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June Isaacson Kailes: A ‘Big Picture’ Focus

By Janine Bertram Kemp

Some people make history. June Isaacson Kailes builds futures.

Disability Rights Journalist Shapiro Gets it ‘Write’

By Mike Ervin

The man who wrote the definitive history of the disability rights movement has no disability himself. Joe Shapiro is the author of “No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement,”

Judge to SSA: Make Notices Accessible to People with Blindness

By Penny Reeder

On October 20th, William Alsup, United States district judge for the Northern District of California, ruled in favor of the American Council of the Blind (ACB) and the class of blind and visually impaired Social Security recipients it represented in its lawsuit against the Social Security Administration (SSA).

Ski for Light Event a Real Eye-Opener

By Deborah Kendrick

Norwegians, they say, are born with skis on. There, toddlers like mine ski long distances with their parents, and blind people do so, too. A blind man, in fact, had brought the gift of this program, Ski for Light International, to the United States.

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New Device Gives Hope to Stutterers

By John M. Williams

Lots of people think that they have stuttered from time to time, but stuttering is much more complex than occasionally repeating or stumbling over words.

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It’s Time to Fight for Olmstead Plan Implementation

By Janine Bertram Kemp

The disability rights movement is all abuzz about “the Missouri Letter.” For the first time in 10 years, the federal government may enforce the Olmstead decision and protect the civil rights of people with disabilities (PWDs) who choose to live in the community

Questions for Evaluating Olmstead Compliance in Your State

Olmstead Compliance Questions click here

Author with Disability Not Running from New Challenges

By Amy Halloran

Twenty-one years ago, Floyd Skloot was afflicted with a virus that damaged his brain. He is an awardwinning author of 15 books, three of them memoirs that touch on, among other topics, the subject of disability.

ILUSA.Com Calendar of Events

By Patricio Figueroa

The Internet portal Independent Living-USA. Com (www.ilusa.com) is launching a calendar of events for items of national interest.

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Activists, Lawyers an Essential Team in Reform Movement

By Mike Ervin

Lawyers and activists working together using litigation always have been crucial in advancing the cause of disability rights.

Activists continued

Call for Presenters:
NCIL 2010 Annual Conference on Independent Living
20 Years of the ADA: The Fight Goes On!
July 19th-22th, 2010;
Grand Hyatt, Washington, D.C.
Submit a Workshop Proposal

For full NCIL portion click here

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Helping Each Other with Personal Care

By Kimberly R. White and Lois Brock.

We are two of the most uncommon friends. I am the caregiver, a licensed registered nurse diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. My client is a retired correctional officer who is legally blind.

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CILs Aid Seniors with Housing, Technology Help

By John M. Williams

Maryland resident Tom Stoddard is 74 years old. He retired from work “but not living” on December 31st, 2006. More than a year ago he started experiencing difficulty walking and seeing. The impact was “psychologically menacing,” he said.

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Stevie Wonder Named

On December 3rd, 2009, musical legend Stevie Wonder was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace.

Stevie Wonder Continued

Up-date

Judi Chamberlin Dead at 65 . Click here for article.