Category: What’s Happening

2nd Annual Angel City Games To Feature Athletes With Physical Disabilities

What's Happening 06/06/201606/06/2016 admin 0 Comments

The 2nd Annual Angel City Games, a multi-sport competition for people with physical disabilities, will be held July 7-10, 2016 at UCLA’s Drake Stadium and will feature adaptive sports clinics and competitions for children, adults, veterans, and active-duty military personnel with physical disabilities. Participants will include elite-level as well as recreational and first-time athletes of all ages and ability levels. The events are open to individuals with any physical difference or mobility impairment, including amputation, […]

Social Security Webinar on Employment Support for Young Adults with Disabilities

What's Happening 06/05/201606/09/2016 admin 0 Comments

Social Security Webinar on Employment Support for Young Adults with Disabilities — June 22 Posted on June 7, 2016 The National Work Incentives Seminar Event (WISE) Webinar “Free Employment Support for Young Adults with a Disability” will be held June 22, 2016 from 3 – 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. If you receive Social Security disability benefits and want to work, Ticket to Work can help. The webinar will discuss moving from school to the workforce and how the Youth Transitions Collaborative can help. Register […]

BRIDGES Approaches 25 Years of Educating Special Needs Students in the Philippines

What's Happening 05/19/201605/18/2016 admin 0 Comments

Bridges Foundation Inc. (BFI) is a nonstock, non-profit institution located in Quezon City in the Philippines that caters to individuals with behavior disorders, neurological impairments. When Bridges reaches its 25th year of existence in 2017, there will certainly be much to celebrate. Starting out with just five students in 1992, the school’s student population increased to 70 in its third year. Today, Bridges will take in up to 85 students, with about seven assigned to […]

Adaptoys Changes The Game For People Living With Paralysis

What's Happening 05/11/201605/10/2016 admin 0 Comments

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to improving quality of life for people living with paralysis, has announced the creation of Adaptoys – adapted versions of popular toys that allow people with physical disabilities to experience the joy of actively playing with their families. “Technology has been such a powerful force for individuals with disabilities. However, there is a void when it comes to technology and accessible toys,” said Peter Wilderotter, President […]

Disability Service Providers Raise Concerns about DOL Overtime Exemption Rule

What's Happening 05/04/2016 admin 0 Comments

Representatives from providers of community-based disability services from across the country converged in late April on Capitol Hill to meet with their legislators and express concerns about unintended consequences of the Department of Labor’s forthcoming Overtime Exemption Rule. The rule would update the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to more than double the salary threshold at which workers are exempt from overtime requirements, with the salary level increasing automatically over time. The rule was sent […]