Disabilities News
John McCusker, The Times-PicayuneOnly the slab remains of a crime-infested apartment building on Eisenhower Avenue torn down last year. Officials have announced a $5 million center featuring a facilitiy for people with disabilities, along with recreational fields. Grassy lots and...KANSAS CITY ? Recent changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act are the subject of a national meeting in downtown Kansas City this week. The federal law passed in 1990 establishes legal protections in employment and public accommodations for people with disabilities. ADA amendments took effect on Jan. 1. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, spoke to conference participants on Monday. Conference topics ...The Florence County Disabilities and Special Needs Board recognized 48 employees for their years of service to the agency during a recent ceremony at the Red Barn Restaurant in Lake City.New research discovers the risk of tobacco addiction is especially severe for people with developmental or intellectual disabilities. And the medical community often tends to overlook the tobacco-related burdens these people face. An extensive review of published research on this topic appears in the June edition of the journal Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. ?This is too [...]U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shinseki today announced a landmark collaboration to help the families of older Americans and Veterans with disabilities of all ages care for their loved ones in the community.A new group of employers is coming together to work together, employers talking to employers, to address the importance and necessity of helping people with disabilities find and secure careers, and helping businesses become more competitive in the process.Amendments to the Americans With Disabilities Act took effect Jan. 1, and corporate legal departments have been revising forms and policies, and training supervisors about the changes.FLORHAM PARK - Students at the grades 6-8 Ridgedale Middle School learned what it would be like to be challenged by disabilities Tuesday, May 19, at a training seminar designed to make students aware of differences in learning.Teens with intellectual disabilities are invited to attend some fun-filled, educational camps this summer. The weeklong camps for teens ages 13-17 will be offered June 22-Aug. 7.Allied Healthcare International Inc., a leading provider of flexible healthcare staffing services in the United Kingdom, has appointed Tom Bourne as the Head of its Learning Disabilities business.Yahoo! News Search Results for Disabilities
