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Seeing is Disbelieving

November 5, 2012
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Seeing is Disbelieving

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, an unexpected celebrity has emerged - Lydia Callis, a sign language interpreter who appeared on-screen alongside Mayor Bloomberg during his warnings in advance of the hurricane. But Callis, as a visible form of media access, makes it all too clear how access is usually hidden from view.
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Report From Internet Research 11

October 25, 2010
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Report From Internet Research 11

IR 11 is wildly interdisciplinary, tied together largely by research topic, leading to a number of fascinating connections, disjunctures, and challenges.
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My Deaf Family, My New Web Series?

April 10, 2010
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My Deaf Family, My New Web Series?

Oscar-winning deaf actress Marlee Matlin is producing a new reality show, My Deaf Family. It follows the Firl family - father Leslie and mother Bridgetta are both deaf, and they have four children, two of whom are hearing and two of whom are deaf
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Google leaving China?

January 13, 2010
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Google leaving China?

In a quiet blog post with major ramifications, Google announces that it is no longer willing to censor search results in China. What happens next?
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Unfriended!

November 18, 2009
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Unfriended!

New Oxford American Dictionary, it's over. No more status updates, no more shared photos - you're unfriended.
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Glee on Wheels

November 12, 2009
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Glee on Wheels

Last night's episode of Glee, "Wheels," focused on Artie and put the entire club in wheelchairs for a performance. It also attracted a lot of attention and some controversy. A number of actors with disabilities expressed disappointment that Artie is played by an able-bodied actor, Kevin McHale, rather than by an actor who does...
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Geekgazing at the stars of w00tstock 2009

November 9, 2009
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Felicia Day demonstrates that she is almost-famous, in at least one corner of the internet, with some help from Wil Wheaton.
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