ADAgame | Index
This free, online game is available to play at anytime and simulates how advocacy can promote positive changes in communities. Players take on the role of advocates for disability rights and work together to improve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in their virtual communities.
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Monday, January 24, 2005
Misunderstood Minds | PBS
Misunderstood Minds | PBS
Companion site to the PBS special on learning differences and disabilities. Many interactive activities.
Companion site to the PBS special on learning differences and disabilities. Many interactive activities.
Monday, January 17, 2005
CNN.com - Wealth gap seen as top civil rights issue - Jan 17, 2005
CNN.com - Wealth gap seen as top civil rights issue - Jan 17, 2005
Forty years after the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and decades after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. made strides in racial equality, America remains split along racial lines -- divided by the color green.
Use the link above to read the entire article.
Forty years after the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and decades after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. made strides in racial equality, America remains split along racial lines -- divided by the color green.
Use the link above to read the entire article.
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Dolls Based on African-American Heroines Harriet Tubman and Bessie Coleman Available from Girls Explore(TM)
Dolls Based on African-American Heroines Harriet Tubman and Bessie Coleman Available from Girls Explore(TM): "# BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Life-like, bendable 12' dolls based on the inspirational African-American role models Underground Railroad heroine Harriet Tubman and Bessie Coleman, America's first female black pilot, are available from Girls Explore(TM).
The Girls Explore line of dolls highlights exceptional female role models, each doll accompanied by a hard-cover biography. See http://www.girls-explore.com
'True stories of courage, gusto and determination can encourage girls to reach for the stars, and explore their own limitless possibilities,' says Girls Explore founder and CEO, Ms. Randy L. Allen.
Harriet Tubman achieved fame by leading hundreds of slaves to freedom in the 1850s, helping them navigate a series of safe houses known as the Underground Railroad.
Bessie Coleman attained a pilot's license in France when no American flight school would accept a black female. 'Queen Bessie' gained fame in the 1920s performing tricks at air shows, lecturing, and by opening a flight school that did not discriminate.
'More than ever, young African American girls need and deserve real role models,' said Antoinette D. Wright, President and CEO of the DuSable Museum, Chicago, Illinois, which carries the reality dolls in its gift shop. 'Black History Month is the perfect time to celebrate trailblazing black women who led rich and varied lives.'
Although Harriet Tubman was an illiterate runaway slave, she used her gritty determination to become known as the 'Moses of the colored people.' Over and over again, she outwitted authorities and guided over 100 slaves to freedom during her 19 courageous return trips to the South. Slave owners offered thousands of dollars for her capture, but Harriet always eluded them, ensuring her legacy.
Born in rural Texas in 1892, Bessie Coleman became fascinated by planes while reading about the air war in Europe. She was the first African-American to earn an international pilot's license. She had to master French, scrape together money, and travel to Paris to realize her dream. Ultimately, Coleman helped other women and African Americans overcome poverty, prejudice and injustice. Thousands mourned Coleman's death in 1926.
Each Girls Explore doll set sells for $65 and is available at http://www.girls-explore.com. A portion of the company's profits supports girls' education and the advancement of women in all fields.
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The Girls Explore line of dolls highlights exceptional female role models, each doll accompanied by a hard-cover biography. See http://www.girls-explore.com
'True stories of courage, gusto and determination can encourage girls to reach for the stars, and explore their own limitless possibilities,' says Girls Explore founder and CEO, Ms. Randy L. Allen.
Harriet Tubman achieved fame by leading hundreds of slaves to freedom in the 1850s, helping them navigate a series of safe houses known as the Underground Railroad.
Bessie Coleman attained a pilot's license in France when no American flight school would accept a black female. 'Queen Bessie' gained fame in the 1920s performing tricks at air shows, lecturing, and by opening a flight school that did not discriminate.
'More than ever, young African American girls need and deserve real role models,' said Antoinette D. Wright, President and CEO of the DuSable Museum, Chicago, Illinois, which carries the reality dolls in its gift shop. 'Black History Month is the perfect time to celebrate trailblazing black women who led rich and varied lives.'
Although Harriet Tubman was an illiterate runaway slave, she used her gritty determination to become known as the 'Moses of the colored people.' Over and over again, she outwitted authorities and guided over 100 slaves to freedom during her 19 courageous return trips to the South. Slave owners offered thousands of dollars for her capture, but Harriet always eluded them, ensuring her legacy.
Born in rural Texas in 1892, Bessie Coleman became fascinated by planes while reading about the air war in Europe. She was the first African-American to earn an international pilot's license. She had to master French, scrape together money, and travel to Paris to realize her dream. Ultimately, Coleman helped other women and African Americans overcome poverty, prejudice and injustice. Thousands mourned Coleman's death in 1926.
Each Girls Explore doll set sells for $65 and is available at http://www.girls-explore.com. A portion of the company's profits supports girls' education and the advancement of women in all fields.
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HoustonChronicle.com - At Home: Spanish games added to market
HoustonChronicle.com - At Home: Spanish games added to market: "Hola! The golden oldies of children's educational products have gone bilingual.
After 25 years in the business, School Zone Publishing just released a new series of flashcards, workbooks and software in Spanish and English. It's a smart move, acknowledging the large and rapidly increasing Hispanic population in the United States.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hispanic community is the nation's biggest minority, numbering 38.8 million people in 2002. Texas has the second-largest Hispanic population in the country after California.
'School Zone is good at listening,' CEO Jonathan Hoffman says. 'We heard the need of many schools and parents for Spanish educational products. By making our workbooks, flashcards and software both Spanish and English, we hope to better serve this country's fastest growing population.'
Use the link above to find out more.
After 25 years in the business, School Zone Publishing just released a new series of flashcards, workbooks and software in Spanish and English. It's a smart move, acknowledging the large and rapidly increasing Hispanic population in the United States.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hispanic community is the nation's biggest minority, numbering 38.8 million people in 2002. Texas has the second-largest Hispanic population in the country after California.
'School Zone is good at listening,' CEO Jonathan Hoffman says. 'We heard the need of many schools and parents for Spanish educational products. By making our workbooks, flashcards and software both Spanish and English, we hope to better serve this country's fastest growing population.'
Use the link above to find out more.
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