Archive for March, 2009
Disabled protest for housing
The Birmingham Post has a story about a group of wheelchair bound people locking their wheelchairs together with chains and locks to stop people from getting into governmental offices. The protesters complained that it takes too long to get paperwork through to have an existing house refitted and newly built houses are not built with [...]
No Shelter in a Storm
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 [...]
Emergency Preparedness: Do You Have a Plan?
As a person with a disability, I know how overwhelming life can be when faced with a serious medical condition. I also know that people with disabilities often have to be resourceful and creative when it comes to dealing with some of the challenges thrown our way. And while it’s been thought that those with [...]
Disabled workers losing jobs in large numbers
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the disabled are especially hard hit from the disintegrating economy. Companies that typically employ the mentally disabled are finding it almost impossible to get work in packaging, direct mailing, and assembly. Those jobs are being sent overseas to companies that only pay their employees cents an hour and do [...]
Exercise for the disabled
WFTV.com has a very important article on exercising and the disabled. There are many able bodied folks that just sit in front of the TV and eat. They don’t care about their health or weight. If you are stuck in a wheelchair, it can be a big issue trying to get proper exercise. Add problems [...]
Malta not following disability laws
The Times of Malta has a story about an agency that is supposed to make sure all buildings are accessible via wheelchair, but new building permits are going around the agency. The number of permits that the agency has vetted dropped by 40% compared to last year, but there has not been a 40% drop [...]
President Obama lays an egg
There have been numerous news articles reporting on the horrible behavior of our president on the Tonight Show. On the show, the president compared his bad bowling score to that of someone in the Special Olympics. Of course there was tremendous laughing on the show and everyone thought that it was funny and proper [...]
Skyrocketing prices keep disabled friendly cabs off the street
The Standard Freeholder reports that the high costs of refitting a car or van to take wheelchairs is do high that virtually no one is paying to field cabs to take the disabled. The cab companies look at how much it costs to refit just one vehicle and compare it to the number of disabled [...]
Cheerios puts wheelchair athlete on box
The Modesto Bee reports that the folks at Cheerios have decided to put a wheelchair athlete on their box. Primarily sold at military bases and and canteens, the boxes show a different athlete. The athlete has been touring military bases and hospitals signing boxes of cereal for fans. This is the first time that a [...]
Students take part in Disability day in DC
By LeAnne Akin
news@barrowcountynews.com
March 17, 2009 7:40 a.m.
"Hear our voice, Respect our choice!" and "My body, my choice where I want to live" were among signs articulating the sentiment of the 2,000 Georgians gathered at the State Capitol Feb. 25 to heighten public awareness and to communicate support to legislators for increased services [...]
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