http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/ Disabilities To Abilities en Fri, 28 May 2010 21:37:00 GMT Fri, 28 May 2010 21:37:00 GMT info@disabilitiestoabilities.com info@disabilitiestoabilities.com http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/bus-stop-accessibility-and-safety/ Registration open for June training event on Bus Stop Accessibility and Safety Really Long Link A free two-part webinar and audio conference on using the Toolkit for Assessing Bus Stop... http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/bus-stop-accessibility-and-safety/#comments http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/bus-stop-accessibility-and-safety/ Fri, 28 May 2010 21:37:00 GMT http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/dissabilities-census/ I would like to have this issue addressed if at all possible or necessary: government funding is determined by the census and the 10 questions on the 2010 form do... http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/dissabilities-census/#comments http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/dissabilities-census/ Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:45:00 GMT http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/when-did-pwds-cease-to-matter-in-the-battle-against-bigotry/1/ This is a very useful article, except..... The writer sees this issue through the lens of a parent, not an adult person with a disability. Yes, words hurt and words... http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/when-did-pwds-cease-to-matter-in-the-battle-against-bigotry/1/#comments http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/when-did-pwds-cease-to-matter-in-the-battle-against-bigotry/1/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:19:00 GMT http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/when-did-pwds-cease-to-matter-in-the-battle-against-bigotry/2/ This is a very useful article, except..... The writer sees this issue through the lens of a parent, not an adult person with a disability. Yes, words hurt and words... http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/when-did-pwds-cease-to-matter-in-the-battle-against-bigotry/2/#comments http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/when-did-pwds-cease-to-matter-in-the-battle-against-bigotry/2/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:19:00 GMT http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/when-did-pwds-cease-to-matter-in-the-battle-against-bigotry/3/ This is a very useful article, except..... The writer sees this issue through the lens of a parent, not an adult person with a disability. Yes, words hurt and words... http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/when-did-pwds-cease-to-matter-in-the-battle-against-bigotry/3/#comments http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/when-did-pwds-cease-to-matter-in-the-battle-against-bigotry/3/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:19:00 GMT http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/new-irs-form-990/ In an effort to reflect the significant changes that have occurred in the nonprofit sector and to address the increased demand for transparency and accountability, the IRS has completed a... http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/new-irs-form-990/#comments http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/new-irs-form-990/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:32:00 GMT http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/dont-be-fool-when-it-comes-to-your-economic-recovery-payment/ Social Security Column DON'T BE FOOL WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY PAYMENT By Elizabeth Wertime Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Upstate, New York If you're receiving Social... http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/dont-be-fool-when-it-comes-to-your-economic-recovery-payment/#comments http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/dont-be-fool-when-it-comes-to-your-economic-recovery-payment/ Sat, 09 May 2009 14:36:00 GMT http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/adapt-funrun-2009-is-scheduled-for-sunday-april-26th-please-support-fundraisers/ The ADAPT Community must continue our efforts to get and keep people out of nursing homes and other institutions. At the state level, ADAPT activists advocate to change the institutional... http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/adapt-funrun-2009-is-scheduled-for-sunday-april-26th-please-support-fundraisers/#comments http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/adapt-funrun-2009-is-scheduled-for-sunday-april-26th-please-support-fundraisers/ Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:09:00 GMT http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/reading-rights-coalitionprotests-disabled-text-to-speech-on-kindle-2/ Dear Friends and Neighbors, Over the past few weeks, I have been organizing with colleagues from around the country to ensure that Amazon's Kindle 2 is accessible to people with... http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/reading-rights-coalitionprotests-disabled-text-to-speech-on-kindle-2/#comments http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/reading-rights-coalitionprotests-disabled-text-to-speech-on-kindle-2/ Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:33:00 GMT http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/social-security-and-ssi-benefits/ A. By Elizabeth Wertime Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Upstate, NY The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which the President signed into law in February, provides for... http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/social-security-and-ssi-benefits/#comments http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/social-security-and-ssi-benefits/ Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:30:00 GMT http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/engage-in-storytelling-for-the-social-good-caregiving/ The people of Deepwell need you to Tell it to Someone Who Cares. United Cerebral Palsy and Life Without Limits will be carefully noting and reflecting on your stories told... http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/engage-in-storytelling-for-the-social-good-caregiving/#comments http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/engage-in-storytelling-for-the-social-good-caregiving/ Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:22:00 GMT http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/accessible-transportation-survey/ In conjunction with a grant received from the Federal Transit Administration, Meeting the Challenge, Inc. is conducting a survey designed to collect information from people with disabilities regarding their experiences... http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/accessible-transportation-survey/#comments http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/accessible-transportation-survey/ Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:12:00 GMT http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/autism-study-shows-evidence-of-a-major-environmental-trigger/ Researchers at Cornell University report in the journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine that they have found evidence of an environmental trigger for autism among genetically vulnerable children. It... http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/autism-study-shows-evidence-of-a-major-environmental-trigger/#comments http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/autism-study-shows-evidence-of-a-major-environmental-trigger/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:46:00 GMT http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/captioning-and-description/ "Seeing is believing" for the millions of deaf individuals who rely on captioned video as a means of access to television, movies, and the increasingly ubiquitous videos in our lives... http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/captioning-and-description/#comments http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/captioning-and-description/ Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:03:00 GMT http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/my-voice-my-vote/ This is a new website for young adults with disabilities who want to learn about the voting process and make a difference in theircommunities. The site includes resources for voters... http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/my-voice-my-vote/#comments http://www.disabilitiestoabilities.com/my-voice-my-vote/ Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:14:00 GMT