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“Life Rolls On” in review: Two atrophied thumbs up as high as I can muster

Jan 12, 2012 10:39 pm by: Blake Watson

As a person who has SMA, I can attest to the honest and real story of Duane Hale, a man with SMA type 3 who emerged through the glass ceiling and has made the world a better place in the process.

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Imagine Conference 2011 – Day 1 Keynote

Oct 16, 2011 6:01 pm by: Blake Watson

Communities, parents, teachers, and administration who have higher rates of inclusion do so because they see what is possible for people with disabilities. Had Anne Sullivan not come along and saw what was possible for Helen Keller, what would the world be like today?

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We still have our dreams

Sep 10, 2011 8:25 pm by: Blake Watson

An honest account of one disabled man's hunt for employment and how an unlikely podcast episode taught him a life lesson.

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The mystical gods of employment find favor in our very own, Matt Watson

Aug 18, 2011 4:27 pm by: Blake Watson

Matt finds ~~gainful~~ employment as a green Spanish lecturer at Mississippi State University. This comes as another victory for which he didn't work in a long line of handouts. It's time to expose Matt for what he really is—a fraud.

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Meet Sue

Jul 18, 2009 9:31 pm by: Blake Watson

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 [...]

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Handwriting recognition with Bamboo Fun

May 28, 2009 9:56 pm by: Blake Watson

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. http://vimeo.com/4894750 If you can’t view the video, or you just want [...]

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Activists hate on Jerry Lewis

Feb 27, 2009 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 [...]

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The trouble with “The Trouble With Jerry”

Feb 25, 2009 11:29 am by: Blake Watson

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 [...]

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My letter about the MSU Student Association

Feb 18, 2009 10:29 am by: Blake Watson

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 [...]

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The formal disability world

Feb 16, 2009 11:00 am by: Blake Watson

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 [...]

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Brothers

Nov 25, 2008 9:32 pm by: Blake Watson

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.

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Disability Blog Carnival No. 49: Lists

Nov 13, 2008 1:06 am by: Blake Watson

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 [...]

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Blake explains the ongoing Disability Blog Carnival

Oct 14, 2008 10:06 am by: Blake Watson

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 [...]

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Why you’re about to spend $20 on an indie documentary

Oct 5, 2008 10:03 pm by: Blake Watson

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 [...]

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Darius Goes West: Pre-screening thoughts

Sep 26, 2008 11:04 am by: Blake Watson

I received my usual Friday email alert from The Reflector, Mississippi State’s newspaper. Since my brother is the Opinion Editor (you know, he edits writers’ opinions), I often check out the Opinion section to read the political-finding-of-self Lazarus Austin, the I-had-to-write-about-something-so-I-picked-this Matt Watson, and the satirical breath of fresh air, R.L. Scribner. But today, I [...]

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