President George W. Bush signs the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008, in the Oval Office of the White House. Joining him for the signing of the law that amends the ADA Act of 1990, are, from left: Former President George H.W. Bush, Republican Rep. James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin and his spouse, Cheryl Sensenbrenner; Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland; Republican Rep. Buck McKeon of California; Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York; Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa); Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.); Democratic Rep. Jim Langevin of Rhode Island, and U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey. White House photo by [...]
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Hurricane Ike leaves thousands of people with disabilities trying to maintain their health and their independence in the face of the most challenging [...] We received this request for help from veterans from a filmmaker at New York University: The situation on the Gulf Coast of Texas for people with disabilities in the wake of Hurricane Ike. United Spinal Board member Lex Frieden reports in from [...] Employment Rights Almost within Reach. Landmark legislation clears both chambers of Congress and heads to the President for signature. [...] The BBC on the close of the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing: The Mayor of London has received the Paralympic flag as Beijing extinguished its flame in the Bird’s Nest stadium. International Paralympic Committee chief Philip Craven hailed Beijing 2008 as “the greatest Games ever” during a moving, colourful closing ceremony. London 2012’s double decker bus made a second appearance alongside wheelchair basketball star Ade Adepitan. British organisers offered “youth and zest” for London’s second handover, featuring a new generation of talent. Once again, the Beijing organisers produced a ceremony packed with light, sound and choreography, lapped up by a capacity Bird’s Nest audience. Thousands of leaves and [...] Justice for All’s Anne Sommers relayed this breaking news yesterday evening from the disability rights group ADAPT. 11 Disability Activists Arrested at McCain Headquarters after Staff Refuses to Accept Disability Housing Platform From Bob Kafka, National Organizer, ADAPT: Civil Rights done in a different way. 500 ADAPT activists have set up DUH City on the HUD Plaza in DC. WITHOUT A PLACE TO LIVE IT IS HARD TO GET A JOB. Low income people with disabilities are about 15 percent of medium income. ADAPT has developed a housing platform that they want Obama and McCain to endorse. As I write this ADAPT [...] Take a break and have a shot at this short quiz on Spinal Cord Injury/Disease. You may just learn something! Take the quiz. It’s a rivalry made famous by the film Murderball: The Americans vs. the Canadians. The US had less success against Canada on the basketball court, but, according to the NY Times’ Rings blog, American quad rugby players tasted sweet revenge for their defeat in Athens in 2004 against their counterparts from the north. Unfortunately, it ain’t over yet: as blogger Jeff Klein notes, “a medal-round rematch seems inevitable.” WHEELCHAIR RUGBY: In a meeting of the sport’s two greatest rivals, the U.S. team beat Canada, 37-32, to gain some measure of revenge for their loss in the 2004 Paralympic semifinal. The Americans’ victory before a [...] The New York Times Paralympics blog, Rings, reported that United Spinal’s own Laura Schwanger had a dramatic surge in the women’s rowing competition to win one of the first ever awarded medals for the sport, which debuted at these Games: ROWING: Two U.S. crews made history Thursday at the 2008 Paralympic Games, winning two of the first-ever awarded medals in the sport of rowing. The mixed four with coxswain won silver, while the women’s single sculls won bronze to highlight the final day of competition at Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing, China. In the legs, trunk and arms mixed four with coxswain, [...] A victory on The Hill and a step in the right direction for all people with [...] United Spinal’s own Laura Schwanger takes the bronze at the Beijing [...] A Florida family was shocked to discover the inadequate options for people with severe disabilities in major emergencies. By Kelly Rouba Laura George, of Coral Springs, Florida, was three months pregnant when her husband Greg became paralyzed from the waist down as a result of a hit-and-run accident in March of 2006. As Greg recuperated in the hospital, the couple began to plan for the accommodations he would need upon returning home. The Georges also started questioning staff about how they could best prepare for hurricane season, which was just a couple months away. “And they kept saying, ‘We don’t [...] The last place Myron Rosner saw himself was on the city council. But when he realized he wanted to make a difference in his community, including for people with disabilities like himself, that’s exactly where he wound up. By Andrea Jehn Kennedy In 2001, Myron Rosner was injured during a fall from a three-story home during a construction job with his company, SIZ Construction based in North Miami Beach, Florida. When the doctors told him he’d never walk again, little did Rosner know that would be the first of a never-ending series of battles that would test his willpower. Rosner [...] United Spinal’s Chairman, Thomas Cooke, on how Individuals with disabilities can be politically stronger when they unite with [...] By Jessica Haber I couldn’t believe it, I was pregnant! Just like any woman my mind was flooding with so many different thoughts and emotions. In addition to the usual fears and doubts of “will I be a good mother?” I had to wonder, how in the world was I going to do this? Twelve years earlier, when I was in high school, I was paralyzed in a car accident and have since been a paraplegic and used a wheelchair. I finished high school, went on to college, moved across the country, worked, got married, and even owned and operated a restaurant [...] By Tamar Asedo Sherman Employers cannot ask anything about your disability, even if it is obvious that you have one, when you arrive for your job interview in a wheelchair. All the employer is permitted to ask is if you can perform the essential functions of the job. If the job you are applying for is a sedentary office job, your only concern might be if the workstation is large enough to accommodate your wheelchair, if you can get into the building, and if there is a wheelchair- accessible restroom nearby. But if you are applying for something that requires more physical [...] VA using Vets as Guinea Pigs to test the effectiveness of drugs that have been shown to have potentially life-threatening [...] By Andrea J Kennedy Gas prices climb. Airline companies merge and ticket prices increase. Baggage allowances drop. How do we stay ahead of the game and continue to travel without it taking a chunk out of our own budget? Luckily we still have several options! This year’s newest trend has arisen from a made-up word by the travel industry: Staycations. The point is to have you look at vacations that are closer to home or what is now being called the “One Tank Trip.” Local and regional travel is predicted to increase starting this fall through next year when the airline prices [...] |
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