Legislative Update – April 1999
The following is an update of legislative initiatives relating to people with disabilities. Many committees are considering disability related legislation. […]
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Monthly Archives: April 1999
Ministry To and With Persons Newly Disabled
A person has an illness or an accident, and suddenly he or she is unable to talk, see, walk, feed […]
Congress Moves on WIIA: Work Incentives Bill Progresses
On Thursday March 18, 1999, Congress member Rick Lazio(R-NY) introduced H.R. 1180, the Work Incentives Improvement Act (WIIA), in the […]
Interpreter Coverage Bill Introduced
A bill that would require no-fault car insurance medical benefits to include oral and sign language interpreters needed for medical care […]
Pioneering Field of Disability Studies Challenges Established Approaches and Attitudes
Many of its leaders see their interdisciplinary research as a form of civil-rights activism When he was a sixth grader, […]
Hello Nicole – April 1999
Dear Nicole, For a long time now I’ve been having trouble finding Personal Care Attendants (PCAs). I can’t fill my hours and […]
Disability Advocates Praise Work Incentives Bill
A Step In the Right Direction for People with Disabilities The Center for Independent Living Berkeley/Oakland, the World Institute on […]
April 1999 Issue
Table of Contents: Congress Moves on WIIA – Federal Work Incentives Bills Makes SteadyProgress by Donna McNamara Legislative Update by […]
