Obviously I’m a bit of a TED enthusiast, just by the reading of the title of the blog. TEDxTwinFalls took place a little more than a month ago, back in mid-April. But it wasn’t until today that I found this really cool display of TEDx letters from their event! The big red letters are a …
Category: Recent Events & Entertainment
The Third Wave. A Book Review.
A few weeks ago, I was at a local mall just engaging in some retail therapy. Average stuff. I cut through the Barnes & Noble to use their elevator and get to the next floor of the mall. As I walked through, I was stopped dead in my tracks. I saw a sign for an …
“It seems like learning has evolved.”
I was recently clicking around cable television, and plopped down on CNBC (don’t ask why). Ironically enough, they were featuring the ol’ alma mater, Virginia Tech, and some of the entrepreneurship initiatives going on at the university. Check out the video, an interview with President Timothy Sands, below.
Where Deafness is Not a Disability.
I grew up with cousins who were deaf. My experience with those who used sign language to communicate began at a very young age. But, I didn’t learn to sign right away. I took an introductory American Sign Language course during high school, and wasn’t able to really flex those muscles during college. But towards …
President Obama at SXSW.
A few years ago, I began to hear rumblings about this event, that folks called “South by Southwest.” One of my favorite college professors and a few other up an coming entrepreneurial-minded folks in my tribe attended the event and spoke highly about it. In 2015, I made it a goal to attend the event, …
Universal Design & Access.
Universal access. Think about it. What do those two words really mean? As a disability advocate, those two words are immensely important in the work that I do. I am constantly reminding others, especially those who are able bodied and may be required to provide some sort of accommodation, that the foundation behind universal access is the idea …
Seaweed when cooked that tastes like….bacon?
This article is several months old, but when it appeared on my Facebook newsfeed a few hours ago, I decided, promptly although late: yeah, you can go ahead and count me in. Definitely adding it to the ol’ Bucket List to try this stuff some day! Read more on seaweed that tastes like bacon when …
American Crime: Endorsed.
I’ve never been and still am not a big believer in watching a lot of television. I get most of my energy from other people so as I’ve grown older I’ve insisted on real-life interactions, and not watching characters on the tube. Lately, though, I’ve given TV entertainment more of a chance. Especially when it …