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Feet on the Street to Save
Rehab
by Barbara Pierce
In recent months Department
of Education (DOE) officials have signaled more and more clearly
that the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) was in
the crosshairs as they made plans to divert funding from rehabilitation
to other DOE programs. Throughout the spring we have reported
on initiatives being planned that will undermine whatever positive
steps RSA has made in recent years ... read
about saving rehab >
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor:
As we all travel to the mall and attempt to navigate through snow and slush
consider this...
The day after Thanksgiving
I traveled to an unnamed mall (located in Maplewood, MN). A very
unkind individual from South Dakota parked in the wheelchair access
aisles associated with the van accessible parking space that I occupied ... read
more about the letters >
Disability Access Symbols
by Terri Ricci
Yes, there are many ways
persons with low vision can “see.” Below is an article
about Braille for the Feet. What an ingenious way to incorporate
low technology into helping all people who walk into the intersection
of the street ... read
more about the symbols >
Braille for the Feet
by Bronwyn Wilson
“It’s literally
Braille for your feet,” said Jon Julnes, as he demonstrated
the warning track for the visually impaired that his company installed
at the Woodinville Fire & Life Safety District headquarters
... read more about braille >
Social Security Benefits
Withheld to Pay Past Student Loans
by Lance Hegland
Imagine attending school over
10 years ago, having outstanding student loans, eventually being
deemed disabled or retiring, and receiving notification that your
student loan payment would be deducted from your $784 Social Security
check. Would you be surprised? ...
read more about the benefits >
March of Dimes Advocates
for Mothers and Babies
by Kaija Shaffer
The March of Dimes is the
#1 advocate for mothers and babies. With increasing rates of infant
mortality, the March of Dimes is tirelessly working to increase awareness
of Newborn Screening, the importance of a diet rich in folic acid
and also the increasing rate of premature birth ... read
about advocates >
Promoting Environmentally
Healthy Housing
by Oram Miller, BBEI and Paul
Halvorson, Ph.D
Have you ever wondered if
your home or workplace may be making you sick or adversely affecting
your health? Do you have trouble sleeping at night or do you suffer
from chronic fatigue syndrome?... read
more about housing>
No Spasms, No Limits
Five years ago I knew exactly
what my goals were. I knew where I was headed. I had worked ten arduous
years to get to that point. I was going to the 2002 Olympics to represent
the United States in speedskating. ... read
more about spasms >
Organizations Oppose Supreme
Court Nomination
by Lance Hegland
On October 31, 2005 President
Bush announced his nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr. as the
United States Supreme Court Associate Justice to replace the soon-to-be
75-year-old retiring Sandra Day O’Connor ... read
more about the nomination >
Disability Community Battles
City of Minneapolis
by Kenneth Brown
For a number of years an employee
of the City has provided American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation
and other duties around alternative forms of communication for the
City of Minneapolis Government/leadership, and elected officials.
The position has not been used to its fullest capacity, nor has the
Communications Director recognized it as a vital part of City Government
... read
more about the battle >
Service Animals Can Help
Alleviate Depression
by Dave Morton
The doctor’s letter
reads, “Meghan Saweikis is my patient. I am treating her for
a chronic medical disability. Meghan uses a service dog to assist
her in managing this disability, and I support her in doing so. Please
accommodate Meghan and her specially trained service dog, Nadia,
as needed."... read
more about service animals >
3-Year Accreditation Award
to Opportunity Partners
by Julie Peters
CARF has announced that
Opportunity Partners, a Minnetonka-based nonprofit organization
serving people with disabilities, has been accredited for a period
of three years ... read
more about the award >
Sixth Annual World Congress
on Disability and Exposition
by Herb Drill
At the sixth annual World
Congress on Disabilities and Exposition (WCD) www.wcdexpo.com at
the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the following keynote speakers
spoke about their commitment and focus of helping the millions of
people with disabilities ... read
more about the event >
World Congress on Disability – Media
Panel
by Herb Drill
During the opening day of
the three-day World Congress on Disabilities (WCD) at the Pennsylvania
Convention Center, panel members discussed how to get more and better,
general news coverage for the disabled community ... read
more about the panel >
Lessons Learned: Long Beach,
MS Project
by Danielle Engle
In October 2005, Hopkins police
chief, fire marshal and 6 other city workers volunteered their time
and travel expenses to drive a relief caravan to Long Beach, Mississippi.
A sister city about the same land and population size as Hopkins,
MN, Long Beach, MS was devastated by Hurricane Katrina ... read
more about the project >
Relief Should Follow the
Person
by Clarence Schadegg
United States Senator Chuck
Grassley of Iowa wrote, “Congress passed a $51.8 billion disaster
assistance package in early September to get immediate relief to
the devastated region. As chairman of the Senate Finance Committee,
I also am advancing a bipartisan package of legislative tools to
help displaced residents of the Gulf Coast regain a good quality
of Life ... read more about
relief >
