House panel for expanding disability ‘bracket’ – Times of India
spyghana.comHouse panel for expanding disability 'bracket'Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: Supporting the establishment of a Disability Rights Tribunal, a parliamentary panel has recommended increased penalty for offences against persons with disabilities, and suggested bringing "long term" diseases, including diabetes Type-I, …Parliamentary panel bats for setting up of Disability Rights TribunalZee NewsGovernment Failure To Review Disability Act Worryingspyghana.comall 7 news articles »
Breakthroughs in Immunotherapy Hold Promise for Mesothelioma Patients Said … – PR Newswire (press release)
PR Newswire (press release)Breakthroughs in Immunotherapy Hold Promise for Mesothelioma Patients Said …PR Newswire (press release)LOS ANGELES, May 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The 5th International Symposium on Lung-Sparing Therapies for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma was held on Saturday, May 2, in Santa Monica, CA and focused on research aimed at preserving lung function in …
Jury Finds Colgate-Palmolive Talcum Powder Causes Mesothelioma, Awards … – PR Newswire (press release)
Insurance JournalJury Finds Colgate-Palmolive Talcum Powder Causes Mesothelioma, Awards …PR Newswire (press release)"While we celebrate this first-ever verdict against Colgate-Palmolive," said Roger Worthington of Worthington & Caron, "We are mindful that Judy continues to live with mesothelioma. She and Cubby deserve compensation, but what they really want is to be …Colgate-Palmolive Hit with $13 Million Mesothelioma Verdict in CaliforniaSatellite PR News (press release)Colgate-Palmolive Suffers Courtroom Loss in Asbestos-Talc Powder CaseFairWarningJury awards woman $13M for exposure to asbestos in talcumYahoo News UKall 105 news articles »
Music can transform the lives of people with learning disabilities – The Guardian
The GuardianMusic can transform the lives of people with learning disabilitiesThe GuardianI was really depressed before joining Under the Stars. I was living in a nursing home with old people; it wasn't fun and I didn't feel I could talk to the other residents. I was moved into another nursing home, but I wanted to live in my own flat …
Diagnosed Victims in the Lone Star State: Call the Texas Mesothelioma Victim … – PR Newswire (press release)
Nursery World (subscription)Diagnosed Victims in the Lone Star State: Call the Texas Mesothelioma Victim …PR Newswire (press release)WASHINGTON, May 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The Texas Mesothelioma Victims Center is urging all diagnosed victims of this rare asbestos exposure form of cancer anywhere in Texas, or their family, to call them first anytime at 866-714-6466 to ensure they …Texas Mesothelioma Lawyer Jeffrey Simon states 'Hypocritical' House Statement …Satellite PR News (press release)Asbestos helpline warns of the dangers of the substance in schoolsNursery World (subscription)Alert: Asbestos-Victims May Face Govt. Repayment IssueCity Watchall 5 news articles »
Who knew? Cartoon advises disabled should take tights off before a "bum shuffle"
Tanni Grey-Thompson’s tweets about a recent accessibility fail, inspired disabled cartoonist Hannah Ensor to create the above image. On arriving home late and discovering the lift in her building was broken, the disabled Baroness had to crawl up ten flights of stairs to her London flat, dragging her chair up too. The retired Paralympian tweeted during the ordeal that she would be removing her tights beforehand, so as not to ladder them. The cartoonist liked the disability detail: “Take your tights off before you bum shuffle. That’s Something,” Hannah says, “that’s so real to my world but alien to other people’s worlds. Noone tells you that as a wheelchair using woman.” Tanni was so impressed with Hannah’s image of her on the stairs, that…
People with disabilities in emergencies – ICRC (press release)
ICRC (press release)People with disabilities in emergenciesICRC (press release)ICRC-hosted event calls for greater awareness and inclusion of people with disabilities during humanitarian crises. More needs to be done to ensure that people with disabilities – both mental and physical – are not left behind or forgotten during …
Microsoft empowering people with disabilities via Ability Summit – TWCN Tech News (blog)
Microsoft empowering people with disabilities via Ability SummitTWCN Tech News (blog)Microsoft wants to empower people with disabilities. So far, every Surface product Microsoft has released is not really capable of allowing folks with disabilities to feel at home. The latest Surface tablet is capable of tracking the eye movement of …
Mesothelioma Patients Often Deal With Blood Clots – MesotheliomaHelp.org (blog)
Mesothelioma Patients Often Deal With Blood ClotsMesotheliomaHelp.org (blog)Blood clots are one side effect mesothelioma patients must deal with. Patients with cancers that occur in the lungs and abdomen, such as mesothelioma, are at greater risk of developing blood clots. Although cancers that have spread from their original …
Social Security: More than Retirement Benefits!
Social Security is more than just a retirement program. It provides important life insurance and disability insurance protection as well. In June 2012, 56 million people, or about one in every six U.S. residents, collected Social Security benefits. While three-quarters of them received benefits as retirees or elderly widow(er)s, another 11 million (19 {9c067c25ed205f086ce6001901eb13dfadc688a7aefab9f64e0c55b8c5a55872}) received disability insurance benefits, and 2 million (4{9c067c25ed205f086ce6001901eb13dfadc688a7aefab9f64e0c55b8c5a55872} received benefits as young survivors of deceased workers.) Workers earn life insurance and disability insurance protection by making Social Security payroll tax contributions: About 96{9c067c25ed205f086ce6001901eb13dfadc688a7aefab9f64e0c55b8c5a55872} of people aged 20-49 who worked in jobs covered by Social Security in 2011 have earned life insurance protection through Social Security. For a young worker with average earnings, a spouse, and two children, that Social Security protection is equivalent to a…
"I’m a crawling mummy": how one disabled mum looks after her son
Laura got alternative parenting ideas from a support network Laura Miller lives in Glasgow with her husband and 13 month old Jonathan. As Mother’s Day approaches, the wheelchair-using mum explains how she cares for her little boy who she cannot carry. “I do most of my parenting sitting down,” says Laura. She can transfer from her chair to the floor and move around after her son on her hands and knees. But because she can’t pick him up while standing, she’s had to find other ways of getting Jonathan to where she wants him to be in the house. At bedtime, Laura lures Jonathan to where his cot is by switching off all lights in places she doesn’t want him to be, leaving on only the…
New Hampshire Bans Lower-Than-Minimum Wages For Workers With Disabilities – New Hampshire Public Radio
New Hampshire Public RadioNew Hampshire Bans Lower-Than-Minimum Wages For Workers With DisabilitiesNew Hampshire Public RadioGovernor Maggie Hassan has signed into law a measure banning employers from paying workers with disabilities at a rate lower than the minimum wage. Decades ago sub-minimum wages were considered a way to help individuals with disabilities find work.Law prohibits employers from paying subminimum wages to people with …Concord MonitorLaw will bar sub-minimum wages for people with disabilitiesmySanAntonio.com (blog)all 7 news articles »