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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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  • New listserv for philosophers with psychological disabilities


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    Philosopher Joan Callahan writes: I have managed (after a few false starts) to get up and running a listserv for discussion of inclusion in professional philosophy WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISABILITY. If you want to subscribe to this list, just send a note to listserv@lsv.uky.edu with the message ” ...
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  • Van carrying campers crashes on way to rock climb


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    The van is towed after the crash. (June 17, 2013/FOX Carolina) A western North Carolina camp said a van carrying several campers crashed Monday on the way to a rock climbing trip. Camp SOAR’s Chief Financial Officer Catey Terry said the van had eight students and two counselors on board when it crashed along Fire ...
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  • Protecting Seniors and Vulnerable Ontarians


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    News Release Protecting Seniors and Vulnerable Ontarians May 9, 2013 Government Mandating Sprinklers in Care Homes for Seniors, People with Disabilities Ontario is the first province to make automatic sprinklers mandatory in care homes for seniors, homes for people with disabilities, and vulnerable Ontarians. ...
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  • Free-range MTB gear: MET, Urge and Maloja‏


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      Spend $50 and Shipping Is Free Let it unfold without distractions. Find inspiration in the aesthetics and craftsmanship of brands like Maloja and Ghost. Take the weight off your shoulders with a well-cut pack, and put on a helmet that keeps you cool when your synapses are firing. ...
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  • 5 Reasons Why Austerity Bites Today and Will Even More Tomorrow


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    Five reasons that austerity does not only bite but can inflict long-term damage to peoples pockets, their psyches, their livelihoods and lives.
    2 days ago

  • Gender Recognition, Feminism, Intolerance, and Food Poverty. Linkspam!


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    A few things I think everyone should be reading today: Why society still needs feminism Just in case you were wondering: Because to men, a key is a device to open something. For women, it’s a weapon we hold between our fingers when we’re walking alone at night. ..Because a girl was roofied last semester … ...
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  • Kanga and coke - 100 Voices 2013


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    Yesterday was the third annual 100 Voices conference held by Brandon Trust.100 Voices has grown impressively since it started, yesterday was more like 200 voices and the venue felt a bit crowded. Having covered both employment and transport at past events, this year the subject chosen through the area forums was ...
    3 days ago

  • Fly London Event & Trunk Show!


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    Forward this email This email was sent to dkakonge@sympatico.ca by  treasure@trove.ca  | Update Profile/Email Address  | Instant removal with  SafeUnsubscribe ™ |  Privacy Policy . Trove | 2264 Bloor Street West | 791 Bathurst ...
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  • The future of robotics: in a transhuman world, the disabled will be the ones without prosthetic limbs


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    Bertolt Meyers amazing bionic hand controlled by an iPhone app is a glimpse of the advances being made in prosthetics. But in years to come, will everyone want one? Bertolt Meyer is used to being viewed as not fully human. Born with a stump where his left hand should have been, he spent his childhood wearing a hook ...
    3 days ago

  • The future of robotics: in a transhuman world, the disabled will be the ones without prosthetic limbs


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    Bertolt Meyers amazing bionic hand controlled by an iPhone app is a glimpse of the advances being made in prosthetics. But in years to come, will everyone want one? Bertolt Meyer is used to being viewed as not fully human. Born with a stump where his left hand should have been, he spent his childhood wearing a hook ...
    3 days ago

  • Pregnancy and Parenting While Disabled In Pop Culture


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    With such a limited representation of disability on television, it can be even harder to drill into specific aspects of the disabled experience; when you’re only showing a tiny slice of disabled life, you’re cutting out a lot of varied experiences within the disability community. I sat down the other day to think ...
    3 days ago

  • "I had a little argument yesterday with a woman who wanted to bring her dog in at the restaurant by showing a card saying her dog is a service dog."


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    "As I always understood, a service dog is to help a disabled person, and usually the dog is a German Shepard trainee to help disabled people. But a fucking chihuahua can be a service dog? And on top, that bitch was not disabled. I told her that she is not disabled and that we could get fined by the Department of ...
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  • New Symbol for Disability Unveiled in New York City


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    A new symbol to represent people with disabilities is being introduced in New York City. The symbol, designed by a team at Gordon College, looks like this : We’ve posted previously about the politics of the symbol and its history . The notable changes here are the moving of the arms to the wheels of the ...
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  • Ryan Chalmers treks across US – by wheelchair: Youve just got to focus


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    Paralympian describes physical and mental challanges of logging six to eight hours per day to reach 3,000-mile goal • A day in the life: on the road with Ryan Chalmers To cross the United States by car, foot or any other mode of transportation, you need a certain amount of stamina, dedication and daring. Which ...
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  • Ryan Chalmers treks across US – by wheelchair: Youve just got to focus


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    Paralympian describes physical and mental challanges of logging six to eight hours per day to reach 3,000-mile goal • A day in the life: on the road with Ryan Chalmers To cross the United States by car, foot or any other mode of transportation, you need a certain amount of stamina, dedication and daring. Which ...
    4 days ago

  • A day in the life: crossing the United States by wheelchair


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    Paralympian Ryan Chalmers has spent the past 10 weeks pushing his way across the United States in a wheelchair in an attempt to become the first recorded person to complete the challenge Amanda Holpuch Nadja Popovich
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  • A day in the life: crossing the United States by wheelchair


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    Paralympian Ryan Chalmers has spent the past 10 weeks pushing his way across the United States in a wheelchair in an attempt to become the first recorded person to complete the challenge Amanda Holpuch Nadja Popovich        
    4 days ago

  • Are Long-Term Unemployed Taking Refuge in Disability?


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    The sharp rise in federal disability rolls in recent years has sparked worry that able-bodied workers are using the system to hide from the weak job market. But new research suggests those fears may be overblown.
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  • Black-Market Tour Guides at Disney World


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    The Week (and, earlier, the N.Y. Post ) reports a new way for high-wage people to economize on time: when visiting Disney World, hire a “tour concierge” — a disabled person who uses his/her disability privileges to ignore waiting lines (and take the high-wage person and family with him/her ahead of the ...
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  • Fly Fearless


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    Charlotte Brown sprints down the track with a fearless abandon. Wind in her face, fans line the path as she races toward the vault pit. With remarkable skill, she plants her pole and vaults up and over the beam, landing successfully on the mat beyond. Day after day Charlotte hones her skill, earning the sophomore [...]
    4 days ago

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