Advocate: attitude toward disabled people needs more improvement (Citizens Voice)
On the 16th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, progress toward eliminating discrimination against people with disabilities is seen in ramps, electric doors and elevators that supply access to public buildings.
Breaking Down Barriers: Disability rights events underscore the power of advocacy (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
For 54 million Americans with disabilities, the attainment of full civil rights is a work in progress. The increased attention to disability rights in recent years began with activists in the 1960s and 1970s who demanded equal access to education, housing and other aspects of community life.
Rally to focus on city's ADA highs & lows - Hutchinson News
 Hutchinson News | Rally to focus on city's ADA highs & lows Hutchinson News, KS - ... Chris Owens, director of the Prairie Independent Living Center, commended the city of Hutchinson for its progress in ADA compliance - lauding accomplishments ... |
Medi-Cal managed care plan dropped (The Sacramento Bee)
The Schwarzenegger administration has dropped a controversial plan to require a half-million elderly and disabled Californians on Medi-Cal to enroll in managed care plans, a centerpiece of the governor's efforts to save money in the $35 billion health program.
In brief: Center sponsors disability walk (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
HUNTINGTON -- Mountain State Center For Independent Living will host a walk at 9 a.m. today at Ritter Park. People should meet at the picnic shelter. This is a fundraiser and a awareness for people with disabilities.
Schwarzenegger drops plan to shift some on Medi-Cal to managed ... - Scripps News
| Schwarzenegger drops plan to shift some on Medi-Cal to managed ... Scripps News, DC - ... care. "It's good because it's cautious," said Teresa Favuzzi, director of the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers. ... |
Developers target aging community
WFAA - Businesses responded, and Richardson now has 1,600 units of senior-oriented housing, ranging from independent-living centers to nursing care, according to an inventory updated by the city June 1. That list includes the most recent senior complex ...
Alfred Van Orden Bateman
Spectrum - George Rotary club for many years; the board of the Independent Living Center for the Handicapped; the board of directors for the Sons of Utah Pioneers. He also enjoyed many pastimes, including spinning his own thread for weaving, needle point ...
Race empowers disabled athletes - Berkshire Eagle
| Race empowers disabled athletes Berkshire Eagle, MA - ... than two miles of canoeing as part of the fourth annual Farnum's Challenge Run-Oar-Roll race organized by the Adlib Center for Independent Living, a nonprofit ... |
Brookdale Prices Follow-On Share Offering (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Brookdale Senior Living Inc., operator of assisted and independent living centers, said Thursday it priced a follow-on offering of 19.2 million common shares at $39.50 per share.
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