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From the Editor...

Michael Winter:
Man of Thought, Man of Action

By Kathi Wolfe

“That’s my son’s cap. I’d never wear anything with the Los Angeles Angels on it,” disability rights leader Michael Winter said on the way to an interview at an Arlington, Va., coffee shop,

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State Official Rises Above Expectations

By Amy Halloran

It is easy to understand why Peter Crowley, assistant commissioner with the New York State Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped, is invited to speak at so many functions.
for the Full Peter Crowley story Click here

Standing Up for Those Who Must Sit

Note: This is a first-person account of a recent moviegoing experience.

By Roberta C.M. DeCaprio

I was born with a walking disability and walk with the aid of two canes. When I am out and about, I use a motorized wheelchair and drive a specially equipped van.
For the full story by Roberta DeCaprio Click here

For Visually Impaired People, A New Chapter in Reading Has Dawned

By Penny Reeder

Lately, I find myself in a predicament that I could never have imagined when, at 32, I lost all ability to read print. I have access to so many books and magazines and newspapers and articles and letters and manuals and journals and recipes and diaries and blogs that there just isn't enough time in my life to read them all!
For Ms. Reerder's article click here

Psychology Group Celebrating the ‘Maladjusted’

By Mike Ervin

“It may well be that our world is in dire need of a new organization, The International Association for the Advancement of Creative Maladjustment.” —Martin Luther King Jr.,
To read the enttire story by Mikw Ervin, click here

A Message from the NCIL Executive Director:

by John A. Lancaster

Dear Advocates and Friends,

Two thousand seven has come and gone and two thousand eight stands before us with a beckoning hopefulness. To read the entire NCIL letter click here

With Good Management, Time’s on Your Side

By Patricio Figueroa, Jr.

The organizational calendar is a tool no corporation or agency can do without. We all have tools to remind us when to do something.
for the complete management story click here

Editorial:

Eugenics: Don’t Go Down that Slippery Slope

We often speak of eugenics as a painful memory of a distant past. Recent remarks by geneticist James Watson, who is credited as one of the lead scientists behind the discovery of the structure of DNA and the Human Genome Project, have caused controversy, mostly due to the fact that Watson’s remarks were racist.To see the entire editorial click here

Commemtary:

Time to Rethink Our Views of Mental Health

By Deborah Kendrick

My daughter is 200 miles away from home, a few months into her first semester on the lovely campus of a tiny private college, depleting my budget and, currently, triggering for me so much anxiety that I wish I had some of her drugs. That’s a joke, of course. Those of us “on the inside’ know To read the entire commentary click here.

In an effort to inform our members of presidential candidates’ policy priorities with regard to the Disability Rights Movement, NCIL, ADAPT, The American Association of People with Disabilities and SABE (Self Advocates Becoming Empowered) have created questions that address the issues most important to our members. We asked candidates to respond to these questions with the intent of sharing candidates’ answers with the entire disability community. To read the entire story, and candidate responses click here.