Impact of California budget cuts on people with disabilities

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Summer internships for college students with disabilities

Numerous organizations, such as Mitzubishi, Microsoft and the Federal Government, need Summer interns. Check out the lists of internship possibilities today, as some deadlines are drawing near ...

December 31 summary of Governor's 2009-2010 budget

Sacramento (CDCAN) - Department of Finance director Mike Genest released late this morning an 84 page summary of major parts of the Governor's proposed 2009-2010 State Budget that the Governor will officially release next week. The summary outlines over $40 billion in proposed solutions, including $17 billion in spending cuts and about $14 billion in revenues, with significant reductions proposed for health and human services. The budget deficit is now estimated to be over $41 billion by the end of the 2009-2010 State Budget year (June 30, 2010). Find out here where the budget cuts fall hardest ...

Woodrow Falls, Jr., named plaintiff in Chambers lawsuit, moves out of Laguna Honda Hospital into community

On December 10, 2008, Mr. Falls, a San Francisco native and a Vietnam veteran, moved into a one bedroom, fully accessible apartment in a senior housing complex. The building is brand new, and provides on site services including social workers and medical staff. In addition to these services, the building boasts a variety of common areas, including a rooftop where residents can garden or enjoy the views of San Francisco, or both. It is a far cry from Mr. Falls' open ward at Laguna Honda. Read more here about Mr. Falls' new apartment and his visitor, the Honorable William Alsup ...

Accessibility at the 2009 Presidential Inauguration

For information about accessibility options for the 2009 Presidential Inauguration, including sign language interpreter locations and open captioning options, click here; or contact Mazen Basrawi, Disability Liaison for the Presidential Inauguration, at mbasrawi@pic2009.org.

Call for exhibition proposals about disability & culture - February 20, 2009

VSA arts encourages curators, researchers, and artists from the university and museum communities, including those with disabilities, to incorporate the work of artists with disabilities into their exhibitions. Learn more here about the call for exhibitions proposals ...

January 8 is the deadline to apply for settlement of claims about the inaccessible Target website

If you are legally blind, live in the United States, and have tried to visit the Target.com website since February 7, 2003, you may have a claim. To learn more about possible claims, read the notice of settlement here ...

Recommended reading

Justices’ ruling in discrimination case may draw quick action by Obama, The New York Times, 1/5/09

In Eastern Europe, lives languish in mental facilities, The New York Times, 1/5/09

Creature comforts, The New York Times Magazine, 1/4/09

New laws to aid ADA access, North County Times, 1/1/09

New laws to hit the books in 2009, Santa Ynez Valley Journal, 12/31/08

Mental patients isolated for years despite laws, Associated Press, 12/23/08

Senator Tom Daschle - What's he said about long-term care, Steve Gold, 12/8/08

Number of Americans with a disability reaches 54.4 million, Business Wire, 12/18/08