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 Marca Bristo: A Force
for
Empowerment
By Deborah Kendrick
In the last two years, Marca Bristo has
spun her wheels in Australia, Ireland, England, Turkey, Italy and a few other
countries. Less than a week after the interview for this story was conducted,
she was on her way to North Africa.
To read the full
cover story click here
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James J. Weisman: Disability
Rights Hero
 By Kathi Wolfe
It all started because of a girl.
James J. Weisman, senior vice president and general
counsel of the United Spinal Association, doesn’t have a disability.
Growing up in Queens and Long Island, N.Y., Weisman had no family members with
disabilities. “I had no disabled friends until I was 16,” he said
recently in a telephone interview.
To read the full James J. Weisman
story click here
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Commentary:
Disability Community
Voting-Access Ideas
Finally
Registering
By Susan Cohen
As a disability advocate for more than 20
years, I was recently asked why it matters whether individuals with
disabilities get equal access to the voting process.
To read the full
Commentary click here
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Board Manual:
Don’t
Convene Without It
Many organizations do not have a board of directors
manual, primarily because they do not believe it is necessary.
Read why this is a mistake. |
A Message from the NCIL
Executive Director:
by John A. Lancaster
To read the full message from NCIL's ED
click here
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Community Choice Act and
testimony on the ADA Restoration Act of 2007
Full NCIL
Testimony
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To read the
candidates Comments click here
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| Additional Articles |
 Calendar of
EventsBy Steve Mahoney |
| National ADAPT Takes
Action in Chicago |
| Disabled
Candidate Running on His Ideas |
| Inflation
Beats Social Security Increase 3:1 |
| Accident Survivors
Drive Home Their Point About Safety |
| In Rural West, Fight
for Independence Not Over Yet. |
| Accessible Medical
Equipment a Real Reach |
| Community
Choice Act Gains Momentum in the Senate |
| NEWS
SUMMARIES |
| THIS DAY IN DISABILITY
HISTORY |
| Key Articles
from back issues |
| SSI -
Monthly check, daily struggle 8/07 |
| "Good
Boardsmanship" Working as a Team 8/07 |
| Terry Moakley:
Not Just Along for the Ride 8/07 |
| Frank Bowe Obituary
8/07 |
| Writing a Self-Portrait By
Roberta C.M. DeCaprio m8/07 |
| Lack
of Language Classes a Sign of the Times By Opal Colvin 8/07 |
| NYS Medicaid Buy-In Option: Do You
Qualify? By Rick Fitzgerald 8/07 |
| A Gift of
Leadership: Max Starkloff and the Formation of NCIL Coverstory 7/07 |
| Mental Health Stigma Still Hard to
Shake 7/07 |
| PTSD Not Just
a Soldier’s StoryBy Brenda Brown-Grooms7/07 |
Good Boardsmanship with tips
for Working as a Team part 1 By Patricio Figueroa, Jr.7/07 |
| Asperger’s Disorder: A Mother’s
Perspective By Dana Cacchione 4/07 |
| Medicaid Estate
Recovery2/07 |
Saw "Euthanasia
Blues" on YouTube.Com 2/07
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