Patricia E Bauer: Disability News and Commentary
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Patricia E Bauer: Disability News and Commentary |
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http://www.patriciaebauer.com/ |
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English |
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down syndrome, disability, genetic |
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More than 50 million people in the United States have disabilities, a number that is growing rapidly as the population ages. Experts say disability will soon affect the lives of most Americans. This blog attempts to explore what we know about disability, and to chronicle the efforts of people who are seeking new ways to address familiar challenges.
Join journalist Patricia E. Bauer as she sifts through current news and commentary, bringing you the best information about what's happening now and what it may mean for you and your loved ones |
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101 Followers |
Op-ed: ‘Sarah Palin and Me’
Lon Jacobs, general counsel for the News Corporation and a pro-choice Democrat, writes in the Wall Street Journal that he empathized with Sarah Palin when she spoke in an interview last week about the “cruel attacks on her son Trig.”
Jacobs, whose 13-year-old daughter has an intellectual disability, says he perceives a widely held presumption that [...]
SI writer: Eunice Shriver deserves recognition
Sports Illustrated writer Selena Roberts nominates Eunice Kennedy Shriver for the magazine’s Sportsman of the Year award. An excerpt:
Without her relentless lobbying, it is very possible that those with mental challenges would still be hidden from view, institutionalized instead of embraced. Without her access to the halls of political power, those children who lived life [...]
Woman fights to use adaptive technology during bar exam
From the San Jose Mercury News:
UCLA law graduate Stephanie Enyart is suing the National Conference of Bar Examiners for the right to use adaptive technology when taking the bar exam. She has a form of macular degeneration that has taken away her central vision but leaves her some peripheral vision.
The California Bar Associaiton approved Enyart’s [...]
Book: Howie Mandel on OCD, ADHD
From USA Today:
Comedian Howie Mandel answers questions about his new book, “Here’s the Deal: Don’t Touch Me” , arriving in stores today. The book details his lifelong struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
An excerpt:
Q: In your book, you say any public restroom freaks you out because of the germ factor. You write about [...]
Mother says marijuana saved the life of her son with autism
She’s seeking more research; Experts skeptical
From ABC Good Morning America (with video):
Mieko Hester-Perez of Fountain Valley, Calif., tells ABC Good Morning America that she used marijuana brownies to save the life of her ten-year-old son, who has autism. She says the controversial “treatment” improved his appetite and demeanor, and allowed him to reduce the number [...]
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