People with disabilities bring their talents to the workplace. Member Denise Mc Quade (second from left), seen with colleagues Sheryl Patillo, Eunice Poku, Dolores Miller, and Carol Zwick (at desk), brings skills she gained as a disability rights activist to her job with MTA/New York City Transit.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: Building on Our Strengths
DIRECTOR’S NOTES: The Prime of Life
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Talk to Us!
RESEARCH FRONT: Study Participants Wanted
Overcoming Your Fears of the Job Search
The key to conducting a successful job search is to focus, not on what you can’t do, but on what you can.
By Tom Scott
Linking Employers and People with Disabilities
U.S. Department of Labor’s EARN program posts between 600 and 800 jobs each month.
By Rob Ingraham
Work, Work, Work
United Spinal has a 60-year history of assisting members with vocational retraining and employment.
By Terry Moakley
Reasonable Accommodations in the Work Place: The Basics
You really are entitled to reasonable accommodations from employers if you need them.
By Kleo King
Getting Somewhere
Denise Mc Quade turned a passion for independent travel into a career.
By Donna Fredericksen
Disability Friendly Companies
Opportunities are growing for people with disabilities to learn job skills and find permanent employment.
By Jennifer M. Rodriguez
National Debate on Stem Cells Writ Small
United Spinal/NY coalition lobby lawmakers at state capital.
By Rob Ingraham
WORKING WORLD: Vocational Rehabilitation: Ability that Counts
By Tamar Asedo Sherman
TECH EDGE: Smartphones: Only Connect
By John M. Williams
GROWING PAINS: Coming Back Home
By Beth Livingston
MS PERSPECTIVES: What Is Self-Help?
By Ed Lash
KIDS IN ACTION: Giving Your Time-A Priceless Gift
by Kathleen M. Muldoon
SPORTS ROUNDUP
By Tom Scott and Jennifer M. Rodriguez
