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|                           September 1992                             |
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|                       Volume One/Issue Seven                         |
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Published monthly by and for the Members of ADAnet, the International
Disability Network.  Copyright 1992, American Disability Association.
All rights reserved.  Duplication and/or distribution permitted for
non-commercial purposes only.  For use in other circumstances, please
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For more information about JADA refer to the end of this file.
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                           Table of Contents
First Word......................................................Page  2
Opinions and Editorials
  On the Fly....................................................Page  3
Articles
  Companion Dogs................................................Page  6
  Conflict Resolution - Part Three of Seven.....................Page  6
  Cutting some slack............................................Page  7
  From the Many, One - Part Four of Five........................Page  9
  Superior Athletics............................................Page 11
  Young Artists Workshops:  State of the Art....................Page 12
  Immunizations for Travelers...................................Page 13
  Traveler's Immunizations Service..............................Page 14
  U.S. Federal Injured Worker Advocacy..........................Page 14
  Coalition on Sexuality for People with Disabilities Founded...Page 15
  NFBTRANS Source Code Available................................Page 16
  New "Stick Foster" Mystery Series.............................Page 17
  MPD:  Dreams vs. Memories.....................................Page 18

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  It's a Tall, Small World......................................Page 19
  California Suicide Initiative in Trouble?.....................Page 21
  Disabled Texan Fights Famine in Africa with Her Computer......Page 22
  Paraplegic Wins Right to Coach Little League Team..............Page 24
  Implant for Epileptics........................................Page 24
  Do-It-Yourself Book for PwDs..................................Page 25
  Diabetics Primer - Part Two of Two............................Page 26
    Balancing your Blood Sugar..................................Page 26
    Stress and Diabetes.........................................Page 29
    Risk Factors of Diabetes....................................Page 31
    Driving & Traveling with Diabetes...........................Page 33
Miscellaneous Information.......................................Page 35
Upcoming Events.................................................Page 47
Messages Worth Repeating........................................Page 48
Because It's Fun................................................Page 51
Beautiful Thoughts..............................................Page 54
What's on ADAnet - An ADAnet Echo List..........................Page 55
Assoc. of Disabled Americans Membership Form....................Page 58
Indica..........................................................Page 59
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First Word

And they said it couldn't be done.  Or was that wouldn't?  Or shouldn't?
Naying the naysayers, we climb off our virtual duffs to sit at the
keyboard and attempt to speak our minds in the typewritten fashion.
Saying nee! to those who ask for shrubberies, we tend our garden with
personal delight.

What's this all about some might be asking.  To which we might be reply,
"That's a good question."  The attempt here is to create a tantalizing
door mat for the house that is JADA.  The elation which for me births
such obtuse prose is the sense of personal delight at capping off this
overdue issue for September, and the security that thanks to the
unflagging efforts of our Editor, Linda Cummings, and our Assistant
Editor, Cindy Barnes, as well as the many people who contributed
articles and gave their permission for reprint, the material for
October's offering is already in the bag and should be on your
electronic doorstep in about two weeks.

On top of all that, cantankerous hardware that begs for a three week
vacation and unrelenting work schedules that require you to bust your
hump for two weeks so that you can celebrate by standing in front of the
product of your labors for two solid days wearing your best-looking,
most-uncomfortable shoes... On top of all that, we've got a good issue
here to present for your pleasure.  I hope you enjoy it.

Marlin Johnson
Editor in Chief
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September 1992- Journal of the American Disability Association -Page 3

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                        Opinions and Editorials

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ON THE FLY...
By: Bill Freeman


 It had been one of those truly long days. I had a six hour job to do 
in Tuscaloosa and the concert was going to start at seven. It had 
gotten late in the day, and just when I thought I was sure to be late, 
I finished. Quickly I was on the road to Birmingham for the concert 
happening of the year: U2 had come to Birmingham.

 Birmingham has been progressive in bringing groups to town to play 
Legion Field. The last concert I had gone to was the Rolling Stones 
concert several years ago. The little stadium in Birmingham had been 
packed to capacity for that one. I was there with several friends, and 
we enjoyed the evening to the nines. Needless to say, my expectations 
were high for the coming evening.

 We had decided that, because I should have been able to get a handicap 
parking space, several people would ride with me. Sometimes, on rare 
occasions, there is something to be said for having a little blue 
sticker on your car. We all piled into the car and headed for the 
stadium. Once we managed to get into the taxi-only lanes, we were home 
free. 

 On arriving, we asked several lot attendants "where is the handicapped 
parking tonight?"  Everyone said, "Go on around to the front - we think 
its there." It took forever to get around the stadium with the 
thousands of cars all trying to get in at the same time. I couldn't 
understand why each lot didn't have designated parking for us, but 
there was no time to complain - the concert was about to begin and we 
didn't want to miss a thing.

 On about the third lot we pulled into, we finally gave out being told, 
"I don't know where the handicap parking is, maybe it's up front 
somewhere!", so we just paid the man, parked in the next available 
spot, and began our hike to the stadium. 

 There were bodies in motion everywhere. We blended into the crowd (as 
if we could - I was wearing my fraternity blazer, and Bill and Joe were 
dressed with ties and trenchcoats. We were definitely different from 
the faded denim uniform that seemed to be the norm. I felt like a 
special agent, in disguise, but being accompanied by the fellows from 

September 1992- Journal of the American Disability Association -Page 4

the office. We were there, in rare form, and we had a few minutes to 
spare. We began the search for our seats on the bleachers.

 There should be a law against so many steps. I had questions like, 
"When you buy tickets, do they listen if you tell them you need seating 
that is accessible?" That was quickly followed, in my head, by the 
answer, "I'm sure they do, but who wants to sit in a spot where you 
can't even see the band." Sometimes talking to myself helps me 
understand things - it didn't help at all tonight.

 After changing sections, and running into at least five people that 
knew me, we were finally ready for the show. It began, and it was 
great. The stadium was only about two-thirds full, but it was a lively 
and happy crowd. We were all there for the same reason, and the music 
played. Only one problem was apparent: as soon as the band started, 
everyone stood up. 

 They stood, and stood, and then stood some more. No one sat down. 
Except me. After about thirty minutes of standing, I figured that if I 
sat down, I might be able to walk back to the car later. If I kept 
standing on my aching feet and legs, walking to the car would not be an 
issue. When everyone else is standing, and you are seated, it gives you 
a very different perspective of the world. While not boring, the 
bouncing bottoms in front of me were not my motive for being there. I 
started a routine of standing for 15 minutes and sitting for ten, 
altering the routine as my favorite tunes came down from the stage.

 The concert was great. Reflecting on it now, the humanity of the event 
impresses me deeply. I have questions that there might not be a better 
way to handle access to these events for people like me, though. 

 Why was there not adequate handicap parking at the event? Surely the 
promoters know that some portion of the people that would like to 
attend such an event can't walk the quarter mile we walked from the car 
and back. Why were the lot attendants not better trained as to where 
the handicap parking was located? For such a large event, who is 
responsible for such things, anyway?

 After a few beers with the brothers Bill and Joey at their place, and 
a brief respite in a nice soft sofa, I decided to come home and enjoy 
remembering the good parts of the concert for a few days, and ignore 
all the access problems. The further the concert has sank into the 
past, the more I find myself feeling offended that I had to walk the 
raging sands of the Kalahari to see a concert. I kept thinking that 
something ought to be done. Was the Americans with Disabilities Act 
meant for such a thing? What would people think of me if I made a big 
stink about this issue? 

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 I decided to bring it up with the Mayor's Council on Disability Issues 
when they meet again. I would write about it in my Journal article for 
the month, and perhaps other supportive groups might lend me their 
expertise in dealing with access issues. 

 What could be done to help?  I decided most of what needed to be done 
was education of the people working the parking lots. Each lot needed 
handicap parking, and any public lot without it was breaking the law. I 
decided I should push for reform - no hollow compromise, but actual 
reform with heightened sensitivity to the issue. Being such a large 
bill to fill, it may require a law suit. 

 The question of responsibility comes flooding back. Surely it was not 
the fault of U2? But without the main attraction, U2, demanding that 
their gigs be accessible, would anything ever change? Perhaps the Park 
Board, the people that maintain the stadium, share some level of 
responsibility too. My expectation is that the lot attendants are 
subcontracted for the event, and they will be nowhere to be seen when 
push comes to shove.

 In the final analysis, I know I am not some special kind of alien 
creature that accidentally happened into the forum one night. These 
huge concerts must be made accessible. Part of being a human being is 
having the option of joining others in public performances and the 
like. I was sore for days after the concert, mostly from the extended 
standing and the treacherous walk to and from the car. 

 Through this article I hope others that have had similar experiences 
will be brought together, and that we will have the collective desire 
and ability to bring change to not just Birmingham, but the entire 
country. Surely a concert with over thirty five thousand people in 
attendance deserves some degree of disability access awareness by the 
people promoting the event, the people that control the stadium, and 
the groups that want to come here to play.

 I would like to receive your comments on performances where you have 
faced similar odds, and how you dealt with it most effectively. I 
believe that if things are going to change, no one is going to cause 
that change unless we do it ourselves. I want to see such change occur. 

 I believe that we owe the children with disabilities, now growing up 
and learning to appreciate things like concerts and sports events, the 
opportunity to attend these events without any unnecessary barriers to 
their enjoyment of the events. While the change we bring today will 
probably not serve our immediate interests, it will surely be noticed 
tomorrow.

 Until next time, keep your chin up and keep knocking those barriers 
down.

September 1992- Journal of the American Disability Association -Page 6

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Companion Dogs
By: Bill Gorman

There was an article about companion dogs in one of the recent issues
of Dogfancy and Science Diet gave away free calenders last year
featuring companion dogs with lots of info about the program.  The most
commonly used breeds are Labradors and Golden Retrievers.  People
volunteer to raise puppies for one year to a year and half- training
them in good behavior.  House breaking and basic obedience commands and
socializing them to different kinds of people and different types of
situation.  Then the dogs are trained for another year and learn over
100 commands.  Then the dogs are matched with a disabled person who has
had to go through a rigorous selection process to make sure they are a
suitable candidate.  The dogs and their companions then go to camp for
six weeks to learn the commands together.  Its a great program.  We
have a student at our College who has a companion dog, Golden Retriever
named Teddy.  Teddy's a love.  He lays quietly under the student's desk
when not needed, and carries the students books etc, in packs.
Disabled people who have companion dogs say that they are real ice
breakers.  People stop to talk about the dog- and go on talking when
before they might have ignored the disabled person.

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Conflict Resolution - Part Three of Seven
By: Dr. Robert B. Johnstone

  Copyrights 1947-1991 by Dr Robert B. Johnstone
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 (Editor's note: Bob Johnstone kindly gave us permission to release his
  Conflict Resolution here in the JADA in the hopes that it will help
  many deal with stress.)


But, you might ask, how can I do this?

Well, first, you need to practice the technique that I have mentioned
before.  Practice this for at least six to eight weeks and you will
find in that time that you can relax more quickly by developing this
conditioned reflex to create deep relaxation.  Eventually, you can get
to the point where you relax so quickly, that in three to five minutes,
you will be more deeply relaxed, you would in an hour or more of sleep.

September 1992- Journal of the American Disability Association -Page 7

Some, when they first use this technique or process say, "It sounds too
simple." I agree, it is very simple, but, the complex part of this
process is done on the tapes, at subconscious levels and it works.  In
all the reading or research I have done, many people have discovered
that simple things work best.  Complex things worked with * some * of
the people.  But I wanted something, which would work with a greater
percentage.  Even though the best results from this mental process come
from tapes, a large number of people have found they can get good
results even without the tapes.

When I began to make this method of reducing stress simpler, I found it
worked better or with more people and then my most difficult task
became *convincing* people something so simple worked to create stress
relief.

If you practice, you will discover it WILL work for you.  If it doesn't
seem to in the beginning, several things can be happening.  You might
have so much stress, you need the set of tapes to make faster progress.
Or, You may think you do understand how to practice, but something is
not as clear as it needs to be, for you to make progress.  Just ask
questions.

Some people are afraid of asking stupid questions, but in my opinion,
the only STUPID QUESTION, is the one we don't ask.  That problem was
created by others.  You can also change these feelings by practicing
this mental process or using the tapes..

Even if I have heard YOUR question 10,000 times, it is important to me
that you know the answer.

Spend at least 10-15 minutes a day practicing, practice TWICE a day for
10, 15, OR 20 minutes and get faster results.  It is like an equation,
divide your "stress" by the number of times that you practice and it
will equal release or relief.


  (Continued in part four.....)

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Cutting Some Slack
By: Joan Wolschleger
Lorain Square Newsletter, August 1992

(I wrote the following in response to the seniors in my building asking
me (a disabled person) to be resident council president in order to get
rid of the disabled tenants.  I was astounded at the suggestion.  They
modified their request to specify getting rid of the wheelchair
residents, but I was still incensed because I have 2 bulging disks, and
I could easily and quickly end up in a wheelchair myself.  They kept

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insisting that I wasn't disabled.  In a few hours I'll be 44 not 64, so
I ponder what they thought I was if I wasn't disabled.  --js)

Lorain Square started life within CMHA as a senior high rise and was
restricted to the elderly.  Then CMHA had to comply with Federal and
State law, and the disabled were allowed to move in.  Our building is
now restricted to the senior and disabled citizens of our area, and
this has caused some friction between the two groups.

What is needed in this situation is some acceptance of each of our
DIFFERING ABILITIES, and the realization that we are stuck with each so
we might as well make the best of it.  CMHA cannot prevent the disabled
from moving into our building.  No resident council president can force
CMHA to do it either.  If CMHA attempted to prevent otherwise qualified
persons from moving in just because they were disabled, they would be
in violation of Federal and State law and would lose their funding from
those sources.  The seniors are going to have to just accept that as
fact because they cannot change it or avoid it.  The seniors must try
to learn to live with folks with differing abilities.

The disabled members of our community have their part to play also.
There is no hierarchy of disability.  Someone is not more or less
disabled than you are; they're just differently disabled.  The disabled
must realize they are just as good anyone else here, and try to be more
pleasant and less demanding of those around them.  Bitterness over your
condition can become comfortable, and that bitterness can be perceived
by others as hostility toward them.  Also realize that those that
outwardly seem to have everything working can be dealing with problems
of their own.

To both the seniors and the disabled, I want to remind you that a
little courtesy and a lot of tolerance can go a long way to prevent
problems from occurring.  Both groups can pay a little more attention
to where they are and what they're doing.  Both groups are capable of
saying please and thank you when they make a request of someone.  Both
groups are capable of reaching out to each other in acknowledgement of
their common humanity and shared citizenship.  Persons who are disabled
are still persons.  Many disabilities are not noticeable to the naked
eye.  Being disabled is nothing to be ashamed of, and no one should
attempt to make someone ashamed of being disabled.  So how about it;
can we cut each other some slack?

I also want to remind all that I am disabled, and I'm not ashamed of
being disabled.  Just because I can still walk doesn't put me in the
category of able bodied or able minded.  Just because I can understand
and relate to seniors doesn't make me a senior.  I am disabled and will
remain disabled for the rest of my life.  Just in case anyone may think
otherwise, I am not a candidate for President of Resident Council, I am
simply writing this to help my neighbors get along with each other
better.
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[                          FROM THE MANY, ONE                         ]
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[ A series of articles by Tammy Zeller recounting her experiences     ]
[ with Multiple Personality Syndrome.  For an overview of the M_P_D   ]
[ echo see the article by Jack Zeller, M_P_D Moderator, in JADA0592.  ]
[ Part one was published in JADA0692, part two was published in       ]
[ JADA0792 and part three was published in JADA0892.                  ]
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From the Many, One - Part Four of Five
By: Tammy Zeller

                    after effects.....

After my son died of kidney failure, (diagnosis on death
certificate)...  I remember coming home...(we so glad to be somewhere
safe) the house was very quiet, very still....as was the inside
system.....we went to our room and stayed there....not sure how many
days....time did not matter, nothing really mattered..we were just
there!....as the days passed, the doctor told J.W.  to get pregnant as
soon as possible....but number one reply to that was "why?  this new
baby will not take the place of the son"...doctor said in a low sadly
tone.."I know a new baby will not fill the gap that your son left, it
will take a long time for the wound to heal, but Tammy, it was not your
fault or your husbands, it was something that just happened, and no one
knows why." J.W.  replied.."will I love this baby as much as the son ?"
How can I? I hurt so much....there is no more room for hurt.." number
one popped in..."how can another baby help, what if this one dies too?
We can not go through this again."..  doctor..."I don't think it will
happen again...this was just a fluke of nature...please try again, I
may have some serious mental problems from this death, a new baby will
help you go through the stages of death much easier."(amusing laughter,
what a dip..)

after the amusing laughing spell, we all left....went home and told
Jack that we should try again for another baby....he was not a happy
camper...he said it is to soon....I agreed.  and the conversation was
dropped....

Now Jason's room was the still the same as when he was in it......one
night, the mother of the baby, who just came back out, was still
unaware that the baby had died, went up the stairs to his room....when
entering the room she could not find the baby....she went
crazy.."where's my baby"...but know one heard her, except us...the
controller had someone (alter) tell her...someone said." your baby
died"..in a sad tone....the mother...why?  I am good mother, why would
God take him from me...you guys did something bad, didn't you?  and now
God is punishing me!!  I hate you all!!!  screaming at the top of her

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lungs.."I HATE YOU ALL, GO AWAY, I WANT TO DIE!!!and at that moment the
controller stepped in and the numb one came....the body went down on to
the floor....no movement came....no sound came....like death....

Jack called the paramedics after he could not get the body to
move....they came in and did things to the body..still no movement or
sound...they then took us to the hospital....the doctors there said we
had taken and overdose...which was a lie....so they gave the body
epicake..it makes you throw up....the body went crazy throwing
up....and then Alan came out with Arelene...."what the hell are you
doing?" she did not take any drugs"...the mother started screaming
"where's my baby????  Some one stole him...get the police...what is
your problem...get the police someone stole my baby"!!!!

They then gave the body a sedative, to calm everyone down....Jack was
in the hall explaining to all the doctors about our baby dying not to
long ago...

Next thing I remember is a shrink talking to us about him dying...the
mother stuck to her story, that someone stole him, but the weeper was
out too...and then Wisper came...and Jack was talking to her..the
doctor said to Jack "you have to leave now, you can't keep telling her
that the baby is dead, she doesn't understand"...so Jack left...the
doctor came back...but now Amuse was out with Sark....we were laughing
and down talking to him....then he asked a question" Mrs.  Zeller,
where is your son, and who took him?  (switch) the mother..."I know
someone (alter) took him"..  doctor ..why?  mother.."because he did not
want him, he was jealous, and wanted him gone"..  but Alan and Arlene
and I would not let him go near the baby....I know he took
him"...doctor...can I talk to Tammy"...yes....Tammy do you know where
the baby is?  "yes"..in heaven with God...but in all reality it was Pam
(14 years old)...are you sure you know what you are saying?" yes." the
baby had kidney failure and was in a coma when the mother picked him
up...."yes that is correct"....is it your fault?  the doctor asked..
no.....it is Jacks fault.....

For years we blamed Jack.....(to us Jack was and still is the Knight in
shining armor.....he knew everything, he could save everything and
makes things better again....we had him up there with God...very, very
high...and when this happened, it blew us away..."why didn't he know?
why doesn't he save him?  he doesn't love us any more....he wants us to
leave so he hurt us, by killing our baby...these were the thoughts of
many in the system at that time....but here in this time, in reality,
Jack is very well loved, and is still up on that podium....and I will
always keep him there....i love and respect this man so much, that
words can not come to me to describe what I feel about him and for
him.....love does not even began to cover it...)

(Tammy's article will be concluded next month.)

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Superior Athletics
By: Debbie Hashiguchi


WHO ARE WE?

Superior Athletics is a group of volunteers and physically challenged
athletes.

*We encourage all physically challenged and any interested persons to
 become members.

*We encourage competition and casual sport participation

*No age limit

*Events include swimming, track, field, bocci, weight lifting, air
 rifle, wheelchair sports

*We plan, promote, and coordinate events and activities to stimulate
 the further development of sports programs for persons who are blind,
 amputee, les autre, have cerebral palsy, or use a wheelchair

*We facilitate regular weekly training sessions and special events
 throughout the year,

*We maintain memberships with all sports governing bodies and have
 representation with Amputee and the Wheelchair Sports Associations

*To examine the possibility of representation with Blind and Cere
 Cerebral Palsy Sports Associations

*To initiate and maintain public awareness

*To utilize community resources and promote accessibility and Barrier
 Free Design

WHAT WE WOULD LIKE FROM YOU

We would like to acquire on events in Canada or abroad which Superior
Athletics may be able to take part in.  When responding, please include
the following information:

1. Are events sanctioned?
2. Contact person.
3. What requirements would be requested of Superior Athletics, ie.
   joining an Association, etc?

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4. If we choose to participate, where and when?
5. Any differences in rules from Canadian Sports Events
6. Any manuals available.
7. How are classifications done?

Please pass on any Information to Debbie Hashiguchi on Adanet or send
it to:

Gino Sonego
R.R.#2.
4175 Vanguard Avenue
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7C 4V1

Thank you for your time and consideration.  We will be looking forward
to hearing from you.

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Young Artists Workshops:  State of the Art
By: Earl Appleby


Art teacher Charles Petersen knows kids.  Since 1969, he and his wife
Darlene have been foster parents to 125, many with disabilities.  The
Petersons have 7 children of their own, 4 of whom are adopted, 2 of
whom have disabilities.

Charles first got involved with computers to involve his son Dan in
summer activities.  Dan, 17, has paralyzed arms and legs.  He cannot
speak or hold a pen, but he runs a mean computer with his trusty thumb
and trackball.

Now, Dan's father is teaching hundreds of kids with disabilities, and
their teachers, to use a growing array of assistive technology to draw,
compose, and write.

Since 1985, they have attended the Young Artists Workshops summer
programs at Peterson's school, St.  Norbert College, in De Pere,
Wisconsin.  In 1985, there were just 20.  Last year, 125 took part,
including mentally retarded youngsters.  This year hearing impaired
youth are participating.  So are 60 teachers, their numbers reflecting
new laws regarding the education of students with disabilities.

"Kids can use a light beam pointing system to write, draw, paint, and
compose music," observes Chuck Frame, assistive technology specialist
with the Green Bay, Wisconsin schools.  "Computers and adaptive
equipment can eliminate the physical barriers.  Handicapped kids can go
as far as the abled body." (Many we know go farther.)

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Peterson, whose degrees include the arts of jewelry making and silver
smithing, says the obstacles that he and Darlene faced in helping their
son Dan inspired them to do more.

Summer park and recreational programs "don't provide transportation or
attendant care," Peterson advises.  "They are not very accommodating."
And camps often act as though "overwhelmed" by kids with disabilities.

Not Charley Peterson.  He works year-round on behalf of the summer
Young Artists Workshops, talking with special education teachers and
seeking funds "any way that is legal."

But the bottom line is that the gifts that he and his wife give their
children...all 132...and many, many more does not come with a price
tag.  True love, after all, cannot be bought.

...For further information, contact CURE, 812 Stephen Street, Berkeley
Springs, West Virginia 254511 (304-258-LIFE/5433).

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Immunizations for Travelers
By: Arlette Lefebvre
University of California at Berkeley Newsletter, June 1992


        MYTH: TRAVELERS TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SHOULD
         CHECK WITH  THE EMBASSIES ABOUT IMMUNIZATIONS

FACT: Don't count on the embassies of these countries for up-to-date
information about which shots you may need to enter those countries.  A
few years ago, researchers from the University of Iowa Travel and
Tropical Medicine Clinic surveyed 151 embassies and consulates and
found that they often supplied poor advice.

For instance, while 27 embassies said their country required yellow
fever vaccinations, in fact only 13 did.  Thirteen embassies also said
that a cholera vaccination was needed, while NONE of their countries
actually required one.  (Cholera is rarely a risk for travelers, and
the vaccine is only 50% effective and commonly causes side-effects-
thus the vaccine is NOT recommended by the US Centers for Disease
Control.) Representatives from nine countries even said that smallpox
vaccination was required- a surprising error, since the disease has
been eradicated.

Don't rely on travel agents for medical information either.  Even your
doctor may not be up-to-date on which shots you may need for various
countries, unless he is an expert on traveler's medicine.  (*I* didn't
even KNOW there WAS such a thing as "traveler's medicine", so you
see...?  <g>).

September 1992- Journal of the American Disability Association -Page 14

If you are going outside North America, Western Europe, Australia, New
Zealand and Japan, the most up-to-date source for medical
recommendations is the CDC's recorded hotline (404-332-4559).

Another good source is the annual booklet "Health Information for
International Travel", available for $5 from the U.S.  Government
Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 (or call 202-783-3238).

Give yourself about six weeks before your overseas trip to get all the
immunizations you may need!

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Traveler's Immunizations Service
By: Mark_D Winton


I am an Infectious Disease specialist and we cover immunizations during
training.  I have a computer based service that has contracted through
the CDC to give updates to physicians and their patients about current
travel conditions and diseases.  Please feel free to spread it around!

My partner and I run a Travel Clinic to provide such information to
international travelers!

We are also in the process of providing a presentation to the local
area Travel Agencies about our services.

Mark D. Winton, MD
Donald P. Miller, MD
The Travel Clinic
200 St Marys Medical Plaza
Suite 302
Jefferson City, MO 65101

(314)636-7183

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U.S. Federal Injured Worker Advocacy
By: Richard Childers


For the first time.  I'd like to pass on some MUCH NEEDED info
regarding the U.S. Federal Injured Worker and an advocacy group that
is assisting them in their battles with the Office of Worker's
Compensation.  The group is called the National Association of Federal
Injured Workers [ NAFIW ] with regional directors in each of the OWCP's

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12 districts.  Our main headquarters are located in Puyallup, Wa.  (
telephone 206-848-7442 ). This group was created in 1986 due to the
pressing need among federal injured employees for information and ways
to combat the U.S.  Federal Compensation system.  Federal Workers
problems stem from a lack of knowledge about their rights, employer
duties and the workings of the Office of Worker's Compensation Program.

The NAFIW is a non-profit corp.  licensed in the State of Washington
and is tax exempt.

We offer FREE advocacy assistance to answer questions about the Federal
Employee Compensation Act matters and OPM Disability retirement.  We
also make available the group's newsletter, the BAND-AID< to pass on
comments, rule and regulation changes, etc.  pertaining to the
injured/disabled worker.  No formal dues structure exists, we do accept
donations and are on the Combined Federal Campaign listing ( # 1125 )

I am the NAFIW Regional Director for District 25 which includes
Washington D.C., Virginia and Maryland.  If anyone needs assistance
along these lines, or knows of anyone who could possibly use some
assistance, please do NOT hesitate to call me at (804)587-5374 between
0930 and 2130 seven days a week.  You may also call our main office in
Washington state.  This is a FREE service provided by volunteers
nationwide.

The mailing address for the NAFIW is:
P.O. Box 73578, Puyallup, WA. 98373

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Coalition on Sexuality for People with Disabilities Founded
By: Gordon Gillespie


A new organization intended to foster a variety of initiatives aimed at
involving professionals, people with disabilities of all sorts, and
relatives in expanding training opportunities for staff and people with
disabilities, changing policies which make sexual and romantic
expression of people with disabilities difficult legally, and
coordinating and developing training materials.

The first annual meeting of this group will be held in the same
location as the AAMR Region VIII Conference, Monday September 28 from 6
to 8 p.m.  at the Park Plaza Sheraton in St.  Louis Park, MN.  This
meeting will include goal setting for the next year , a keynote
speaker, and planning for long-range legislative training in this area.

A newsletter will be launched this summer.  Meetings are now underway
monthly and are open to all interested people.  For more information,
contact Sara Judson, the new Vice-President (723 Sumter Avenue South,

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Golden Valley MN 55426; 612/545-0926) or Geoffrey Garwick, Secretary
(Ramsey County Mental Health Center, 529 Jackson Street, St.  Paul MN
55101; 612/298-4999).


IN A RELATED NEWS ARTICLE.....

Applications are now being taken for participation in a 15-week group
therapy series for Ramsey County residents (or those who are the
financial responsibility of Ramsey County) with mental retardation or
serious learning impairments.

The sequence will be facilitated by psychologists Sherry Berde
(612/293-4714) and Geoffrey Garwick (612/298-4999) under the auspices
of Ramsey County Mental Health Center.  This is similar to group
therapy trainings which have been provided since 1980 and is a
combination of informational and attitudinal skill enhancements in
conjunction with the expectation that participants will do homework
assignments and take part in practice outings with either potential
friends or potential dating partners during the sequence.  Parents or
residences referring people to the group will be expected to supervise
1 or more such outings during the course of the training.  Outings will
generally be by two people or possibly two couples.

The sequence begins September 23, 1992 at the Ramsey County Mental
Health Center, 529 Jackson Street, St.  Paul, MN and the two-hour
sessions will continue through January 1993.  The 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
meetings will include a variety of audio-visual materials, role-plays,
and group discussions.  Members must be enrolled at the Ramsey Count
Mental Health Center as clients.  There will be individual assessment
interviews beginning in July, and applications will be accepted on a
first-come, first-served basis.  Enrollment is limited.  Please contact
either of the therapists for more information.

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NFBTRANS Source Code Available
By: David Andrews


Over the years, many people have made suggestions about what they think
NFBTRANS, the Braille translation software written by the National
Federation of the Blind, should do.  Some of these changes we have
implemented, and some (for a variety of reasons) we have not.  Now,
however, we are doing something virtually unprecedented in the
blindness field.

As a service to the computer using and Braille reading communities, the
National Federation of the Blind is releasing the source code to
NFBTRANS.  You are now free to obtain the source code by downloading it

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from NFB NET, our computer bulletin board service, and you may make
whatever changes to the program you desire.  Do you want NFBTRANS
automatically to format files?  Go ahead and write the code.  Do you
want NFBTRANS to take its settings from a configuration file?  Go ahead
and write the code.  NFBTRANS is written in Pascal; and Charlie Cook,
its author,reports that he could convert the code to C for those who
would prefer it in that language.

In releasing the source code we require only the following things: 1.
Do not use NFBTRANS as the basis for a commercial program.  We are
releasing the source code to the computer community as a gift, not to
enrich individuals or companies.  2. If you make changes please upload
the modified source code and executable programs to NFB NET so that we
can share them with others and possibly incorporate your changes into a
much improved master program.  We would also like to collect the
improved versions of NFBTRANS so that we can implement a logical system
of assigning revision numbers.  This will allow all of us to easily
track the different versions of NFBTRANS.

NFB NET can be reached by calling (410) 752-5011.  Our modem can make
connections between 300 and 9600 baud.  Your other parameters should be
set for 8 data bits, one stop bit, and no parity.  The source code can
be found in File Area 4, and modified programs and source code should
be uploaded to the same area.  Message Area 4 is for the discussion of
NFBTRANS.  If you have things you would like to see in the program,
leave a message in area 4. NFB NET will act as a collection point for
everyone's ideas and we will try to find willing programmers to make
the suggested changes.  NFBTRANS author Charlie Cook has also promised
to check in on NFB NET periodically so that you can reach him with your
questions by leaving him a message.

If you have any questions about any of this, you can leave a message
for David Andrews on NFB NET or call him at the National Center for the
Blind (410) 659-9314.

Other bulletin board systems can file request the source code for
NFBTRANS for posting on their own BBS's via Fidonet 1:261/1125.  Use
the filename "NTSOURCE.ZIP" or the Magic

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New "Stick Foster" Mystery Series
By: Kevin Robinson
Re: Book


My new "Stick Foster" hardback mystery series stars Nicholas "Stick"
Foster, a paraplegic newspaper reporter in central Florida who just
seems to roll into murder wherever he goes!  The first book, SPLIT
SECONDS, has to do with the murder of a NASA computer wizard and the

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sabotage of NASA's fail-safe, self-destruct communications software.
There are numerous differently abled folks in my books, including a
wheelchair basketball team.  The second book is called MALL RATS, and
begins at a wedding where a little old church lady keels over in the
middle of the ceremony, a victim of drinking wedding punch laced with
street drugs.  Suspicion falls on the mall rats present, 13 to 15
year old Stick has befriended while doing a newspaper story on "mall
life." I am contracted for two more Stick books: EQUAL ACCESS and
NICE GUYS FINISH.  The series is published by Walker and Company in
New York, and can be requested at any bookseller (not all will have
it in stock, but their wholesalers will), or ordered by calling the
Rue Morgue at 1-800-356-5586 or Walker at 1-800-AT-WALKER.  Thanks
for your interest!

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MPD:  Dreams vs. Memories
By: Tom Bailey

...How do you tell if it's a dream/nightmare, or a memory???

That is a question indeed.  I can't say for sure but I can share an
experience with you.

When I was a very small child I had headaches, bad headaches, migraines
with the visual distortion and severe pain.  As I got older the
headaches got less and less and gradually changed into just the visual
stuff.

When I was in my teens I started having these episodes of very strange
dreams intruding and taking over for a while.  These dreams were not
connected to reality at all, there were no associations with the
outside world, no people, places or things, just a sea and a blob and
movement, lots of movement.  These dreams came only at night and I
never remembered then while I was awake except during these episodes.
The most notable thing about them is the feeling.  Complete and utter
TERROR, HORROR, AND bewilderment is an understatement.  These episodes
came usually about two a year and left me totally confused and really
screwed up for a long time.

Last year after I separated from my wife I had an episode where I
remembered this state to the point of it totally taking over.  I had no
control at all at the time.  I found myself standing and looking at the
telephone not even knowing what it was.  No idea at all what *anything*
was.  As this episode peaked in intensity I felt about a bazillion
volts of electricity go up my body and out of my head and at the same
time hear VERY loud music.  Rock music.  I don't know who the group was
at all but it was super loud.  Then a scream started inside my head and
continued for a long time never reducing in intensity at all until the

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episode began to ebb.  Then it gradually wore off until I was
experiencing only sudden flashes of the dream and feelings and
eventually that went away also.

It was that episode that forced me to seek some help and the person
said you need someone who is familiar with dissociation and multiples.

To make a long life story short, I discovered recently that my mother
was in an automobile accident when she was carrying me.  She was only
about 3 or 4 months along at the time.  Two off duty police officers
were racing their motorcycles and one of them hit her broadside.
Apparently it did not hurt her but it frightened her almost to death.
I think I picked up on that emotional state and overloaded and almost
died.  I think that instead of dying I split into a new mental process
and continued.  What I would call a SERIES split.  Kind of like a
permanent fugue state.

*I* think that these are memory flashbacks, not a dream.
*I* think that this is a flashback of the accident.
*I* remember something about choosing to continue on or quit and for
some reason I chose to continue.  I think this set the stage for
further splits.

I can't explain where some of this information comes from but I know
that accident had something to do with the state I am in now.

I was never (to my knowledge) abused in a way that normally causes MPD.
I was abandoned repeatedly as a teenager and super sensitive as a child
but as far as I have been able to determine I am not an RA survivor or
survivor of severe physical abuse.  This seems to be the only thing
that makes any sense, and, the inside voice tells me that I am on the
right track.

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It's a Tall, Small World
By: Nina B. Link
Reprinted from the Parent's Forum Newsletter

It's a TALL Small World


One warm, spring day, Big Bird decided to take a walk.  He put his good
luck penny in his hand and started off.  As soon as he left is nest,
Big Bird banged his head on a tree branch.

"Ouch!" he yelled.  "I'm so big!  I'm always banging my head."

A few minutes later, Big Bird tripped over a rock and fell down.


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"Ouch!" he yelled again.  "I'm so big and tall that I didn't even see
that rock way down there on the ground," Big Bird said.  "I hate being
such a big bird.  I'm always getting in the way and bumping into
things.  My head is up so high that I trip over things because I can't
see them.  I wish I were little."

Just then, Little Bird swooped down in front of Big Bird.  He had a
balloon in his beak and was all out of breath.

"Hello, Little Bird," said Big Bird, "Where did you come from?"

"I've been flying after this balloon," said little bird.  "I got so
tired that I just had to rest.  I'm too little.  I have to flap my
wings so hard to get anywhere fast.  I hate being little.  Everyone I
know is big.  I have to try really hard to keep up with my friends.
Sometimes they even forget I'm there because I'm so little."

"Gee," said Big Bird.  "I didn't know that being little was hard.  I
just thought it was hard being big."

"Well, I thought being big was the most wonderful thing in the world,"
said Little Bird.

While Little Bird and Big Bird were thinking about being little and
big, Little Bird's balloon slipped from his beak and began to float
away.

"You can get the balloon, Big Bird!" said Little Bird.  "You have long
legs and can take big steps."

Big Bird caught up with the balloon in no time and gave it back to
Little Bird.

"Being big can be very helpful," said Big Bird happily.

Just then, Big Bird's lucky penny dropped from his hand and rolled
under the step.

"Oh no!  My good luck penny!  I'm too big to fit under that step to get
it!"

"But I'm not!" said Little Bird.  And he marched proudly over to the
step, stuck his beak underneath and pulled out the penny.  "Being
little isn't so bad after all," said Little Bird.

So, Big Bird and Little Bird walked down Sesame Street together.  Big
Bird was happy to be big.  And Little Bird was very happy to be little.



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California Suicide Initiative in Trouble?
By: Brian Lantz


LOS ANGELES, Aug.  25 (EIRNS)--In the midst of a state budget crisis,
skyrocketing bankruptcies, and unemployment, California voters will
consider Proposition 161, a ballot initiative to legalize
physician-assisted murder of "terminally ill" patients.  In tandem with
Proposition 165, which would mandate brutal 25% cuts in public
assistance, Prop 161 is aimed at the Constitution's guarantee of an
inalienable right to life.

   Prop 161 (officially, the "Physician-Assisted Death.  Terminal
Condition.  Initiative Statute") would authorize any mentally competent
person at least 18 years of age, and diagnosed as terminally ill, to
request "aid in dying." Physicians are authorized, "if properly
requested," to terminate a life in a "painless, humane and dignified
manner," or provide means for a patient to "self-administer" (kill
himself).  Supporters contend it protects health professionals and
facilities from liability for murder.

   Supported by the notorious Derek Humphry and his Hemlock Society,
Prop 161 is a copy-cat version of Washington State's Prop 119, defeated
last year.

       - Back from the Brink? -

   One might expect strong institutional support for 161.  To put it on
the ballot, 567,000 signatures were gathered; polls show a majority of
Californians, after years of media brainwashing, favor the idea of
physician aid in dying; and California already has laws giving patients
and families the right to "pull the plug" on extraordinary medical
treatment.  In fact, in the early 1980s, only associates of Lyndon
LaRouche strongly lobbied against such legislation, which they slammed
as legalizing "crimes against humanity," as defined by the postwar
Nuremberg Trials of Nazis.

   Now, however, almost every organization representing health care
professionals has come out against taking this new step down the
slippery slope.  Even the state organization representing hospices
opposes Prop 161.  In a rather labored statement, the California State
Hospice Association is arguing that "laws are symbols of what society
values.  Measures such as this can cause us to dehumanize the process
of dying and as a consequence, ultimately devalue human life."

   Other opponents of 161 are the California Nurses Association, the
California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, and the
California Medical Association (CMA).  Even former Surgeon General C.

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Everett Koop has come out against 161.  The CMA is stressing the lack
for physicians of sufficient immunity protection from criminal and
civil complaints.  As no witness' are required to the request, or at
the time the life is terminated, and no "cooling-off period" is
provided, the CMA is rightly concerned that doctors could be charged
with coercion or even cold-blooded murder.

   The coalition put together to oppose Prop 161, "No On 161," plants
its feet firmly in moral quicksand.  States the group, "The No on 161
coalition is working to defeat Prop 161 because of {the Initiative's
many flaws and ambiguities.} Whether people have a right to ask for
physician-assisted suicide is not at issue in this campaign" (emphasis
in the original).

       - Bishops' Opposition -

   But the Roman Catholic Bishops of California have intervened
strenuously, sending a letter to all 1,070 parishes in the state.  It
reads in part, "We prefer that moral issues be settled in the hearts of
men and women.  However, the issue allowing doctors actively to take
lives has been pushed into the public policy arena by proponents of the
initiative, and this must be debated.  Legislation may be passed which
not only contradicts traditional Catholic morality, but also attacks
the principles underlying our system of government, and threatens the
lives of the poor and powerless in our state."

From New Federalist V6, #33.

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Disabled Texan Fights Famine in Africa with Her Computer
By: Carole Collins, U.N. Correspondent
National Catholic Reported (c) 1992

(For National Catholic Reporter subscription information call
800-444-8910.  Permission is hereby granted for electronic
re-publication on non- profit communications systems only.  All other
uses, print or electronic, require permission.  Contact saskin@igc.org
or call the author c/o the National Catholic Reporter.)


   New York, 4 Sept.  1992 -- Somalis that do survive the current
famine will have people like Dorothy Morse, a disabled but feisty Texan
in her late 50s, to thank for moving Western governments to action.

   "I'm pretty badly disabled by rheumatoid arthritis," Morse told NCR,
"and if it weren't for computers and 'the kindness of strangers,' I
would probably be dead under a bridge."


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   Morse works 40 hours a week as a typesetter for the Texas State Bar.
She uses a special transit service for the disabled to go to and from
work.  It only costs her "$15 a month.  Obviously some damn liberals
thought it up.  Hooray for them," she said.

   A self-confessed "grudger/hater of technology," ("I learned word
processing at age 45, got my first modem at age 54"), Morse has become
an electronic activist, using her home computer to mobilize people to
demand more food aid for Somalia.

   She recalled first hearing of the Somalia famine on the radio: "I
was just lying there when I heard on June 25 the story of the boat full
of Somalians in 120 temperature unable to land at Yemen, many of them
jumping into the sea, many dying.  The story ended up 'Most were women
and children ' I'm a mother."

   "I wrote a check to Oxfam," she said.  "That's in general how I deal
with the unspeakable - I try to do a little positive something about it
every day, then go on about my business.  But I also listened for more
news and never heard any."

   "So one day I called Oxfam.  They told me the overall story, said
they'd had to pull out, and gave me the phone number of Doctors Without
Borders, to whom I talked, and who referred me to the Red Cross, who
faxed me a press release that made my hair stand on end."

   It was then that Morse turned her computer on.  "There are local
electronic bulletin boards aplenty here in Austin," she said.  "I
uploaded an appeal there."

   Her appeals for information and action sparked lively electronic
mail (or 'e-mail') responses from near and far.  An Arizona student
'messaged' Morse for help locating information for a leaflet.  A
Swedish academic offered to forward faxes - urging more aid for Somalia
- for free from the University of Uppsala via an electronic network.
Ghanaian Peter Mwaniki asked 'conference' readers to please provide
addresses of African ambassadors at the U.N.

   Morse updates her electronic correspondents almost daily on the
relief effort, and advises how best to reach a "live person" at the
U.N.  or State Department, how to word appeals ("use an earnest tone,
since some will be looking for a chance to call us 'Somalia wackos'"),
and whom to press for action.

   Morse "has gotten a lot of people galvanized around this issue,"
MSN's Leah Arnold told NCR, "and around making sure that government
people don't forget this issue."

   Morse is angry at the media's earlier failure to cover the tragedy.
"I feel like the government and media people who have power and do
nothing are committing 'negligent genocide with malice,'" she said,

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"and 'with wanton and reckless disregard of human life.' And I do mean
the New York Times."

   Given her limited mobility, said Morse, if it weren't for computer
networks, "my work for Somalia would be much less, and my anguish much
greater." But she keeps going because, "as the International Red Cross
said in July, 'millions of lives depend on our capacity to care.'"

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Paraplegic Wins Right to Coach Little League Team
From: Arlette Lefevfre
CBC News wire, Canadian Press, 9 July 1992


Phoenix, AZ.

A paraplegic won a court order to continue coaching baseball, despite a
Little League rule that bars his wheelchair from the field.

Lawrence Anderson sued Little League Baseball Inc., challenging a rule
that allows wheelchair coaches in the dugout but prohibits them on the
field because young players "should not have the added concern of
avoiding a collision with a wheelchair".

The judge ruled that the Little League rule violated the Americans with
Disabilities Act.


   CONTACT: Little League Baseball Headquarters,
            Box 3485, Williamsport, PA 17701

   (Little League has a "Challenger Division" for disabled youngsters.)

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Implant for Epileptics
By: Donald C. Drake
Philadelphia Enquirer


Since drugs failed to control the seizures that 29 year old Chris Rich
often experienced, he volunteered with 112 others to participate in a
multi-center investigational study.  Researchers wanted to see whether
epileptic seizures could be stopped or prevented with electrical
signals sent to the brain by way of the vagus nerve from a
pacemaker-like device implanted in the chest.  If the device worked, it
could be a boon to the 10% of epileptic patients about 250,000 in the
United States who do not respond adequately to drug treatment.

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Approximately two weeks after implantation of the microcomputer device
at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, the only signs of the
procedure were a slight scar on Rich's neck where electrodes were
attached to the vagus nerve, and another scar where the device was
implanted under the skin of his chest.  Doctors programmed the device
to deliver intermittent pulses of electricity.  Then they instructed
Rich on how to hold a small magnet over his chest whenever he felt a
seizure coming on.  The magnet would turn on the computer, which, it
was hoped, would stop the seizures.

During the first three months, Rich had 14 seizures.  All but three
were quickly stopped with the device, compared with 28 he'd suffered
during the three months prior to implantation.  His condition continues
to improve, and seizure frequency in many other patients is decreasing.
The manufacturer is seeking FDA approval for the device.

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Do-It-Yourself Book for PwDs
By: Joan Westland


GET INVOLVED! A "DO-IT-OURSELFERS" BOOK?

From "ABILITIES" Magazine, Sum.'92, Issue #12. By Joan Westland (p.10).

It's in the works.  The first complete compendium of ways and means of
doing just about everything around the house that needs doing...

How do you change a lightbulb you can't reach?  Try putting a rubber
plunger on a long pole around the bulb and then, slowly, turning it.

How do you chop firewood for the fireplace?  You don't.  You get
someone else to do it.

The libraries are full of "how-to" books: everything from building your
own home to making lampshades out of dental floss.  No matter what your
interest may be or what project sparks the "handyman" in you, there is
certain to be a book out there on the subject.

However those quick and easy ways of getting things done can be a trial
of irritation and frustration.  Hammering a nail into the wall to hang
a picture, changing the burned-out light bulb in the ceiling and
measuring and sawing a piece of molding should not require the agility
of a gymnast nor the strength of a giant.  And yet, to many people who
have a disability, trying to get these basic things done can impose
enormous barriers.

Many of these problems have been solved in a practical and inexpensive
way or another.  Others are still waiting to be invented.

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This is a challenging and creative project which can involve a lot of
creative thought and inventive people.  All of the thoughts and
suggestions will be reviewed and used.  the long-term plan is to
publish a book which will contain the "how-to" and "where-to"
information about basic home maintenance and will be assessed by
hardware manufacturers in terms of feasibility and affordability.

IF YOU HAVE A STORY TO TELL...AN IDEA TO SHARE...  OR A QUESTION TO ASK
CONCERNING HOME MAINTENANCE...please send it to:

     Joan Westland,
     East River Road,
     South Bolton, P.Q. J0E 2H0
     Canada.

      Tel./TDD: (514) 292-3419
      FAX:      (514) 292-4510.

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Diabetics Primer - Part Two of Two
From: JOHN GYULASI

[See JADA0892 for Part One]

The following information obtained from a <CDA> Literature


BALANCING YOUR BLOOD SUGAR (BG):

An important type of energy or fuel for your body is the sugar which
carried in your blood.  Sugar in your blood is called GLUCOSE or Blood
Sugar.  Balancing blood sugars (Blood Glucose or BG) is part of the
day-to-day care of diabetes.  The purpose of this information is to
describe the things you can do that will help to keep your blood sugars
in balance.  Balancing blood sugars means keeping them within a range
that is neither too high or too low.  You will feel best when blood
sugars are in this range.  Recent research suggests that keeping blood
sugars balanced is also important to long-term health.


WHAT BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS ARE SUITABLE FOR YOU.?.

The blood sugar levels that are most suitable for you depend on many
things and should be discussed with your doctor, diabetes educator and
dietitian.  The following points may serve as a guide to help you decide
on suitable blood sugar levels:

(*) When diabetes not present, blood sugar are usually in the range of
3.3 to 6.0 mmol/L (60-110mg/dl) before meals and remain below 8.0 mmol/L

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(140mg/dl) after meals.

(*) A reasonable goal for most people with diabetes is to aim to keep
blood sugar levels between 4.0 and 8.0 mmol/L before meals and before
going to bed.

Note: These levels may be different for very young children, elderly
people, pregnant women and for people who have difficulty feeling
symptoms of low blood sugar.  Your doctor or diabetes educator can help
you set suitable blood sugar goals.

<> Blood sugar levels change throughout the day and night.  They are
usually at the highest level one to two hours after meals.

<> Blood sugars are too low when they are less then 3.3 mmol/L. Your
body needs some sugar in order to work properly.  If the blood sugar
level falls bellow 3.3 mmol/L, symptoms of low blood sugar
(hypoglycemia) can develop.


WHY AIM FOR BALANCE IN BLOOD SUGAR.?.:

Symptoms of low blood sugar can arise when blood sugars are out of
balance.

If your blood sugar is too low (hypoglycemia) you may feel shaky, weak,
sweaty, dizzy, confused and irritable.  You may also get a headache,
have difficulty talking or even lose consciousness if blood sugar is
very low.

On the other hand, if your blood sugars are too high (hyperglycemia) you
may feel very thirsty, urinate often, have blurred vision and a
headache.  Later you may have nausea, stomach pain and ketones in your
urine.  These are all warning signs of ketoacidosis - a condition which,
if not treated early enough, will lead to severe loss of body fluids and
feeling very unwell.

Problems with hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia usually can prevented and
can be treated if they occur.

Other problems of diabetes are believed to be related to continuous high
blood sugar levels.  These problems include changes in small blood
vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves and the risk of repeated infections.
Recent research suggests that these problems may be prevented or delayed
by keeping blood sugar in balance as much as possible.


HOW CAN BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS BE MEASURED.?.:

There are several ways to measure blood sugar levels. These include:


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(1) Glycosolated hemoglobin.
(2) Self-blood glucose monitoring.
(3) Urine testing.

It is important to measure your blood sugar in order to know whether or
not your diabetes treatment plan is working for you.  If you find that
your blood sugars are not in balance most of the time, discuss this with
your doctor or diabetes educator.  Changes to your diabetes care plan
may be needed.


GLYCOSOLATED HEMOGLOBIN:

Measurement of glycosolated hemoglobin (also called Hemoglobin A1c)
tells you your average blood sugar level for the past two to three
months.  It shows overall blood sugar balance but does not take the
place of self-blood glucose monitoring or urine test.

Glycosolated hemoglobin is formed when sugar in your blood sticks to the
red blood cells.  Once the sugar is stuck to the cell it stays there and
can be measured at any time during the lifespan of the red blood cell -
approximately three months.  A doctor's order is needed to have your
Hemoglobin A1c measured and a sample of blood must be taken at a
laboratory.  Hemoglobin A1c is best measured every two or three months.
If Hemoglobin A1c is high it means that your average blood sugar has
been high over the past two or three months and it is important to
review your care plan.


SELF-BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING:

You can measure your own blood sugar (glucose) with a procedure called
self-blood glucose monitoring.  It is no longer necessary to go to a
laboratory each time you want to know your blood sugar level.
Self-blood glucose monitoring involves obtaining a drop of blood from
your finger and placing it on a special test strip (film) for several
seconds.  After a specific period of time the strip changes color and
can be compared to a color chart or placed in a small, portable meter (I
use Glucometer 3) to obtain a read-out of your blood sugar level.  The
equipment that is needed to do self-blood glucose monitoring is small
and portable so it can be used at home or away from home.  Teaching is
needed to ensure that self-blood glucose monitoring is done correctly.
To be sure that your monitoring technique remains accurate, periodically
do your own blood sugar check at the same time that a laboratory blood
sugar is done and compare the results.

A small difference between the laboratory result and your result is
expected, but a big difference between the two is a signal that you need
to review your testing  technique or have your equipment checked.  Talk
to your doctor or  diabetes educator about the difference between your
result and the  laboratory result.

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URINE TESTING FOR SUGAR:

Urine testing provides an indirect, approximate measure of your blood
sugar.

It does not tell you exactly how high your blood sugar is, nor does it
tell you if your blood sugar is too low.  Although urine testing is not
as accurate as blood glucose monitoring it can be used in situations
where blood glucose monitoring is not possible.

Urine is checked for sugar with a dipstick which is passed through your
urine stream.  The dipstick color then compared to a color chart to
estimate the amount of sugar that is present.  Urine normally contains
NO SUGAR.  However, when the blood sugar is above a certain level
(usually above 10.0 or 11.0 mmol/L) the extra sugar spill over into the
urine.  Finding sugar in your urine will not tell you exactly what your
blood sugar is, but it lets you know your blood sugar has probably been
higher then 10.0 or 11.0 mmol/L during the past few hours.

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STRESS and DIABETES:

A certain amount of stress is normal and sometimes beneficial eg; the
stress of a deadline can give you the stamina to complete a major
project.  Some things which cause stress are pleasurable - marriage -
vacation and social activities fall in this category.  To much stress is
harmful for anyone.  When you live under continuous pressure the body's
natural "fight or flight" response is activated. This response works
something like this: at the first sign of physical or emotional danger,
hormones are secreted.  They increase blood pressure and heart rate and
release stored glucose causing blood sugar (blood glucose) levels to
rise.  It is the last effect of stress which may cause problems for
people with diabetes.  - What are some of the stresses of living with
diabetes.?.


DIABETES CONTROL:

Controlling diabetes is not easy - it involves a sincere commitment of
time and effort.  It maybe more difficult during times of non stop
pressure.  Chronic stress such as tension at work, family problems or
financial worries may produce the same on blood glucose as continuous
overeating.  Physical stresses the body may have cope with include
pregnancy or illness.  People with insulin dependent or Type I diabetes
often require more insulin during stressful periods. People with Type II
(non insulin dependent) diabetes may require insulin injections during
stressful situation such as hospitalization for surgery.

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You may experience wide swings in BG levels for no apparent reason. No
matter how hard you strive for good control, you seem unable to succeed.
This can be extremely frustrating and discouraging.  It requires
understanding and encouragement from family, friends and health
professionals.


FEELING of BEING DIFFERENT:

The diabetes way of living is not "normal" lifestyle.  You may dislike
parts of the regimen such as dietary regulations, insulin injections and
urine or blood testing.  There are various diabetes regimens and if you
learn about diabetes and it's control you can often adapt the regimen to
your preferred lifestyle.

Although you have diabetes, you remain a person with unique strengths
and weaknesses.  You can't escape the fact that diabetes affects your
life and your lifestyle is bound to affect your diabetes.  The challenge
lies in doing the best you can with what you have.  People like Bobby
Clarke, Bill Gullickson and Mary Tyler Moore have managed to succeed in
their chosen occupation in spite of diabetes.


FEAR of DIABETES COMPLICATIONS:

The fact that diabetes can and does have complications may cause
concern.  You maybe afraid of having a low blood sugar reaction; others
are more afraid of the possible long term complications which may occur
over a period of years.  When diabetes well controlled these fears maybe
lessened.  Low blood sugar reactions may be quickly treated with a sugar
source and regular blood testing can help to remove the element of
surprise.  Current research suggests that good control of blood glucose
may delay and possibly prevent later complications.  Discussing your
fears with your health team may help to put them into perspective and to
clear up any misconception.


PUBLIC ATTITUDE TOWARDS DIABETES:

Coping with tension, frustration and anger.

Staying healthy helps decrease the effect of stress.  You will feel
better when you follow your diabetes meal plan, exercise and take your
diabetes medication.  Learn as much as possible about your condition
through discussion with your health care team and reading on your own.
Regular exercise diminishes the effects of stress. Beside being fun,
exercise is beneficial for most people.  It firms the body, helps
decrease weight, relieves depression and help your body to use insulin
more efficiently.  For many people with diabetes, exercise may continue
to affect blood glucose levels for several hours.  - Monitoring your
blood glucose can eliminate the stress caused by trying to guess whether

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it is high or low.  It is truly helpful to know how your own body reacts
to exercise, certain foods etc.  Eliminating the guesswork and fine
tuning your control may help you to maintain a positive outlook.

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Risk Factors of Diabetes:


Many complications of diabetes have early warning signs.  Some of these
signs can be noticed by the person with diabetes, others can only be
detected by a physician.  Early treatment often prevents further serious
changes.  For the person with diabetes, the best protection is;

(*) knowledge of the early signs of complication.
(*) regular medical checkups.

Poor Control of Glucose (blood sugar) is the most important risk
factors.  With the modern instruments (meters) today available, good
control of blood sugar is possible.  Many Scientific reports indicate
that good control of BG can prevent or delay most serious complications
such as:


High Blood Fat Levels:

Cholesterol is an important fat in the body, but high levels of
cholesterol can contribute to arteriosclerosis (hardening of the
arteries).  It is a serious complication associated with diabetes.
High BG (blood glucose) levels may contribute to the high
cholesterol levels in the blood.


High Blood Pressure (Hypertension):

One of the Risk Factors are the High Blood Pressure.  It damages the
arteries of the body.  Effective medication available for high blood
pressure which is working great.


Cigarette Smoking and Diabetes:

Smoking is also a risk factor which not only associated with lung
cancer, but also damaging arteries around the heart (coronary artery
disease).  Coronary artery disease is a SERIOUS complication of
diabetes.  - Person with diabetes are advised not to smoke.





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Retinopathy (Diabetic Eye Disease:

Diabetes now a leading cause of blindness in North America, but most
persons with diabetes do not become blind.  It is believed that good
control of blood glucose and blood pressure can prevent diabetic
retinopathy.


Nephropathy (Kidney Disease):

The kidney contains a large number of tiny organs called glomeruli.
These glomeruli filter waste products from the blood and also prevent
the loss of important substances needed by the body to maintain good
health.  Diabetes can damage small blood vessels in these glomeruli, a
process known as diabetic nephropathy.  Diabetic nephropathy is detected
by finding protein in urine and by measuring the amount of waste
products in the blood.  - When nephropathy becomes more severe, there is
swelling (edema) of the hands, feet and around the eyes and increasing
fatigue.

Neuropathy (Nerve Disease):

Damage to the nerves (diabetic neuropathy) is a common complication of
diabetes.  The changes result partly from damage to nerves by high blood
glucose and partly from damage to the small blood vessels nourishing the
nerves.  - There are two main types of neuropathy. One type affects the
peripheral nerves which control sense of feeling and muscle movement and
the other type affects the autonomic nerves which control the automatic
function of the heart, other organs and glands.  - In its early stages,
peripheral neuropathy maybe improved by achieving good blood glucose
control.


Arteriosclerosis (Disease of the Large Blood Vessels:

Arteriosclerosis is common in non-diabetics due to aging.  However it
often occurs at an early age in people with diabetes. Arteriosclerosis
develops slowly without any noticeable symptoms. Eventually it leads to
problem such as Heart Attacks, Strokes and Gangrene.People with diabetes
have a higher rate of large blood vessel disease than do people without
diabetes.  This does not appear to be accounted for by high blood
glucose levels alone, therefore while keeping blood glucose levels as
close to normal as possible, avoiding all the other risk factors is
equally important.

Diabetes complications do not occur in everyone with diabetes.  When
changes do occur, it maybe only after many years of diabetes.  Remember,
the many things that help prevent or delay diabetes complications are
the very same things that promote a long, active and enjoyable life.

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DRIVING & TRAVELING WITH DIABETES:

When you take medication to lower your blood glucose (BG), you risk
hypoglycemia.  A low BG is not only uncomfortable, it leads to impaired
judgment and poor coordination - this can make you as dangerous as a
drunken driver.


BE A SAFE DRIVER.

(1) - If you are on insulin, do not get behind the wheel of a car unless
your BG level is at least 130mgs.

(2) - Keep the following items in an unlocked glove compartment: Hard
candy, lifesavers or DEXTROSOL; 5 oz tins of unsweetened fruit juice;
Snack packs of crackers and cheese or peanut butter.

If you are caught in a traffic jam, you can relax and reach your
destination safely.

It can be a challenge to follow the cornerstones of diabetes care when
you are away from home.  The following hints in DIET: diet or meal plan,
insulin or medications, exercise and testing will help you enjoy your
trip.


MOTOR TRAVEL:

A good understanding of your meal plan is essential.  The meal plan
provides a constant daily intake of carbohydrates in meals and between
meal snacks.

To guard against hypoglycemia, do not delay meals unless absolutely
necessary.

If it is unavoidable, take one starch and/or one fruit/vegetable choice
from your delayed meal at your regular meal time and deduct it from the
late meal.

As eating every meal in a restaurant can present a problem, try
picnicking as much as possible.  Of course, you will have your cache of
food available as described in DRIVING A CAR.

If you are nauseated from motion sickness, take meals and snacks in the
liquid form of fluids:

- 4 oz (125ml) sweetened gingerale = a starch choice
- 4 oz (125ml) unsweetened orange juice or...

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- 3 oz (90ml) apple juice or...
- 1 small dixie cup of ice cream = 1 fruit/vegetable.

Take one of these every hour to ensure a constant supply of
carbohydrate.

DO NOT OMIT INSULIN...  if it last for more than 24 hours see a doctor.


INSULIN and ORAL AGENT.

If you are traveling, please, carry identification - strongly
recommended the MEDIC-ALERT bracelets or medallions.

If you are using oral agent - DO NOT FORGET TO BRING THEM.  Keep them
with you in a purse or packet, rather then in luggage which might be
lost.


IF YOU ARE ON INSULIN:

(*) Allow for breakage - bring extra bottles along.  Insulins do vary
among brands; not all brands are available in North America. The
concentration of insulin may be different from the 100 units/cc you find
in Canada.

(*) Storage - you no longer need to refrigerate insulin but it will
begin to deteriorate at over 80 F or 22 Celsius.  If you are traveling
in a warm climate, store insulin in pre-cooled vacuum container.
Insulin is destroyed by freezing, so, keep it with you in the car or bus
or what ever you use for traveling.

(*) Safety - to prevent loss or theft, carry your insulin with you. Many
people have their traveling companion carry an extra set of insulin
equipment.

(*) Border crossings - if you are crossing a national border, customs
officials may question your insulin equipment.  You will make life
easier for everyone if you wear a MEDIC-ALERT bracelet with your serial
number and if you carry a letter from your doctor.

(*) Exercise - follow the recommendations of automobile associations
- get out of the car every two hours and do something active.

(*) Testing equipment - bring extra testing materials with you.  Not
all test strips are available in many of the smaller cities.  Keep your
equipment with you.

Before you leave Canada, register your meter at Canada Customs - that
way you will not risk having to pay duties on reentry to Canada.


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GENERAL TIPS:

If your trip includes a visit with friends or relatives, be sure they
have had a chance to study your meal plan.

When traveling outside of your province, many people feel more secure if
they purchase extended medical benefits.  To be sure that you, as a
person under treatment for diabetes, or covered, discuss this with your
insurance agent.

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           M I S C E L L A N E O U S    I N F O R M A T I O N

This month we have a wealth of book resources as well as an exhaustive
list of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome related organizations, Spinal Cord
Injury related organizations, more 800 numbers of interest, and more.

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Magic Wand Keyboard
From: Betsy Fenti

The keyboard's typing area is about 3"x7".  It has a stylus attached to
it that can be used with either hand or mouth.  It requires no pressure
to type.  The user should have fair amount of accuracy.  There a model
that can be used on the IBM and one for the Macintosh or Apple //GS.
The
Mac version costs approx. $1400, the IBM is about $200 less.  The
address
for more information is:

In Touch Systems
c/o Susan Crouch
11 Westview Road
Spring Valley, NY 10977
914 354-7431

For more specifics ask me or call Susan Crouch.

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Books for Coping with Spinal Injury
From: Joe Chamberlain


     How To Live With A Spinal Cord Injury, available from Accent
publications.

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  1 Haldane Suzanne  1991
     Helping Hands :  How Monkeys Assist People

  2 Callahan John   1989
     Don'T Worry, He Won'T Get Far On Foot :

  3 York Phyllis   1989
     Getting Strong In All The Hurting Places

  4 Mcdonald Steven   1989
     The Steven McDonald Story

  5 Murphy Robert Franci  1987
     The Body Silent

  6 Stingley Darryl  1983
     Darryl Stingley :  Happy To Be Alive

  7 Richmond Sandra  1983
     Wheels For Walking

  8 Phipson Joan  1981
     A Tide Flowing

  9 Savitz Harriet May  1978
     Wheelchair Champions

 10 Valens Evans G   1975
     The Other Side Of The Mountain

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TITLE:  Sexual Rehabilitation Of The Spinal-Cord-Injured Patient
           / edited by Jose Florante J. Leyson.


TITLE:  Human Sexuality And Rehabilitation Medicine : Sexual
        Functioning Following Spinal Cord Injury
           / edited by Ami Sha`ked.

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Organizations
From: Roger Burns


Current contacts for local USA support groups are provided by the CFIDS
Assoc.  of North Carolina (phone 800-442-3437) and also the National
CFS Assoc., 3521 Broadway, Suite 222, Kansas City, MO 64111.  Also, the

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following appeared in _CFIDS:_An_Owner's_Manual_ published in 1988
(these references could be very out-of-date):

Oakland County Support Group
Birmingham, MI
Irene Heckman, co-leader 313-641-1701
Pamela Eaton, co-leader

CFS Support Group
c/o Flint Osteopathic Hospital
3921 Beecher Road
Flint, MI 48532-3699
Hospital Health & Education Center phone 313-762-4608 for Gennessee
County
only Toni E. Miles, leader

West Michigan CFS Support Group, Inc.
PO Box 1142
Grand Rapids, MI 49501
Linda Frohlich, President  313-875-7608

Northeast Detroit CFIDS
c/o Mt. Clemens General Hospital
1000 Harrington St.
Mt. Clemens, MI 48043
Vincent Lumetta, leader


Origin: The Idea Link - Technologies for Society (301) 949-5764
(1:109/432)

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LPA - Books and Videos
From: Betty & Rob Jackson


LPA BOOKS, Conquest Designs             make checks payable to:
P. O. Box 483                            Conquest Designs
Benica  CA  94510-0483
   (707)746-0484                        FAX: (707)745-8957

        LITTLE PEOPLE IN AMERICA - $10.00/ea

        LIVING WITH DIFFERENCE - $15.00/ea

        LITTLE PEOPLE-the movie - $30.00/ea (VHS)
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Adaptive Living, Dept. 116
P. O. Box 60857
Rochester  NY  14606

        DWARFS DON'T LIVE IN DOLLHOUSES
          $15.95 + $1.50 (P&H) = $17.45/ea

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Little People's Research Fund, Inc.
80 Sister Pierre Drive
Towson  MD  21204

        ACHONDROPLASIA, A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH - $90.00/ea

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Distinctive Publishing Corp.             (305)975-2413
P. O. Box 26941                         1-800-683-3722 (orders only)
Tamarac  FL  33320

        THE CHALLENGES FACING DWARF PARENTS - $10.00

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South Florida Mini-Gators
  Booklet Committee
11014 S. W. 11th Place
Davie  FL  33324

        REFLECTIONS ON SHORT STATURE - $4.95

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Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation
12807 W. Hillsborough Ave. Suite G-10
Tampa  FL  33635

        OIF ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT & REFERENCE MANUAL
         Hard cover with pictures & copies of some manufacturers'
         brochures - $15.00/ea

        Abbreviated version with the same basic information - no
         pictures and brochures - $8.00/ea

        Yearly update - $2.00/ea

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Human Growth Foundation
7777 Leesburg Pike, Suite 202-S
Falls Church, Virginia  22043

        ART CATALOG from the German art exhibit  ($50.00)

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Pam Prentice
538 Ironwood Terrace #6
Sunnyvale  CA  94086

        THE PERFECT LITTLE BODY WORKOUT VIDEO
         $29.95 + $3.50 (P&H) = $33.45/ea

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The Billy Barty Foundation
429 Olive Ave, Suite C
Burbank  CA  91506
 (818)953-5410

        FROM WHERE I STAND VIDEO
         $11.95 + $2.05 (P&H) = $14.00/ea

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Lenette Sawisch
3725 Holmes Road
Lansing  MI  48911
 (517)393-3116

        SLIDE PRESENTATION FOR SCHOOLS - $46.00

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Order through your local bookstore:

        THINKING BIG

        WHY DOES THAT MAN HAVE SUCH A BIG NOSE

        AFTER THE TEARS, Raising a child with a disability

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"LITTLE PEOPLE-the movie" is now available on video cassette.  This
movie was made several years ago & you may have seen it on PBS or the
Discovery Channel.  Even though the clothing & hair styles have changed
- the message is still relevant today.  The VHS version is the full
length 88 minute original.  It can be ordered through Conquest Designs
- see book/video ordering post.

LITTLE PEOPLE is the first feature-length film by American
documentarians Jan Krawitz and Thomas Ott, and it's a winner in every
respect.  Their subject is the annual convention of Little People of
America, where more than 500 dwarfs and midgets gathered for a week of
workshops and soul baring...

Krawitz and Ott shot much of the picture on their knees since we often
see the "stars" on an eye-to-eye level; the directors also wisely avoid
narration, letting their subjects' anxious or ironic personalities come
across unhindered by editorial comment.  Some of the more memorable
among the many interviewed are:

   * Karla Eastburg, a teenager who recalls, somewhat ruefully, her
struggle for acceptance among her peers

   * Len Sawisch, a quick-witted psychologist who turns out to be, of
all things, a stand-up comic

   * Mark Trombino (11 years old), who lists among the advantage of
being small a certain degree of success at playing hide-and-seek

Actor Billy Barty, the founder of Little People of America, makes a
brief appearance, as does Meinhardt Raabe, who portrayed Little Oscar
in the Oscar Mayer TV commercials of the '50s.  There's also a vintage
clip from the midget western of the '30s, "The Terror of Tiny Town,"
which is indicative of the generally light-hearted nature of this
endeavor.  --Gerry Putzer, The Hollywood Reporter


HONORS AND AWARDS

   * Emmy Award Nomination, Outstanding Individual Documentary
   * National Broadcast on PBS
   * Discovery Channel broadcast
   * Red Ribbon, American Film Festival
   * CINE Golden Eagle
   * The New York Film Festival
   * London Film Festival
   * Margaret Mead Film Festival
   * Nylon International Film Festival

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Toll Free Directory
By: Allison Cozzi


Access Board (USATBCB)                  1-800-USA-ABLE
ADA Answer Line (EEOC)                  1-800-669-4000
America Paralysis Association           1-800-225-0292
APA National Spinal Cord Injury Hotline 1-800-526-3456
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assoc.    1-800-782-4747
Calif. Spinal Cord Injury Network       1-800-548-2673
FES Information Center                  1-800-666-2353
Foundation for SCI Prevention           1-800-342-0330
Miami Project to Cure Paralysis         1-800-782-6387
Multiple Sclerosis Info Center          1-800-624-8236
Muscular Dystrophy Assoc.               1-800-223-6666
National Head Injury Foundation         1-800-444-6443
National Organization on Disability     1-800-248-2253
Natl. Rehabilitation Info Center        1-800-346-2742
Natl. Spinal Cord Injury Assoc.         1-800-962-9629
Simon Foundation for Continence         1-800-237-4666
Spina Bifida Assoc. Hotline             1-800-621-3141
Spinal Network                          1-800-338-5412
United Cerebral Palsy                   1-800-872-5827
Canadian Paraplegic Assoc.              1-416-422-5644
International Polio Network             1-314-361-0475
Natl. Coordinating Council on SCI       1-703-533-8518
Natl. Council on Disability             1-202-267-3846
Paralyzed Veterans of America           1-202-872-1300


 * Origin: Computer Communications BBS - Concord Ca. (1:161/3216)

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Athlete Joints
From: JOE CHAMBERLAIN

     Paraplegia
     Science and Medicine Div.
     McMillan Press Ltd
     Houndmills, BasingStoke, Hamshire,
     RG-21 2XS U. K.

     75 /yr subscription

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Spinal Cord Injury Centers
From: Joe Chamberlain

The following list is of the comprehensive spinal cord injury
treatment facilities.  The 'phone numbers were checked this past week
and if you find and error please forward the correct information back to
me.


Baptist Memorial Hospital               Betty Bacharach Rehab Hospital
Regional Rehab Center                   Jim Leeds Road
1025 E H Crump Boulevard                Pomona NJ 08240
Memphis TN 38104                        609-652-7000
901-522-6585

Cardinal Hill Hospital                  Charlotte Rehab Hospital
2050 Versailles Road                    11 Blythe Boolevard
Lexington KY 40504                      Charlotte NC 28203
606-254-5701                            704-355-4300

Children's Specialized Hospital         Christ Hospital & Medical Ctr.
150 New Providence Rd                   4440 W 95th Street
Mountainside NJ 07091                   Oak Lawn IL 60453
201-233-3720                            708-425-8000

Cleveland Metro Health System           Covenant Medical Center
Highland View Hosp.                     Rehab Program
3395 Scranton Rd.                       2101 Kimball Avenue
Cleveland OH 44109                      Waterloo IA 50701
216-398-6000                            319-291-3336

Dallas Rehabilitation Institute         Elizabethtown Hosp & Rehab Ctr
9713 Harry Hines Blvd.                  Elizabethtown PA 17022-0710
Dallas TX 75220                         717-367-1161
214-767-2961
                                        F. E. Hebert Hospital
Emmanuel Rehab Ctr.                     Rehab Institute of New Orleans
3001 N Gantenbein Ave                   One Sanctuary Drive
Portland OR 97227                       New Orleans LA 70114
503-280-4400                            504-363-2658

Freeman Hospital Med Ctr.               Fresno Comm. Hospital
Ctr. Diagnostic & Rehab Med.            L. S. Peters Rehab Center
333 N Prarie Ave.                       POBox 1232
Inglewood CA 90301                      Fresno CA 93715
213-674-7050                            209-442-6000



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Ft. Sanders Regional Med. Ctr.          Gaylord Hospital
Patricia Neal Rehab Center              POBox 400
1901 Clinch Ave.                        Wallingford CT 06492
Knoxville TN 37916                      203-284-2800
615-541-1301
                                        Good Samaritan Hospital
Good Samaritan Med. & Rehab Ctr         Rehab Center
800 Forest Ave                          3217 Clifton Ave.
Zanesville OH 43701                     Cincinnati OH 45220-2489
614-454-5462                            513-872-1490

Good Samaritan Hospital of MD           Good Samaritan Medical Ctr.
Rehab Unit                              1111 E. McDowell Rd
5601 Loch Raven Blvd.                   Phoenix AZ 85002
Baltimore MD 21239                      602-239-4204 (SCI)
301-323-2200
                                        Humana Hospital - Lucerne
Good Shepherd Rehab Hospital            Lucerne Spinal Center
Fifth & St John Street                  1818 S Main Lane
Allentown PA 18103                      Orlando FL 3280
215-776-1111                            407-649-6148

Institute for Rehab & Research          Jackson Memorial Rehab. Center
1333 Moursund Street                    1611 Northwest 12th Ave.
Houston TX 77030                        Miami FL 33136
713-799-5000                            305-549-6262

Kessler Institute for Rehab.            Magee Rehabilitation Hospital
1199 Pleasant Valley Way                Six Franklin Plaza
West Orange NJ 07052                    Philadelphia PA 19102
201-731-3600                            215-587-3000, 215-665-5100

Marianjoy Rehabilitation Center         Mary Free Bed Hosp & Rehab Ctr
26 W 171 Roosevelt Road                 235 Wealthy Street SW
Wheaton IL 60189                        Grand Rapids MI 49503
708-462-4000                            616-242-0300

Mayo Clinic                             Memorial Regional Rehab Center
Rehabilitation Unit                     3599 University Blvd. South
1216 2nd Street SW                      Jacksonville FL 32216
Rochester MN 55902                      904-399-6819
507-285-4613
                                        Casa Colina Hospital
Northridge Hospital                     Ctr. for Rehab Medicine
18300 Roscoe Blvd                       255 E. Bonita Ave
Northridge CA 91328                     Pomona CA 91767
818-885-8500                            714-593-7521





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O'Donoghue Rehab Institute              Ohio State University
1122 Northeast                          Dodd Hall
Oklahoma City OK 73126                  472 W Eighth Ave Center
405-271-3606                            Columbus OH 43210
                                        614-293-8000

Rancho Los Amigos Medical Ctr.          Reading Rehabilitation Hsp
7601 East Imperial Highway              R.D. #1, Box 250
Downey CA 90242                         Reading PA 19601
213-940-7111                            215-777-7615

Rehab. Institute of West Florida        Rehab Institute of Chicago
POBox 18900                             345 E Superior Street
Pensacola FL 32523-8900                 Chicago IL 60611
904-474-5358                            312-908-6000

Sacred Heart Rehab Hospital             Santa Clara Valley Med. Ctr.
1545 S Layton Blvd.                     751 S Bascom Ave
Milwaukee WI 53215                      San Jose CA 95128
414-383-4490                            408-299-5100

Sister Kenney Institute                 St. Jude Hosp & Rehab Center
800 E 28th Street                       101 E Valencia Mesa Drive
Minneapolis MN 55407                    Fullerton CA 92635
612-863-4400                            714-871-3280

Tampa General Hospital                  The Rehab Hospital of York
Rehab Center                            1850 Normandie Drive
POBox 1289                              York PA 17404
Tampa FL 33606                          717-767-6941
813-251-7000

The Rehabilitation Hospital o/t Pacific The Shepherd Spinal Center
226 N Kuakini Street                    2020 Peachtree Road NW
Honolulu HI 96817                       Atlanta GA 30309
808-531-3511                            404-352-2020

Thomas Jefferson Univ Hospital          U of MD Medical System
Dept. of Rehab Medicine                 Montebello Rehab Hospital
111 S. Eleventh St.  Ste 9604           2201 Argonne Drive
Philadelphia PA 19107                   Baltimore MD 21218
215-955-6573                            301-554-5200

U of Utah Health Science Center         University of Missouri
Rehab Ctr.                              Howard Rusk Rehab Ctr.
50 N Medical Drive  #1R3                One Hospital Drive
Salt Lake City UT 84132                 Columbia MO 65212
801-581-2267                            314-882-4141




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Louisiana State Univ. Med. Ctr.                Univ. of Ala. Med. Ctr.
1542 Tulane Avenue                             University Station
New Orleans, LA  70112                         Birmingham, AL 35294
504-568-4630                                   205-934-4011

University of Miami Med. Ctr.                  Craig Hospital
P. O. Box 016960                               3425 South Clarkson
Street
Miami, FL  33101                               Englewood, CO  80110
305-547-6418                                   303-789-8000

Northwestern University Med. Ctr.              University Hospital
Spinal Cord Injury Service                     New England SCI Center
250 East Chicago Avenue                        75 East Newton Street
Chicago, IL  60611                             Boston, MA  02118
312-649-3425                                   617-638-8000

Rehabilitation Institute of Detroit            N.Y. Univ. Med. Ctr.
Spinal Injury Unit                             Instit. of Rehab.
Medicine
261 Mack Boulevard                             400 East 34th Street
Detroit, MI  48201                             New York, NY  10016
313-745-9700                                   212-340-7300

Univ. of Rorchester Med. Ctr.                  University of Washington
601 Elmwood Avenue                             Dept. of Rehabilitation
Rochester, NY  14642                           Seattle, WA  98105
716-275-2121                                   206-543-3600

Woodrow Wilson Rehab Center
Fisherville VA 22939
703-332-7000

The Veterans Administration operates a number of Spinal Cord
Injury Centers across the country and provide a full range of
rehabilitation services to eligible veterans.

VA Medical Center                              VA Medical Center
5901 East Seventh Street                       3801 Miranda Avenue
Long Beach, CA  90801                          Palo Alto, CA  94304
213-494-2611                                   415-493-5000

VA Medical Center                               VA Medical Center
16111 Plummer Street                           1201 N. W. 16th Street
Sepulveda, CA  91343                           Miami, FL  33125
818-891-7711                                   305-324-4455

VA Medical Center                               VA Medical Center
13000 North 30th Street                        940 Belmont Street
Tampa, FL  33612                               Brockton, MA  02401
813-972-2000                                   508-583-4500

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VA Medical Center                              VA Medical Center
Fifth Ave. & Roosevelt Rd.                     Jefferson Barracks
Hines, IL  60141                               St. Louis, MO  63125
708-343-7200                                   314-487-0400

VA Medical Center                              VA Medical Center
1400 Veterans of Foreign Wars Pky.             Tremont Ave. & S. Centre
St.
West Roxbury, MA  02132                        East Orange, NJ  07019
617-323-7700                                   201-676-1000

VA Medical Center                              VA Medical Center
130 W. Kingsbridge Road                        Castle Point, NY  12511
Bronx, NY  10468                               914-831-2000
212-584-9000

VA Medical Center                              VA Medical Center
10701 East Boulevard                           GPO 4867
Cleveland, OH  44106                           San Juan, P.R.  00938
216-791-3800                                   809-758-7575

VA Medical Center                              VA Medical Center
1030 Jefferson Avenue                          2002 Holcombe Boulevard
Memphis, TN  38104                             Houston, TX  77211
901-523-8990                                   713-795-4411

VA Medical Center                              VA Medical Center
1201 Broad Rock Boulevard                      5000 West National Avenue
Richmond, VA  23249                            Wood, WI  53193
804-230-0001                                   414-384-2000

VA Medical Center
Hampton, VA  23667
804-722-9961

   Spinal Cord Injury treatment centers have been established at four
facilities to provide services to children:

Shriners Hospital                              Shriners Hospital
1701 19th Avenue                               2211 N. Oak Park Avenue
San Francisco, CA  94122                       Chicago, IL  60635
415-665-1100                                   312-622-5400

Shriners Hospital                              A. I. DuPont Inst.
8400 Roosevelt Boulevard                       Rockland Road
Philadelphia, PA  19152                        Wilmington, DE 19899
215-332-4500                                   302-651-4000

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                     U P C O M I N G   E V E N T S

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Insight and Opening Retreat
From: Barry Kapke


                          INSIGHT AND OPENING:
          Retreats with Christina & Stan Grof and Jack Kornfield

INSIGHT AND OPENING is a week long retreat combining Grof's Holotropic
Breathwork and Buddhist meditation, plus presentations on Eastern and
Western psychology.  The retreats are suitable for both personal
opening as well as professional training.

The next retreat in 1992:

October 24-30, near Palm Springs CA.

For more information, please contact David Carr at 415-488-0604.

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LPA Upcoming Events:


Oct.16-18 (tentative)  Lake George region of New York
                 LPA District 2 FALL REGIONAL

Oct. 16-18      Rome, Italy
                2nd CONFERENCE ON HUMAN ACHONDROPLASIA

FRAGIL X SYNDROME CONFERENCE: October 23 & 24, 1992.  Seattle Wa.  The
goal of the first Fragil X conference in the Pacific Northwest is to
promote an understanding and awareness of the Fragil X syndrome among
parents, special education teachers, administrators, health
professionals and the general public.  Cost $25 - Parents, $50
Professionals.  For more information call (206)543-0398

October 23-25   St. Louis,  MO
                ABILITIES EXPO'92 - Midwest - Cervantes Conv. Center
                (203)374-1411, ext. 138

Oct. 23-25 (tentative)   Everett  WA
                LPA District 11 FALL REGIONAL

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November 12-14, 1992 - The Hispanic Deaf Experience co-sponsored by the
National Association of the Deaf.  San Antonio, TX.  Contact Angel
Ramos, (214)324-7053 TDD or (214)324-7065 V.

December 5      Seattle  WA
                EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIA "Insights Into Growth Disorders"
                co-sponsored by the Human Growth Foundation
                (800)451-6434 & Serono Symposia (800)283-8088
                (ask for Sandy Duso)

1993
----
April 16-18     Ohio - Northcoast Chapter Hosting
                LPA District 5 SPRING REGIONAL

June 30-July 6  Chicago, Illinois
                WORLD DWARF GAMES - College of DuPage

July 2-9        Chicago, Illinois
                LPA NATIONAL CONVENTION

August          Location To Be Announced
                PAN AM YOUTH VICTORY GAMES

1994
----
July 7-14       San Antonio, TX
                LPA NATIONAL CONVENTION - Marriott River Walk Hotel

1995
----
July 7-14       Denver, CO
                LPA NATIONAL CONVENTION - Marriott Downtown Denver


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           M E S S A G E S    W O R T H    R E P E A T I N G

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[  These are a collection of messages gathered from the many echoes   ]
[  that are carried by ADAnet.  They have been chosen to be reprinted ]
[  here on based on the judged potential for wide spread interest,    ]
[  information of a timely nature, and self-contained brevity.        ]
[  Where possible we have included author's name, subject,            ]
[  date, echo name, and origin line.                                  ]
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Beauty Techniques for Cancer Patients
From: Arlette Lefebvre
The Toronto SUN. Monday, August 24th.


               SLICE OF LIFE:
       BEAUTY TECHNIQUES FOR CANCER PATIENTS!

TRURO, N.S.
 After Terry Francis had a tumor removed from an area near her brain in
May she was self-conscious about going outside.  "Even with a scarf on,
when people looked at you, you could TELL they KNEW there wasn't a hair
under there.," she said.  "It was unnerving."

She found relief and freedom through HELPING HANDS FOR CANCER, a new
program that teaches cancer patients beauty techniques..

"Although medical techniques have increased the chance of survival,
patients must still learn to cope with the traumatic side-effects of
the cancer therapy," said Brenda Whittle, a Truro hairdresser who
developed the program.

The program gives advice on how to cope with partial or total hair loss
and extreme changes in skin tone or texture."

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TPSA - Mission Statement
From: May Nelson

This "Mission Statement" was first published by Nita Weil in July, 1989
and still holds true today.  Nita has asked me to send it out on the
bulletin board.  I hope it is appropriate for this area since I
recognize that this is a national echo and not just local.

"TPSA - A NEW COMMITMENT TO POLIO SURVIVORS

"Polio survivors have been just that - SURVIVORS!  But now, a new
weakness is threatening that once hard-won independence.  Not all, but
many who had polio and have continued to work, who were homemakers and
active, productive members of the community, are now facing the
possibility of returning to crutches, wheelchairs and even respirators.

"These serious changes have an impact on the whole family and bring
with them life-altering traumatic situations.  The Texas Polio
Survivors' Association, [TPSA], is dedicated to supporting the
information and referral needs of polio survivors.  Part of this

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service include support groups around the city of Houston.  We have
approximately 480 dues-paying members and about 600 more people on our
growing mailing list.

"The greatest concerns of those who are experiencing the late effects
of polio, are finding answers to their problems of muscle fatigue,
weakness and pain.  Another challenge has been, and is, finding
responsive, experienced physicians and health professionals who can
differentiate between normal health and aging problems, and polio
related dysfunctions!

"Through T.P.S.A., many have been helped to find the Post-Polio Clinic,
located in the Texas Medical Center at T.I.R.R., to find answers to
questions by attending meetings at which medical professionals delve
into problem areas, by joining one of the support groups which meet
regularly, and by receiving updated reports on current research.

"If you, or a member of your family, or a friend is having problems,
remember the adage: an ounce of prevention is worth its weight in gold!
Call or write to the Texas Polio Survivors Association - 713-690-0695,
or PO.  Box 35688, Houston, Texas 77235.  They are here to help you.

Nita Weil, PR Chair
Texas Polio Survivors' Association
797-5230 - Office"

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Want to Meet and Make New Friends
From: Pepsi


Hi My name is Pepsi, I am pure bred Shetland Sheepdog and I am a
Hearing Ear Dog.  I work for my masters Peter and Marie Haskins.  They
are deaf.  My duties are to let them know when someone at the door, or
when the phones ringing,I can do many errands like when My masters have
grandchildren dropped over, I keep eye on them , If Marie need Peter,
She will get me to go outside and find Peter and bring him here, He
always works, works, works, works outside ..If Peter need Marie he get
me to get Marie If the Microwave goes off I tell Marie that it is
ready.  When they are ready for bed.  I tell Marie or Peter that I need
to go outside to relieve myself, I always sleep near Peter because when
the alarm clock go off I wake Peter at 5.30 AM every day.  If Michael,
Michelle,Marlene, Mildred Jeri, Doni , Glen, Barbara or Sandra( their
grandchildren) are staying for a few days, It is my job to make sure
that they don't play in bed and make sure they are asleep, Sometimes
when they cried, I go get Marie and wake her up and she follows me to
the one that needs attention.  One of my best favorites I do love
taking long walks with Peter.  I must walk at his left side.  And also
I love to go for rides in the Van or in Station Wagon or in Pick Up .

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And the best of all I love the best is that I love watching my Master
Peter having a lot of hassles with the Restaurant Managers, or with
Motel Operators, or a Nurse in the hospital or any Public Places..
Peter never lost and because I know he loves me more than anyone ..

Now I would like to meet any of you and we swap stories, How you work
for your deaf masters and any thing that sounds exciting..  I also want
to know if your masters are good to you and any girlfriends or
boyfriends!

I am very handsome, three years old, have tri-colored coat, Marie or
Peter love to brush my coat everyday and I love that one.  I am a Male
but cannot give puppies sorry because The Hearing Ear Dog of Canada
took me to my Vet which I hate the shots etc and did a small operation
so I cannot give puppies to all my girlfriends!.  When Peter or Marie
take me to the Vet, They always tell me the shots are very good for my
health but I don't think so!Ha ha

Don't tell your masters that you found a new handsome boyfriend or they
would tell Peter and Peter will lock up the computer...  SSSSHHHHH ok!

How about giving me a  call!!

Love

Pepsi...

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Telecommunications Dictionary
From: Rick Graham

I ran across this "real important" information on InSaNiTy, the bbs I
use most for Fido.  It was posted by the Sysop, Scott Sanders.  I
enjoyed it and thought you might also.


Term                    Definition
Modem ................. What landscapers do to dem lawns.
Token Ring ............ A virtual engagement gift.
Ethernet .............. A device for catching the Ether Bunny.
DataPac ............... A size 14 girl in a size 8 bikini.
Asynch ................ A place to wash your hands.
Bysnch ................ The place where Elton John washes his hands.
BBS ................... Tall tales told by insects that produce honey.


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ASCII ................. The ancient god of telecommunications.
                        Rumored to give vast amounts of data to
                        believers.  Hence, the phrase "ASCII and you
                        shall receive."
Block Parity .......... One heck of a good time.
Carrier Detect ........ Raison d'etre for premarital blood tests.
File Transfer ......... Procedure followed by INFORMATION CENTER staff
                        who are tired of their present jobs.
Hayes Compatible ...... Prone to riding with a grizzled old cowhand
                        who sings off-key.  Gene Autry is the industry
                        standard.
Serial Interface ...... A spoon.
Terminal Emulation .... A function performed by a canary that lays on
                        its back with its legs in the air.
X-Modem ............... A device on the losing end of an encounter
                        with lightning.

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You Know It's Going to be a Bad Day When...
From: Rick Graham


1.  You wake up face down on the pavement.
2.  You put your bra on backwards and it fits better.
3.  You call Suicide Prevention and they put you on hold.
4.  You see a `60 Minutes' news team waiting in your office.
5.  Your birthday cake collapses from the weight of the candles.
6.  Your only son tells you he wishes Anita Bryant wound mind her
    business.
7.  You go to put on the clothes you wore to the party and there aren't
    any.
8.  You turn on the news and they're displaying emergency routes out of
    the city.
9.  The woman you've been seeing on the side begins to look like your
    wife.
10. Your twin sister forgets your birthday.
11. You wake up to discover that your water bed broke and then you
    realize that you don't have a water bed.
12. Your horn goes off accidentally and remains stuck as you follow a
    group of Hell's Angels on the freeway.
13. Your wife wakes up feeling amorous and you have a headache.
14. Your boss tells you not to bother to take off your coat.
5.  The bird outside your window is a buzzard.
16. You wake up and find your braces are locked together.
17. You walk to work and find your dress is stuck in the back of your
    pantyhose.
18. Your blind date turns out to be your ex-wife.
19. Your income check bounces.

September 1992- Journal of the American Disability Association -Page 53

20. You put both contact lens in the same eye.
21. Your pet rock snaps at you.
22. Your wife says ` Good Morning Bill ' and your name is George.

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Tagline Mania

(From the Editor: Here are some of the more outstanding taglines
I've noticed  --lc)


An Elephant. A mouse built to government specs...

Be vewy quiet!  I'm hunting tagwines!

C code, C code run, Run code run ... Please????

Captain, why do our phasers look like dustbusters?

Dogs banned at White House for chasing Quayle

DOS means never having to live hand-to-mouse.

Ever wanted to download pizza?

I'm not listening dear.  Go ahead and talk.

Please make yourself at home - do the dishes!

Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.

The Pillsbury Dough Boy is a roll model.

Wait!!  Don't pick up that teleph#%&L! *&#^%@#   NO CARRIER

We're sorry, our taglines are out of order.

When cows laugh, does milk come out of THEIR noses?

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* * * * * * < B E A U T I F U L   T H O U G H T S  > * * * * * * * *

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Flowers and Things
By: Bill Koppelmann


                         Life's Lessons

After a while you learn the difference between holding a hand and
chaining a soul.  You learn that love isn't leaning but lending
support.  You begin to accept your defeats with the grace of an adult,
not the grief of a child.  You decide to build your roads on today, for
tomorrow's ground is too uncertain.  You help someone plant a garden
instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.  You learn that
God has given you the strength to endure and that you really do have
worth.

           Author Unknown

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A Hard Times Quote
From: ED MADARA


We thought the quote should go under the "Beautiful Thoughts" section.

Yesterday I visited my sister who has a two-year old child in the
hospital in a coma (since last Saturday).  Her child had gone through
brain surgery the day before to correct an AV malformation in the
brain.  She has been writing down her thoughts and a few quotes that
she shared with me.  One quote that might be of interest here to others
who are going through difficult times and may be involved in a support
group, no matter what form or type.  It's simply:

"When faced with life's challenges, we discover not only personal
strengths but also a greater capacity for compassion and love.  It is
from endeavors like these that we find value and meaning in live."

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September 1992- Journal of the American Disability Association -Page 55

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                    W H A T' S   ON   A D A N E T ?

*** Note: This is the most current list of areas available on
    the ADAnet Network. This list supersedes and modifies all
    other lists until such time as this list is superseded.

=======================================================================


Group A conferences

These conferences originate in ADAnet. They have a narrow focus relating
to disability.  ADAJOBS would not be an appropriate conference for
those looking for a job as a logger in the logging industry.

ACCOMMODATION           Job Accommodation Information
ADACHILD                Disabled Children - A place for help
ADAJOBS                 International Employment for Disabled
ADANET                  ADAnet International Topics Forum
ADAPTIVE                Adaptive Technology Discussion
ADARIGHTS               Disability Rights and Political Forum
ADASYSOP                A forum for ADAnet SysOps only...
ADATECH                 ADAnet Technical Forum (Private Conf)
ADA_FAMILY              Disability and the Family Discussions
ADA_OCCUPATION          Occupational Disabilities Discussion
ADA_OUTDOORS            Disabled Outdoors Conference
ADA_SEXUALITY           Disability and Sexuality Discussion
ADVOCACY                Advocacy for Disability Issues
ALLERGIES               Conference on Allergies
ARTHRITIS               Arthritis Discussion Group
BARRIERS                Architectural Barriers Conference
BURN                    Disability and Burn Discussion
DIALYSIS                Conference on Dialysis / Renal Disease
DIGEST                  Handicap Digest Issues and Indices
DWARFISM                Dwarfism Conference
EDUTEL                  Special Education Conference
FRANCO_HANDICAP         Disabilities Support Echo in French
GOLDEN_YEARS            Elderly and Geriatric Issues
HANDILAW                General Discussion on Disability Law
INDEP                   Discussions on Independent Living
LEARNING                Online Learning and Disability
MEDICAL                 General Medical Information Echo
MEDICATION              Disability and Medications
MOBILITY                Mobility-impairment and coping
MUSCULAR_DYST           Muscular Dystrophy Conference
OCC_INJURY              Topics regarding Occupational Injury
PHILO                   The Philosophy of Disability Issues
README.ADA              Beginner's Help Corner
RESPIRATORY             Respiratory Disease Discussion/Therapy

September 1992- Journal of the American Disability Association -Page 56

RETARDATION             Discussion of Retardation
WAN_DBASE               Development of Wide-area net database


Group B conferences
(Private Distribution)

These conferences do not originate in ADAnet.  They are available to
all ADAnet systems, and are provided as a service to the disability
community and to the respective conference moderators.

ABLE.EUR                disABILITY Echo from Europe
ABLED_ART               Literature and Art by and for PwD's
ALTLEARN                Alternative Learning Discussion
ALZHEIMERS              Alzheimer's Discussion Forum
BICOMPAL                Big Computer Pals (UUCP)
BLINDTLK                BlindTalk from Nat'l Fed. of Blind
BRIDGES                 Chat with disabled children conference
DATATALK                Adaptive Computing for the Disabled
ENABLE                  Inter-network disability conference
EPILEPSY                Epilepsy management and coping
HOLISTIC                Holistic Thinking and Healing
NFB-TALK                Nat'l Fed of Blind Friends/Fellowship
PSYCH                   Psychology Discussion and Issues
SPECIAL_ED              Special Education Conference
TCM                     Traditional Chinese Medicine
TERM_ILL                Discussions regarding Terminal Illness
VHEAL                   Vibrational Healing Conference


Group C conferences

These conferences originate in Fidonet.  They are available to all
systems, but Fido systems should attempt to obtain them from their
normal fido links. You must request that a feed from Group C be
"turned on" for you before polling for these conferences.

ABLED                   General Disability Discussions
ABLED_ATHLETE           For Disabled Athletes
ABLENEWS                Disability News / Articles & Releases
ADHD                    Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity
AIDS/ARC                Support and Information for AIDS/ARC
AMPUTEE                 Amputee Discussions and Conversation
ANXIETY                 Anxiety Disorder Discussion
BLINKTALK               Visual Impairment Issues and Discussion
BODYWORK                Massage and Bodywork Forum
CARCINOMA               Cancer and related disease conference
CARE_GIVER              Care Giving and Personal Care Attendant
CFS                     Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Conference
CHRONIC_PAIN            Pain management and coping conference
CPALSY                  Cerebral Palsy Support Echo

September 1992- Journal of the American Disability Association -Page 57

CUSS                    Computer Users in the Social Sciences
DIABETES                Diabetes Treatment and Management
HANDY.SYSOP             For SysOps interested in disability
HOME_OFFICE             Techniques/Support in Home-Office Mgt.
MENTAL_HEALTH           Discussions on Mental Health issues
MULT-SCLEROSIS          Multiple Sclerosis Discussions
M_P_D                   Multiple Personality Disorders
NURSES_NETWORK          Discussion group just for Nurses
OPTOMETRY               Optometry Discussions and Issues
POST_POLIO              National Post Polio Survivors Forum
PROBLEM_CHILD           Behavior modification and children
PUBLIC_PSYCH            Public Psychology and Discussion Issues
RARE_CONDITION          Rare Diseases and their Discussion
RECOVERY                Recovery Echo
SILENTTALK              Conference for Hearing-Impaired People
SIP_AA                  Alcoholics Anonymous Conference
SIP_NA                  Narcotics Anonymous Discussion Group
SPINAL_INJURY           Discussions about Spinal Cord Injury
STRESS_MGMT             Stress Management Echo
SURVIVOR                Conference for Survivors
THI_CVA                 Discussions of Brain Injury
WELFARE                 Discussion on Welfare






























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September 1992- Journal of the American Disability Association -Page 59

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                   JADA Staff and Contact Information

=======================================================================

     Editor in Chief:  Marlin Johnson
                       1:3602/42.0
                       205-254-3344
                       mjohnson@bsc835.uucp
                       xa00001@uabdpo.dpo.uab.edu

              Editor:  Linda Cummings
                       1:375/34.0 (Fidonet)
                       94:94/94 (Adanet)
                       205-264-8000

    Assistant Editor:  Cindy Barnes
                       1:375/22.0 (Fidonet)
                       94:2051/1 (Adanet)
                       205-244-0296

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JADA.  Article submission requirements are lax, but do include:
submission must be ASCII text file only, be somewhat relevant, be
delivered to one of the above addresses no later than the 20th of each
month.

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