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Working with and Supporting Individuals with a Disability
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CRE-RCI UPDATE
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Dear Friends;
Good Morning!
We are very much thankful to all of you for taking pioneering
initiative in building the successful model of Independent Living (IL)
for the persons with disabilities in India. This is our prime step to
organize the Continuing Rehabilitation Education (CRE) programme with... more »
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Disability in the News at CNN
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Here a quad, Brian Sterner, is dumped out of his wheelchair onto a
concrete floor by a police officer while another walks by laughing!
Note: the add that CNN has edited in before the news clip seems to
have no "opt out" function:
[link]... more »
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Accessibility Checker
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Hi,
[link] is a great place for testing your website for
accessibility, which includes Section 508: Web Accessibility Standards
and generates a detail report.
o2ateam
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Government trying to get disabled people back to work
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Hi Everyone, A new discussion I thought I would start off, and was wanting to know your thoughts. Our government are trying to get disabled people working again, which in principle I feel is a good thing if you are able to, unfortunately I am not as spend 80% of my life in bed. But the disabled people on benefits and allowances are saying why... more »
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Disabled Access
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Hi Every one, I am new to the group and I have started off the topic below with a few groups I am a member of and wondered what every one thinks. I have a good discussion about accessibility to buildings, public transport and public services, and it turns out that even though it is illegal to open premisses to public unless it is accessible the... more »
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New to Group
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Hi Every one, I am 41 physically disabled in a wheelchair needing a lot of care, I have a stroke related condition, osteoarthritis, post traumatic fibromyalgia syndrome, damaged vertebra and other conditions too many to mention. I am a member of a lot of disabled groups and started off a new disabled support group last week and wanted to know what the rule is... more »
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Hand Controls
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I recently tried to purchase hand controls through a company in Santa Monica that didnt provide training and thet said I didnt need a evaluator to check out if I can drive safely or any one can put them in too. I find this hard to believe becose of the danger element to other road users. Does anyone know what law is on this plaese? I hate to think people in... more »
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Resource help
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Greetings, I work at Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired in Memphis, TN. I have a client in her 50's who is very pleasant and intelligent, has her masters in social work. She has worked as a social worker in our county schools and at the University of Mississippi as a professor. She is legally blind from sarcoidosis... more »
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