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Congrats Jacob!
I can’t remember where I heard “diff-abilities” first, either Johnny Knoxville (great supporter of ours and star of “The Ringer“), Eddie Barbanell (Special Olympics athlete, International Board...
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Eddie Barbanell at UT Austin
Special Olympics Board Director Eddie Barbanell is a passionate and outspoken advocate in the on-going battle to eradicate the R-word. He’s also an actor, does some amazing Shakespeare scenes and a...
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Celebrating Young People in Greece
There was amazing energy and excitement in Greece last night as young people from Athens met up with Global Youth Activation Summit leaders from around the world for the Global Youth Rally. The result...
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Universal Pictures Thinks Bigotry is Acceptable, and Marketable
In light of the recent backlash from advocates of and people with intellectual disabilities about the R-word (retarded) and the derogatory slang “Downsy” being used in a scene of Universal Pictures’...
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The Hurtful Effects of the R-word
**The following is a guest blog post co-authored by Samuel Fawley & Eddie Barbanell. Barbanell is a Special Olympics athlete, Special Olympics International Board Director and Vocal Advocate of...
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Disability in Film
This week I came across a pretty cool offering from Turner Classic Movies (TCM) called “The Projected Image: A History of Disability in Film.” As described on TCM’s website: Turner Classic Movies will...
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