Minspeak
OnQ focuses on a language developed by a Pittsburgh-area man that helps physically and mentally challenged people lead fuller lives. Minspeak allows people to independently communicate a large vocabulary more quickly and efficiently than in similar devices.
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OnQ reports on a green energy community art center in Pittsburgh's Garfield neighborhood that welcomes everyone to come and express their artistic creativity through art classes and community events.
This OnQ report shows how one local company is improving the health of its employees - and its bottom line.
They like to be called "the little people" or dwarfs. They know people make fun of them by calling them "midgets" or "shorty." Yet, through all the condescending stares and cruel jokes, the little people triumph by living normal lives just like everyone else.
Mr. Morton is a World War II Veteran who looks back about being a flyboy, and what they experienced before each mission.
This urban stream in Frick Park, in Pittsburgh's East End, is one of the finest examples of aquatic ecosystem restoration in the United States. In this extended interview, Brenda Smith, executive director of the Nine Mile Run Watershed Association and hydraulic engineer Dave Derrick explain how and why the restoration project has been so successful.
The OffQ gang wraps up their discussion on Steeler Ben Roethlisberger, covering his six game suspension and mental evaluation and the question of whether the Steelers will trade him. The group also covers the Zappala dispute, County Council approving the minimum wage increase and issues being raised with mine safety.
