongue-piercing with a magnet allows people with physical disabilities to control their wheelchair; outperforms Sip-and-Puff Wheelchairs.

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The world's first 'Woof to Wash' washing machine

UK laundry specialist JTM service has devised and launched the world's first 'Woof to Wash' washing machine which is activated by a dog's bark.

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5th Grade Football Team Stands Up for Waterboy with Speech Impediment

A first grader name Danny Keefe suffered a brain hemorrhage shortly after he was born which resulted in some speech issues. The football team he supports found out that Keefe was getting bullied and decided to send a message in a positive way. There was no response of bullying, no attempt to intimidate his bullies into knocking it off, just a sign of unity. The fifth grade boy's football team dressed up in suits and ties of their own.

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Watch A Teenager Bring His Class To Tears Just By Saying A Few Words

Mushy can't read... unless he's listening to music.

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An Overview of the Alaska Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

An Overview of the Alaska Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (captioned)

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10 Year Old CEO Raises Money for Special Needs Children

It is hard to put into words the scope of just how amazing Keith Boyd is. Incredible determination, impeccable work ethic and a heart of gold, are just a few ways to describe Boyd's personality. At just 10 years old Keith wanted to do something big, raise over $250,000 for Little Light House, an organization that supports children with special needs.
Keith himself has non-verbal cerebral palsy, but he never let that stand in his way of starting his own business. With the assistance of innovative eye-tracking technology, Keith wrote his business plan with his eyes. With incredibly successful events happening in the United States, Keith is partnering with Thrive15 to get his company off the ground.

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Technology Videos

Web Accessibility
World Cup exoskeleton allows paraplegic to walk again
Wearable Finger Device Assists Visually Impaired in Reading
Paralyzed Google Glass Explorer Story: Alex Blaszcuk
AT&T Support Systems for the Visually Impaired
People with disabilities glad to meet special mannequins
Aware Business Enterprise Program (BEP)
DARPRA Builds Prosthetic Hand that Can Feel
Henry Evans and Chad Jenkins: Meet the robots for humanity
Kinect Sign Language Translator Expands Communication Possibilities for the Deaf
Roger Ebert: Remaking my voice
Assistive Technology: Opening Doors to Independence
New Bionic Eye Allows the Blind to See Again
Man Sees with Bionic Eye
Mercedes Gives Teen a New Bionic Arm
New Law Makes Technology Accessible for the Deaf and Blind
Access4Kids: Helping Children with Disabilities Access Tablets
Demonstrating accessibility differences in e-book readers

Web Accessibility

Web accessibility can be confusing, check out this video on some great tips about how to structure your site content to make your webpage more accessible.

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World Cup exoskeleton allows paraplegic to walk again

Built with funding for basic research from the National Science Foundation, Dr. Miguel Nicolelis and the Walk Again Project have built an exoskeleton that will allow paraplegics to walk again. The exoskeleton uses computer algorithms to interpret the user's brain activity, which powers the exoskeleton forward.

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Wearable Finger Device Assists Visually Impaired in Reading

A wearable text-reading device, FingerReader offers an alternative option for those with vision-impairment. The FingerReader is a tool aimed to help visually impaired readers access printed text and also provide use as an aid for language translation. Users wear the device and point at a line of text and receive audio feedback of the words scanned. The device can give a short list of audio feedback cues that alert the reader when their finger veers away from the line of text.

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Paralyzed Google Glass Explorer Story: Alex Blaszcuk

Meet Alex Blaszczuk: Google Glass Explorer, law student, and owner of a 20lb cat. In the fall of 2011, a car accident en route to a celebratory camping trip left Alex paralyzed from the chest down, unable to use her hands. Last month, Alex finally made it camping and shared her story through Glass. To learn more about Alex and her adventures with Glass, visit: alexbtrust.org

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AT&T Support Systems for the Visually Impaired

AT&T provides support systems to visually impaired employees. Learn about the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) and how it works to provide assistive technology to employees who are visually impaired.
Since December 2012, when AT&T launched the Corporate Accessibility Technology Office (CATO), the organization has experienced great success. The organization was established to lead AT&T’s efforts to meet the needs of customers with disabilities and since the office opened, it has already processed over 11,000 requests for accessibility review. I am pleased to announce that in recognition of these efforts, the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs (G3ict) has honored this team’s tireless work by publishing a white paper that highlights the organization, its structure and its successes.

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People with disabilities glad to meet special mannequins

In this image obsessed fashion world we tend to forget not everyone is perfect. What is perfect? No one is perfect.
Pro Infirmis, an organization for people with disabilities, helps create awareness by developing mannequins based on the bodies of disable people. Each mannequin was sculpted to reflect each participants bodies - which, to their delight, was then displayed in a busy shopping center in downtown Zurich, Germany.

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Aware Business Enterprise Program (BEP)

The Next-Generation Program management tool. Aware Business Enterprise Program (BEP) allows administrators to efficiently manage operations and finances resulting in more time to help blind individuals run successful businesses.

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DARPRA Builds Prosthetic Hand that Can Feel

DARPA's HAPTIX program aims to develop a prosthetic hand that's just as capable as the original.

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Henry Evans and Chad Jenkins: Meet the robots for humanity

Paralyzed by a stroke, Henry Evans uses a telepresence robot to take the stage -- and show how new robotics, tweaked and personalized by a group called Robots for Humanity, help him live his life. He shows off a nimble little quadrotor drone, created by a team led by Chad Jenkins, that gives him the ability to navigate space -- to once again look around a garden, stroll a campus.

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Kinect Sign Language Translator Expands Communication Possibilities for the Deaf

See how Kinect's sign language translation capabilities help the hearing and the deaf communicate.

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Roger Ebert: Remaking my voice

When film critic Roger Ebert lost his lower jaw to cancer, he lost the ability to eat and speak. But he did not lose his voice. In a moving talk from TED2011, Ebert and his wife, Chaz, with friends Dean Ornish and John Hunter, come together to tell his remarkable story.
In 2006, Ebert began treatment for thyroid cancer. He told the story of his many surgeries and setbacks in an Esquire story in 2010. Enduring procedure after procedure, he eventually lost the lower part of his jaw -- and with it his ability to eat and speak. Turning to his blog and to Twitter, he found a new voice for his film work and his sparkling thoughts on ... just about everything. He tried his hand as an Amazon affiliate, became a finalist in the New Yorker caption contest, and started a controversy or two. In 2013 Ebert passed away from cancer at the age of 70.

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Assistive Technology: Opening Doors to Independence

Assistive Technology is any thing or any tool that can make life easier and increase independence for people with disabilities. It includes a wide range of tools. From simple magnifiers to complex computers, assistive technology can make a world of difference.
The Parents Helping Parents iTECH Center in Santa Clara looks at how assistive technology can make things easier for people across their lifespan.

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New Bionic Eye Allows the Blind to See Again

A new camera in a pair of glasses sends a wireless signal to an implant inside the eye which sends data back through the optic nerve to the brain, allowing the blind to see again. Today, people are receiving a 60 electrode implant but now scientists are working on a 1,000 electrode version which may even allow facial recognition.

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Man Sees with Bionic Eye

A man who lost an eye in a shooting accident has been turned into an "eyeborg," after doctors fitted a tiny camera into his eye socket.

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Mercedes Gives Teen a New Bionic Arm

A teenager has received a new bionic arm, paid for by the Mercedes Formula One team.

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New Law Makes Technology Accessible for the Deaf and Blind

TRNS speaks with Steven Rothstein, the President of the Perkins School for the Blind, about the 21st Century Communication and Video Accessibility Act.

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Access4Kids: Helping Children with Disabilities Access Tablets

Researchers at Georgia Tech are trying to open the world of tablets to children whose limited mobility makes it difficult for them to perform the common pinch and swipe gestures required to control tablets. Ayanna Howard, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and graduate student Hae Won Park have created Access4Kids, a wireless input device that uses a sensor system to translate physical movements into fine-motor gestures to control a tablet.

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Demonstrating accessibility differences in e-book readers

A blind access technology specialist at the National Federation of the Blind demonstrates the vast differences in accessibility between the Nook Simple Touch and the iPad 2.

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Analytics Videos

Crisis of Translating Data into Business Information
Business Intelligence and Business Analytics Defined
Analytics: Making the Case
What is Analytics?
Why Statistics Matters
I Can Work For You

Crisis of Translating Data into Business Information

The paradox of IT says data is everywhere but information remains illusive. Eryk Markiewicz, vice president of marketing at QlikTech International, discusses a new way of mining information from your pools of data to make timely, effective decisions.

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Business Intelligence and Business Analytics Defined

Learn the difference between Business Intelligence and Business Analytics as well as which tools and techniques apply to each.

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Analytics: Making the Case

Getting started with analytics often involves small victories and vigorous planning. In this video we hear from experts about how to start an analytics program at an institution of higher learning.

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What is Analytics?

We asked serveral higher ed professionals answer what analytics means to them. The results provide an insight into the nature of analytics and what it means to higher education institutions.

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Why Statistics Matters

It's the International Year of Statistics.

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I Can Work For You

This video highlights the power of a diverse workforce and breaks the myths of the cost and difficulties relating to accommodations. The National Technical Institute for the Deaf - Center on Employment (part of Rochester Institute of Technology) did a great job of putting this together.

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