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Senator Calls For Emphasis On Integrated Employment

Giving employment in sheltered workshops to people with intellectual disabilities has been the practice so far but a key senator Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, wants to give a cutting edge by changing the policy and providing integrated, supported employment. This he announced during a hearing of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, the details of which are available on disabilityscoop. Buy a cup of coffee and read all about it!

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Senator Calls For Emphasis On Integrated Employment

Los Angeles Awarded Special Olympics World Games

Los Angeles will host the Special Olympics World Games in 2015. The games is returning to United States after the winter games in Boise, Idaho which was held in 2009. Los Angeles beat fellow-finalist South Africa in a bid process that lasted for a year. The summer games is expected to draw over 7,000 athletes and more than half a million visitors. Los Angeles will be a great stage for the athletes to showcase their talents. The game swill provide the world stage necessary to create awareness and increased acceptance of people with disabilities throughout the nation and the world. Buy a ticket to attend the next Special Olympics!

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Los Angeles Awarded Special Olympics World Games

More Than 1 In 4 With Disabilities Living In Poverty

The number of Americans living in poverty is now higher than ever. To make things even worse, nearly 28 percent of people with disabilities were in poverty in 2010. The new census results released by U.S Census Bureau reveal that 12.5 percent of the general population now lives in poverty. It accounts for 46.2 million Americans, the highest number ever since the government began keeping track 52 years ago.

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More Than 1 In 4 With Disabilities Living In Poverty

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