Jean Ryan is the kind of New Yorker who makes everyone else feel lazy. She has two master’s degrees and a black belt in tae kwon do. She serves on her local community board. You know the type? Try this one: When she had eye surgery two weeks ago, she refused sedation.
Disabled patrons of the Downtown arena will be able to go through a main entrance there with everyone else, buy a seat for anywhere in the range of prices offered and sit next to friends and family.
A federal judge has ordered the National Conference of Bar Examiners to let a blind UCLA law school graduate use computer-assisted reading tools while taking the test that will determine whether she obtains a license to practice law in California.
The Center for Personal Assistance Services is holding a webinar on Wednesday, February 10th. In this webinar, Terence Ng will discuss “An Analysis Of Medicare And Medicaid In Long-Term Care And Suggestions Of Reform.” Mr. Ng will look at issues involving long-term care programs, including spending, services, waivers, population groups involved, and how to reduce the fragmentation and lack of coordination in long term care services.
Health care reform is a hot topic in the media right now and issues involving Medicare, Medicaid and general health care are vitally important to many disabled persons. This webinar will provide an important perspective for the health care debate.
The 60-minute webinar will begin at 2.00pm Eastern; 1:00pm Central; 12:00pm Mountain; 11:00am Pacific; 10:00am Alaska and 8:00am Hawaii.
There is no fee and no pre-registration for this webinar which is open to everyone. To join the Webinar visit:
It is recommended that you visit this link before hand, as the Webinar software (Elluminate) needs to be downloaded to your computer, which can take a few minutes.
In an effort to make the city’s 911 service more efficient, the Casper Public Safety Communications Center is accepting disability forms from interested members of the public.
In the two years Jonalyn Davis has been bringing her daughter Sharon for therapeutic horseback rides at an Orlando park, she has seen the brain-damaged teen get stronger, her back straighten, her balance improve.
After decades of effort, advocates for the disabled in Montgomery scored a major victory Tuesday when the County Council unanimously voted to create a local-government hiring preference for people with developmental, psychiatric or severe physical disabilities.