It’s been a busy fall for us here at Active Gray Matter, and while that has limited our posts a bit, we are ramping up for an exciting December. We’ll be featuring a 31 day self-paced course for exploring self-employment outcomes throughout the month, and I hope you’ll join in and provide us with feedback [...]
Via Whose Planet Is It Anyway comes news of pending Autism legislation and an email campaign launched by Andrea Shettle for people with disabilities to engage with President Elect Obama on what our vision of change looks like:
On November 4, 2008, millions of people with disabilities across the United States and around the world joined [...]
Via Indepent Street, Wall Street Journal
Posted by Raymund Flandez
Consumers have long saved money by clipping coupons. Small businesses apparently are now doing the same.
Ron Weidemann, a partner at market-research firm Answers Research Inc. of Solana Beach, Calif., says he has been using online sites like CouponChief.com to save money for his company. The products he [...]
A free computer program that helps people who get benefits find ways to increase your income through work incentives.
A program where people on Medicare or Food Stamps can get a reduction in your monthly phone bill.
A program that can help you reduce your student loans if you work for a nonprofit organization.
And a website that [...]
Disability Blog Carnival #48: Capacities and Capabilities
“I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it.” -: Maya Angelou
I have been “disabled” now for 10 years. Most people who know me think of me as “strong”, “brave”, “persevering”. People admire me for this; as though those qualities didn’t [...]
The next Disability Blog Carnival is at Barriers, Bridges and Books. The theme is “Capacities and Capabilities”. On that blog, Terri recently posted a reminder about the blog carnival, in which she said:
“What have you learned or become that you might not have without and encounter with disability? Have you become a medical expert, [...]
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The news these days is mostly way crappy or tiring. So it’s great that we can depend on The Onion to show us that no situation is so icky that it can’t be laughed at - even if it’s pained and cynical.
TUCSON, AZ—After reviewing his client’s income, assets, and personal budget Tuesday, Morgan Stanley [...]
From Government Executive (Oct 1):
Hidden Talent
By Alyssa Rosenberg
Removing obstacles for workers with disabilities is about more than ramps and readers - it’s about tapping the skills agencies need.
The National Security Agency headquarters in Fort Meade, Md., is one of the most buttoned-down facilities in the nation. …But for people with disabilities seeking jobs, the complex [...]
VIA NY Times: Washington Section
Bailout Provides More Mental Health Coverage
By ROBERT PEAR
WASHINGTON — More than one-third of all Americans will soon receive better insurance coverage for mental health treatments because of a new law that, for the first time, requires equal coverage of mental and physical illnesses.
Representative Patrick J. Kennedy speaking at a rally in [...]
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