The
news in America has become constant recycling of all the same stories. With the
advent of cable news, the news is on 24/7 on some channel or another. You have
three major providers, Fox News, CNN, and MSMBC. Along with these providers,
you have local affiliates of ABC, NBC, and CBS. But all these channels tend to
tell the same stories. Now there is a new type of news network out there.
The
Disability News Network, or DNN, is a news network run by DST, Developmental
Service Trainers, in Ocala, Florida. DST is a personal care company, which uses
the radio station to provide a voice for people with disabilities. Currently,
they do not broadcast all the time and are in the process of re-vamping their
broadcast schedule. Even though they are based in the U.S., now they only have
1200 listeners. Most of their listeners come from China and Switzerland.
Although this is a young radio station, it only has been around three years; it
provides an excellent outlet for people with disabilities. Below is the link to
the website where you can find the live feed to the station. I am in
preliminary discussions with DNN to host a radio show. Future posts will
contain more details. Thanks for reading, and until next time, fear nothing and
regret less.
