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These Multi-City Film Festivals Are Different by Design

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When film critic Kristen Lopez set out to learn more about how accessible films are to people with disabilities she got a welcome surprise—an inside view of how a festival focused on disabilities has grown exponentially.

Founded in 2007, the ReelAbilities Film Festival has been taking up the cause of showcasing films made by and about people with disabilities. The goal isn’t merely to show films but to shift the way people see disability on-screen, according to film critic Kristen Lopez, who wrote about ReelAbilities recently for Forbes. Find the full story here.

This year the film festival was held at SXSW in April. Details on locations/cities hosting a film or festival, here.

 

Visit Mesa Becomes First Autism-Certified Destination Marketing Organization 

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girl with headphones on smilingVisit Mesa, a destination marketing organization, has a new distinction—and a new market: 32 million families affected by autism. The staff and governing board of directors of Visit Mesa completed more than 100 hours of specialized training to help families and individuals with special needs to prepare for the perfect trip. It is now raising the bar even higher by requesting partner businesses in Mesa’s hospitality community to follow their lead and become Autism Certified Centers via the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES). Read about them in a recent New York Times article.

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Meet the Entrepreneur Who Created the First Accessibility Marketplace Online

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photo of a web page selling 3 types of wheelchairsWhen a curious executive began researching online sources for disabled and older people to find homecare solutions, he came up short. Soon after, he launched Mysokoni, a site for everything accessible. READ MORE 

New Digital ‘Card Decks’ Help Special Needs Travelers Navigate Las Vegas Airport

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escalator with lots of people going up and down in airportThe in-airport travel app provides step-by-step instructions to walk a person through the airport in a way that’s easy to understand. McCarran will be the first in the nation to use it. READ MORE

Start-Up Hopes to Become the ‘Accessible’ Uber

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With a $1.2 million grant from the Michigan Mobility Challenge, two entrepreneurs created Muve. What does the accessible ride-sharing company have planned for the future? According to their site, they “aggregate accessible seats, from individuals with sedans & accessible vehicles, private transport providers including taxi, contractors, non-profits, as well as para-transit authorities into one experience.”  READ MORE

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