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We start by remembering our friend and one of the most accomplished writers in the disability community, Harriet McBryde Johnson.

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Tom Olin: DRM’s Picture-Perfect Chronicler

By Mike Ervin and Pat Figueroa, Jr.

Tom Olin is someone everybody sees at national disability events, but few realize what he has done. Olin, director of the Disability Rights Center, is known for his pictures. But, more than simply a photographer, he is a photojournalist and social documentarian.

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U.N. Treaty a Victory for Global Disability Community

By Barbara Bobbi Linn

T he United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) went into force of law May 4th, one month after the required 20th country ratified the landmark treaty.

for the full UN Treaty story Click here

Comparison Between the ADA Restoration Act and the ADA Amendments Act

The ADA Amendments Act (Negotiated Compromise)

Commentary

Pioneer’s Passing Takes a Little Piece of Our Hearts

By Patricio Figueroa, Jr.

To read the enttire story on Harriet McBryde Johnson , click here

‘Socialware’ Leveling the Global Playing Field

As the World Wide Web becomes an everyday and virtually indispensable part of modern-day communication, a set of tools has emerged that enables nearly everyone to – anonymously — be a reporter or editor instead of a mere consumer of information.

This has changed everything.

For the full story 'socialware' click here

Chris Carroll: Changing Abilities, Steadfast Grace

Chris Carroll and her late husband, John, were newlyweds when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1973.

By Amy Halloran

For the full story on Chris Carrollclick here

Best Government Benefit?
Social Security Reform

By Brenda Brown-Grooms

For the full article Social Security click here

Medicare’s Planned DME Changes ‘Mobilize’ Activists

The federal Medicare program has introduced a number of changes that will have a direct effect on people with significant physical disabilities.

By Michael Reynolds

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Missouri Museum to Tell Disability Rights Story

“Perspectives on Disability Project” and the “Disability History Project.” The project “will be an excellent way to get the attention of the public, to get them to start asking questions and sharing concerns

By Kathi Wolfe

Missouri Museum to Tell Disability Rights Story

Commentary

‘Write’ Ability, Wrong Treatment

I’m multiply disabled, so I get Social Security Disability, Medicare, Medicaid, Section 8 housing assistance, food stamps and HEAP (Home Energy Assistance Program) aid. I am a tax-user. I think of New York state’s Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) as the agency that’s supposed to turn tax-users into taxpayers.

By Anne C. Woodlen

The ADA Restoration Chart in Rich Text Format