Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Disability hate crime victims being let down, official report says - The Guardian
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[****Disability** hate crime victims being let down, official report says**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEMTqLa8CShvUsWtVo5ghzKRmgjPA&url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/mar/21/disability-hate-crime-victims-report)
**The Guardian**
Victims of **disability** hate crime are being let down by the criminal justice system and attacks are not being properly recorded, according to a report by three official inspectorates. A joint study by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, the Crown **...**
[Police 'too timid' over **disability**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHA03EWb1tnJ_tMjsyjxIMVh07zlQ&url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/police-too-timid-over-disability-29144515.html)Belfast Telegraph
[Pilkington deaths could happen again because of police failure](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEt8jLDTFRODwHZ6JDCYlB77Y9fgw&url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/pilkington-deaths-could-happen-again-because-of-police-failure-8543040.html)The Independent
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Explicit texts prompt Iowa disability leader's firing - USA TODAY
**USA TODAY**
DES MOINES -- A leader in Iowa's **disability** community was fired from his job after admitting that he used his office to help stage and photograph intimate encounters between a female volunteer and her boyfriend. Scott Gill, 44, of Iowa City was **...**
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Three counties intend to form mental health/disability services region - Journal Express
**Journal Express**
The county supervisors in Wapello, Davis and Appanoose counties have notified the Iowa Department of Human Services of their intent to form a mental health/**disability** services region. Jennifer Vitko, the current mental health administrator, attended **...**
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Disability Advocacy Day at the State Capitol - WMTV
**WMTV**
Wednesday, March 20, 2013--6p.m. MADISON--At the state Capitol today, **disability** advocates are reaching out to legislators in hopes that they'll keep some of their core concerns in mind. Earlier today, the group held a legislative briefing--followed by **...**
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Mountain Trike All Terrain Wheelchair
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Mayor Taveras vetoes disability pension request; council considers override - Providence Eyewitness News
**Providence Eyewitness News**
DeConte was a city employee for nearly 24 years before he was hurt while trying to lift a 200-pound rack in 2009, but the city's law department argued that he was ineligible for a tax-free **disability** pension because he received a $125,000 settlement **...**
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AT&T and Autism Speaks Hosting Hackathon In Honor of Autism Awareness Month
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The Arc in Nevada sponsors disability awareness Legislative Day - FoxReno.com
**FoxReno.com**
CARSON CITY -- On Friday, March 22, The Arc in Nevada will host more than 50 citizens with intellectual and developmental **disabilities** (I/DD), families, service providers, and advocates from across Nevada during the first ever **Disability** Awareness **...**
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Taking Action on a Denied Disability Claim - LawyersandSettlements.com
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[**Taking Action on a Denied **Disability** Claim**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH-8vVHrdpJKWtOWolLV81a7nbISw&url=http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/denied_disability/wrongly-denied-disability-claims-insurance-bad-faith-4-18561.html)
**LawyersandSettlements.com**
Taking Action on a Denied **Disability** Claim Of course, the problem is that insurance companies can find all sorts of reasons for denying a **disability** claim, with little consequence for doing so. Take the case of Terry G. (real name withheld), who writes **...**
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Giglio urges restoration of funding for disability programs - Olean Times Herald
**Olean Times Herald**
ALBANY — Assemblyman Joseph M. Giglio is urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders to restore the **disability** programs that are on the chopping block in this year's state budget negotiations. In his proposed budget, the governor wants a six **...**
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Parents of children with a disability under twice as much stress, survey finds - Medical Xpress
**Medical Xpress**
(Medical Xpress)—Queensland parents of children with a **disability** endure twice as much stress and worry as parents of typically developing children, according to the My Say survey. The University of Queensland (UQ), The University of Sydney and Monash **...**
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Three counties intend to form mental health/disability services region - Ottumwacourier
**Ottumwacourier**
The county supervisors in Wapello, Davis and Appanoose counties have notified the Iowa Department of Human Services of their intent to form a mental health/**disability** services region. Jennifer Vitko, the current mental health administrator, attended **...**
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Parents of children with a disability under twice as much stress - HealthCanal.com
**HealthCanal.com**
Queensland parents of children with a **disability** endure twice as much stress and worry as parents of typically developing children, according to the My Say survey. The University of Queensland (UQ), The University of Sydney and Monash University survey **...**
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San Diego boy continues fight against cerebral palsy - 10News
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[**San Diego boy continues fight against cerebral palsy**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEZ8uuzo8638Q49mw1zxqP3ZK1W9Q&url=http://www.10news.com/news/san-diego-boy-continues-fight-against-cerebral-palsy-031913)
**10News**
According to the Annual **Disability** Statistics Compendium, 1 in 6 children have a developmental **disability** or delay. Advocates of cerebral palsy say March is the perfect time to bring awareness to the condition. March is Developmental **Disabilities** **...**
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
National Standard Urged For Autism Coverage - Disability Scoop
**Disability Scoop**
A federal advisory panel is calling on the Obama administration to establish a minimum standard for autism insurance coverage. The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, or IACC, voted unanimously on Tuesday to send a letter to U.S. Secretary of **...**
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PEF and Disability Rights group are in a tiff - Albany Times Union (blog)
**Albany Times Union (blog)**
The Public Employees Federation, which represents workers at a Rochester-area state-run **disability** center slated for closure, has found itself in a back-and-forth debate with a local **disability** rights group that favors the closure. The Rochester-based **...**
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Implementing Medicaid Managed Care Without Harming Americans with Disabilities
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Future Of Disability Rights Enforcement Unclear - Disability Scoop
**Disability Scoop**
As the nation's top civil rights attorney, Thomas Perez made **disability** issues a priority. His nomination this week to head the U.S. Department of Labor, however, is bringing an uncertain future for **disability** rights enforcement. President Barack Obama **...**
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Aggression A Struggle For 1 In 2 With Autism - Disability Scoop
**Disability Scoop**
More than half of kids and adolescents with autism are physically aggressive and new research suggests that sleep, sensory and other underlying issues may be responsible for the behaviors. In a study of 1,584 children with autism ages 2 to 17 **...**
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Veterans Face Red Tape Accessing Disability, Other Benefits - NPR
**NPR**
Many of the wounded vets have faced — or are still facing — long waits for their **disability** and other benefits to begin. Journalist Aaron Glantz has written a series of articles for the Center for Investigative Journalism about how government **...**
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In Twist, School Practices 'Reverse Inclusion' - Disability Scoop
**Disability Scoop**
An outgrowth of a club, the course focuses on the history and experiences of individuals with **disabilities**. Typically developing students act as role models and are asked to do a series of creative, independent projects like organizing a dance or a **...**
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Veterans Face Red Tape Accessing Disability, Other Benefits - KQED
**KQED**
Many of the wounded vets from those wars have faced — or are still facing — long waits for their **disability** and other benefits to begin. Journalist Aaron Glantz has written a series of articles for the Center for Investigative Journalism about how **...**
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Smoking: A disability you actually can prevent or reverse - Auburn Citizen
**Auburn Citizen**
A very wise man once said to me, "There are only two types of people who smoke — people who are ignorant or people who are weak. Which are you?" He went on to say, "Smoking will lead to a **disability** you will suffer with your entire life unless you do **...**
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Monday, March 18, 2013
Sprint Named Disability Matters Marketplace Winner for Innovative ... - EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
**EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)**
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sprint (NYSE: S) will be honored as the Marketplace winner at the Seventh Annual U.S. **Disability** Matters Awards Banquet and Conference, one of the most important Corporate Awards Conferences in the U.S., **...**
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New Project to Protect Children With Disability - AllAfrica.com
**AllAfrica.com**
Handicap International, a **disability** movement, launched a project dubbed "Ubuntu Care Project" to confront sexual violence against children with **disabilities**. The project, launched yesterday in Kigali, is a response to a research conducted in 2010 in **...**
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SSR 13-3p issued regarding appeals of initial medical disability cessation ... - CCH
**CCH**
This Social Security Administration has issued SSR 13-3p, which changes the period an adjudicator must consider when deciding an appeal of a medical cessation determination (78 Fed. Reg. 12130, February 21, 2013). The ruling also clarifies how this **...**
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President direct assemblies to make buildings disability friendly - GhanaWeb
**GhanaWeb**
He gave the assurance that government would also reconstitute the **Disability** Council with committed and competent persons who would continue to fight for the betterment of persons with **disabilities**. President Mahama gave the directive when members of **...**
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Doctors Turning Away Patients With Disabilities - Disability Scoop
**Disability Scoop**
More than two decades after the Americans with **Disabilities** Act became law, a new survey indicates that more than 20 percent of doctors' offices remain inaccessible to those with special needs. The finding comes from a "secret shopper" style poll of **...**
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President direct assemblies to make buildings disability friendly - GhanaWeb
**GhanaWeb**
He gave the assurance that government would also reconstitute the **Disability** Council with committed and competent persons who would continue to fight for the betterment of persons with **disabilities**. President Mahama gave the directive when members of **...**
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Woman with disability gets house arrest to save government money - The Tennessean
**The Tennessean**
A woman who uses a wheelchair was sentenced to eight months of house arrest and five years of probation Monday in U.S. District Court after pleading guilty to embezzling government money. Chief Judge William J. Haynes Jr. also sentenced Kim Dillard, 45 **...**
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Duckworth, Lipinski Back Bill To Help Families Cope With Disability-Related ... - Progress Illinois
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**Progress Illinois**
Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) announced her co-sponsorship of the bipartisan Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act today, which would allow individuals with **disabilities** to have tax-deferred savings accounts in order to fund health care, housing and **...**
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Changing Social Security Disability Rules with Regard to Addiction - PR Newswire (press release)
**PR Newswire (press release)**
"In many cases, permanent **disability** is zero once you alleviate the alcoholism and addiction. Even in more complex cases with challenging co-occurring disorders, I have yet to see an instance wherein alleviating the issue of addiction did not greatly **...**
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Visionary Gala Awards Dinner Saint Louis
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Sprint Named Disability Matters Marketplace Winner for Innovative ... - Fort Mills Times
**Fort Mills Times**
Sprint (NYSE: S) will be honored as the Marketplace winner at the Seventh Annual U.S. **Disability** Matters Awards Banquet and Conference, one of the most important Corporate Awards Conferences in the U.S., for delivering innovative accessibility **...**
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Black belt judo instructor fraudulently claimed £18000 in disability benefits - Telegraph.co.uk
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[**Black belt judo instructor fraudulently claimed £18000 in **disability** benefits**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE8oZgEPcgwMvH9U64iI3HrrpNcmg&url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9937481/Black-belt-judo-instructor-fraudulently-claimed-18000-in-disability-benefits.html)
**Telegraph.co.uk**
David Roberts, 48, falsely claimed more than £18,000 **disability** living allowance. He claimed he was in severe discomfort after walking a few steps, needed help getting dressed and getting in and out of bed. But the sensei and black belt judo and **...**
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Brooklyn disability advocacy group brings case against New York City - Brooklyn Daily Eagle
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[**Brooklyn **disability** advocacy group brings case against New York City**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGSKGYdu_GSRPl0fFSNmOEPw8mxQw&url=http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/brooklyn-disability-advocacy-group-brings-case-against-new-york-city-2013-03-18-151500)
**Brooklyn Daily Eagle**
"New Yorkers with **disabilities** deserve a chance to survive disasters," said Joan Peters, executive director of BCID. "Yet, during [the] hurricane, they were left in the dark about critical emergency information including which if any shelters were **...**
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Village View: Honoring self-advocates and community members during ... - Main Line
**Main Line**
Did you realize that March is Intellectual **Disability** Awareness Month? Well, it is. Philadelphia Intellectual **disAbility** Services, the city agency that oversees services and providers for 12,000 citizens with that diagnosis, hosted its 21st annual **...**
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Parents Refusing to Vaccinate Daughters Against HPV
URL: http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/hpv-no.php
Changing Social Security Disability Rules with Regard to Addiction - Sacramento Bee
**Sacramento Bee**
"In many cases, permanent **disability** is zero once you alleviate the alcoholism and addiction. Even in more complex cases with challenging co-occurring disorders, I have yet to see an instance wherein alleviating the issue of addiction did not greatly **...**
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Changing Social Security Disability Rules with Regard to Addiction - MarketWatch (press release)
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[**Changing Social Security **Disability** Rules with Regard to Addiction**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH1h8gvJshDHsqyMjLox8b8pEKSdA&url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/changing-social-security-disability-rules-with-regard-to-addiction-2013-03-18)
**MarketWatch (press release)**
"The key to reducing **disability** claims and promoting greater health is providing quality treatment," said Dr. Damon Raskin, a physician and addiction recovery specialist with Cliffside Malibu. "What we know about addiction is that the majority of its **...**
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Ogletree hires disability rights attorney from Drinker Biddle in LA - Thomson Reuters News & Insight
**Thomson Reuters News & Insight**
(Reuters) - Ogletree Deakins has hired **disability** rights and employment attorney David Raizman from Drinker Biddle & Reath to be a partner in its Los Angeles office. Raizman said the move to Ogletree provides his clients with a broader platform to deal **...**
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Sunday, March 17, 2013
March is disability awareness month - Casper Star-Tribune Online
**Casper Star-Tribune Online**
On a recent visit to the Casper Recreation Center on a Saturday afternoon I met some of my friends who have developmental **disabilities** at the basketball court. Five of my friends met me there along with their staff. We planned to play a couple pick-up **...**
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Christian Denomination Has 625 Disability Advocates - Atlantic Highlands Herald
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**Atlantic Highlands Herald**
Mark Stephenson's daughter Nicole was born 25 years ago with severe multiple **disabilities**, including eye and brain damage, and cerebral palsy. Then six years ago, Stephenson's mother, now 92, entered an assisted living facility because of dementia.
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SLIDESHOW: Sen. Warren Meets With Disability Advocates in Framingham - Patch.com
**Patch.com**
article[new_asset_attachment_attributes][user_id]. new_asset_attachment_attributes. Sen. Elizabeth Warren met with **disability** advocates and service providers in Framingham on Friday afternoon at 1671 Worcester Rd. ***. Thanks to Jamey Fountain for the **...**
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AAHD Scholarship Programs for Students with Disabilities 2013 - 2014
URL: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/education/scholarships/aahd.php
Physically Disabled Exempt from Financing Restrictions on Motor Vehicle Loans - Singapore
URL: http://www.disabled-world.com/news/asia/exempt.php
Staying Power: Age-Proof Your Home for Comfort, Safety and Style
URL: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/publications/age-proof.php
Deborah Kendrick commentary: Disability simulations just a starting place - Columbus Dispatch
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[**Deborah Kendrick commentary: **Disability** simulations just a starting place**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHXyG5pPqTJQoLHHATUtiYxoFouTw&url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/editorials/2013/03/17/disability-simulations-just-a-starting-place.html)
**Columbus Dispatch**
The event, which pairs nondisabled administrators with students with **disabilities**, is designed to simulate the **disability** experience. Each administrator wears goggles or headphones or navigates campus with a scooter or wheelchair. The event, the **...**
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Jerome County Looks to Improve Its Disability Access - Twin Falls Times-News
**Twin Falls Times-News**
With the help of a grant, the senior center improved the restrooms to be handicap accessible. The doors have new handles that make it easier for people with **disabilities** to open and the hallway leading to the bathroom is now wide enough for a wheelchair.
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Disability doesn't deter student's drive to compete - Billings Gazette
**Billings Gazette**
**Disability** doesn't deter student's drive to compete. Email. Embed Buy this video. Montana State University - Billings student Taylor Sheehan talks about her desire to compete in sports despite her **disability**. <script type="text/javascript" **...**
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Saturday, March 16, 2013
Stow Mayor Sara Drew receives Ohio Public Images award for disability advocacy - Stow Sentry
**Stow Sentry**
Drew's nearly 20-year history of working with and on behalf of the disabled includes serving as a service coordinator with the Summit County Board of Developmental **Disabilities**, a job she left to become the city's top elected official. And in fewer **...**
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Disability awareness event ahead - Enid News & Eagle
**Enid News & Eagle**
Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services chose the theme "We are Oklahoma TOO" to emphasize that Oklahomans with **disabilities** include family, friends who have the same hopes, dreams, concerns and desire for success as their fellow residents.
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Disability Awareness Walk scheduled - Casper Star-Tribune Online
**Casper Star-Tribune Online**
CHEYENNE -- The Ninth Annual Wyoming **Disability** Awareness Walk is scheduled for March 30 in nine Wyoming communities. Begun in 2005 in Casper and expanded yearly, the walk has brought in about $90,000 in sponsorships and pledges for **...**
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Walter advocates for disability funding - Metrowny.com
**Metrowny.com**
"The parallel system of services provided by the state to only 20 percent of the population of people with **disabilities** consumes over 50 percent of the resources, yet the far more efficient and effective voluntary providers are shouldering the entire **...**
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Aquamin and Osteoarthritis
URL: http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/alternative/aquamin.php
Was termination of disability benefits justified? - HR.BLR.com
**HR.BLR.com**
Lockheed provided long-term **disability** benefits through Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, which approved Vincent's claim and reapproved his claim for continued benefits in November 1997, finding that he was not capable of employment in "any **...**
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Friday, March 15, 2013
Protesters rally against Cuomo's proposed $120M in cuts to NY disability ... - News 12 Brooklyn (subscription)
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[**Protesters rally against Cuomo's proposed $120M in cuts to NY **disability** **...****](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGvjpvs5m8RKV0rj_pPOFGQ5xMo7w&url=http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/protesters-rally-against-cuomo-s-proposed-120m-in-cuts-to-ny-disability-department-1.4820591)
**News 12 Brooklyn (subscription)**
Protesters are rallying in Manhattan today against Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to cut $120 million from the state's **disability** department. Cuomo's proposal would affect the 126,000 New Yorkers that the Office for People with Developmental **Disabilities** **...**
[Rally held to protest Cuomo's proposed cuts to **disability** services](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGJ4n6wbC0_9bahuch7kZExOhJJ3w&url=http://bronx.news12.com/news/rally-held-to-protest-cuomo-s-proposed-cuts-to-disability-services-1.4820320)News 12 Bronx (registration)
[**Disability** groups rally against funding cuts in Cuomo's budget](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHfuQv5Ih0ejirxfwJTGkEA5RhYxA&url=http://newjersey.news12.com/news/tri-state/disability-groups-rally-against-funding-cuts-in-cuomo-s-budget-1.4822585)News 12 New Jersey
[Thousands rally against proposed state cuts for disabled programs](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFxDOGnfUbh_0YexZDWCVtPWzfgGA&url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/thousands-rally-against-proposed-state-cuts-for-disabled-programs-1.4823848)Newsday (subscription)
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Disability sporting events Sunday at VCU - Richmond Times Dispatch
**Richmond Times Dispatch**
The event, which will be held from 1:30 to 5 p.m. at the VCU Stuart C. Siegel Center at 1200 W. Broad St., is being sponsored by the VCU Center for Sport Leadership's graduate program and Sportable, a nonprofit that promotes **disability** sporting **...**
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Senate OKs bill to curb disability parking violators - Daily Journal
**Daily Journal**
State lawmakers are considering a proposal that would double the minimum fine imposed on people who aren't disabled, but park in **disability** parking spaces. The Indiana Senate approved raising the minimum fine for illegally parking between the blue **...**
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Bill would shield veterans' disability pay in divorce - Charleston Gazette
**Charleston Gazette**
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Republican state senators have proposed a bill that would exclude veterans' **disability** payments from spousal support requirements. State law dictates that divorce courts take into account income from any source when setting levels **...**
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School banishes the 'dis' in disability - Austin News
**Austin News**
That's PE adapted to meet the needs of people with varying degrees of **disability**. Then she moved on to a life skills classroom. "I ended up having a lot of the kids move along with me from my elementary adapted PE to my new classroom," said Mackey.
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“Poverty is not a learning disability”: Enfield's plan for the future of ... - Westseattleherald.com
**Westseattleherald.com**
"Poverty is not a learning **disability**": Enfield's plan for the future of Highline Schools * SLIDESHOW: Supporters applaud KC Exec. Dow Constantine at his re-election campaign kickoff * Celtic Swell to hold "Pets & Their People" contest on March 16 **...**
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Leukemia Breakthrough May Pave the Way to New Treatments
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Census: Income Gap Marked For Workers With Disabilities - Disability Scoop
**Disability Scoop**
People with **disabilities** are three times less likely to be employed and, when they are working, they're earning 75 cents for each dollar others are paid. Between 2008 and 2010, individuals with **disabilities** accounted for 6 percent of the workforce **...**
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Protesters rally against Cuomo's proposed $120M in cuts to NY disability ... - News 12 Bronx (registration)
**News 12 Bronx (registration)**
Andrew Cuomo's proposal to cut $120 million from the state's **disability** department. Cuomo's proposal would affect the 126,000 New Yorkers that the Office for People with Developmental **Disabilities** helps daily. If the cuts are passed, some classes will **...**
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CPAC Disses Disability Voters; Republicans Doomed To Fail - The Jewish Week (blog)
**The Jewish Week (blog)**
Yet more Americans have a **disability** than are African American, Hispanic, Asian or gay, and polling shows it is a swing voter group. According to the U.S. Census, 20 percent of Americans have a **disability**. Additionally, according to a poll conducted **...**
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Social Security: Death, divorce and disability - MarketWatch
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[**Social Security: Death, divorce and **disability****](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFIzXgOgFgAJaNV_ly9P5ZRy1mogg&url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/social-security-death-divorce-and-disability-2013-03-15)
**MarketWatch**
Dan Moisand, a Principal at Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo, LLC in Melbourne and Maitland, Fla., is one of the financial planning profession's most respected practitioners advising retirees and near retirees. Dan's thoughts can be found in bylined articles **...**
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
Camp Goodwill Offers Much-Needed Disability Services - KCAU
**KCAU**
Jennifer Anderson is from South Sioux City, NE and was born with several **disabilities** and suffers from frequent seizures. To stay active and learn, Jennifer has spent the last thirteen years working across the river in Sioux City pitching in at the **...**
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Lenoir-Rhyne speaker to discuss religion and disability - Hickory Daily Record
**Hickory Daily Record**
"The Judeo-Christian tradition has sent some mixed messages about **disability**. The interpretation of the scriptures, for example, have been interpreted in ways that lead to negative views about **disability**," Yong said. "Yet fresh light on these ancient **...**
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Calif appeals court reinstates disability lawsuit - San Jose Mercury News
**San Jose Mercury News**
Calif appeals court reinstates **disability** lawsuit. The Associated PressAssociated Press. Posted: 03/14/2013 06:01:35 AM PDT. March 14, 2013 1:2 PM GMTUpdated: 03/14/2013 06:01:36 AM PDT. SAN FRANCISCO—A federal appeals court has reinstated **...**
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Man says Omaha company fired him over disability - San Francisco Chronicle
**San Francisco Chronicle**
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska man has sued his former employer, saying the company fired him because his medical bills were contributing to the company's rising cost of health insurance and he refused to fire another employee adding to those costs.
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