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2 Bills Would Benefit Top Bush Fundraisers.
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Lisa Barron of Loudonville, N.Y., cuts her AARP
prescription drug card during a rally in Albany, N.Y.,
AARP members protest Medicare prescription drug
bill. "We are through with AARP. I'd rather burn it up!"
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Disability checks misrouted
Up to a million Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
checks could have been mailed out with inaccurate ZIP codes this month,
although Social Security administration officials said the number was likely
much smaller.
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RIGHTS OF DISABLED ARE IN JEOPARDY
RECENT RULINGS by the US Supreme Court have
recognized the constitutional rights of gay Americans and upheld the use of
affirmative action to open doors of opportunity for minorities. Earlier this
year, the court also rejected the mantra of "states' rights" and instead
reinforced the rights that working parents enjoy under the Family and Medical
Leave Act. Sadly, however, for people with disabilities, the nation's courts
have offered a much chillier reception.
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"Pretending That Nothing's Wrong" by Frank G.
Bowe
The disability rights movement faces a challenge,
right now. It needs to put a stake in the ground, proclaiming that things are
NOT just fine, thank you. Click here
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"During five days of hearings on Hinckley's
request, psychiatrists testifying for Hinckley, the government and the hospital
said his mental health had improved to the point where he would not be a threat
to himself or others if he were to leave the hospital for visits with his
parents."
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The New Eugenics
LONDON -- One of the most profound and layered
questions raised by recent genetic advances is this: Do we as a species still
want babies born with genetic disabilities?
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 Spc. Shoshana Johnson
Given that Shoshana Johnson was actually shot in
combat alongside Jessica Lynch, who wasn’t, that she was held for nearly
two weeks after Lynch was rescued and has a child to support, Johnson’s
actually seems a superior argument for greater compensation than Lynch’s,
and should be reevaluated before an unfortunate, if unintentional, moral
mistake is made. Click here
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Becky Ogle (R), board member of the National
Coalition for Disability Rights, wearing stickers that say 'Up All Night For
Justice,' looks on as Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD), (L) speaks at
a press conference in the Lyndon Johnson room just off the senate floor
November 14, 2003. Daschle and other Democratic senators were speaking on their
blockage of a vote on several conservative judicial nominees following an
historic 40-hour Republican filibuster. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst |
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Garrett v UAB: The Epilogue
The 11th U.S. Court of Appeals said UAB is not
exempt from lawsuits under the federal law protecting workers with
disabilities, because the school waived its immunity from such lawsuits by
accepting federal grants...After the Supreme Court ruling, the case was sent
back to U.S. District Judge William Acker to consider whether state agencies
lose immunity when they accept federal funds. Acker ruled against Garrett, and
it was that decision that was reversed by the appeals court Thursday.Click here for
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Rachael Scdoris, 18, of Redmond, Ore., shown
Friday, Sept. 19, 2003, in Anchorage, Alaska, testified before the Iditarod
Trail Committee during a meeting to consider the legally blind teenager's
request for special accommodations so she would be able run the Iditarod Trail
Sled Dog Race in 2004. The blind musher will be allowed to compete race after
directors approved a compromise plan Friday that will accommodate her
disability. (AP Photo/Al Grillo) |
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Japan ready to market "robot suit".
TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese companies are preparing for
the commercial launch of a "robot suit" that helps aged or physically disabled
people walk, get up the stairs or seat themselves to relax without a chair.
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Keegan Reilly, a student at Oregon State University
in Corvallis from Soldotna, Ak., jubilates upon conquering the 3,776-meter
(12,385-foot) peak of Mount Fuji by pushing up his custom-made mountain bike by
arms Thursday, Sept. 4, 2003. Reilly, who lost the use of his legs in a car
accident as a teenager, reached the peak after a four-day climb, the first
successful climb of its kind. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)
TOKYO - An American mountaineer who lost the use of
his legs in a car accident seven years ago resumed his slow but steady ascent
of Mount Fuji on Tuesday after his attempt to climb Japan's highest mountain
nearly ended on its first day.
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In her first TV interview, broadcast on Tuesday,
she criticised the Pentagon's handling of her rescue as propaganda.
'I'm no hero,' says Jessica Lynch. Click here for
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After the parade, Lynch returned to a home that has
been renovated by the community to make it handicapped-accessible, adding
ramps, a bathroom and a new first-floor bedroom.
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Anne Kinkella rides Metro to work with her Segway,
accompanied by Metro Transit Police Officer James Fistner. (Photos James A.
Parcell -- The Washington Post) Disabled Woman on a Segway Challenges
System's Rules on Access.
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Scientists Wonder if Einstein, Newton Were
Autistic.
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Justices to Hear Case on Whether the Disabled Can
Sue States on Access to Courtrooms.
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WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Monday it
would decide whether states can be sued for failing to install wheelchair ramps
or other accommodations for the disabled in the case of a paraplegic man who
crawled two flights of steps to reach a hearing in a courthouse that lacked an
elevator.
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Affirmative Action Upheld by Split Court
WASHINGTON (AFP) - In a major ruling with
wide-ranging implications for homosexual and privacy rights, the US Supreme
Court declared that states cannot ban sodomy between consenting adults.
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WASHINGTON - In its most significant statement
about race in a generation, a divided Supreme Court allowed the nation's
colleges and universities to select students based in part on race, ruling
Monday that diverse classrooms mold good citizens and strong leaders.
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Gary Knight and his mother, Joann Hall, talk to a
reporter Sunday, June 1, 2003, in Sweet Springs, Mo. Knight, 48, has cerebral
palsy and has driven a golf cart around the small town for six years. Last
April, on one of his first excursions of the spring, Knight says the small
town's police chief told him to 'go home.' He's been reluctant to use the cart
since then. Hall has filed a federal complaint on Knight's behalf under the
Americans with Disabilities Act. (AP Photo/Kelley McCall.) |
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Bush Pushes Plan to Curb Medicare Appeals.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 11 /PRNewswire/ --
Television public service announcements were released today warning that the
independence and quality of life of disabled Americans is being threatened by a
work shortage of private direct support professionals.
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The Social Security Administration is accelerating
its electronic disability system and plans to put it into production in January
2004 — rather than 2008 — as the agency faces a steady increase of
disability claim filings.
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Poverty Tied to Disability Among Black Children.
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Disabling chronic health conditions are more
prevalent and have risen at a faster rate in black children than in whites
nationwide, a disparity largely explained by poverty, a study suggests.
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A new drug for peanut allergies is bringing new
hope to young children who suffer bad reactions.
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(AP) A veteran who lost his legs to a mortar round
in Vietnam finished the Los Angeles Marathon a week after he began, to the
cheers of supporters
and passers-by.
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The California Supreme Court on Thursday made it
easier for disabled workers to sue their employers for discrimination in a
decision that will affect hundreds of pending lawsuits in California.
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Actor Tom Cruise , shown in
this Sept. 24, 2002, file photo in Paris, said he learned to overcome his
learning disability through Scientology. When I was about 7, I had been labeled
dyslexic, he told People magazine for its July 21 issue. Id try to concentrate
on what I was reading, then Id get to the end of the page and have very little
memory of anything Id read. I would go blank, feel anxious, nervous, bored,
frustrated, dumb. (AP Photo/Francois Mori,file) |
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has
filed suit against Monsanto Co. for discriminating against a worker based on
his disability.
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FIGHTING BUDGET CUTS:
Resist funding reductions for independent living
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Activists: Health cuts decimate safety net.
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On disability, many jobless are disguised as
employed.
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Managing time with severe disability.
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Scientists have discovered how the brain perceives
color in a finding that could one day help people who have lost their sight.
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(CBS) Americans who get discount drugs through
Canadian pharmacies via the Internet may be about to lose their good deal,
reports CBS News Correspondent Cynthia Bowers.
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Judge Kills Discount Pharmacy Card Idea.
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Prescription drugmakers on Wednesday went before
the US Supreme Court asking it to permanently bar a Maine plan that would force
them to discount their products for all residents in the state or face
restrictions on sales to its Medicaid program.
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CNN MONEY:
The U.S. unemployment rate would be substantially
bigger if not for a 60 percent surge in the number of Americans drawing
disability benefits since 1984, according to recent research by economists at
MIT and the University of Chicago.
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The bill would extend protection from hate crimes
to victims targeted because of their gender, disability and sexual orientation.
The law already makes it a crime to intimidate or harass someone based on race,
religion, color, creed or national origin.
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Travelers With Disabilities Could Spend $27 Billion
Per Year, Says New Harris Interactive Poll.
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Stamp Set to Honor Special Olympics.
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Pennsylvania Gov. Schweiker Administration
Announces $1.5 Million to Improve Home Accessibility For Pennsylvanians With
Disabilities.
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'Best Time of all Times...to Push Disability
Initiatives Forward,' Says Director of New DHHS Office on Disability in AAMR
Interview.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday said it would
define when employer-sponsored disability plans must defer to a patient's
physician on whether benefits should be extended.
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The Shape of things to come with State's running
deficits:
In Oregon: Hundreds Lose Disability Assistance
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) One in five Rhode Islanders
is considered disabled, a rate that's the highest in New England, according to
a new analysis of 2000 census data by Brown University researchers.
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W3C finalises disability guidelines.
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Dealing With Disabilities - semantics are important
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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvanians who require
technology to independently access telecommunications services will be eligible
for free devices with the recent passage of a bill sponsored by state Rep.
Merle Phillips....Click
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Artist's work is a victory over disability.
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Paraplegic views disability as source of his
salvation.
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Disability, job income aren't quite enough for
Salina family.
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Not a Place to Leave a Relative.
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A federal appeals court today overturned Federal
Communications Commission rules that would require broadcasters to adopt
technology that would allow blind people to follow the action on television by
listening to a narrator describe the physical movements.
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High Court Ruling Gives HMO Patients More Choices.
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The Supreme Court canceled arguments Friday in a
case that jeopardized disabled Americans' rights to sue states over
accommodations like inadequate public transportation.
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The U.S. Supreme Court asked the federal government
on Monday for its views on whether cities must make all existing public
sidewalks accessible to disabled Americans under a federal anti-discrimination
law.
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US Supreme Court to Hear Ex-Addict Disability Case.
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Social Security Announces New Initiatives to
Promote Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities.
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Communicating can be a challenge for people with
disabilities of all kinds. Serving the needs of those customers is the mission
of Verizon's Center for Customers with Disabilities, a pioneering facility, now
a decade old, which has become a model for facilities of its type.
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Empowering Americans with disabilities to become a
greater part of the 21st century workforce is the goal of a new online resource
called DisabilityInfo.gov, launched today by Secretary of Labor, Elaine L.
Chao, and developed by Arlington, VA-based, devIS.
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Bring the disabled on board.
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Judge Orders MARTA to Comply With ADA; Atlanta's
Disability Community Celebrates The First Victory Press Conference Wednesday At
2 p.m. At Decatur MARTA Station .
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The Media Access Group at WGBH announces the launch
of a newly designed, integrated Web site which combines the considerable
resources of the world's premiere provider of media access solutions for people
with disabilities. Developed in conjunction with WGBH's award-winning
Interactive Department. Click here
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Defining a disability.
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Builder to spend $1 million to settle U.S.
disability suit.
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People with physical, emotional and even sensory
disabilities are much more likely to be overweight and obese than those without
such setbacks.
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If the Supreme Judicial Court rules in Currie's
favor, Massachusetts will become the first state to prohibit discrimination
against the mentally ill in long-term disability insurance.
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Les Nelson: People with disabilities need details
about accessibility.
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In a decision hailed by disability rights
advocates, an administrative law judge ruled last week that Suffolk County's
Department of Social Services erred when it placed Cruz in a nursing home last
year and directed the agency to authorize the home care services Cruz needs to
live in the community. Click
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There is a common refrain from people with physical
disabilities that goes something like this: Stop focusing on our disabilities,
because you lose the focus on our abilities.
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With one in five Americans -- 53 million people --
having some kind of disability and the aging baby boomers pushing up this
ratio, LifeCare®, Inc., a leading provider of comprehensive work and life
services, is ahead of the times in providing easy-access to information for
employees with disabilities.
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"Coverage expansions for working disabled people
not only help individuals directly, but we all benefit when people are allowed
to make a valuable contribution to society using their talents and skills in
the workforce," Secretary Thompson said. "For many people with disabilities
keeping their Medicaid coverage is, in fact, their 'ticket to work.'"
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Nearly half of all single mothers receiving welfare
benefits have a child with a disability or are disabled themselves...Click
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High-Tech Help for Disabled Children Wearable
Computers Draw Schools' Interest .
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Technology is typically a blessing for the
disabled, but new devices that make it even easier to use computers haven't yet
convinced more disabled people to try the Internet.
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Selling to the Disabled Can Mean More Than Ads.
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