Today's Handicap Accessible World

These days, most every place you go is handicap accessible. This includes schools, offices, factories, restaurants and much more. In many places there are entrances with wheelchair ramps designated for the disabled. There are also handicapped accessible parking spaces at every place of business. These parking spaces are close to the main building so disabled persons do not have to travel a long way to get inside. In order to legally use one of these spaces, it is necessary to have a hang tag, or handicapped sticker, for your vehicle.

To learn more about accessible handicapped places, you may want to check out the ADA or Americans with Disabilities Act. This government department has an information packed website where you can learn a great deal about the resources available for the disabled. The site talks about transportation, employment, assistance, housing and much more. The goal of the ADA is to help the disabled in any way possible and make sure their human rights and civil liberties are being upheld and respected. They also strive to educate both the disabled and non-disabled and improve the quality of life for the disabled.

If you do not have a vehicle made for the disabled, consider a converted van. There are vans made especially for wheelchair bound passengers. They have a ramp that lifts into the vehicle, making it effortless for these passengers to enter and exit the vehicle. There are new and used handicap vans made by some of the biggest names in the automotive industry. In some cases the cost of a new or used handicap van may be covered by a disability program. In other cases these vehicles can be leased, rented, financed or bought. You can also have a regular van converted into a disabled-accessible van.

Another important location that is handicap accessible is the public restroom. Whether you are in an eatery, mall, department store, school, workplace or other facility there should be handicap stalls in the restroom that are marked as such. These are larger than the other stalls to make room for equipment and have safety bars. As you can see, there are many ways the world has become more friendly towards the disabled. Everywhere you look there are modifications for the disabled to make their lives easier, which is how it should be. This is an area that has grown by leaps and bounds over the past few decades.

 

News for the Physically Challenged:

 

Lord Ashley of Stoke - Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.uk

Lord Ashley of Stoke
Telegraph.co.uk
Thalidomide was his greatest triumph; he shamed the Distillers' Company into compensating children born limbless after their mothers took the drug, and secured help for those whose disability could not be proved to have been caused by it.

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Vastrad: make use of rehabilitation camp - The Hindu

Vastrad: make use of rehabilitation camp
The Hindu
. from the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute for the Physically Handicapped, New Delhi, and other cities for coming to Mysore to assess the condition of differently abled persons, following which they will be provided suitable aids and appliances.

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Turkey court gives Ferguson time to settle - media - Yahoo! News UK

CTV.ca

Turkey court gives Ferguson time to settle - media
Yahoo! News UK
. arrives at a benefit for the Elton John AIDS Foundation in New York October 26, 2011. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish court trying British duchess Sarah Ferguson for secretly filming the treatment of mentally handicapped .
Sarah Ferguson orphanage trial in Turkey adjournedCTV.ca

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From kiln to community - Coast Weekend

From kiln to community
Coast Weekend
One hundred fifty guests will gather May 12 at Astoria's Masonic Lodge to support and to celebrate the positive efforts shared by everyone involved with the Clatsop County Women's Resource Center, a group that aids the county's victims of domestic and .

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Camp for persons with disabilities starts today - The Hindu

Camp for persons with disabilities starts today
The Hindu
. Dayal Upadhyaya Institute for the Physically Handicapped, New Delhi, and from Chennai and Hyderabad will be in Mysore on May 1 and 2 to assess persons with disabilities and take steps to provide them with necessary rehabilitative aids for free.
Camp for differently-abled begins in city todayDeccan Herald

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Revolutionary microchip implanted in the ear could soon replace chunky . - Daily Mail

Daily Mail

Revolutionary microchip implanted in the ear could soon replace chunky .
Daily Mail
Wearing this thing indicates you are somewhat handicapped and that actually prevents quite a percentage of candidates from getting the implant. They worry about the negative image.' The new system implants all the external components.
Restoring hearing with discrete device: A middle-ear microphone for more .Science Daily (press release)
Tiny Microphone May Be Implanted In Middle EarMedical News Today
New cochlear implant designed for middle earZenopa

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Kent State Student Excels Despite Down Syndrome - Patch.com

Kent State Student Excels Despite Down Syndrome
Patch.com
They were instead sent to Ravenna schools, which were better equipped for disabled students. But Ravenna was far away. DeeOnda wanted Megan to go to school with her neighbors so she could make friends close to home. After DeeOnda debated with the .

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Issuing tickets - Times Daily

Issuing tickets
Times Daily
A bill sponsored by legislators from northwest Alabama would authorize people with disabilities to be deputized so they could issue tickets to those who illegally park in handicapped spaces. It must be frustrating for a person with a disability to .

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Lions Club Sponsoring Vision Fair 2012 - Patch.com

Lions Club Sponsoring Vision Fair 2012
Patch.com
The highlight of Vision Fair is always the displays of the newest low vision aids and assistive technologies. This year, attendees will have an opportunity to try recently introduced versions of electronic and handheld magnification units, .

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WHA looks to make units more liveable for handicapped
WALLINGFORD EUR” After a major heart attack and multiple knee surgeries, Walter Vining uses both a walker and a motorized scooter to get around. According to Vining and his wife, Barbara, one of the toughest places for him to navigate is his own home...


New ADA rules require handicapped-accessible access to pools
To comply with new federal rules, Scranton has to install handicapped-accessible lifts for the six city pools it plans to open this year, city Department of Public Works Director Mark Dougher said. The lifts are required by new Americans with Disabilitie..


Handicapped girl's alleged rapists in court - Times LIVE

Handicapped girl's alleged rapists in court
Times LIVE
Seven people, including two minors, will appear in the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court on Wednesday on charges of gang-raping a 17-year-old mentally handicapped girl from Soweto. The girl's attackers also filmed the rape which was subsequently uploaded .

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