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Tag Archives: disability
First Ever “Official” DOL Disability Unemployment Stats Available
from JFActivist by JFA Moderator Check it out: The first ever “official†DOL unemployment rate for people with disabilities will be released on Friday, February 6, 2009 at 8:30. This data is the result of the US Census’ monthly Current Population … Continue reading
Posted in disability, employment, self-employment, u.s goverment
Tagged disability, disability news, employment
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Diabetic man wins Americans With Disabilities Act ruling
An Arizona utility worker’s case shouldn’t have been dismissed, a panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rules. His suit now goes to trial. By Carol J. Williams February 14, 2009 In a decision with potential implications for the … Continue reading
SB 1142 Senate Substitute Elimates Civil Rights in Health Care for Every Virginia Citizen
VIA Charlottesville Prejudice and Civil Rights Watch B. If there is no individual eligible to make health care decisions in subsection A, the patient’s attending physician shall be authorized to provide, continue, withhold, or withdraw health care without obtaining a … Continue reading
To Disclose or Not To Disclose: Let’s Talk
There’s a thread winding it’s way around social media and tech circles right now about Internet transparency. I had a discussion with a friend about it not too long ago as she was moving through questions of “How much is … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, disability, self-employment
Tagged disability, disclosure, healthcare, illness, privacy, robert scoble, scobilizer
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The Power of Self-Talk
Terri, over at Barriers, Bridges and Books, wrote an insightful and interesting post last week called, “The Power of the Stories We Tell Ourselves. There’s an excerpt below. Normally, I’d just plop this on Google Reader but I think everyone … Continue reading
Start My Own Business?
No one has to tell me I have creative work many people envy. I set my own hours, I can move with my creative flow, choose what projects I work on every day and have a great deal more independence … Continue reading
My Journey: Realization
In December of 2004, two things occurred that let me know something was happening to my body that I did not want to happen, and I couldn’t stop it. The first was that I got very angry with someone and … Continue reading
Recession’s Impact on People with Disabilities
Today’s news is mostly about the marketplace. Buying and selling goods or services, the opportunity to create (or lose) wealth, is how the American dream is defined. Gainful employment in the market place, where goods and services are exchanged for … Continue reading
Asociatia Ihtis: Romanian Center for Independent Living Launches
Beth Kanter recently posted about the launch of Asociatia Ihtis, a Romanian Center for Independent Living which is launching a worldwide fundraising drive. They’re hoping to raise 1 Euro from 350,000 people to open Romania’s first Center for Independent Living. … Continue reading
Equal Coverage of Mental and Physical Illness
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 … Continue reading