DisabledCincinnati.org

Here is a petition started on change.org to make travel easier for those who are wheelchair bound. Please consider supporting this effort.

U.S. President: Please make airplanes wheelchair accessible. Because the disabled worldwide with a heavy restriction such as muscle diseases can not travel by plane when they must sit in a regular airplane seat....

Resource lists were updated today - July 8.

This month's resource list update was completed on June 9. Take a look.

A new real reality show!

Reality TV on MSN TV | 'Push Girls' Gives Close-Up of Women in Wheelchairs Reality TV on MSN TV | 'Push Girls' Gives Close-Up of Women in Wheelchairs

Wednesday, April 25 is "Support the Able Act of 2011". This legislation allows for savings accounts to support the needs of the disabled. (See my January 11 post.) H.R. 3423 is still being considered by Congress. The link below will help you reach out to your representative to let them know you support this bill.
http://www.mda.org/advocacy/campaigns.html

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I am looking for a comprehensive listing of handicap accessible apartments in the Cincinnati area. The apartments don't have to be currently available nor do they have to be for the financially disadvantaged. Any help would be appreciated.

This month's update to the website's resource lists has been completed. More resource links were added and some of the catagories broken up to make finding things easier.

Interesting...
http://www.disabilitycounter.org/

America's Disability Counter - Council for Disability Awareness The CDA Disability Counter is a public service that estimates the regular occurrence of long term disabilities lasting for one or more months that prevent working-age Americans (age 20–64) from working. The calculation methodology and future projections are derived from public and private data sourc...

A reminder that you can do anything if you have the desire and the willingness to overcome obstacles.

Wheelchair doesn't stop this woman from bungee jumping A paraplegic woman confined to a wheelchair realized her dream of bungee jumping, thanks to 9LivesAdventure, a group dedicated to helping people with "accessibility challenges" overcome obstacles in their lives. The tension builds as a group of friends pick the woman up in her wheelchair and thro…

Those of us with rare diseases would really appreciate your support.....

Join NORD in Advocacy — National Organization for Rare Disorders Welcome to our: Legislative Action CenterYou can make a big difference in just 5 minutes. That's all it will take to learn the issues and send an email to your elected officials. The actions of our government have an enormous impact on the lives of you and your family, and we hope you'll use this si...

American Association of People with Disabilities : Email - Support Accessible Swimming Pools! The Department of Justice Title III regulations regarding accessible entry and exit from swimming pools and spas is scheduled to come into effect tomorrow, March 15, 2012. Unfortunately, however, after the DoJ sent a letter to the American Hotel and Lodging Association last month with information a...

Something to think about.

When to stop driving: Why it’s so hard to get elderly drivers off the road. Last fall, Gordon Yeager, 94, and his wife, Norma, 90, died together, holding hands in the Iowa hospital where they had been taken after a car accident. The final chapter of the couple’s seven-decade love story made headlines around the world. What the fulsome tributes to the couple’s 72-year marria...