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In years past, an individual with a disability in the United States and in most western nations faced poor job prospects, financial hardship, problems with transportation and even building access.  Thanks to efforts on the part of disability rights advocates, disabled individuals have more opportunities and legal rights than their forbearers could have ever imagined.

In the United States, Social Security disability provides individuals who are unable to work with income benefits and medical care. Nations around the world have similar programs to support those affected by a disability.

While a physical or mental health disability will continue to create challenges for affected individuals, legal barriers to employment, housing and opportunity have been greatly reduced.

 

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    A series of live web-based conversations with cutting-edge thinkers on the social meaning of human biotechnologies will be kicking off tomorrow. RSVP now to join the conversations! read more
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  • Disabled woman died after NHS blunders, ombudsman finds


    The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority Authority: 986
    Mother and charity claim doctors provided inadequate care because of attitudes based on womans disabilities A catalogue of mistakes by an out-of-hours GP service and a hospital contributed to the death of a young woman with physical and learning disabilities, the NHS ombudsman says on Tuesday in a highly critical ...
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  • The Politics of Black Hair


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    The Politics of Black Hair By Donna Kakonge OISE/University of Toronto   ABSTRACT   What is so threatening about natural Black hair? This is something we are still aiming to understand although one of the researchers began the study at Concordia University in Montréal in 1997. The suggestion for studying ...
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  • Sunday 19th May 2013 – Ikon Bodyz in aid of SCBU


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    Sunday 19th May 2013 was our first outdoor event of the 2013 summer season and what a day it was!! It was the day that all of the hard work by the Ikon Bodyz Modified Car Club events team came to fruition at Longton Rugby Club on Trentham Lakes, Stoke on Trent… a family fun day filled with stalls, show cars, ...
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  • More than 85,000 veterans treated last year over alleged military sex abuse, report says


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    More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and been condemned by President Barack Obama as “”shameful and ...
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  • A Honda Clutch Pedal Stop, A Starter and Trusting the Process Part 2


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  • Why so few French kids have ADHD


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    At least 9 percent of U.S. children are medicated for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, compared to less than .5 percent of French children, writes Marilyn Wedge in  Why French Kids Don’t Have ADHD  in Psychology Today.  Wedge is the author of Pills are Not for Preschoolers: A Drug-Free Approach for ...
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  • If I Could Trust TV…


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    Every now and then, I like to indulge myself with fantasies of storylines that could be, if only I could trust television to do them right. Those dreams loom especially large in the wake of finale season, when I think ahead to what we’ll be seeing on network television in the fall, and wonder if this is perhaps the ...
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  • Weighing the Pros and Cons of Employer Wellness Programs


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    As employer wellness programs become increasingly more common, so do questions regarding their benefits and drawbacks. On May 8, 2013, the EEOC issued a press release that outlined a meeting of a panel of representatives of business, advocacy groups, and providers held that same day. You can read the full press ...
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  • Adoption – A Real Choice


    Cardinal Winning Pro-Life Initiative — Authority Authority: 138
    The choice to adopt is a wonderful one and we are always looking for ways to promote adoption especially in the face of so much abortion.  The other angle to the decision to adoption is when couples decide to adopt babies from a foreign country who are disabled in some way and therefore less likely to be adopted at ...
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  • 3 bucks an hour for clean streets. . .


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    Last Friday morning as I drove down Elm Street toward Downtown, I noticed my good friend, "Blue" picking up cans as he made this way up the street in my direction. I pulled up, rolled my window down and said, "What are you doing, man?" "Pickin up cans, Mr. James," he replied. I pulled off the street and ...
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  • Ontario Expanding Health Care Access for Rexdale Families‏


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      Media Advisory Ontario Expanding Health Care Access for Rexdale Families April 2, 2013 Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, along with Dr. Shafiq Qaadri, MPP for Etobicoke North, will make an important announcement about improving access to health care for families in Rexdale. ...
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  • Intentional Community starts up for disability housing


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    Chief Minister Gallagher has launched a new program today:Chief Minister Katy Gallagher together with The Governor General, the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO today formally opened the Intentional Community, a new public housing development designed to better support the needs of people with disability in our ...
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  • finding the answer that may surprise you


    in my eyes:life with cerebral palsy — Authority Authority: 134
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  • In Person: Donna Kakonge – Indigo at Mount Sinai Hospital from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2013


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    “Liquid Lunch” with Donna Kakonge on ThatChannel.com Please watch link above! Be there or be square! http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/home/storelocator/ Find out where it is above! Indigo Bookstore at Bay & Bloor – Saturday, June 8, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Indigo Bookstore at Mount Sinai ...
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  • Folf Club Adaptive Disc Golf Launcher


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    Montana Inventor Crowdfunds Adaptive Disc Golf Launcher - Folf Club is the first device to enable widespread enjoyment of disc golf for the disabled community.
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  • In Person: Donna Kakonge – Indigo at Mount Sinai Hospital from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2013 & In Person: Donna Kakonge – Indigo – Books Available on (Kobo) and Indigo at Bay & Bloor on Saturday, June 8, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m


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  • HAITCH TWO OH AND HYPERGONADISM, ETC


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  • A Honda Clutch Pedal Stop, A Starter and Trusting the Process Part 1


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    Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I am happy to see that you decided to stop by to visit with me. Thank you. I had an experience happen to me on the way to the gym this afternoon. I share my personal experience with you to encourage your faith. In my experience, I have come to accept that there are ...
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  • Emer Casey Memorial 10k Race 2013 – VIDEO


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