mobileWOMEN.org: Online Magazine for Women in Wheelchairs
mobileWOMEN.org is a site where women in wheelchairs can find answers to questions about health, fashion, and other topics that are typically not addressed in women’s mainstream media. mobileWOMEN.org includes original articles as well as opportunities for reader input. The site features a dedicated link to an interactive forum specifically for women who are disabled, allowing participants to ask questions and share information with nurses, knowledgeable people in fields of special interest, and other women who are disabled. This forum is possible through a partnership with carecure.org, an informative, long- running web site provided by the W. M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience at Rutgers University. mobileWOMEN.org also contains links to other resources applicable to women in wheelchairs and feature articles of special interest. Visit mobileWOMEN.org to learn more.
Why Has Employment for Americans with Disabilities Fallen Since the ADA?
The Decline in Employment of People with Disabilities: A Policy Puzzle, by David C. Stapleton and Richard V. Burkhauser, Editors, Cornell University, was published in 2003 by the W. E. Upjohn Institute. Researchers agree that the employment rate for working-aged people with disabilities declined during the 1990s. What they don’t agree on is the main cause for this decline. Some cite the increasing severity of disabilities while others argue that the easing of eligibility standards and increases in the relative benefits of Social Security disability programs (Social Security Income and Social Security Disability Income) are to blame. Still others argue that the passage and implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act explains the decline. This book swings open the doors on this debate. It presents the latest research on the employment woes of the working-aged population with disabilities in a way that is accessible not only to researchers, but to policymakers, advocacy groups, and grassroots disability communities. For ordering information, call toll-free 1-888-227-8569, or go to www.upjohn.org 448 pp. $45 cloth/$22 paper.
Through the Looking Glass
There are nearly nine million parents with disabilities in the United States. That’s 15% of all American parents. Through the Looking Glass (TLG) is a nationally recognized center that has pioneered research, training, and services for families in which a child, parent or grandparent has a disability or medical issue. TLG is a disability community-based nonprofit organization, which emerged from the independent living movement and was founded in 1982 in Berkeley, California. Their mission is “To create, demonstrate and encourage non-pathological and empowering resources and model early intervention services for families with disability issues in parent or child which integrate expertise derived from personal disability experience and disability culture.” For more information call TLG at 800-644-2666, or visit their Web site at lookingglass.org.
Mary Kate Carew is Assistant Public Affairs Officer.
