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Greenville, South Carolina, special education student, Jarvis Rogers starts coffee shop in his school

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Special Ed Student Starts Coffee Shop

Special Ed Student Starts Coffee Shop(Comments)

November 13, 2008

I thought this was a great story about a Greenville, South Carolina, special education student starting a coffee shop in his school:
Jarvis Rogers said he saw the need for the coffee shop and, in just two weeks, built the Ground Floor. … Rogers is in Special Ed, Greenville High School’s occupational diploma program. 
The full-service Ground Floor [...]

Special Ed Student Starts Coffee Shop
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How NOT to Treat Someone with Deafness-Severe Hearing Loss

How NOT to Treat Someone with Deafness-Severe Hearing Loss

I recently read this story from Dr. Mark Mostert about a major airline’s inability to deal appropriately with a person with severe hearing loss.  If the Fail Blog had a corporate failure section, this would be on it.
…my wife, Deborah, has a severe hearing impairment – both ears. Deborah wears state-of-the-art hearing aids that are only [...]

Brain Control Interface - 60 Minutes Video

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Watch this 60 Minutes story on Scott Mackler, a man with almost total paralysis, can communicate with a computer with just his thoughts using a BCI (Brain Control Interface). 
Scott Mackler was a husband, father and successful neuroscientist when he received perhaps the worst news imaginable. At the age of 40, he could run a marathon in three [...]


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