Disability News Archive

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Aug. 17, 2011
KFOR-TV (Oklahoma City)
Airline returns man's wheelchair in pieces
Jason Price was picked by a federal administration to help write a book. His part is about Oklahomans with disabilities becoming employed and self-sufficient, allowing them to leave the Social Security disability rolls.
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Filed Under: physical disability, transportation

Aug. 17, 2011
The New York Times
New York Moves to Crack Down on Abuse of Disabled
Moving to end the state’s lax oversight of the developmentally disabled, the Cuomo administration on Wednesday announced an agreement with the State Police to establish guidelines for reporting possible crimes against the disabled to law enforcement authorities.
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Filed Under: developmental disability, healthcare, housing, long-term care, public policy

Aug. 1, 2011
Toronto Star
Global Voices: Why do we ignore those with disabilities when making development decisions?
They found an emaciated Dorcas Mburu tied up in the corner of a room. For years, Dorcas Mburu’s 80-year-old mother had kept her locked in the house, humiliated by her own daughter’s existence, and the mental disability from which her daughter suffered. After years of neglect, villagers of Kabuku in Kenya broke down the front door to save the woman.
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Filed Under: disability awareness

July 31, 2011
KHON-TV (Honolulu)
Kailua man completes paddleboard race despite disability
The Kaiwi Channel is one of the most difficult channels to cross on a paddleboard. On Sunday, some of the world's top athletes took on the challenge in the 15th annual Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard World Championship.
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Filed Under: physical disability, profile, recreation

July 31, 2011
WLS-TV (Chicago)
Ending use of the 'R' word
Labeling people is a sensitive issue, especially for those with developmental disabilities. It is not an easy thing to change which is why there's a major campaign to eliminate the "r-word."
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Filed Under: disability awareness, intellectual disability, language

July 28, 2011
Waterloo-Central Falls (Iowa) Courier
Disability advocate promotes public transit across the state
With a white cane in hand and a guitar slung over his shoulder, Frank Strong Jr. is touring Iowa in support of local bus service.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), transportation, visually impaired

June 18, 2011
The New York Times
I Had Polio. I Also Have Sex.
I SPOKE at an AIDS conference not long ago, and after the talk, someone asked me how I had contracted H.I.V. “Well,” I replied, “sexually.” Staring at my crutches, which I have used since I got polio as a child, she exclaimed, “But how?”
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Filed Under: disability awareness, education, healthcare, public policy, sexuality

June 5, 2011
New York Post
Brooklyn amputee's sue spree against businesses that aren't handicapped accessible
Zoltan Hirsch, a double amputee in a wheelchair, says he's trying to make New York City more handicapped accessible one lawsuit at a time. But some wonder whether Hirsch -- who has filed 87 federal claims in the last year seeking damages and legal fees -- is crusader or con man.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), physical accessibility, public policy

June 5, 2011
The State Journal-Register (Springfield, Ill.)
Proposal to allow fees at ISD, ISVI causing a stir
Legislation that could require parents of blind or deaf children to pay additional school fees is causing a stir amongst advocates for those with special needs.
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Filed Under: education, hearing impaired, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, K-12, public policy, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, visually impaired

June 5, 2011
The New York Times
A Disabled Boy’s Death, and a System in Disarray
Jonathan Carey did not die for lack of money. New York State and the federal government provided $1.4 million annually per person to care for Jonathan and the other residents of the Oswald D. Heck Developmental Center, a warren of low-rise concrete and brick buildings near Albany.
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Filed Under: developmental disability, healthcare, long-term care, public policy

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