tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36355587510801905562010-01-13T15:52:09.578-05:00Able VoicesA blog concerning current issues regarding the civil rights of persons with physical disabilitiesTeresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390554518090553605noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635558751080190556.post-70027248423726535392008-06-10T20:41:00.011-04:002008-06-10T22:08:00.572-04:00Dr. Randy Pausch, Living Well and Surviving Pancreatic CancerPlease support pancreatic cancer research at: The Lustgarten Foundation and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network . Follow Dr. Pausch's journey at his personal website. It includes a Diane Sawyer ABC special about Dr. Pausch's journey with pancreatic cancer. It deals with many of the feelings encountered when you face a new life changing diagnosis and how to take back your life from your diagnosisTeresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390554518090553605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635558751080190556.post-21412363208144378422008-05-23T19:30:00.006-04:002008-06-10T22:10:02.100-04:00Remember Those Who Served for UsCelebrate Memorial Day by remembering the heroes we have lost and honor those whose lives are changed forever by a lifetime disability. Remember those serving today and pray for their well being. There is a fundraising campaign to create a memorial for those Veterans who are Disabled for Life. Follow this link to their homepage to learn how you can help this cause.http://www.avdlm.com/Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390554518090553605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635558751080190556.post-70497056212782601402008-05-20T00:25:00.005-04:002008-05-22T19:59:10.360-04:00See the PersonOne of the most disappointing areas of disability awareness that exists is language that identifies us by our disability. We are people first. The mainstream media outlets are some of the worst offenders in this arena. I know some persons with disabilities are not offended by the word "handicapped," but I am one person who rejects that label. Historically, it refers to persons with Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390554518090553605noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635558751080190556.post-40870926327683970792008-05-17T15:29:00.006-04:002008-05-17T22:59:31.930-04:00Access is not historically consistent, so arrest me?On April 25, 2008, Mike Allen reported, in the Roanoke Times, that a judge in Roanoke, Virginia criminally convicted a woman for violating zoning ordinances because she made her private home accessible for her mother who uses a wheelchair. The battle stemmed from a pair of French doors that the local Architectural Review Board decided did not meet their standards. Never mind, that the window thatTeresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390554518090553605noreply@blogger.com0