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7-16-04
NEW
homes, rehabs now account for elderly, disabled
CBS MarketWatch - USA
The good news is that grab bars you can place throughout the bathroom now
come in a variety of styles that are attractive as well as functional.
7-3-04
ACCESS
Still Iffy for Disabled Voters
FOX News - USA
found that 28 percent of polling places posed one or two serious impediments
to voting for disabled voters, whether it be a lack of wheelchair ramps or
special ...
6-28-04
ADA
hasn't improved lives
USA Today - USA
Or no Braille signs or mandated wheelchair ramps. Sarah Burke, an office assistant
at a Denver brokerage firm, has used a wheelchair since she was 17. ...
6-24-04
ALTERATIONS
in the architect's plan
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA
It meant complying with the Americans With Disabilities Act. It was about
door thresholds, wheelchair passage width, grab bars. ...
6-17-04
BLIND
teen starts business creating Braille restaurant menus
The Missoulian - Missoula,MT,USA
... everybody,' " he said. "A lot of places have wheelchair ramps,
handicapped bathroom stalls, but where are the Braille menus?" he said.
...
6-16-04
MANY
USC buildings have problems with handicap accessibility
WIS - Columbia,SC,USA
Anna says a lack of curb cuts allowing sidewalk access and ramps that are
... Awareness Month, some administrators from USC spend the day in a wheelchair
to see ...
APARTMENTS
are a 'godsend'
Sussex Post - Seaford,DE,USA
Mr. Davis said he has the use of only one leg and features such as multiple
grab bars in the bathtub are very much appreciated. ...
6-2-04
GUEST
column: Children show profound level of understanding
The Delaware County Times - Chester,PA,USA
Without the four grab bars in my tiny second bathroom and the three bars inside
the shower I would not make it inside. That is after ...
STAYING
strong is key to avoiding falls
Seattle Times - Seattle,WA,USA
lamp cords that can trip and poorly lit stairs. They should be fitted with
devices such as grab bars near the toilet and bathtub.
5-27-04
INSTALLING
Grab Bars
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA
volunteers as Mr. Fix-It for the Belmont Council on Aging. He says he has
installed 100 to 150 of the grab bars over the past 10 years.
2-19-04
ACTIVIST
to lead transit service forum tonight
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
get around and discovered all the frustrations, including malfunctioning lifts
and ramps. ... appealed because under federal standards, a person using a
wheelchair ...
2-18-04
GREG
Perry shows how he achieved success without government
WorldNetDaily - USA
Government-legislated wheelchair ramps, wide doors and bathroom grab bars
mean that many handicapped people get along better due to changes imposed
by the ADA. ...
PROJECT
to improve disabled access around Columbia underway
WIS - Columbia,SC,USA
The problem is the curbs didn't have ramps allowing people to get on and ...
They were cutting out part of the concrete on Huger where Ron flipped his
wheelchair. ...
2-16-04
WET
weather delays Columbia's construction of handicap
WIS - Columbia,SC,USA
Without the ramps, the curbs can be treacherous for people in wheelchairs.
Ron Rutledge was paralyzed by a stroke, so he uses a wheelchair.
2-10-04
MARC
aids Haywood seniors in many ways
Asheville Citizen Times - Asheville,NC,USA
Faith in Action volunteers assist seniors older than 60 by doing small home
repairs, installing grab bars and hand rails, building handicap ramps and
making ...
2-4-04
WHEELCHAIR
bound Columbia man still waiting on sidewalk ...
WIS
Cagney says the DOT also plans to fix or replace ramps on Sumter Street between
Elmwood and Gervais and Bull Street. WIS ...
1-24-04
DAY
in wheelchairs not so fun
Seattle Post Intelligencer
ramps and getting in and out of stores.". The boy wrote about his love
of sports -- skateboarding, riding dirt bikes -- and how being in a wheelchair
would ...
WINTER
Can Be Challenging to Disabled
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Have your ramps cleared by using table salt or cat litter, and if using a
cane, walker, fore arm cuffs or a wheelchair, you might want to wear gripper
driving ...
1-21-04
expert
argues Disability Act encourages abuse, causes harm
WorldNetDaily
.Required changes, he said, include "widening doors, aisles, lowering
some counters, raising other counters, adding rails, installing ramps, painting
wheelchair ...
1-15-04
DISABLED
lawyers get cool reception
Brockton Enterprise, MA
co-plaintiff, attorney Miles D. Herman, 49, of Plymouth, who is in a wheelchair
... The modifications include elevators, ramps and extensive interior improvements.
...
1-12-04
COURT
considers reach of US disability law
Christian Science Monitor
steps. That's because Mr. Lane arrived in a wheelchair. ... license. The courtroom
was on the second floor, and there were no elevators or ramps. ...
1-11-04
CRAFTSMAN
makes life easier for handicapped
Bismarck Tribune, ND
He widened doorways, built wheelchair ramps, lowered countertops and fashioned
easily-accessible fold-down kitchen cabinets. "Nursing
1-9-04
MAN
blocks bus, is jailed
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA
who said he has used a wheelchair since 2001 after an accident paralyzed his
legs, estimates he has encountered buses with malfunctioning lifts or ramps
about ...
1-5-04
BY:
Amy Bowlin
News 8 Austin, TX
If you think about cyberspace in the same way we think about physical space,
you create wheelchair ramps and curb cuts to allow access. ...
12-27-03
BONE
cancer latest in woman's woes
Munster Times, IN
Because Geraldine is weak from her condition, she depends on a wheelchair
to make ... class that would be willing to provide the skills required to
construct ramps ...
12-26-03
CITY
to ease law on some setbacks
Rapid City Journal, SD
RAPID CITY -- According to Rapid City Mayor Jim Shaw, the city will change
its setback rules to accommodate wheelchair ramps. The ...
12-23-03
REPLACE
chamber ramp: councillor says
York Region Era Banner, Canada
Affairs has recommended changes to the Ontario Building Code, including requiring
wider hallways and doorways and increasing the width of wheelchair ramps.
...
