Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Mind's Museum explores inside view of mental illness

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From The New York Times Oct. 28: ROME — The logo of the Mind’s Museum is an overturned funnel. It is a reference to a 15th-century painting...

New 21-year study to investigate children's health

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From The New York Times : After nearly a decade of planning, researchers will begin recruiting pregnant women in January for an ambitious na...
Monday, October 27, 2008

Adapted bar mitzvah gives disabled teen his ceremony

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From The New York Times Long Island section: CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- In the beginning, Brian and Jaclyn Rattner were focused on what their oldes...

Oklahoma lacks needed specialists to help children with autism there

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From NewsOK.com : Oklahoma lacks enough therapists and behavioral specialists to take care of the state’s autistic children, according to th...

Woman with disabilities at higher risk of abusive relationships

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From Reuters Oct. 27: NEW YORK -- A new study shows that women with a disability are far more likely to experience a physical assault by a ...

Blind announcer gives Tampa Bay Rays' fans color commentary in Spanish

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From The Associated Press Oct. 27: Enrique Oliu (pictured) breathes baseball. The crack of the bat and the cheers of the crowd run through ...

African countries face mental health crisis

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The Daily Triumph in Nigeria reports that more than 75 percent of people with mental health problems in Nigeria do not have access to treat...

A few consultants, doctors at center of numerous LIRR disability claims

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From the intro to a story in The New York Times Oct. 27: In the years before the investigators arrived, the Long Island office of the Railr...

British Paralympian to provide voice for wheelchair-using character in animated children's series

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From the South Wales Echo : Wales' most successful Paralympian is to make her animated TV debut – playing a wheelchair-bound cheetah who...

Renee Zellweger plays wheelchair user in new film

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The Daily Mail in the UK reports that Renee Zellweger and Forrest Whitaker (pictured) are currently filming "My Own Love Song," i...

Kentucky courthouse has wheelchair access problems

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From the Lexington, Ky., Herald-Leader on the WKYT-TV Web site: CYNTHIANA, Ky. — People with disabilities find it more difficult to enter t...

Several people with disabilities running for elected office in NJ

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The Jewish Times reports that Dennis Shulman, (pictured) a blind rabbi, is running for the House of Representatives in New Jersey's 5th...

AAPD presses Florida to allow federal inspection of voter accessibility

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From an AAPD press release : WASHINGTON, DC – Oct. 21, 2008 – The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), the largest cross...

Vietnam villagers wonder why their children have high incidence of disability

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From Thanh Nien Daily in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Parents in Ho Do Commune say their children are born normal, but soon show signs of dev...

Baseball player wins award for work with young adults with Down syndrome

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From The Houston Chronicle's World Series Notes : Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals received the 2008 Roberto Clemente Award, gi...