More U.S. youths are diagnosed with ADHD, study shows

The number of children and teens in the U.S. diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder from 2000 to 2010 increased by 66% to 10.4 million in 2010. Researchers reported in the journal Academic Pediatrics that more ADHD diagnoses were made by specialists instead of primary care doctors. United Press International (3/19)  http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2012/03/19/US-ADHD-diagnoses-rocket-upward/UPI-86561332202320/%5C

New Cross-Disability Student Organization for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities

DREAM (Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and Mentoring) is an organization-in-process, initiated in the hopes of promoting a national disabilities agenda for post-secondary students and their allies and serving as an educational resource and source of support for both individuals and local campus-based groups. A genuinely cross-disabilities effort, DREAM aims to fully include students with the full range of disabilities--psychiatric, cognitive, developmental, mental, physical, intellectual, sensory, and psychological-- explicitly including groups who have been traditionally marginalized or under-represented within the larger Disability Community.  http://dream.syr.edu/index.html

New software targets mobile sign-language translation

Computer scientists at a company in Scotland are developing new software that uses webcam technology to translate sign language into text. The so-called Portable Sign Language Translator is expected to be released as an application for mobile devices using Linux or Windows and is being developed for use with various sign languages, including American and British versions. WebProNews (Lexington, Ky.) (3/14) http://www.webpronews.com/computer-scientists-developing-sign-language-translator-2012-03