Disabilities News
An early intervention program that helps hundreds of Gulf Coast families with developmental disabilities is closing because of recent cuts to the state budget.WASHINGTON ? The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) today released findings of the most extensive survey in history of employers' actions and attitudes toward employing people with disabilities. The Michigan Department of Human Services recently announced that as many as 80,000 Michigan senior citizens and adults with disabilities could automatically get help with their food budgets this year under a federal pilot project. For decades, athletes with disabilities have had the Special Olympics as a venue to showcase talents that transcend their limitations. Now, a new event in Wilmette is giving artists with disabilities the chance to shine in their own arenas of painting and music. In the world of Arizonans dealing with developmental disabilities, Jon Hinz is a rock star. Sounds funny, I know, but he's been one of the community's strongest advocates for three decades. Hinz's 30-year-old daughter, Missy, was born with Down syndrome. Rather than let her condition embarra...Gov. Jim Doyle has approved grants totaling $1,415,922 for projects that will enhance local transportation options for citizens with disabilities, the state Department of Transportation announced. The Dane County Department of Human Services received $97,986 for a $141,263 mobility management and travel training project. A DOT news release said the grants will support new public transportation ...January is March of Dimes month and the organization?s largest fundraising campaign of the year is underway.The New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities has agreed to examine the purchase price a group home's sponsor has offered for a 2-family house in Waterbury Estates, the former Smithsonian property. Assemblyman...Rose Twp. ? It was the late cowboy Will Rogers who said, ?There?s something about the outside of a horse that?s good for the inside of a man.? This is certainly proving true for children and adults in the therapeutic riding program at Pretty Pony Pastures.Beyond Boundaries Live, the UK's leading event for people with disabilities, has undergone a major transformation following this year's event. The 2009 show is set to be the biggest and best yet as it moves to Farnborough's FIVE venue and extends both its exhibitor and feature content.Yahoo! News Search Results for Disabilities
