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Obama Avoiding Controversy Over Pool Access For Disabled

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Disabled, Video, Obama, Americans With Disabilities Act, Pool Access for Disabled, Justice Department, Disabled People, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is sidestepping an election-year confrontation with the hotel industry and other pool owners to give them more ...

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Nonviolent and Community Action Produces Results in Mideast

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Jordan, Disabled, Hunger Strike, Prisoners, King Abdullah II, Palestine, Palhunger, Israel, Palestinian Prisoners, World News

Injustice is recognized, clear attainable goals are identified, comprehensive plans are assembled, hard work is invested over a long period and the public is involved. All this is done without violence, with strong determination and active effort and follow up.

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Disability-Related Housing Complaints Soar

AOL Real Estate | Teke Wiggin | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Eleanor Smith, Disabled, Video, Polio, Ken Walden, National Fair Housing Counsel, Disability, Housing Discrimination, Concrete Change, Fair Housing Act, Impact News

AOL Real Estate: Eleanor Smith vividly recalls the first time she experienced housing discrimination. Then in her 30s, Smith and a friend had be...

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WATCH IN AWE: Paraplegic Stands Up & Walks

Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Exo-Skeleton Robot, Miracle Technology, Technology for Disabled, Disabled, Video, Exo-Skeleton, Paralyzed Walks, Rewalk, ReWalk Exo-Skeleton Robot, Paraplegic Technology, Paraplegics Walk, Paraplegic Walks, Los Angeles News

Yet again, modern technology is making the impossible, possible. It is a moving, jaw-dropping scene. Agnes Fejerdy, who was paralyzed seven years a...

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Turning Wheelchairs Into Hot-Rods

Lori Sokol | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Family Caregivers, Disabled, Women, Caregiving, Loreen Arbus, Social Responsibility, Loreen-Arbus, People-With-Disabilities, Philanthropy, Cerebral-Palsy, Philanthropists, Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, United-Cerebral-Palsy, Disability, Caregiver Support, Home Caregiver, United Cerebral Palsy, Impact News

Loreen Arbus has made it her mission to honor the work of the caregiver, 'the unsung heroines," whose kindness comes in all manners of form to help transform lives, yet who are still so severely unappreciated.

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STUDY: Adults With Disabilities More Likely To Be Abused Than Non-Disabled Adults

Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Disabled, Dick Sobsey, Jennifer Daughtery, Video, Disabled Peoples' International, Abuse, Angela Marinucci, Easter Seals, Liverpool John Moores University, Disability, Philadelphia, National Organization for Disability, Mental Disability, Physical Disabilities, Impact News

Adults with disabilities are at a higher risk of getting physically and sexually abused than than non-disabled adults, a new study published by the La...

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BofA Allegedly Imposed 'Unnecessary' Requirements On Disabled Homeowners

AP | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Bofa Charge, Disabled, Wisconsin, Disabled Borrowers Bofa, Bofa Disabled, Bank of America, Bofa Lawsuit, Bofa, Bofa Accused, Michigan Bofa, Business News

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development charged Bank of America Corp. on Monday with discriminating against three disabled ...

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Medicaid: Help in Hard Times

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Loan, Junior College, Children, Social Security, Community College, Health Coverage, Children?S Health Insurance Program, Federal Poverty Level, Defense, Insurance, Disabilities, Loans, Student Loan, Chip, Disability, Children's, Low Income, Schip, Grant, Fund, Disabled, Childrens, Poverty, Social Security Disability, Pell Grant, Student Loans, School College, Child Poverty, Education, Chipra, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Higher Education, Pell Grants, President Obama, Safety Net, Michigan, Children's Health, Poor, Poor Children, Working Poor, Poor Families, Politics News

Medicaid is vital -- it provides hundreds of millions of children who are poor or have disabilities with comprehensive health coverage enabling them to become productive, taxpaying members of society.

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Some Thoughts From an Invisible Monster

Scottie Thomaston | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Paralysis, Wheelchair, Disability, Paraplegic, Disabled, Life as a Paraplegic, Paraplegic Visibility, Life With a Disability, Paraplegic Life, Invisible Monsters, Healthy Living News

I'm invisible -- my disability is invisible -- when someone's up close. But when they can stand far away, it's the only thing they notice about me. No one sees me, but everyone looks at me.

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Skiing Is Therapeutic!

Connie Lawn | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Parkinson's Disease, Disabled, Skiing, Blue Ridge Adaptive Snow Sports, Group Skiing, Brass, Exercise, Therapeutic Skiing, Skiing Lessons, Skiing Therapy, Disabled Skiiers, Impact News

The sun shone, the weather was warm and I conquered my demons. Nine months after breaking my hip, and two years after I was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, I was delighted to learn I could still ski.

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Our Ability: Lieutenant Brown's Journey

John Robinson | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Get Off, John Robinson, Disabled, US Military, Education, Americans With Disabilities Act, Military, Ability, Disability, Air Force Academy, Our Ability, Air Force, Disabled Veterans, Veterans, Our, Video, Impact News

Lieutenant Ian James brown exemplifies perseverance. As a person with a physical disability, he has overcome an amazing physical challenge in a very short period of time.

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New Ruling Says Cabs Must Help Disabled Riders

AP | By LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Taxis, Disabled, Nyc Cabs, New York News

NEW YORK -- A federal judge on Friday barred the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission from issuing permits for taxicabs unless they're accessible to p...

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Florida Charter Schools Failing Disabled Students

NPR | John O'Connor and Sarah Gonzalez | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Florida Charter Schools, Disabled, Florida Schools, Charter Schools, Florida Department of Education, Disabled Students, Florida, Disabled Charter School Students, Individual Education Plan, Pivot Charter School, Education News

Tres Whitlock is stuck in a public school where he feels ignored. He wants out. The 17-year-old would-be video game designer researched his options...

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WATCH: Disabled Workers Fill 15,000-Cookie Order At Nonprofit Bake Shop

Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Casey Torman, Disabled, Video, Barry Torman, Goldenhar Syndrome, Congenital Birth Defect, Largo, Jobs for Disabled, Florida, Lori Torman, Casey's Cookies, Impact News

One year after opening, the small team of workers with disabilities at Casey's Cookies continues to live up to the nonprofit bake shop's mission -- "S...

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Eight In Ten Disabled Americans 'Outside The Workforce'

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Disabled, Labor, Americans With Disabilities Act, Economy, Disability Rights, Labor Department, Hiring, Economic Recovery, Barack Obama, Business News

WASHINGTON -- With an unemployment rate of 13 percent among workers with disabilities, the Obama Administration is now wielding one of the few sticks ...

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WATCH: Thief Steals 10-Year-Old Disabled Boy's Wheelchair

Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Disabled, Dominic Pico, Video, Wheelchair, Stolen Wheelchair, Thanksgiving, Heather Pico, Disability, Philadelphia, Disabled Children, Theft, Impact News

A Philadelphia mother is devastated after the reported theft of her 10-year-old son's wheelchair just two days after Thanksgiving. Heather Pico, ...

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Open Letter: Saving Medicare Is About Being Super

Laphonza Butler | Posted 01.10.2012

What is the human cost to what you may be proposing? How does your decision help to promote job creation; hold true to valuing our seniors and disabled; move us closer to our goal of a healthier society?

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Disabled... and Homeless in the City of Kent

Carey Fuller | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Disabled, Homelessness, Homeless, City of Kent, Disability, Disabled Homeless Shelters, Disabled Homeless, Disabled Discrimination, Impact News

I'm hoping Jay will be able to find a caretaker soon so he can regain his housing before temperatures outside drop even lower but the reality is... I doubt it.

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Senators Set To Slash Benefits For Disabled Civil Servants

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: United States Postal Service Cuts, Susan Collins, Disabled, Video, Super Committee, Postal Service, Workers Comp, Budget Cuts, Workers Compensation, Joe Lieberman, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are looking to cut benefits for federal workers disabled on the job, a budget-trimming move that critics warn ...

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After Paralyzing Play, Hockey Player Coaches Disabled Youth

www.chicagotribune.com | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Loyola-Academy, J.J. O'Connor, Skokie Flyers, Disabled, Disability, Good-News, Coach, Coaching, Hockey, Impact News

J.J. O'Connor has returned to the Skokie Skatium many times over the last 16 years, but he knows this year is different. That was the location whe...

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An Unemployment Injustice: The Case For Hiring People With Disabilities

John Robinson | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Ndeam, John Robinson, Disabled, Education, Americans With Disabilities Act, Activism, Get Off Your Knees, Employent, Disability, Our Ability, Veterans, Video, Impact News

November comes as National Disability Employment Awareness Month goes, but our work truly begins now! From South Dakota to Ocean City, Md., I have in ...

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WATCH: Why Is This Cardinals Fan So Excited?

KSDK.com | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Disabled, Video, St. Louis, Baseball, World Series, Tom Gassner, Lou Gehrig?S Disease, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Als, Impact News

Cardinals fans may have been jumping for joy when their team won a spot in the World Series. But one fan is even more excited to be headed to the ser...

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WATCH: 4 Disabled Adults Found Locked In Philly Basement (UPDATE)

AP | By RON TODT | Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Disabled, Video, Malnutrition, Disabled Adults, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Disabled Abuse, Impact News

UPDATED: Oct. 17, 2011 Philadelphia police have arrested three suspects who allegedly held four mentally challenged people captive in a 10-by-10 ...

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States That Spend The Most (And Least) On Healthcare For The Poor

24/7 Wall St. | Michael Sauter, Douglas A. McIntyre and Charles Stockdale | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Centers for Disease Control, National Cancer Institute, Disabled, State Governments, Mississippi, Henry J. Kaiser, Obamacare, 24/7 Wall St., Medical Costs, Medicare, Medicaid, New York, Healthcare, Business News

The federal and state governments spend approximately $5,296 a year on medical treatment for each poor and disabled person on Medicaid. Over 58 millio...

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Medicare: 45 Years and Going Strong -- We Must Protect It

Rep. John D. Dingell | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Medicare, Elderly, Medicare Cuts, Disabled, Aging, Lyndon Johnson, Congressional Budget Office, Hubert Humphrey, Republicans, Politics News

For the Republicans to say they are reforming Medicare, not ending it, is like putting feathers on a fish and trying to say it is a duck; you aren't fooling this poor Polish lawyer into believing it is the same program.

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