Disabled Attitudes Series-Mike May.mov

As part of the Laura And Wagner Foundation's "Disabled Attitudes" Special Reports, Laura Meddens interviews Mike May via Skype. Mike was blinded by a chemical explosion at the age of 3, but went on to become a record setting Paralympic downhill skiing champion. A few years ago, much of Mike's vision was restored via a stem cell transplant. You can read more about Mike at http://www.SenderoGroup.com, where he is the President of the company that develops assistive devices for the blind and visually-impaired. Along with his friend Stevie Wonder, Mike has been a very vocal proponent of improving accessibility to technology for the disabled. Mike tells Laura that, even after all this time, the disabling comments of others can still be quite hurtful and that he also fees we still have much to do to improve attitudes towards the disabled. You can learn more about the series and the work of The Laura And Wagner Foundation at http://www.LauraAndWagner.com

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• Disabled Attitudes
• disability
• discrimination
• human rights
• disabled rights
• Mike May
• Sendero group
• accessibility
• Laura Meddens
• www.LauraAndWagner.com

[PatJ61]

Great video! Thanks for posting it.