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Tag Archives: Eddie Barbanell
Disability in Film
This week I came across a pretty cool offering from Turner Classic Movies (TCM) called “The Projected Image: A History of Disability in Film.” As described on TCM’s website: Turner Classic Movies will dedicate the month of October to exploring … Continue reading →
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Tagged Eddie Barbanell, entertainment, film, I AM PWD, inclusion, Lawrence Carter-Long, mainstream, media, NBC, The New Normal, Turner Classic Movies
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The Hurtful Effects of the R-word
**The following is a guest blog post co-authored by Samuel Fawley & Eddie Barbanell. Barbanell is a Special Olympics athlete, Special Olympics International Board Director and Vocal Advocate of the Spread the Word to End the Word campaign.** Hello everybody, … Continue reading →
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Tagged advocacy, Eddie Barbanell, Johnny Knoxville, leadership, R-word, respect, retard, Special Olympics, The Change-Up, The Ringer, Tim Shriver, Tropic Thunder
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Universal Pictures Thinks Bigotry is Acceptable, and Marketable
In light of the recent backlash from advocates of and people with intellectual disabilities about the R-word (retarded) and the derogatory slang “Downsy” being used in a scene of Universal Pictures’ new movie, “The Change-Up,” I’ve come to a conclusion: … Continue reading →
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Tagged 360, Adam Fogelson, advocacy, Anderson Cooper, bigotry, CNN, Downsy, Eddie Barbanell, Ellen DeGeneres, Facebook, families, gay, GLAAD, inclusion, Justin Bateman, Loretta Claiborne, marketing, movies, NBCUniversal, Nikki Rocco, R-word, respect, retarded, Ricardo Thornton, Ryan Reynolds, Self-Advocacy, The Change-Up, The Dilemma, Twitter, Universal Pictures, Vince Vaughn
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Celebrating Young People in Greece
There was amazing energy and excitement in Greece last night as young people from Athens met up with Global Youth Activation Summit leaders from around the world for the Global Youth Rally. The result was a celebration of youth activation … Continue reading →
Eddie Barbanell at UT Austin
Special Olympics Board Director Eddie Barbanell is a passionate and outspoken advocate in the on-going battle to eradicate the R-word. He’s also an actor, does some amazing Shakespeare scenes and a Special Olympics Florida athlete. We always say there is … Continue reading →
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Tagged actor, Eddie Barbanell, Jackass, linkedin, rally, Real Texans Don't Use the R-word, respect, Special Olympics, The Ringer, University of Texas, UT Austin, youth engagement
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Congrats Jacob!
I can’t remember where I heard “diff-abilities” first, either Johnny Knoxville (great supporter of ours and star of “The Ringer“), Eddie Barbanell (Special Olympics athlete, International Board Director and co-star of “The Ringer”) or our Chairman, Tim Shriver. Good on … Continue reading →
