01/09/2009
Food assistance to benefit seniors and those with disabilities (The Hillsdale Daily News)
The Michigan Department of Human Services recently announced that as many as 80,000 Michigan senior citizens and adults with disabilities could automatically get help with their food budgets this year under a federal pilot project.
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01/08/2009
Artists with disabilities to show work (Wilmette Life)
For decades, athletes with disabilities have had the Special Olympics as a venue to showcase talents that transcend their limitations. Now, a new event in Wilmette is giving artists with disabilities the chance to shine in their own arenas of painting and music.
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01/08/2009
Jon Hinz Gets the Boot From the Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities (Phoenix New Times)
In the world of Arizonans dealing with developmental disabilities, Jon Hinz is a rock star. Sounds funny, I know, but he's been one of the community's strongest advocates for three decades. Hinz's 30-year-old daughter, Missy, was born with Down syndrome. Rather than let her condition embarra...
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01/07/2009
State grants aid transport programs for people with disabilities (The Capital Times)
Gov. Jim Doyle has approved grants totaling $1,415,922 for projects that will enhance local transportation options for citizens with disabilities, the state Department of Transportation announced. The Dane County Department of Human Services received $97,986 for a $141,263 mobility management and travel training project. A DOT news release said the grants will support new public transportation ...
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01/09/2009
Opening doors for those with disabilities (Ancaster News)
January is March of Dimes month and the organization’s largest fundraising campaign of the year is underway.
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01/08/2009
Disabled-owned businesses to get contract advantage (Chicago Sun-Times)
Businesses owned by people with disabilities would get an advantage on city contracts, thanks to a mayoral plan advanced Thursday amid complaints that it may cost minorities.
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01/09/2009
Director Mike O'Brien aims to improve disabled services in Oklahoma (The Oklahoman)
The new chief of a state agency that helps people with disabilities says he wants clients to find jobs and live independently.Mike O’Brien was named director of the state Department of Rehabilitation Services earlier this month. O’Brien is the agency’s third director and fills the spot vacated by Linda Parker, who retired in December. "If someone has a disability in the state, I want them to see ...
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01/08/2009
Oberlin schools sued over rape of 13-year-old with disabilities (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
ELYRIA — An Oberlin couple has filed suit accusing the Oberlin School District of failing to protect their 13-year-old mentally disabled daughter from being sexually assaulted by classmates at Prospect Elementary School. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Lorain County...
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01/09/2009
Lawmaker: Shut most institutions for the mentally disabled (The Record)
Thousands of New Jerseyans with mental disabilities would move to their own residences under legislation to shut most state-run developmental centers within five years.
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01/08/2009
Dozens Rally To Save Programs Serving Those With Disabilities (KEYT 3 Santa Barbara)
With a $14 billion deficit, the state is looking at cutting programs and employees anywhere to save. But for the disabled, the argument is cuts will take away two important things, independence and dignity.
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