Archive for the ‘Feature’ Category
Meet Sue
7.18.09 at 9:31 pm by Blake
The following is a video short I created for the What Can YOU Do? Video Contest hosted by the Campaign for Disability Employment. The goal was to make a 60-second video that is related to people with disabilities and employment. The contest is over now, but a winner has not yet been announced. This was [...]
Handwriting recognition with Bamboo Fun
5.28.09 at 9:56 pm by Blake
Fellow stair-haters, this is an update to my last post. It’s a screencast about how to use the Bamboo Fun tablet for handwriting recognition. I forgot to mention this in the video, but the Bamboo Fun tablet can be used on Windows or Mac.
If you can’t view the video, or you just want to know [...]
Activists hate on Jerry Lewis
2.27.09 at 10:08 am by Matt Watson
By Matt Watson, The Reflector — link
As a person with a neuromuscular disease similar to muscular dystrophy, I know who my daddy is, and that’s Jerry Lewis.
Jerry, who was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award during the Oscars Sunday, is one of the most well known comedians in the world and arguably the best. [...]
The trouble with “The Trouble With Jerry”
2.25.09 at 11:29 am by Blake
Image by Getty Images via Daylife
I’m skipping the pleasantries today. Here’s the website: thetroublewithjerry.net. Go look at it now. Seriously, I’ll wait. Just don’t forget to come back!
Back already? I’m not surprised. It doesn’t take long to understand the message: Jerry Lewis is not deserving of a humanitarian award, such as the one he was [...]
My letter about the MSU Student Association
2.18.09 at 10:29 am by Blake
I’m sorry I’m one day late, but here it is.
SA should have disability group
http://media.www.reflector-online.com/media/storage/paper938/news/2009/02/17/Opinion/Sa.Should.Have.Disability.Group-3632850.shtml
The Student Association traditionally includes a cabinet position called Students with Disabilities Affairs (SDA). In recent years, SA presidential candidates have run on platforms that have included reducing the size of the cabinet. To achieve this, Students with Disabilities Affairs was combined [...]
The formal disability world
2.16.09 at 11:00 am by Blake
When I look at my life in terms of disability, I see two distinct worlds. I see the formal disability world and the informal disability world. The formal disability world consists largely of my participation in an on-campus group called United Students. Other activities in the formal disability world might include participation in any events [...]
Brothers
11.25.08 at 9:32 pm by Blake
This is a film that my brother and I made a few weeks back. It’s a documentary-styled film, with fictional versions (well, partially fictional versions) of ourselves. So I guess, in a way, you could say it is based on a true story.
Brothers from Blake Watson on Vimeo.
Disability Blog Carnival No. 49: Lists
11.13.08 at 1:06 am by Blake
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to the 49th Disability Blog Carnival. Please, do not worry. There is plenty of accessible seating to go around.
Today’s carnival is special to me because it is the first one I have ever hosted. Since beginning this blog in June, I have learned much from the disability blogosphere: [...]
Blake explains the ongoing Disability Blog Carnival
10.14.08 at 10:06 am by Blake
I’m posting a video blog entry today because my hands are especially tired at the moment. For the same reason, I’m not providing a transcript. I apologize for the inconvience. If I feel up to it, I’ll type a paraphrased transcript later. Or perhaps someone will volunteer to transcribe it!
Here are some links of note. [...]
Why you’re about to spend $20 on an indie documentary
10.5.08 at 10:03 pm by Blake
Mississippi State’s Lee Hall auditorium filled to capacity Tuesday for the screening of “Darius Goes West,” an independent film about a teenager with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy who embarks on a west-bound road trip. Darius, who’s friends helped him make the trip, left his home of Athens, GA on an adventure across the country to get [...]