LowVisionUpdate » Advocacy/Legal http://lowvisionupdate.com Low Vision News, Research & Resources: Brought To You By Vision Rehab, Inc. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:49:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Blacks With Diabetes Urged to Cut Calories, Salt (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/diabetic+retinopathy%2C+vision/SIG=12ogtldmm/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20100115/hl_hsn/blackswithdiabetesurgedtocutcaloriessalt http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/diabetic+retinopathy%2C+vision/SIG=12ogtldmm/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20100115/hl_hsn/blackswithdiabetesurgedtocutcaloriessalt#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:02:50 +0000 admin http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/diabetic+retinopathy%2C+vision/SIG=12ogtldmm/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20100115/hl_hsn/blackswithdiabetesurgedtocutcaloriessalt FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) — Blacks with diabetes who consume too many calories and too much sodium increase their risk for eye disease, a new study finds.

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]]> http://lowvisionupdate.com/?feed=rss2&p=16766 0 Getting there: Disabled students adjust (Yale Daily News) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=128cnveod/*http%3A//www.yaledailynews.com/news/features/2009/12/03/getting-there/ http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=128cnveod/*http%3A//www.yaledailynews.com/news/features/2009/12/03/getting-there/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:43:00 +0000 admin http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=128cnveod/*http%3A//www.yaledailynews.com/news/features/2009/12/03/getting-there/ On the first day his “International Studies” section met this fall, Nick Cugini ’13 had no problem finding the classroom. He just needed to figure out how to get inside.

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]]> http://lowvisionupdate.com/?feed=rss2&p=11812 0 Manager’s disability leads him to help others at gas pump (The Hawk Eye) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=11m80k4b3/*http%3A//www.thehawkeye.com/Story/handicapped-102409 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=11m80k4b3/*http%3A//www.thehawkeye.com/Story/handicapped-102409#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:37:35 +0000 admin http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=11m80k4b3/*http%3A//www.thehawkeye.com/Story/handicapped-102409 Man honored for bringing Fuel Call system to store. MOUNT PLEASANT — Before Hy-Vee manager Willy Amos was paralyzed in a hunting accident last November, he never dreamed an everyday activity like fueling up his vehicle would be so difficult.

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]]> http://lowvisionupdate.com/?feed=rss2&p=6282 0 Federal sites rapped over accessibility problems (Federal Computer Week) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=1250a9lbl/*http%3A//fcw.com/articles/2009/10/26/week-section-508-recovery.aspx http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=1250a9lbl/*http%3A//fcw.com/articles/2009/10/26/week-section-508-recovery.aspx#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:41:24 +0000 admin http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=1250a9lbl/*http%3A//fcw.com/articles/2009/10/26/week-section-508-recovery.aspx When the revamped Recovery.gov went live this month, advocates for people with disabilities noticed the site had accessibility limitations. Other sites also have lapses in complying with accessibility laws.

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]]> http://lowvisionupdate.com/?feed=rss2&p=6187 0 Bolingbrook business event to focus on disability issues (The Bolingbrook Sun) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=131t16j45/*http%3A//www.suburbanchicagonews.com/bolingbrooksun/news/1840164,6_1_NA23_ADA_S1-091023.article http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=131t16j45/*http%3A//www.suburbanchicagonews.com/bolingbrooksun/news/1840164,6_1_NA23_ADA_S1-091023.article#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:18:15 +0000 admin http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=131t16j45/*http%3A//www.suburbanchicagonews.com/bolingbrooksun/news/1840164,6_1_NA23_ADA_S1-091023.article It’s actually less costly to hire and accommodate workers with disabilities than some employers think, a DePaul University study recently found.

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]]> http://lowvisionupdate.com/?feed=rss2&p=6188 0 Experts Applaud Physical Activity Guidelines Bill (Medical News Today) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=11n29e9ve/*http%3A//www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168354.php http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=11n29e9ve/*http%3A//www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168354.php#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:11:18 +0000 admin http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=11n29e9ve/*http%3A//www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168354.php As debate continues over health system reform, a proposal with vast preventive power is drawing widespread support. Scientists, physicians, public health experts and others have rallied in favor of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Act of 2009. The measure (S. 1810 in the Senate and H.R.

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]]> http://lowvisionupdate.com/?feed=rss2&p=6135 0 Trail Project May Cost Hundreds Of Trees (KCCI 8 Des Moines) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=11hac6r4j/*http%3A//www.kcci.com/news/21396987/detail.html http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=11hac6r4j/*http%3A//www.kcci.com/news/21396987/detail.html#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:24:29 +0000 admin http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=11hac6r4j/*http%3A//www.kcci.com/news/21396987/detail.html A plan to connect an old Des Moines city park to what will be a newly rebuilt levee is under fire.

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]]> http://lowvisionupdate.com/?feed=rss2&p=6121 0 Federal judge rules woman’s monkey is not a service animal (The Springfield News-Leader) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=12ab50i30/*http%3A//www.news-leader.com/article/20091022/BREAKING01/91022029/-1/RSS http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=12ab50i30/*http%3A//www.news-leader.com/article/20091022/BREAKING01/91022029/-1/RSS#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:13:24 +0000 admin http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=12ab50i30/*http%3A//www.news-leader.com/article/20091022/BREAKING01/91022029/-1/RSS A Springfield woman’s effort to have her monkey recognized as a service animal she can take it into restaurants and other places has been denied by a federal judge.

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]]> http://lowvisionupdate.com/?feed=rss2&p=5998 0 California State Bar Gets Discrimination Case Taken Off Calendar (PRWeb) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=11q01ucnd/*http%3A//www.prweb.com/releases/2009/10/prweb2976624.htm http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=11q01ucnd/*http%3A//www.prweb.com/releases/2009/10/prweb2976624.htm#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:30:34 +0000 admin http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=11q01ucnd/*http%3A//www.prweb.com/releases/2009/10/prweb2976624.htm Lawsuit alleging that the State Bar is guilty of violating Sean Rutledge’s rights under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act has been taken off calendar. Judge to rule based on briefs submitted. (PRWeb Oct 3, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/10/prweb2976624.htm

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]]> http://lowvisionupdate.com/?feed=rss2&p=3874 0 Service animals a different breed from others (Sun Advocate) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=11qaqc7m0/*http%3A//www.sunad.com/index.php?tier=1&article_id=16620 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=11qaqc7m0/*http%3A//www.sunad.com/index.php?tier=1&article_id=16620#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:35:35 +0000 admin http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/americans+with+disabilities+act/SIG=11qaqc7m0/*http%3A//www.sunad.com/index.php?tier=1&article_id=16620 In some public places, it is rare for people to see animals. Grocery stores and restaurants are two examples where animal sightings are scarce.

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