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Confirmation of Federal Judges and Executive Branch Nominees What Your Nonprofit Needs To Know. Click here for details.

NONPROFIT ISSUES BLOG: Keep abreast of nonprofit policy issues in the easiest way - read OMB Watch's nonprofit weblog at http://www.ombwatch.org/article/blogs/298/0.

The Draper Richards Foundation is seeking social entrepreneurs for its fellowship program. The nonprofits of these social entrepreneurs will receive $100,000 annually for three years. See http://draperrichards.org/index.html.

THE CHALLENGE OF THE MULTI-SITE NONPROFIT* Whether your sites are blocks away or states away, this HBS Working Knowledge article (by two business school professors) says multi-site nonprofits shouldn't use for- profit corporate management models and centralization isn't always best. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=3515&t=nonprofit&noseek=one

FREE ONLINE FILING FOR IRS FORM 990 The National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) is offering nonprofits free online filing of IRS Form 990. NCCS's process makes filling out the form easier and helps make it more accurate. See http://www.ombwatch.org/article
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Help Innovation Network (http://www.innonet.org)
identify how nonprofits evaluate their work by taking a 10 minute survey at http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB224B2W4BNTQ

The Web site, Grants.gov, makes it easier for organizations to learn about and apply for federal grants.
Its launch marks an important milestone in President Bush's Electronic Government (E-Gov) Initiative.
Welcome to Grants.gov! Or click here.

. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES (OF VARYING SORTS) * Levi-Strauss Foundation. Priorities:
preventing HIV/AIDS; increasing economic development opportunities; and ensuring access to education.
See http://www.levistrauss.com/
responsibility/foundation/index.htm.

Draper Richards Foundation offers funding support for experienced social entrepreneurs starting up
nonprofit organizations in the United States.
Projects that demonstrate innovative ways to solve existing social problems may receive up to $100,000
annually for three years. See http://www.draperrichards.org/
process/guidelines.html for more details.

Telosa Software is seeking a few nonprofit professionals to beta test Exceed! Basic, its newest fund-raising software.
Participants will receive a free copy of Exceed! Basic and six months of free product support.
Exceed! Basic is designed to be an easy to use fund-raising software for nonprofit organizations - so let them know if it is!
If you are interested, go to http://www.telosa.com/ebasic or call 800.750.6418x202.

* Education Foundation of America funds work in the environment, the crisis of human overpopulation and reproductive freedom, Native Americans, arts, education, medicine, and human services. LOI required. No deadline. See http://www.efaw.org/index.html.

* The Funding Exchange's OSD Grantmaking Program funds organizations with
limited access to corporate or mainstream sources of funding. Funds available for work on issues, including but not
limited to: economic equity, environmental justice, social justice, anti-oppression, media and cultural activism,
movement building, and international solidarity with progressive movements abroad.
Activist-advised grants range from $5-20K.
Donor- advised grants vary. Deadline 3/1. For more information, visit http://www.fex.org/2.3_
grantmakingindex.html

The Web site, Grants.gov, makes it easier for organizations to learn about and apply for federal grants.
Its launch marks an important milestone in President Bush's Electronic Government (E-Gov) Initiative. Welcome to Grants.gov! Or click here.

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McCain backs autism research, higher special ed funding
Transcript Sen. John McCain Addresses a Town Hall Meeting in New Mexico
August 24th, 2008

National Council on Disability Provides Roadmap of Critical Policy Changes to Allow People with Disabilities to Participate Fully in American Dream. Click here for press release.

America's No. 1 protection program turns 73--August 14 marks 73 years since President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act. Today, more than 164 million workers are protected by the program. And more than 50 million people receive retirement, survivors or disability benefits. One in three beneficiaries is not a retiree but a disabled worker, the dependent family member of a disabled worker or the survivor of a deceased worker. Click here for article.

Disability groups vs. 'Tropic Thunder'--The ones protesting Tropic Thunder: groups for the mentally disabled.Click here for article.

Tropic Thunder's Simple Jack Bit Offends Disability Groups-- But it is Simple Jack, and not Robert Downey Jr's performance in blackface, that has given Tropic Thunder some major criticism by advocacy groups. Click here for article.

‘Tropic Thunder’ meeting called productive; Talks ongoing--Click here for blog.

The Arc memo: Prepare for ‘massive action’ on ‘Tropic Thunder’--In a memo sent out on August 5, Peter V. Berns, executive director of The Arc of the United States, advised state and chapter leaders of the 140,000-member organization to prepare for a possible mass boycott and protest against “Tropic Thunder.” Click here for article.

DreamWorks To Meet With Disability Groups--DreamWorks executives have agreed to talk by telephone and in person on Wednesday with representatives of more than a half dozen disabilities organizations to discuss the groups' concerns about the portrayal of a developmentally handicapped character in the coming movie ''Tropic Thunder.'' Click here for more.

'Tropic Thunder' is Not So Hot.Chip Sullivan, head of publicity for DreamWorks Pictures, confirmed today that studio executives will meet next week with disability rights advocates to hear their concerns about the representation of a character with intellectual disabilities in the upcoming film "Tropic Thunder." The exact date and time of the meeting have not yet been set. Click here for more.

Disabled dad seeks payout over sacking--A DISABLED dad is seeking a five-figure payout after he was sacked from a major Basingstoke employer. Click here for article.

Broad Coalition Aims To Strengthen Civil Rights Of The Disabled--The courts' decisions have resulted in a Catch-22 for people with a range of disabilities, including diabetes, cancer, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy and mental illness, said Jennifer Mathis, deputy legal director for the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law in Washington. Click here for article.

Disability and Rehabilitation--Click here for more.

Sang Lan calls for a more accessible Beijing--

Medicaid: Why It's Broken and How To Fix It -- My battle with Medicaid was because the federal guidelines only say states have to cover disabled children, so in many of the poorer states, once you turn age 21, tough luck. In my friend Chris' case, they cut him off and he died. Click here for blog.

ACCESS clients stranded when buses don't show--Like 27,000 other people in King County, Sheely depends on King County's ACCESS transportation service to get her places. In all, those riders accounted for about 1,115,000 trips last year. Click here for article.

Raise Age for Full Social Security Benefits, Actuaries Urge--The age at which workers can receive full Social Security benefits should be increased to help reduce the looming insolvency of the system, says the American Academy of Actuaries. Click here for article.

Disabled on Big Brother--In 2004, while I was working as a researcher on ‘The Weakest Link’, the BBC set itself a target that one in fifty of the contestants on its quiz shows should be disabled. Click here for article.

Aging and Disability: Implications for the Housing Industry and Housing Policy in the United States --We demonstrate the impact of population growth and aging on the projected number of households with at least one disabled resident and estimate the probability that a newly built single-family detached unit will have at least one disabled resident during its expected lifetime. Click here for article.

FEATURE-Olympics-Amputee Du Toit hopes to go the distance--But in May the 24-year-old qualified for the Beijing Olympics in the 10-km open water event and she could become the first amputee to win a medal at a Summer Games for 56 years. Click here for article.

Books for Dessert: club for intellectually disabled--As Comer, who has Down syndrome, began to gradually lose critical thinking skills without the aid of vigorous schoolwork, his mother struggled to find opportunities to keep him mentally sharp. Click here for article.

Atlanta's disabled often wait years for aid--Atlanta is arguably the worst place in the country to live if you are too sick or injured to work and have to rely on the government for help. Click here for article.

Disabled man nabs suspect with stolen bike --A disabled Albuquerque man whose specialized bike was stolen has been reunited with the item after he used trickery to lead the suspect to police. Click here for story.

American Diabetes Association Applauds U.S. Senate for Introducing Bill to Protect the Rights of Americans With Disabilities. Click here for article.

Michigan Supreme Court rules against woman's mental disability claim--The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Wednesday against a woman who filed a mental disability claim after her employers at the Detroit-based civil rights organization Focus: HOPE reprimanded her for failing to attend a mandatory Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in 2002. Click here for article.

ALERT! :Department of Justice Proposes Vast Changes in ADA Regulations-- The deadline for comments is August 18, 2008. Click here for more.

9 charged in death of disabled Philly teen--Four social workers were among nine people charged Thursday in the death of a disabled 14-year-old girl who authorities say wasted away from neglect before dying at 42 pounds. Click here for article.

Ariz. ends health plan for disabled--A temporary health-insurance plan for Arizonans on disability has been shut down by the state for lack of funding, leaving 250 clients without coverage as they cope with serious medical problems. Click here for article.

AAPD's Jim Dickson Testifies in Support of Voting Reform Act--American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) Vice President of Governmental Affairs Jim Dickson on Wednesday testified in front of the Senate Rules Committee in support of S.3212 the Bipartisan Electronic Voting Reform Act of 2008 (BEVRA). Click here for more.

Disabilities Law Covers Sex Disorders, D.C. Circuit Rules--Twice this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit expanded the sweep of a "major life activity" under the nation's anti-discrimination law for federal employees. First, the court said sleep qualified. Now sex is on the list. That is, disabilities that promote sleeplessness or the inability to have sex are covered by the 1973 Rehabilitation Act the court ruled. Click here for article.

Court orders Mervyns to accommodate disabled --Mervyns, the department store chain that on Tuesday sought bankruptcy protection, on Wednesday lost a round in a long-running legal dispute when the California Court of Appeal ruled it must find ways to make all merchandise available to disabled consumers. Click here for article.

New Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise--(CBS/ AP) For the first time, an experimental drug shows promise for halting the progression of Alzheimer's disease by taking a new approach: breaking up the protein tangles that clog victims' brains. Click here for story.

Vegas police: Jerry Lewis cited for gun in luggage --Police say they have confiscated a gun belonging to Jerry Lewis that was found in the 82-year-old entertainer's carryon bag as he prepared to fly to Detroit from Las Vegas. Click here for article.

Disabled American Veterans push back at Cheney--The Mouth has heard Cheney’s office is privately condemning today’s Daily News exclusive that the Veep tried to force the Disabled American Veterans membership to get into their Las Vegas convention hall by 6:30 a.m., two hours before his scheduled speech next month. That upset the vets because there are no bathrooms in the hall and it was viewed as an unreasonable security request for the elderly and injured. So they rescinded the invite. Click here for article.

Wheelchair firm's decision troubles disabled LIers-=Linda Lemmerman waited five months -- her son Brandon's wheelchair held together with ACE bandages and a bungee cord -- before she found out that the company she had hired to fix his wheelchair was getting out of the business. Click here for article.

Scientists offer new hope for blind--Scientists have come up with a new test that could prevent the most common form of blindness. Click here for article.

Disability rights advocates push ADA changes--“As a person with a disability — I’ve been in a wheelchair for 45 years — I believe in trying to maximize freedom and want to make sure our laws represent everybody,” said White, 58. Click here for article.

Court awards NIS 8M to parents of brain dead child over hospital negligence--Negligence and complacency at Hadassah University Hospital permitted a child to be born with serious brain damage and irreversible disability in 1993, ruled the Jerusalem District Court. It named the hospital's.. Click here for article.

National Forum on Disability Issues featuring The 2008 Presidential Candidates

McCain vows to back changes to disabilities law (ADAA). -Click here for press release.

Disabled community deserves better-Click here for article.

Disabilities discussion to hit close to home for journalist--As moderator of the first National Forum on Disability Issues today in Columbus, veteran broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff has a personal stake in the discussion. One of her three children -- older son Jeffrey, 26 -- has battled spina bifida since birth . Click here for article.

Commentary: Will Disaboom Disabust?Topdown vs. Grassroots. The next step from giant organizations OF PWD are those FOR us without necessarily including us in any meaningful way. Click here for more.

Youth leaders urged to persevere-For those who aren't mathematicians, you may need a calculator: Pick a number, double it, add 12, divide the result by 2, subtract your original number, then add 1. Your answer should be 7. Click here for article.

Disabled taxi row going to court--Disabled taxi users in Liverpool are to go to court to challenge a ban on the use of larger black cabs in the city. Click here for article.

Law to back disabled in sports, physical education sought--The U.S. needs a law that amounts to Title IX for the disabled, advocates said in separate Capitol Hill briefings on the House and Senate sides Tuesday. Click here for article.

Move of disabled under fire-Parents of 31 profoundly mentally retarded residents of a skilled nursing home in the western suburbs are protesting the state's plan to move them to small group homes, as required by a recent legal settlement involving more than 600 mentally disabled patients. Click here for article.

NCIL March: Hundreds with Disabilities March for Rights in D.C., Rain or Shine-With estimates of over 700 in participation, the annual march and rally of the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) from the Grand Hyatt Regency to the U.S. Capitol reflecting pool was both loud and proud,... and at times quite wet! Click here for more

Disabled demonstrators blocking Jerusalem's entrance. Click here for article.

Independent living for disabled event Thursday--Co-sponsored by Living Independence for Everyone and the state Department of Rehabilitation, EXPO-TENTIAL is set for 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum in Jackson. Click here for article.

Radio host angers parents of autistic children--Radio talk show host Michael Savage, who described 99 percent of children with autism as brats, said Monday he was trying to "boldly awaken" parents to his view that many people are being wrongly diagnosed. Click here for article.

Md. Disabled Students Celebrate Chance To Compete--Maryland's disabled student athletes are celebrating a new law that gives them the chance to compete alongside their peers. Click here for article.

New plastic playgrounds attract arsonists.--.—New plastic playgrounds designed to make access easier for the disabled and encourage recycling have attracted unwelcome attention from arsonists in Central Valley cities. Click here for article.

QUALITY: Obesity, Not as Easy as Pie--Its hot. Its sticky. And in the southern United States this summer, more than 30% of adults are considered to be obese—with Mississippi topping the leader board. This according to CDC estimates reported yesterday by the Associated Press. Click here for article.

Justice Department Sues Montgomery, Alabama Property Manager and Owners for Sexual Harassment--Click here for article.

Boy dies after ventilator stops during power outage--A 15-year-old disabled boy died this morning when his ventilator stopped during a power outage in East Boston, police said. Click here for article.

Passage Of Medicare Bill Stabilizes Health Care Access For Elderly, Disabled--The American Academy of Family Physicians applauds the Senate’s passage of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (HR 6331). Click here for article.

Disabled couple gave up accessible room--"It was like a nightmare, as far as I'm concerned," said Noreen Clark from Walnut Creek. Robert and Noreen Clark estimate they've been on eight cruises during their 45 years of marriage. Click here for article and video.

Lawmakers reject criticism over Medicaid votes--MHAP Director of Advocacy Roy Mitchell said the ad, which referred to the two lawmakers as "Jack and Jill of the House of Representatives" and criticized them for voting "against the health interests of their constituents," Click here for article.

U.S. Census Bureau Issues Facts for Features in Observance of Americans with Disabilities Act, July 26 . --Click here for article.

New AARP Report Finds Older Americans Have Limited Access To Home And Community-Based Services Under Medicaid.--A new report by AARP's Public Policy Institute finds promising signs and mixed results among state government efforts to balance long-term care (LTC) options under Medicaid. Click here for article.

"Blade-runner" Pistorius fails in Olympic bid--Double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius said he was happy with his season's achievements on Wednesday despite missing out in his last bid to qualify for the 400 metres at next month's Beijing Olympics. Click here for article.

$1M grant to help developmentally disabled buy homes--A $1 million federal grant to the state Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities’ Office of Housing Initiatives and Supports will create a savings program to help income-eligible individuals, their parents or guardians, and direct support workers to purchase their first home. Click here for article.

Vandals damage vans for the disabled --Local and state officials are investigating after a suspected arson fire outside a company in Savage that manufactures and retrofits vehicles for people with disabilities. Click here for article.

2 more patient deaths probed at Tinley Park center for disabled--Investigators for the non-profit group Equip for Equality said this week that they are looking into the deaths of two more patients at the beleaguered Howe Developmental Center in Tinley Park. Click here for article.

LET'S CLEAR THE AIR--No Court Has Ever Ruled that HAVA Requires Lever Machines Be Replaced. Click here for editorial.

County aims to register disabled citizens--A effort to register more disabled citizens to vote and improve their access to the election process is under way through the Kittitas County Auditor's Office and the nonprofit Central Washington Disability Resources. Click here for article.

UNC study: Out-of-pocket health care costs for disabled children vary widely by state. --The size of the financial burden on families with disabled children largely depends on which state they live in, according to a new study conducted by the schools of social work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. Click here for press release.

Gay man wins lawsuit for being called 'disabled' --ROME - The Italian government was ordered to pay euro100,000 ($160,000) to a gay man who received a driver's license for the disabled after he declared his sexual orientation on an official form, the man and a gay-rights group said Monday. Click here for article.

30th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week--TO promote the adjustment of both persons with disabilities and society to the world of the disabled, National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week will be held from July 14-20, 2008. Click here for article.

Disability couldn't stop Mich. woman's quest for romance--Shannon Wiltse, however, was born without several standard parts and never imagined her disability would inhibit romance. Yet well into her 20s, every guy she asked for affection replied: "No, thanks. Let's just be friends." Click here for article.

White dots in San Rafael signal disability improvements--The dots denote where up to 100 future curb cuts - ramps that lead smoothly from the sidewalk to the street - will be placed. The work is part of a 2004 settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to bring better disability access to the city. Click here for article.

UCSF gets $4.25 million grant to study assistance for the disabled--UCSF will spend the money on its Center for Personal Assistance Services, which studies the availability and quality of both formal and informal caregivers for disabled people. Click here for article.

Editorial

Memo to U.S.: We’re tapped out --Medicare, Social Security and other programs cannot be sustained without major reforms; the nation’s fiscal well-being is at risk. Click here for article.

New AARP Report Finds Mixed Results Among State Governments' Efforts to Balance Long Term Care Services Under Medicaid-Click here for article.

Independent Living Center wants stronger presence in DeWitt County--Jill Doran, program director, said both DeWitt and Ford Counties just aren’t taking advantage of the center’s services as much as in the other two counties it serves, McLean and Livingston. Click here for article.

Patients with Medicaid Being Turned Away by Local Doctors--Click here for article.

Nintendo Wii Finds Disabled Appeal--Researchers have been encouraging children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy to play specially-written computer games, in order to improve muscle movement and hand-eye co-ordination. Click here for article.

Down's syndrome dolls made for disabled children --Dolls designed to resemble children with Down's syndrome may soon be available in Britain. Click here for article.

Disabled student earns her wings --Karen Sutherland, 21, learned to fly through a charity set up in memory of the WW2 fighter pilot Sir Douglas Bader - who flew despite losing both legs. Click here for article.

Bush To Veto Bill Affecting Doctor Pay--President Bush intends to block a bill protecting doctors from a cut in their Medicare pay, even though Congress seemingly has enough votes to override his veto, a White House spokesman indicated on Thursday. Click here for article.

Ted Kennedy Returns to Senate to Bust Republican Medicare Filibuster--The Medicare bill will reverse a 10.6 percent cut in Medicare payments to doctors. The Democrats tried to break the filibuster before the July 4th break, but fell short of the 69 votes needed. Wednesdays vote was 69-30. Click here for article.

Martinez's Vote Hurts Disabled-During an election year when access to health care is the second most important domestic issue cited by Americans, Sen. Mel Martinez, incredibly, voted against legislation that would ensure stability in the Medicare program for Florida's elderly and disabled patients. Click here for article.

Speaker's rostrum in US House to be made wheelchair accessible--Now a US congressman, Langevin soon will have access to a long-unattainable spot: the speaker's rostrum at the front of the House chamber. The House leadership announced last month that it will reconstruct the built-in wooden chair on the podium and build lifts to provide accessibility for wheelchairs. Click here for article.

Editorial: Unimpaired Rights--The ADA's ambiguous language -- a disability is an "impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities" -- shackled many of the protections offered by the law and saddled the Supreme Court with a no-win choice: Click here for article.

Prince Harry in Lesotho for disabled centre project--Prince Harry was donning his work overalls on Tuesday as he joined in a project to revamp a centre for the disabled in the tiny African mountain kingdom of Lesotho, organisers said. Click here for article.

Compensation for disabled teenagers shooed out of beauty salon 'because they were scaring the customers'--Amy Fox, 19, Aruna Gill, 17, and Jemimah Kumba, 14, were accompanied by two carers when they went to the salon to get their nails painted. Click here for article.

Mentally disabled man left in hot van dies -Click here for article.

The Urge to End It All-Our contradictory reactions to the act speak to the conflicted hold it has on our imaginations: revulsion mixed with fascination, scorn leavened with pity. It is a cardinal sin — but change the packaging a little, and suicide assumes the guise of heroism or high passion, the stuff of literature and art. Click here for article.

Minnesota group would let disabled organize politically--Bob Nisbet, an East Grand Forks-based regional representative for Self-Advocates of Minnesota, said three events in East Grand Forks, Roseau and Thief River Falls will familiarize the local developmentally disabled community with his group. Click here for article.

Blind Ambition: The Ultimate Braille Challenge--The content of Seventeen magazine in Braille is exactly the same as Seventeen in English. Click here for article.

Long-term care needs a champion--Long-term care is the perfect hot-button issue for those who like to rail against government incompetence. Click here for article.

Disabled Models: A UK Reality TV Hit -Aspiring model Debbie van der Putten loves her body, and she isn't afraid to show it off. The 22-year old from Helmond in the Netherlands has appeared on posters throughout Europe for charity groups, worked for a German modeling agency and recently posed nude for Playboy. Click here for article.

Disabled Regina teen denied access to flight--After a travel nightmare that stranded her in Ottawa, a teenage quadriplegic finally boarded a flight home to Regina on Thursday night. Click here for article.

Maria Aman, a Disabled Palestinian Infant versus the State of Israel--a High Court hearing will be held to look into the expulsion of Palestinian infant Maria Aman who was severely injured during a targeted attack in Gaza. Click here for article.

Permits Seen as Too Lenient for Parking by Disabled --WHEN David Hicks drives himself to his local home improvement store and can’t find a disabled parking space, his simple errand can swiftly turn into an exercise in frustration. Click here for article.

Assisted Suicide of Healthy 79-Year-Old Renews German Debate on Right to Die--When Roger Kusch helped Bettina Schardt kill herself at home on Saturday, the grim, carefully choreographed ritual was like that in many cases of assisted suicide, with one exception. Click here for article.

A thunderous hit in New York / Kaminari Bags made by disabled reach museum's gift shop in Big Apple--Bags made by disabled people in Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, have made it to the shelves of the gift shop of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Click here for article.

Moneymaker pays disabled fan's way to World Series--Chris Moneymaker, 2003 winner of the main event at the World Series of Poker, visited a Kentucky hospital last year to meet a fan with major injuries sustained in a car accident. After they played poker for straws, Moneymaker invited him to this year's World Series. Click here for article.

Delaware Moves To Protect The Mentally Disabled--The Delaware House of Representatives has passed a resolution in support of protecting the life of Loren Richardson, who like Terri Schiavo before her, is the subject of a bitter court fight over removing her feeding tube. Click here for article.

Making History: David Paterson (CBS) America's newest governor has recently completed his first 100 days in office - David Paterson of New York. And perhaps his greatest accomplishment is changing the way we look at the disabled. The governor has only limited vision. But that didn't stop him from finding his way to the top, he tells CBS News anchor Katie Couric. Click here for article.

Why Does Congress Need to Enact the ADA Amendments Act of 2008?--Click here for more.

EU launches consultation on web accessibility for disabled --The European Commission on Wednesday launched a public consultation on measures to make websites accessible to the disabled. Click here for article.

Accidentally Blinded, He Became Tireless Champion for Disabled--Keith, 68, an Arlington County resident who died June 14 of prostate cancer, defined himself through physical independence as well a dash of mischief and irascibility. Click here for article.

Bush signs war funding, GI Bill overhaul--And, for the first time since the Vietnam War, there will be a completely free veterans’ education benefit program that pays enough to fully cover the cost of getting a four-year college degree. Click here for article.

Disabled Services Shrink In D.C.--Dozens of developmentally disabled persons in the District's care are being moved to new homes after three major care providers decided to stop residential services in the city because they said they were not being paid enough. Click here for article.

Fewer doctors available to treat thousands of disabled, elderly --The U.S. Senate on Thursday blocked legislation that would have stopped a 10.6-percent reduction in the fees doctors get for treating Medicare patients. It is scheduled to take effect July 1. The U.S. House had overwhelming approved the measure earlier in the week, but President Bush had promised to veto it. Click here for article.

Disabled protest proposed cuts to services--Disabled men and women, many representatives for local disability advocacy groups, toted signs and shouted slogans in protest of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed budget, which includes cuts to Medi-Cal and in-home support services as part of the effort to close a $17 billion state budget shortfall. Click here for article.

Magnetic Pulses May 'Zap' Migraine Pain

New Device May Stop Migraines. A new device which sends electrical impulses to the brain may alleviate the painful symptoms of a migraine headache. CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook reports. Click here for article.

Dolphin's New Tail Offers New Direction --Winter Boosts Aquarium Attendance, Inspires Other Amputees. Click here for article.

Number of People with Diabetes Increases to 24 Million--Estimates of Diagnosed Diabetes Now Available for all U.S. Counties Diabetes now affects nearly 24 million people in the United States, an increase of more than 3 million in approximately two years, according to new 2007 prevalence data estimates released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Click here for release.

Disabled models to compete in BBC reality TV show--Some of Britain's most beautiful disabled women are to be given the chance to become a top model in a ground-breaking BBC television series. Click here for article.

Disabled Groups Say Little has Changed in China-Click here for article and audio

House Votes to Expand Civil Rights for Disabled --Click here for article.

ADA; House votes to expand disabilities law--The bill, passed 402-17, is designed to bring people back under the ADA's protection. It now goes to the Senate for consideration. Click here for article.

Amplifying Safety in Hybrid Cars--Hybrid vehicles are touted for their environmental benefits and, given the spiraling price of gasoline, their economic benefits. But for visually impaired pedestrians, who rely on sound cues from oncoming traffic, the relative silence of hybrid engines poses serious safety concerns. Click here for article.

Disabled Singles Enjoy New Internet Dating Service Designed Just for Them--Click here for article.

If you're retired or a disabled vet, IRS wants to give you cash--The IRS said last week that more than 5 million retirees and disabled veterans who are eligible for a piece of the $152 billion economic stimulus package have failed to take the steps necessary to get their tax-rebate checks. There's still time to get your money. Click here for article.

China to ratify UN convention on disabled people--China's top legislature will ratify a United Nations convention on the rights of disabled people. Click here for article.

Independent living for disabled people in Scotland--A new long term approach to help improve the daily lives of disabled people, backed by £600,000 from the Scottish Government, was announced today. Click here for article.

21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008” Introduced by Reps. Ed Markey and Heather Wilson. Click here for more.More at this site.

Teen inventors use grant to give disabled classmates a voice--The result is the "Conversation Starter," a device that Collins' students hope will help those with cerebral palsy communicate better. They will present their work this week during an invention festival at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Click here for article.

Woman locked up by family for 18 years highlights stigma for disability in southern Italy--Maria Monaco spent the last 18 years of her life locked in a bare room in a sleepy southern town, fed in tin bowls and watched over by her elderly mother and siblings as she slept in a filthy bed.