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Vanderbilt University’s new Next Step certificate program is providing a college experience to six students with intellectual disabilities, allowing them to participate in classes and extracurricular activities with typical college students.

Incoming leader expresses optimism about chance to redeem troubled facility

Incoming leader expresses optimism about chance to redeem troubled facility

West Chicago senior plays basketball with dog carrying oxygen tank

While some states vigorously resist the federal health reform law, Oregon officials and health industry leaders offered mostly praise of the plan to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who swung through Portland on Tuesday.

West Chicago senior plays basketball with dog carrying oxygen tank

While some states vigorously resist the federal health reform law, Oregon officials and health industry leaders offered mostly praise of the plan to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who swung through Portland on Tuesday.

Pit bulls, outlawed from Denver more than 20 years ago, will be allowed back into city limits as service animals under a proposed law being considered today by the city council’s safety committee.

Pit bulls, outlawed from Denver more than 20 years ago, will be allowed back into city limits as service animals under a proposed law being considered today by the city council’s safety committee.

Two years after Iowa implemented rules restricting the use of restraint and seclusion tactics in schools, compliance remains elusive.

Two years after Iowa implemented rules restricting the use of restraint and seclusion tactics in schools, compliance remains elusive.

Experiencing life with my mother, whose mobility is impaired by Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a disease which affects the central nervous system and impairs movement, we see every day that many aspects of her life need designers’ attention, not just the built environment. The smaller, more personal objects that are vital to mediating her interaction with her world—canes, walkers, wheelchairs, and scooters—deserve high standards of design too. In health insurance speak these objects are “Durable Goods,” intended for use on an ongoing basis. In many cases the design of these objects is completely dependant on cost restrictions, and suffers from a lack of thoughtfulness, imagination, and innovation.

Experiencing life with my mother, whose mobility is impaired by Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a disease which affects the central nervous system and impairs movement, we see every day that many aspects of her life need designers’ attention, not just the built environment. The smaller, more personal objects that are vital to mediating her interaction with her world—canes, walkers, wheelchairs, and scooters—deserve high standards of design too. In health insurance speak these objects are “Durable Goods,” intended for use on an ongoing basis. In many cases the design of these objects is completely dependant on cost restrictions, and suffers from a lack of thoughtfulness, imagination, and innovation.

Employment rates haven't changed since Americans with Disabilities Act passed.

Employment rates haven't changed since Americans with Disabilities Act passed.

Abilities Expo has put together an impressive line-up of exhibits, celebrities, workshops, events and activities to appeal to the full spectrum of people with disabilities, from children to seniors and everyone in between.

Abilities Expo has put together an impressive line-up of exhibits, celebrities, workshops, events and activities to appeal to the full spectrum of people with disabilities, from children to seniors and everyone in between.

We are working with an association called Abdiin Halilisuu, which consists of 31 people living with disabilities. This association worked with the previous Peace Corps volunteer to create a project proposal for an income-generating activity. The project, a chicken farm, was chosen based on the volunteer's prior experience. After the project had waited for funding for nearly two years, we decided to rewrite the proposal and submit it to the Peace Corps Partnership Program. The Partnership Program, once it approves the proposal, posts it online and anyone can then donate. Once the fundraising is complete, the money is released and construction can begin.

We are working with an association called Abdiin Halilisuu, which consists of 31 people living with disabilities. This association worked with the previous Peace Corps volunteer to create a project proposal for an income-generating activity. The project, a chicken farm, was chosen based on the volunteer's prior experience. After the project had waited for funding for nearly two years, we decided to rewrite the proposal and submit it to the Peace Corps Partnership Program. The Partnership Program, once it approves the proposal, posts it online and anyone can then donate. Once the fundraising is complete, the money is released and construction can begin.

The issue of forced contraception raises difficult questions about autonomous decision making under the Mental Capacity Act