Tag: Disability Studies

Bruce H. Kramer on finding a place of balance and harmony while living with the "dis ease" of ALS.

May 14, 2015

Bruce H. Kramer, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2010, speaks withCathy Wurzer about the power of reaching out in a still from this video. Bruce H. Kramer, a former dean at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, was diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) in December 2010. Roughly four years and … More Bruce H. Kramer on finding a place of balance and harmony while living with the "dis ease" of ALS.

Autism Awareness Day 2015: Adding "acceptance" and "alliance" into conversations about autism.

April 2, 2015

Simplican, pictured here with her brother, discusses the range of diversity in people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). BY STACY CLIFFORD SIMPLICANPostdoctoral fellow, Michigan State University Today is World Autism Awareness and Acceptance Day. The organization Autism Speaks is promoting a “Light It Up Blue” campaign to encourage individuals and whole cities to go “blue” … More Autism Awareness Day 2015: Adding "acceptance" and "alliance" into conversations about autism.