Tag: disabled
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December 04, 2009 02:35 AM EST --
I started a new job in the middle of November. I am now working for a private care agency as a caregiver for developmentally disabled adults in their homes. There are one or two or three clients . . .
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March 14, 2009 05:17 AM EDT --
Trying to find work in this economy is hard enough for any able-bodied person, but it is twice as hard for a disabled person. The job pool is even more limiting than the general work pool; . . .
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January 15, 2009 01:19 PM EST --
This is a confession. I'm anal retentive, but not totally.
There are things that I miss on my periodic scans and some things that only look good if they're not totally done.
My problems . . .
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April 14, 2009 05:15 PM EDT --
My long and tedious journey, coming back from being very ill, has been a gastronomic disaster. Because I have very little stamina, I can't cook right now. I'm unable to chop vegetables . . .
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February 25, 2008 06:38 PM EST --
Life started off bad for me, but I've always believed that things could get worse. After spending most of my life depressed as a child, unwilling to accept my disability, I've gotten use . . .
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April 20, 2008 03:18 PM EDT --
Things to Never Say to the Disabled
by Marilyn Mackenzie
I get regular emails from Diversity, Inc. I'm not sure how that started. And sometimes I don't get a chance . . .
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August 22, 2008 01:51 PM EDT --
I told you about Jason Mitchener a few days ago. If you haven't visited his web site yet, you should. Knowing that many will forget to request his devotions, I thought I would share . . .
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January 02, 2009 09:00 PM EST --
NEW YORK (AP) - Edwin Rivera, a severely disabled 22-year-old, was supposed
to be escorted home from his special-needs school.
Instead, authorities said Friday, a matron eager to get to an appointment . . .
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December 22, 2008 04:40 PM EST --
Generally speaking the world we live in has a low tolerance for people with disabilities. We are often slower, we don’t walk fast, we don’t talk fast, or think fast, we require help and . . .
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December 06, 2006 06:53 PM EST --
I am not myself disabled. Someday I may be. But since an early age I have been sensitive to the needs of those who are. When I started my career as a software developer, I made the needs of disabled users . . .
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August 11, 2008 08:38 PM EDT --
My wife has a knee problem. She had to have nine knee surgeries due to her kneecaps not alligning properly. She ended up with staph infection in her left knee that was so severe that it ate . . .
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October 04, 2009 02:40 PM EDT --
This is the first time I've been able to get a photo of this cardinal. He is on the feeder daily but is extremely skittish probably because of is disability. Timing was good that I could snap . . .
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February 11, 2008 10:19 PM EST --
This story was on ABC World News Tonight. If you go to their web page, you can read the entire story. Walgreens has a distribution center in South Carolina. Out of the over 700 employees, over half are . . .
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September 09, 2006 02:15 PM EDT --
KALEIDOSCOPE Magazine semiannually publishes articles, fiction, poetry, personal essays, reviews, and art (including cartoons and photographs) that explore various aspects of disability.
Kaleidoscope . . .
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August 07, 2007 01:23 PM EDT --
Eight years back this September I was on my way to work. A car crossed over the centerline and stuck my car just behind the driver's door. I did what I had been taught in so many safe driving courses . . .
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May 04, 2008 01:35 PM EDT --
" What is the current salary level of Members of Congress and Senators?
The current salary for all Senators and Members is $169,300. The salary for the Speaker is $217,400 and the salary for the . . .
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May 23, 2008 11:39 AM EDT --
Hi, all. I just had my semi-annual certification for our state benefits (medical & food), yesterday. You are not going to believe it. After giving my caseworker all my information, . . .
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May 13, 2009 05:35 PM EDT --
The government estimates about 64 million Americans will receive stimulus funds this year. If you are one of these fortunate folks, they are starting to send out the $250 checks to Social Security . . .
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September 16, 2009 11:22 AM EDT --
Are you thinking of bringing an elderly family member back to your home? Is there anyone that you are about to bring into your home who needs to use a wheelchair for some reason? If so, let . . .
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June 13, 2008 08:29 AM EDT --
AURORA- Gateway High School is host this week to over 120 wheelchair bound children.
The 25th annual Colorado Junior Wheelchair Sports Camp began Monday and will conclude Friday with an awards . . .
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