Tag: Employment
She sings, she dances, all from her wheelchair
Ali Stroker is a ball of energy. It is exhausting just being in the room with her. Ali came by our offices the other...
Spinal Cord Injury Job Study
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7Vlo-xx8fQ
In Cleveland, VA is testing a new program to help Spinal Cord Injury veterans find new jobs and refocus their lives. VA researchers are...
Are disabled teachers getting a raw deal?
Riccardo Paffetti was left paralysed after a sledging accident but six months later he is teaching again. Other disabled teachers aren't so fortunate.
It is...
High school seniors with disabilities get helping hand in job market
David Renz works as a manager at Ownbey Enterprises even though he uses a wheelchair because of a spinal cord injury from a fall...
Treatment center opening for paralyzed vets
Disabled veterans will soon have a place where they can get help when re-entering the job market following a life-altering injury.
The Paralyzed Veterans of...
Group protests SRS assistance freeze
A small group of protesters, several of whom were seated in wheelchairs, gathered in 30-degree weather outside the Hays office of Kansas Social and...
Assistant provides disabled man bridge to independent living
Ronald Griffin was meant to be a caregiver. Following in the steps of his mother and grandmother, he entered the industry straight out of...
Thankful for 50 more years
Thrill-Seeker Has Led ‘Wonderfully Fulfilling Life’ Since Accident
VIENNA, Va. - At 67, Sharon Hovey says she is ready to settle down.
An Ashville native and...
Use of disability parking tags steadily rising in California
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. - Diabetes has settled in Ira Monatlik's body, enough to weaken the muscles around his eyes.
He has a pacemaker, and lately,...
U.S. Sen. Harkin- Statement Regarding the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D- IA) delivered the following remarks yesterday on the floor of the Senate urging the adoption of...
