Released on: March 28, 2008, 12:20 pm

Press Release Author: Disaboom

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: Disaboom, the leading online community designed for people
touched by disabilities, has begun to highlight the achievements and interesting
stories of actors, as well as fictional characters, with disabilities.

Press Release Body: Denver, CO - March 28, 2008 - Carlana Stone, a contestant on
"Oprah's Big Give", an ABC reality show that raises money for people in need, is an
example of the more prominent role people with disabilities are playing in the
entertainment industry. Stone became a paraplegic at the age of 17, but went on to
scuba dive, sky dive and get her pilot's license. Ms. Stone is one of the many
entertainment personalities featured in disaboom.com's expanded entertainment
section.

Disaboom, the leading online community designed for people touched by disabilities,
has begun to highlight the achievements and interesting stories of actors, as well
as fictional characters, with disabilities. Some of the people featured in the
entertainment section include:

. Television - Joe Swanson (cartoon character who is a paraplegic, "Family Guy"),
Heather Kuzmich (asperger's syndrome, "America's Next Top Model")

. Movies - Dakota Fanning (character has cerebral palsy, "Hurricane Mary"),
Jean-Dominique Bauby (character suffers a stroke, "The Diving Bell and the
Butterfly")

. Music - 4 Wheel City (rap group consisting of two members: one paraplegic and one
quadriplegic), Mat Fraser (actor, musician, writer, and performance artist who is
phocomelic)

. Books - "From Here to There" (45 autobiographies about spinal cord injury)

"The majority of people are undereducated or uncomfortable with topics relating to
disabilities," said Dr. Glen House, founder of Disaboom. "Fortunately, we have
witnessed an increase in the presence of disabilities in the media, which is
instrumental in helping educate the public about disabilities and lends an added
personal connection."

The newly expanded entertainment section can be found at disaboom.com. Launched in
2007, Disaboom is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people touched by
disabilities. To join community blogs and read articles on topics from healthcare
to accessible homes, log onto disaboom.com.

About Disaboom

Disaboom, Inc. was founded to develop the first interactive online community
dedicated to constantly improving the way people with disabilities or functional
limitations live their lives. It will also serve as a comprehensive online resource
not only for people living with such conditions, but also their immediate families
and friends, caregivers, recreation and rehabilitation providers, and employers.
There are more than 54 million American adults living with disabilities or
functional limitations today in the United States alone. Founded and designed by
doctors and fellow disaboomers to meet this community's specific needs, disaboom.com
brings together content and tools ranging from specialized health information to
social networking to daily living resources, in a single interactive site.

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Web Site: http://www.disaboom.com/info/education/

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