http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Wed, 23 May 2012 19:19:51 EST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/political/thriving.php Political Editorials The job of the President, according to Mr. Obama, is in part to ensure that everyone has an equal chance in America. He is absolutely correct. Each and every single person in this nation deserves the opportunity to achieve their best and thrive. Wed, 23 May 2012 19:20:16 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/political/thriving.php http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/ncd-ssa-reform.php Editorials The population involved with any social program is the crucial element in making decisions to change the program. Making decisions without including the population involved is like making changes to something specifically designed for an individual without any concept of who the individual is. In short - attempts to somehow reform the SSI or SSDI programs without serious, in-depth involvement of People with Disabilities and Seniors is an insult and most likely fruitless. Mon, 21 May 2012 11:32:15 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/ncd-ssa-reform.php http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/friends.php Editorials Literature in America, upon review, reveals that friendships between people with and without forms of disabilities involve an over-representation of women in social networks involving people with disabilities. Mon, 14 May 2012 18:41:37 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/friends.php http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/political/ssdi-disability.php Political Editorials The month of April, 2012 found some interesting statistics being released. For example; in April the number of workers decreased by around 340,000 people - finding the unemployment rate at 8.1%. The reason this is relevant to People with Disabilities is because during the same month greater than 255,000 of those workers applied for Social Security disability benefits. According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), almost 90,000 of them were enrolled. Mon, 07 May 2012 18:51:42 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/political/ssdi-disability.php http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/mfp-cca.php Editorials In America today people who rely upon Medicaid for health care coverage are fighting for the programs that enable them to remain in their own communities and receive the health care they need. The people I am referring to are not only those who experience forms of disabilities from birth; disability can affect anyone at any point during their lifetime. Every single day in America, people experience everything from motor vehicle accidents to work-related accidents that find them with injuries serious enough they require assistance from the state through Medicaid. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:40:48 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/mfp-cca.php http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/political/leadership.php Political Editorials America has very serious, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities-violating issues. I could tell you that election years are the only time when I stop and ponder the potential for America's elected leadership to consider spending even a tithe of the massive military budget on the rather serious social concerns of people with disabilities. Unfortunately doing so would amount to a lie; I think about these issues on a regular basis. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:41:40 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/political/leadership.php http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/auxiliary-services.php Editorials Under Title II of the ADA, state and local governments are required to take steps to ensure that their communications with people with disabilities are as effective as communications with non-disabled persons. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:30:15 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/auxiliary-services.php http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/political/community-efforts.php Political Editorials The Olmstead case found the Court holding that unjustified institutionalization of people with disabilities constitutes a form of unlawful discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:10:38 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/political/community-efforts.php http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/veterans/ebv.php Veterans The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV) was started at Syracuse University. Since it's beginnings, more than 200 veterans have finished their training and the EBV has become an important part of the Department of Defense (DOD) and its efforts to transition soldiers who experience forms of disabilities from military service to civilian life. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:34:13 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/veterans/ebv.php http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/veterans/vso.php Veterans A Veteran Service Officer (VSO) provides professional assistance to both veterans and their family members by helping them to obtain benefits and services they have earned through military service. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:50:10 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/veterans/vso.php http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/behavior-programs.php Editorials Inclusion in classrooms is an important way students with disabilities learn the skills they need to make friends, live, and work with others who do not experience disabilities. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:50:43 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/behavior-programs.php http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/safeway.php Editorials Safeway supermarkets experienced a rough introduction to the realm of serving Citizens with Disabilities, but the chain of stores has grown to become an advocate and supporter, one we should be proud of and support. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:21:16 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/safeway.php http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/6786854.php Editorials The rights persons with disabilities have include equality before the law, freedom of speech, respect for privacy, the right to both marriage and family, the right to education, the right to health, and much more. Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:13:27 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/6786854.php http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/marginalizing.php Editorials Marginalizing people with disabilities and encouraging them to remain dependent is costly, not only for family members, but for the general public. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:36:50 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/marginalizing.php http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/experiences.php Editorials People with Disabilities in the majority of nations around the world today experience difficulties with attending school, getting a job, voting, and obtaining the health care they need. Unfortunately, this is true whether the nation is industrialized or not. Essential parts of the lives of People with Disabilities such as these need to be approached by the governments of nations. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:35:09 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/experiences.php http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/ensuring.php Editorials The only way to ensure that persons with disabilities have the ability to fully enjoy their human rights is to guarantee their rights under national law, supporting that legislation through consistent, coordinated, and continued actions across all governmental departments, and ensuring that every legal institution enforces respect for their rights. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:32:00 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/ensuring.php http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/kidney-disease.php Editorials Chronic kidney disease (CKD) includes a number of conditions that damage a person's kidneys, decreasing their ability to keep the person healthy. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:35:08 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/kidney-disease.php http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/morgellons.php Editorials Some people disagree with a psychological conceptualization of Morgellon's Disease and strongly believe it is a distinct form of medical condition. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:19:52 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/morgellons.php http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/political/presidency.php Political Editorials Lee Abramson has announced that he is an independent candidate for the Presidential election in 2012. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:34:49 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/political/presidency.php http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/veterans/hhv.php Veterans Help Hospitalized Veterans (HHV) gives veterans who are receiving care at Department of Veterans Affair's medical centers, state veterans homes, or military hospitals therapeutic arts and crafts activities; it is their main mission. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:58:06 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/veterans/hhv.php