 | Accessibility: For everyone's Benefit More than one in ten, that is, at least 50m citizens throughout the EU, must deal with a disability and are confronted daily with physical barriers. And, as populations are increasingly ageing and disabilities are often acquired with age, their number is set to increase. Although EU legislation has been in place since 2000 to implement the principle of equal treatment in employment, disabled people still remain among the most disadvantaged social groups throughout Europe. Indeed, 45% of Europeans recently surveyed think that discrimination amongst disabled people is particularly rife. |
 | Re: Re: Disability Characteristics and Political Correctness A response to coquidave's video. (And my first conversational video with other Youtubers.) |
 | Ohio Presidential Disability Forum Disability issues must have a place in the presidential election. On July 26th in Columbus, Ohio, the disability community will host a historic non-partisan forum on national disability policy, featuring the 2008 Presidential Candidates (invited). The forum will feature time slots for the presidential candidates to individually present their visions for the future of disability policy in America followed by questions by Judy Woodruff, news anchor and journalist ("The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer"), who will act as the Moderator. We urge you to post your own video response or comment. Tell the Presidential candidates that the disability community and our friends and family will - See you in Columbus! For more information contact: www.aapd.com Video produced/sponsored by: www.DayInWashington.com |
 | Senator Barack Obama on Autism and Disability From the candidate's website: "We must build a world free of unnecessary barriers, stereotypes, and discrimination .... policies must be developed, attitudes must be shaped, and buildings and organizations must be designed to ensure that everyone has a chance to get the education they need and live independently as full citizens in their communities." Obama's comprehensive agenda to empower individuals with disabilities fits in with the campaign's overarching message of equalizing opportunities for all Americans. In addition to reclaiming America's global leadership on this issue by becoming a signatory to -- and having the Senate ratify -- the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the plan has four parts, designed to provide lifelong supports and resources to Americans with disabilities. They are as follows: First, provide Americans with disabilities with the educational opportunities they need to succeed. Second, end discrimination and promote equal opportunity. Third, increase the employment rate of workers with disabilities. And fourth, support independent, community-based living for Americans with disabilities. http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/awdplan The National Autistic Society of America does not endorse any political candidate. |
 | Disability Etiquette Opener Opening Video ... Training for Individuals who Transport People with Disabilities |
 | Clip from "Talk" by the Disability Rights Commission (UK) You've got a job interview, but suddenly you're in the minority. A tale worthy of the "Twilight Zone" with a disability twist. |
 | World's Most Offensive Joke - 3/9 - Disability World's Most Offensive Joke - 3/9 - Disability |
 | The Silent Disability: Urinary Incontinence It's more common than you might think. |
 | Oread Disability Studies Section Ribbon Cutting Ribbon cutting for disability-studies book section at Oread Books set for April 6 Life Span Institute doctoral student Dot Nary always thought that there should be a disability studies section in the Oread Bookstore in the Kansas Union. She found that Lisa Eitner, general book supervisor at Oread Books, was enthusiastic about the idea. The dedication of a section for books on disability studies and the disability rights movement will be 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 6, in Oread Books in the Kansas Union on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence. A brief program at 2:30 p.m. will feature a ribbon cutting, speakers, a literature table and door prizes. Fifteen KU departments and organizations, including the Life Span Institute and several other Life Span affiliated centers, are co-sponsoring the event, which is free and open to the public. Typically, bookstores designate sections devoted to books on group movements and issues, such as women and racial minorities, but it is less common for books on disability to be shelved together. "It is important that we recognize the importance of the disability rights movement and of disability studies as an area of scholarship. This recognition can serve to promote greater awareness of the contemporary experience of disability in society and contribute to social change," said Dot Nary, doctoral student in applied behavioral psychology and co-coordinator of the event. April 6 was chosen for the ribbon cutting to honor an event now considered by many to be the political coming-of-age of the disability rights movement. During the first week of April in 1977, people with disabilities began a 25-day sit-in at the federal building in San Francisco, the longest such event ever held in a U.S. federal building. A group of 120 activists with a variety of disabilities protested the fact that regulations to implement Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act had not yet been issued, thereby delaying discrimination remedies guaranteed by this federal law. Their protest was successful as 504 regulations were signed into law on April 28, 1977, without proposed changes that would have significantly weakened this landmark legislation. Speakers at the event will include Kathryn Nemeth Tuttle, associate vice provost for Student Success; Glen White, professor of applied behavioral science, who teaches an undergraduate course on independent living for people with disabilities; and a representative of AbleHawks, a campus group for KU students with disabilities. Cosponsors: AbleHawks Assistive Technology for Kansans Beach Center on Disability Counseling and Psychological Services Department of Applied Behavioral Science Department of Special Education Disability Resources/Academic Achievement & Access Center Kansas Audio-Reader Network KU Center for Research on Learning KU Professionals for Disability KU Workgroup on Community Development and Health Promotion Life Span Institute Multicultural Resource Center Research and Training Center on Independent Living (RTC/IL) School of Social Welfare Student Health Services |
 | Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Autism and Disability From Hillary 2008 website: Disability rights are civil rights -- the right to be treated equally. They are human rights -- the right of all people to fulfill their God-given potentials. And they are an urgent issue for America -- because America will never achieve our potential until all Americans can achieve theirs. Now obviously we have come a long way in this country. But, we have our work cut out for us if we're going to keep the promise that we should -- that we will continue to work for a more perfect union that includes Americas. For the past seven years, it's as though people with disabilities have been invisible to this President and his administration. If you're a child who can't get the special education classes you need -- you're invisible. If you're a citizen who wants to vote, but the polling place doesn't have the right equipment or the right help -- you're invisible. If you're a worker wants a job, but can't find one that accommodates your disability -- you're invisible too. Well, people with disabilities may be invisible to George Bush, but they are not invisible to you, and they will never be invisible to me. This is a cause I've been involved with for throughout my 35 years. For more, read here: http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/speech/view/?id=4045 The National Autistic Society of America does not endorse any candidate. |
 | The Disability Community Speaks Out against QUT Distinguished Disability Advocate Kevin Cocks and other members of the Disability Community speak out about the QUT PhD project entitled "Laughing at the Disabled." Kevin Cocks, who acquired his own disability in 1981 holds a Human Rights Medal (2005), a Centenary Medal awarded 'for distinguished service to disability services in Queensland' (2003) and he was also given 'the Humanities and Human Services Outstanding Alumni Award' by QUT in 2003. For further information on QAI: www.qai.org.au |
 | METLIFE DISABILITY FRAUD LAWSUIT MetLife Fraud I am personally a victim of METLIFE's Long Term disability Insurance FRAUD The number of denied claims by MetLife has rapidly risen in the last few years. MetLife is one of the leading providers of group disability insurance in the United States has been accused of failing to pay claims of its policy holders. Day after day, policyholders listen to the same excuses as to why MetLife has denied their claims. Reasons given for denial of claims range from failing to receive medical reports, failing to receive documentation on time, and the ailment is not a covered disability and many others. Individuals who thought they were well guarded in the event of disability are forced to unnecessarily file for bankruptcy, resulting in the loss of their homes, all while their health is deteriorating. The bulk of victims are professionals including: doctors, lawyers, accountants, corporate executives as well as general employees. Additionally, many government and corporate employees have also, unfairly, been denied claims by MetLife. If your insurance company has denied your claim, please fill out the form at the website for a free case evaluation by a qualified insurance claim denial attorney. |
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