July 2009 - Articles
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New York, Jul 14 2009 1:10PM via US News Centre Speeding up access to copyright-related material can benefit over 160 million blind or visually impaired people around the world, participants at a United Nations-backed intellectual property gathering have...
Filed under: blind, print disabilities, altered balance, intellectual property, Visually Impaired Initiative, web site launching, proliferation of digital technologies, United Nations, expanding access, General Francis Gurry, World Intellectual Property Organization, VIP, copyright protection systems, copyrighted materials
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By Jennifer Maloney | jennifer.maloney@newsday.com via Newsday July 5, 2009 Little People of America, at its annual conference in Brooklyn this week, has called for the Federal Communications Commission to ban the use of the word "midget" on...
Filed under: Little People, FCC, official complaint, cruelties, "Celebrity Apprentice", prejudices, " Little People of America, word objectifies people, Federal Communications Commission, "midget, the word
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via Detroit Free Press, freep.com ASSOCIATED PRESS • July 5, 2009 Little people are calling on the Federal Communications Commission to ban the use of the word "midget" on broadcast TV. The group Little People of America said today the...
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via Daily Mail Online By David Derbyshire Last updated at 8:00 AM on 06th July 2009 A revolutionary laser treatment could save the sight of millions, British experts claim. The process is said to stop the onset of age-related macular degeneration, one...
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via Law.com By Tresa Baldas The National Law Journal June 30, 2009 Disability discrimination complaints are on the rise in the workplace, with several employers getting hit with disability bias lawsuits in recent months. In back-to-back filings last week...
Filed under: company denied medical leave, class action against United Airlines, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, EEOC v. New Hanover Regional Medical Center, EEOC v. Beverage Solutions Inc, disability discrimination complaints on the rise, disability bias lawsuits, visible disfigurement, highest level of disability bias complaints in 14 years, man fired for needing to use cane on the job, legally prescribed medications, too hard to switch to other jobs, government crack-down on disability discrimination, EEOC
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via AbledBody.com July 1, 2009, 10:30 am Today's the day! The U.S. Business Leadership Network, a national B2B disability organization, is launching a soft pilot of a new certification program for disability-owned businesses. Yes, you heard it right...
Filed under: accepting applications January 1, Disability Owned Business Enterprise Certification, procurement decisions, supplier diversity, BLN, DOBE certification, recently returned veterans, commitment to people with disabilities, 2010, Business Leadership Network, disabled-owned businesses, corporate supply chain decisions, Abilities Fund
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By Chantal M. Lovell, Staff Writer Posted: 07/01/2009 11:04:11 PM PDT via RedlandsDailyFacts REDLANDS - Local professor Victoria Ann Lewis received an Ivy Bethune Tri-Union Diversity Award for her efforts to bring diversity to the stage at the University...
Filed under: diversity, founded Other Voices Project, childhood case of polio, breaking barriers, reconciling disability and the arts, Ethnic Employment Opportunities Committee of Screen Actors Guild, prejudice against people with disabilities working on stage, Equal Employment Opportunities Committees of Actors' Equity Association, diversity on campus, " Mike Ervin, Victoria Ann Lewis, strengthens inclusion, University of Redlands, Ivy Bethune Tri-Union Diversity Award, "The History of Bowling, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, training for people with disabilities, careers in the arts, slight limp, acting
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Tuesday, 30 June 2009 11:39 By Rob Silverblatt via newjerseynewsroom.com SPECIAL TO STATELINE.ORG Even as the recession chips away at mental health services across the country, Georgia's around-the-clock psychiatric hotline is finding a way to weather...
Filed under: increasing number of calls, hotline gets callers immediate help, statewide service, Georgia model appealing in the current environment, mental health, funding for mental health services being cut in every state, timely appointments at mental health clinics, Peach State's Crisis and Access Line, life stressors can trigger mental illness, Mental Health America of Georgia, hotline, Georgia, round-the-clock, states slashing mental health budgets
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via The Age June 5, 2009 US computer giant IBM has named Chieko Asakawa as the first blind engineer -- as well as the first Japanese female -- to receive the company's highest technical honour. Asakawa, 50, was named this week as one of eight Japanese...
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By Stephen Smith Globe Staff / June 26, 2009 via Boston.com Millions pledged for improvements In a landmark agreement, two of the nation's most prominent hospitals are pledging to spend millions of dollars to resolve complaints that ill-suited equipment...
Filed under: upgrading accessibility, lifts, lawsuits in California and Washington, removing physical barriers, DC, exam tables, Boston Center for Independent Living, accommodate the needs of people with disabilities, impact far beyond Boston hoped for, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, mammography units, patients with disabilities involved in approving blueprints and hiring consultants, disabled patients feel unwelcome, Greater Boston Legal Services, X-ray Machines, voluntary agreement, hospitals, scales for people in wheelchairs, agreement reached, training staff
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By Georgina Cooper Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:51am EDT AYLESBURY, England (Reuters) - Dogs are being trained in Britain as potential life-savers to warn diabetic owners when their blood sugar levels fall to dangerously low levels. Man's best friend already...
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via The Sacramento Bee Joshua Rodriguez served and survived five tours overseas in the U.S. Marine Corps. Injured twice, he had to relearn to walk and talk and to use his right hand. However, all that pales in comparison to relearning how to live a life...
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By KELLEY LEMONS, For The Maryland Gazette via HometownGlenburnie.com Chesapeake High School graduate Aaron-James Madej will be attending Capitol College on a full four-year scholarship from the National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology...
Filed under: learning disability, engineering, technology, ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and Mathematics, dysgraphia, National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, poor handwriting and trouble putting thoughts on paper, Capitol College, difficulties with spelling, computer for writing and taking notes
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Saturday, June 27, 2009 By Karen Meyer via ABC 7 News After becoming disabled in a motorcycle accident five years ago, a Chicago man has been able to resume his unique profession as a harp technician. George Flores, 39, has been repairing harps for 11...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Words have always been Rex Ryan's biggest challenge. Not so much saying them, of course. The New York Jets' loquacious rookie coach has no trouble speaking his mind. Reading and writing, though, have made Ryan cringe since grade...
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