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- Iraq veteran's service pit bull thwarts ban, with help from feds - The Denver Post
- Glenn Belcher credits his pit bull, Sky, with cutting down on the nightmares that come from his tour of duty in Iraq during Desert Storm. The dog steadies him as he goes up stairs. And Sky's soothing presence has allowed Belcher to reduce the number of antipsychotic drugs he used to take to one, down from four. So Belcher was shocked when he moved from California to Denver in 2009 to learn that the dog a nurse prescribed to help him overcome his disabilities was not welcome. Sky violated the city's ban on pit bulls, and Denver officials told Belcher he would have to move outside the city limits if he wanted to keep the dog. Now the city of Denver appears to be relenting, following new advice from the U.S. Justice Department about how the Americans with Disabilities Act should be interpreted.
- Vets group wants GOP ex-senator fired from debt panel over benefits comments - The Hill's On The Money
- A group of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans called on President Obama to fire Alan Simpson from the White House fiscal commission for suggesting that veterans getting federal medical benefits are adding to the country’s debt problem.
- PhillyBurbs.com: Disability-rights protesters gather
- Representatives from at least seven disability-rights groups gathered across the street and later in front of, the Route 213 entrance to Woods Services, carrying signs and chanting slogans calling for an end to institutional care in favor of community-based services for those with disabilities.
- Disability Activists: Dump the Pity | Public News Service
- For 60 years, Jerry Lewis has hosted the Muscular Dystrophy Association annual Labor Day telethon. And for about 20 years, one of "Jerry's Kids" has been at odds with him over the way the money is raised. Mike Ervin appeared on the telethon when he was six years old. Now he's a writer and disability rights activist who speaks out against the telethon because he claims it promotes stereotypes of people with disabilities as objects of pity.
- Parents of Special-Education Students Air Frustrations | Willamette Week
- In response to significant reductions in Portland Public Schools’ special-education department, concerned parents met with school-district administrators downtown last night for a two-hour, kvetching-and-answer session.
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