Posts filed under: physical disability

Aug. 17, 2010
News 8 Austin
Impact of disabilities rights act felt by all
Whether it involves ramps, doors, elevators, bathrooms or ATMs, the Americans with Disabilities Act is changing the face of America for all people. Yet, for some, like Jennifer McPhail, things haven’t changed enough.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), physical disability, public policy

Aug. 15, 2010
Los Angeles Times
Paul K. Longmore dies at 64; leading disability scholar and activist
Unable to use his hands because of a childhood bout with polio, Paul K. Longmore wrote his first book by punching a keyboard with a pen he held in his mouth. It took him 10 years, and when he was done, he burned a copy in front of the Federal Building downtown.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), education, employment, higher education, K-12, long-term care, physical accessibility, physical disability, profile, public policy, Social Security

Aug. 15, 2010
The (Detroit) Observer & Eccentric
Teacher doesn't let wheelchair slow her down
Born with spinal muscular atrophy, East Middle School teacher Tammie Groth has never taken a step in her life.
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Filed Under: education, employment, physical disability, profile

Aug. 12, 2010
ABC 4 News (Salt Lake City)
Former BYU student denied disability over amputated leg
The loss of her leg devastated a BYU student who almost died in a tragic car accident, but now she faces another problem; how to come up with nearly a million dollars after the Utah Department of Health rejected her Medicaid claims.
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Filed Under: healthcare, physical disability, profile, public policy

June 27, 2010
KING-TV (Seattle)
Tacoma Goodwill graduate winning praises from Sea-Tac, Port of Seattle
For years, a 33-year-old Lakewood man has had the door slammed in his face from potential employers. Living with cerebral palsy, it hasn't been easy for him to get a job. But the training he received from Tacoma Goodwill has now earned him a job at Sea-Tac Airport – and lots of praise from the community.
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Filed Under: employment, learning disability, physical disability, profile

June 22, 2010
Plattsburgh (N.Y.) Press Republican
Beekmantown youth overcomes arm disability
Sarah Downey has learned to make adjustments on the fly.
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Filed Under: physical disability, profile, recreation

June 17, 2010
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Boomer disability may spell trouble
More baby boomers are having trouble with common physical tasks such as climbing stairs, stooping, walking a quarter mile or reaching overhead, a new study says.
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Filed Under: healthcare, long-term care, physical disability, public policy, Social Security

June 10, 2010
The Bakersfield Californian
Kidney transplant, disability don't stop CSUB graduate
After Nathan Gutierrez transferred into Cal State Bakersfield in early 2006 upon completion of his associate degree at Bakersfield College, he found out his left kidney was failing. But that didn't stop him from pursuing a degree.
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Filed Under: education, healthcare, higher education, physical disability

June 6, 2010
The Boston Globe
Lynn man takes awareness on road
For most people, the prospects of undertaking a cross-country trip is daunting. Not for Matt Eddy of Lynn, who set out yesterday morning on his second coast-to-coast trek to raise money and awareness for the disease he lives with, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and to set a Guinness World Record for fastest cross-country trip by wheelchair.
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Filed Under: disability awareness, housing, long-term care, Olmsted decision, physical disability

June 1, 2010
KVUE-TV (Austin, Texas)
Towing company under fire for inaccessibility to people with disabilites
In late March, 23-year old Tyler Thomas, a person with a disability parked his truck at 608 Rio Grande.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), handicapped parking, physical disability, public policy

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