DISABILITY ISSUES AND ADVICE http://drcfc.yuku.com/forums/65 en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:32:37 GMT Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:50:44 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://drcfc.yuku.com/forums/65 Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ CDAC EMERGENCY ALERT: GOVENOR RELL'S RECESSION CUTS/STATE BUDGET DEFICIT ]]> http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/424/t/CDAC-EMERGENCY-ALERT-GOVENOR-RELL-S-RECESSION-CUTS-STATE-BUD.html
Developments in Washington, DC and Hartford, Connecticut necessitate this emergency alert. Your attention is called to:

At the State level: Last week Governor M. Jodi Rell released her rescission cuts and a plan to address the state's budget deficit for the current fiscal year. These reductions come on top of cuts many programs sustained when the 2009-10 budget was finally passed in August. A small sample of the cuts include:

o The suspension... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (SEANLKELLY) http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/424 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:40:10 GMT <![CDATA[ CALLING ALL PERSONAL ASSISTANTS (PCAs) AND THEIR EMPLOYERS ]]> http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/423/t/CALLING-ALL-PERSONAL-ASSISTANTS-PCAs-AND-THEIR-EMPLOYERS.html CALLING ALL PERSONAL ASSISTANTS (PCAs) AND THEIR EMPLOYERS


The Connecticut State Independent Living Council (CT-SILC) is a statewide organization charged with promoting Independent Living for people with disabilities. CT-SILC and its partners are collecting information from PCAs and their... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (SEANLKELLY) http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/423 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:34:08 GMT <![CDATA[ $500 Grants Buy Disabled Kids Much Needed Equipment & Services ]]> http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/422/t/-500-Grants-Buy-Disabled-Kids-Much-Needed-Equipment-Services.html $500 Grants Buy Disabled Kids Much Needed Equipment & Services

The Kaitlin Marie Bell Foundation, Inc. support the needs of recipients up
to the age of 21 with medical and physical challenges. The Foundation
provides financial assistance to children with disabilities who are
unable to afford equipment and/or services that they need; insurance
companies consider many of these items a luxury. Grants are for $500.
Contact: The Kaitlin... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (SEANLKELLY) http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/422 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:53:23 GMT <![CDATA[ The U.S. Department of Labor today launches Disability.gov ]]> http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/421/t/The-U-S-Department-of-Labor-today-launches-Disability-gov.html The U.S. Department of Labor today launched Disability.gov, the federal government's Web site for people with disabilities, their family members, veterans, caregivers, employers and others. The new site, previously called DisabilityInfo.gov, features comprehensive information about disability-related programs and services, as well... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (SEANLKELLY) http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/421 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:10:22 GMT <![CDATA[ Traumatic Brain Injury Advocate, Craig Sears, To Speak ]]> http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/420/t/Traumatic-Brain-Injury-Advocate-Craig-Sears-To-Speak.html Traumatic Brain Injury Advocate to Speak:

Craig Sears, an adult PABI survivor who serves on the http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/420 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:30:58 GMT <![CDATA[ The Creative Strokes Network: Show & Tell Bridgeport, Friday May 29 1-3pm ]]> http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/419/t/-Creative-Strokes-Network--Tell-Bridgeport-Friday-May-29-1-3.html

Discover how peers empower each other with their own breakthrough approach to improving mental health from the "inside-out"


On May 29th feeds@yuku.com (SEANLKELLY) http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/419 Thu, 28 May 2009 15:19:48 GMT <![CDATA[ Southwest Connecticut Mental Health Systems CAREER DAY 2009 ]]> http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/418/t/Southwest-Connecticut-Mental-Health-Systems-CAREER-DAY-2009.html

Southwest Connecticut Mental Health Systems, along with several other community non-profit agencies, is sponsoring two Career Day events in May in recognition of http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/418 Thu, 14 May 2009 12:46:07 GMT <![CDATA[ Stimulus Update: COBRA ]]> http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/417/t/Stimulus-Update-COBRA.html

Important Information Regarding COBRA Health Insurance Subsidies: If you were involuntarily separated from your employment between the dates of September 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009, please click here - feeds@yuku.com (SEANLKELLY) http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/417 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:30:42 GMT <![CDATA[ ADA Coalition of CT Presents: How to Plan Meetings That Are Accessible to ALL ]]> http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/416/t/ADA-Coalition--CT-Presents---Plan-Meetings---Accessible--.html ADA Coalition of CTPresents:

How to Plan Meetings That Are feeds@yuku.com (SEANLKELLY) http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/416 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:34:15 GMT <![CDATA[ "accelerate" A National Juried Exhibition for Emerging Artists with Disabilities, Ages 16-25 ]]> http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/415/t/-accelerate--National-Juried-Exhibition--Emerging-Artists--D.html

CALL FOR ENTRIES

"accelerate"

A National Juried Exhibition for
Emerging Artists with Disabilities, Ages 16-25
Deadline: June... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (SEANLKELLY) http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/415 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:09:28 GMT <![CDATA[ Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP, is proud to introduce a one-year disability rights fellowship ]]> http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/414/t/Brown-Goldstein-Levy-LLP--proud--introduce---year-disability.html Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP, is proud to introduce a one-year disability rights fellowship. The Fellowship offers a recent law-school graduate or judicial clerk (0 to 3 years out) with a disability the opportunity to participate in all phases of disability rights litigation at our firm in Baltimore , Maryland . Brown, Goldstein & Levy is a 16-lawyer,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (SEANLKELLY) http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/414 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:05:24 GMT <![CDATA[ CDAC LEGISLATIVE ALERTS ]]> http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/413/t/CDAC-LEGISLATIVE-ALERTS.html Legislative Alert - February 24, 2009


"Enhancing the effectiveness of disability activism by organizing and empowering individuals, families, groups, and organizations!"


Empowerment! Opportunity! Justice!


 feeds@yuku.com (SEANLKELLY) http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/413 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:23:12 GMT <![CDATA[ Disabled woman given mermaid tail to help her swim ]]> http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/411/t/Disabled-woman-given-mermaid-tail-to-help-her-swim.html Disabled woman given mermaid tail to help her swim

A woman who lost both her legs as a child has been turned into a mermaid by the Lord of the Rings special effects team so she can go swimming.

Last Updated: 10:16PM GMT 26 Feb 2009

Mermaid tail Nadya Vessey: Disabled woman given mermaid tail to help... ]]></description> <!-- optional elements --> <author>feeds@yuku.com (SEANLKELLY)</author> <guid isPermaLink=http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/411 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:34:07 GMT <![CDATA[ INDEPENDENT LIVING DAY AT THE CAPITOL -- MARCH 12 2009 ]]> http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/410/t/INDEPENDENT-LIVING-DAY-AT-THE-CAPITOL-MARCH-12-2009.html INDEPENDENT LIVING DAY

AT THE CAPITOL

Thursday, March 12,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (SEANLKELLY) http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/410 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:11:05 GMT <![CDATA[ Update: Act Now - Ask Congress to keep Independent Living in the Stimulus Bill! ]]> http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/409/t/Update-Act--Ask-Congress---Independent-Living---Stimulus--.html CONSUMERS, MEMBERS, BOARD, STAFF-IT LOOKS LIKE OUR EFFORTS ARE feeds@yuku.com (SEANLKELLY) http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/409 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:09:24 GMT <![CDATA[ *** IMPORTANT *** LEGISLATION AND FUNDING FOR CILS ]]> http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/408/t/-IMPORTANT-LEGISLATION-AND-FUNDING-FOR-CILS.html This is a complex budgeting time-what with Gov. Rell's Budget and the Economic Stimulus... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (SEANLKELLY) http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/408 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:17:19 GMT <![CDATA[ NCIL INFORMATION ALERT -- Urge Congress to Support the Economic Recovery Bills! ]]> http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/407/t/NCIL-INFORMATION-ALERT-Urge-Congress--Support--Economic-Reco.html Urge Congress to Support the Economic Recovery Bills!

Background: Centers for Independent Living received recognition in the House Economic Stimulus Bill!

NCIL has been advocating for funding for Centers for Independent Living and Statewide Independent Living Councils for several years. We have been working with Members of Congress and the Rehabilitation Service Administration to increase funding for all Centers for Independent Living.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (SEANLKELLY) http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/407 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:25:47 GMT <![CDATA[ ADA Coalition of CT Presents: How to Plan Meetings That Are Accessible to ALL ]]> http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/406/t/ADA-Coalition--CT-Presents---Plan-Meetings---Accessible--.html ADA Coalition of CT Presents:
How to Plan Meetings That Are Accessible to ALL

Date: TBA Spring 2009



Fee: $30.00 per person
See Attached Registration Form
Trainers
Marc Anthony Gallucci Esq.
Executive Director, Center for Disability Rights, West Haven
Candace Low-Executive Director, Independence Unlimited, Hartford
Location:
North Branch Library
3455 Madison Avenue , Bridgeport , CT

A... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (SEANLKELLY) http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/406 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:04:28 GMT <![CDATA[ House Economic Stimulus Measure Released; Big Wins for n4a’s Priorities ]]> http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/405/t/House-Economic-Stimulus-Measure-Released-Big-Wins--n4a-s-Pri.html

January 15, 2009

feeds@yuku.com (SEANLKELLY) http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/405 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:58:48 GMT <![CDATA[ NEAT CENTER AT OAK HILL EVENTS ]]> http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/404/t/NEAT-CENTER-AT-OAK-HILL-EVENTS.html * The most current events can always be found at the end of the message board thread.

MAKING WORKPLACE

ACCOMMODATIONS... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (SEANLKELLY) http://drcfc.yuku.com/topic/404 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:42:05 GMT