The Irish Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has insisted that services for disabilities would be maintained as he faced Opposition accusations that he had “sleepwalked the country into recession” and “squandering the boom”.
Afrigator (Free subscription) | yesterday
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WorkAtHome (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
SYLMAR, Calif.—-Yesterday, seniors, people with disabilities, their families and caregivers, joined with Quality Home Care Coalition members and other activist Californians to denounce Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposed cuts to programs that serve the elderly and disabled.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
SYLMAR, Calif. - Yesterday, seniors, people with disabilities, their families and caregivers, joined with Quality Home Care Coalition members and other activist Californians to denounce Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposed cuts to programs that serve the elderly
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
NEW YORK, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- More than three years after a jury returned a verdict of $7.5 million in favor of Patrick S. Brady, a 21 year old former Wal-Mart employee who suffers from cerebral palsy, the United S...
JFActivist (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
State Senator Eric Kearney (D-Cincinnati) introduced a bill that would expand the state's hate crimes legislation to include protections for people with disabilities. The Senate bill was introduced as a result of a brutal attack in February against Ashley Clark,...
JFActivist (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
Connecticut: BROOKFIELD - Sighted students at Brookfield High School are joining their visually impaired peers to study the Braille alphabet and learn about daily challenges facing the blind - the only sighted Braille program in Connecticut. ...Read more. District of...
Web Access Centre Blog (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Headings can be tricky to implement so I thought I’d pull together some quick tips on accessible headings. This isn’t a full explanation but rather a checklist to look at when you are building or testing web pages. First a quick explanation. Heading mark up, H1 to H6, is wrapped around headings in a page [...]
Eastcliff Matters (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Stephen Ladyman MP calls for better social care services for people with a learning disability. Stephen Ladyman, who is on the advisory board of the Learning Disability Coalition and a former Minister for Social Care, has called for better care services for people with learning disabilities. Speaking at the launch of the Coalition's report, Tell it like it is, which reveals the impact that cuts to...
Right Mind (Free subscription) | 22 hours ago
Via CCH : The proposed bill makes clear that the the ADA itself should be interpreted broadly to protect anyone who faces disability discrimination. The bill would redefine "disability" to be...( read more )
Ecademy: user blogs (Free subscription) | yesterday
People often ask me why should I consider changing my business literature for people with disabilities - what's the point? Just a thought If you have a sopare moment think about this scenario: You've lost your sight and you want to buy your partner an expensive special present, you go into the shop and the guy outlines the product you've chosen but you want to compare a few products. By the time you've...
JURIST (Free subscription) | yesterday
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Wednesday reversed a district court ruling and found that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may qualify as a disability under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The plaintiff in the case, Martin Desmond, alleged that he was forced to resign from the FBI New Agent Training Unit in Quantico, VA when his superiors learned that he suffered...
Radio Netherlands English (Free subscription) | yesterday
The European Union is drawing up stricter rules to forbid discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, religion, age and disability. This will allow more victims of discrimination to take legal action.
Thinking made Easy (Free subscription) | yesterday
Assessment J.A. has no disability that prevents her in any way to learn; therefore any form of teaching can be employed. Because the client’s health status is dynamic, the assessment is an ongoing activity. She has to be educated of her medical condition as client education is considered one of...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
MINISTER OF State for Health John Moloney has confirmed the Health Service Executive (HSE) is to proceed with the allocation of an additional €50 million for disability services this year.
