Disability

A true story about Schizophrenia.

2008 Make 'm Smile Day with Matthew West. Nathaniel's Hope is for children with disabilities. Held in downtown Orlando at Lake Eola.

Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada's Alliance Executive Committee joined picketers today at Canada Post's Alta Vista plant in Ottawa. Morale on the line remains high on day three of the strike as the union stands firm against the employer's attempt take away hard won benefits and saddle union members with a watered down and subbed out short-term disability plan. Knowing they are next in the employer's sights, brothers and sisters from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have been vocal in expressing their support and solidarity to our members who are walking the line and taking the fight to the employer. -------------------- Ce midi, des membres du CEA de l'Alliance de la Fonction publique du Canada se sont joints aux grévistes qui piquetaient devant le centre de tri Alta Vista. Le moral est toujours bon en cette troisième journée de grève. La position du syndicat est toujours aussi ferme : Postes Canada ne doit ni retirer à nos membres des avantages durement acquis, ni leur imposer un mauvais régime d'invalidité de courte durée qui serait confié à une tierce partie. Les membres du STTP, qui sont eux aussi dans la mire de l'employeur, sont très solidaires de la lutte menée par leurs consœurs et confrères du SEPC.

Part 2 in a unique 14 minute long documentary on what young people them selves think about inclusion and exclusion in school. Here represented by young disabled and non-disabled people in from three schools in Uganda and Tanzania practising inclusion. Through drawing and photography the students told their stories. They where equipped with simple digital cameras and asked to take photographs or draw pictures of places in school that make them feel happy and places that make them feel unhappy. It shows that inclusion is much more than just making schools physically accessible, it is as much about attitudes, how classrooms are organized, how teachers teach and encourage their students, the standards of hygiene etc. Things we all care about in school! The film is accompanied by a photobooklet and a facilitators guide with the whole transcript of the film - which can be accessed on www.eenet.co.org.uk Enjoy!

Part 1 in a unique 14 minute long documentary on what young people them selves think about inclusion and exclusion in school. Here represented by young disabled and non-disabled people in from three schools in Uganda and Tanzania practising inclusion. Through drawing and photography the students told their stories. They where equipped with simple digital cameras and asked to take photographs or draw pictures of places in school that make them feel happy and places that make them feel unhappy. It shows that inclusion is much more than just making schools physically accessible, it is as much about attitudes, how classrooms are organized, how teachers teach and encourage their students, the standards of hygiene etc. Things we all care about in school! The film is accompanied by a photobooklet and a facilitators guide with the whole transcript of the film - which can be accessed on www.eenet.co.org.uk Enjoy!

Special report by Mark Saxenmeyer of Fox News Chicago about disabled students being left without required bus transportation as special needs students of the Chicago Public School system in 2008.

Bethesda Voices, You can truly have an impact on the lives of people with developmental disabilities. Free registration online at www. blhs.org

Chamber breakfast

http://www.mytaxistory.com Gloria Miranda's Taxi Story: My name is Gloria Miranda and I drive a van for people with disabilities. I am trained very well, to strap different types of wheelchairs in place and also to be capable to handle emergency situations. I do not believe, from my experience, that cabbies on the streets right now are qualified to be servicing people with disabilities. They need more extensive training, to have the supervisors go through the training so that they can train their drivers. share your story @ http://www.mytaxistory.com --- keep the peace, freesouljah

A job I'm doing for the nonprofit company Wispact. Watch it if you want, but it's just a place to drop this to await final approval.