Emergency Preparedness
Carjacker almost kills disabled woman
In these days where we must all be careful, it is doubly so for the disabled. Crooks and other scum like to go after easy targets like people in wheelchairs or using walkers. They expect that the disabled person cannot fight back and they can steal whatever is on the person or their credit cards [...]
North Wales train stations unfit for disabled
Only 45% of stations are fully usable by someone in a wheelchair, and 83% are completely understaffed. These are truly terrifying statistics for those that get around by a wheelchair and want to use the train. If someone were to get off at one of these stations the could be stranded there until the next [...]
Emergency Laws to Protect the Disabled
For those that work for companies we have a link to the law and how you are to be treated. The disabled are usually the first to be tossed out the door and companies try to find excuses to do this. The law explicitly states that companies cannot toss out or layoff disabled people just [...]
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 [...]
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