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Survey For Mothers With Physical Disabilities

Looking for participants for an online survey for mothers with physical or mobility disabilities

UMass Medical School would like to learn about the health care experiences of mothers with physical or mobility disabilities during pregnancy.  To find out if you are eligible, go to the survey website and answer a few brief screening questions: http://survey.umassmed.edu/moms_disabilities. If you prefer to complete the survey over the phone, please call 1-888-368-7157 to speak to the research staff. (UMMS IRB ID: H00001202)

Moms with Disabilities Survey Flyer

 

Se buscan participantes para una encuesta en línea para madres con discapacidades físicas o de movilidad

Facultad de Medicina de UMass (UMass Medical School) desea aprender sobre las experiencias de atención médica de madres con discapacidades físicas o de movilidad durante el embarazo.  Para averiguar si usted es elegible, vaya al sitio web de la encuesta y responda unas breves preguntas de selección: http://survey.umassmed.edu/moms_disabilities. Si prefiere completar la encuesta por teléfono, por favor llame al 1-888-368-7157 para hablar con el personal de la investigación. (UMMS IRB ID: H00001202)

Moms with Disabilities Survey Flyer- ESPANOL 

 

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Center for Health Policy & Research

333 South Street

Shrewsbury, MA 01545

508-856-8346

 

HSN Cares Customer Appreciation Month Recipients

We have been nominated by one of our supporters to receive $1,000 from HSN Cares, the charitable arm of HSN. Thank you for always supporting our organization in our mission and for your passion and creativity when you hear of opportunities like this. HSN Cares is dedicated to empowering women and helping families in times of need and they will announce us as the recipient of $1,000 on April 15th at 6:00 pm CST on HSN. Please tune in to see us on national television!

Media Alert HSN Cares Customer Appreciation Month

Town Hall Meeting of Rep. Bill Flores on April 9th

Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, will host a town hall meeting in Bryan on April 9.

During the one-hour meeting at Rudder High School, Flores will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., listen to concerns and answer questions.

The meeting starts at 6 p.m. at the school’s Margaret Rudder Auditorium at 3251 Austin’s Colony Parkway.

Flores will also hold a meeting in Waco on Monday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Texas State Technical College and a telephone meeting on April 8 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Call information will be available before the event.

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BVCIL is able to provide transportation to individuals who would like to participate but unable to attend due to lack of accessible transportation. Please spread the word to those you serve, or individuals with whom you work (or yourself) that they are welcome to call BVCIL 979-776-5505 to RSVP prior to the event; we need their name, address, and phone number so we can call back for particulars on the request and provide a pick-up time. The driver will be a BVCIL employee in our accessible van and/or bus. There is no charge for this service on April 9th. 

Video-on-Demand Children’s TV Programming Now Accessible for Thousands of Students with Visual or Hearing Disabilities

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The U.S. Department of Education today announced the availability of free, video-on-demand children’s television programming for thousands of students who are blind, visually impaired, deaf or hard of hearing.

Dozens of children’s and family TV episodes may now be viewed online featuring closed captioning and descriptions through the Education Department’s Accessible Television Portal project. Among the shows: “Ocean Mysteries,” “Magic School Bus,” “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,” “Expedition Wild” and “Peg + Cat.” ….

 

See the full article here:

Accessible Children’s TV Programming

 

Public Transportation Access Survey

The Transportation Works:  Assess and Deliver team is traveling across Texas to collect data about access to public transportation for people with disabilities living in rural and small urban areas. The primary goal of the project is to develop a statewide overview of accessible transportation options for people with disabilities living in rural and small urban areas, with a focus on how consumers use public transportation for school- and employment-related purposes.

Your participation is vital to the success of this program! Please help us by taking our anonymous online transportation consumer survey. Those who complete the survey can enter an optional drawing to win a $500 gift card!

English version – Click here or visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TxSILC_TransportSurvey

Spanish version – Click here or visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TW-Spanish

For more information about Transportation Works: Assess and Deliver and the Texas SILC, please visit our website at txsilc.org, like us on Facebook: facebook.com/txsilc, or follow us on twitter: @texassilc.

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$10 Campaign

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PDF Version

You can visit the website below to gather more information:

http://bit.ly/10forattendants

There is also a petition that can be signed at the following link:

Petition

Other ways you can participate:

Talk to your legislators

    • Community attendants are key to independence for many thousands of Texans with disabilities –
    • Yet they make as little as $7.86/hour, with no sick leave, paid vacation, or health insurance.
    • Refer to nearest Dairy Queen or Pizza Hut bearing a sign that says, “HIRING.  $15 PER HOUR.”
    • The inevitable shortage of attendants creates considerable difficulty.
    • Increase would improve reliability and service –
    • Which in turn will mean better health, less acute care, fewer ER visits, and of course unnecessary institutionalizations