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A Gift of Leadership: Max Starkloff and the Formation of NCIL

By Charlie Claggett

When Max Starkloff went before the U.S. Senate subcommittee on February 24th, 1983, he was not nervous, although the future of everything he had worked for for 13 years was at stake.

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Mental Health Stigma Still Hard to Shake

The Virginia Tech Aftermath

By Kathi Wolfe

Twenty years ago, Joseph Rogers worked at a community mental health center. It was the first professional advocacy job for Rogers, the first consumer to organize self-help groups at the center.

To read the full mental health story click here 06/07

For ADAPT, Big Gains in D.C.

By Mike Ervin

It was a week of major gains for ADAPT recently in Washington, D.C.
ADAPT received promises from legislators to co-sponsor....

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Penn and Teller Showtime Series Attacks the ADA

Showtime recently aired an episode of their series “Penn & Teller: Bullsh*t” regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Blind Arrestee Sees Lack of Access as Major Problem

By Penny Reeder

“It was the U.S. Capitol Police who arrested us,” said Joe Harcz of Mt. Morris, Mich. “They herded us all into the parking garage that’s underneath their headquarters, and we spent the next 14 hours there before our lawyer finally got us out.”

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PTSD Not Just a Soldier’s Story

By Brenda Brown-Grooms

The Iraq War and 9/11 have occasioned the largest number of new post-traumatic stress disorder victims in the history of this nation.

To read the full PTSD story click here 6/07

The first article in the “For Directors Only” series defined nine important management functions of CIL’s. This article focuses on one of the nine functions, "Good Boardsmanship"
and suggests tips for Working as a Team.
By Patricio Figueroa, Jr.

To read the full story on Good Boardmanship click here 6/07

Additional Articles

From the Executive Director of ILCHV

From NCIL Executive Director John Lancaster.

THIS DAY IN DISABILITY HISTORY

CIL / ADRC Collaboration

News Summaries

Calendar of Events By Steve Mahoney

Key Articles from back issues

Doctors: Whose Side Are They On? Cover Story April 2007

Governance and Board Affairs,

Asperger’s Disorder: A Mother’s Perspective By Dana Cacchione