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From: Gordon.L..Gillesby@f1007.n282.z1.fidonet.org (Gordon L. Gillesby)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: McGill University Classes
Date: 20 Jan 93 22:17:55 GMT
Reply-To: Gordon.L..Gillesby@f1007.n282.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:282/1007 - DRAG-Net, Andover MN
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26364

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

                        McGill University Plans
                        Eighth Summer Institute
                           (July 5-16, 1993)

   The Summer Institute in Integrated Education and Community is a
university program for professionals, parents, and self-advocates
interested in learning about integration; how to bring people with
challenging needs into schools, workplaces, and communities.  This is
the eighth year that the McGill University of Montreal, Quebec has
sponsored these two-week Summer Institutes.
   Courses for 1993 include: Action for Inclusion--the Learning
Community; Strategies for Day-to-Day in the Classroom; Working for
People with Difficult Behavior; Building Communities of Diversity;
Transforming School Culture--Strategies that Work; and Leadership
Seminar in Systems Change.  Faculty include: Marsha Forest, Judith Snow,
Jack Pearpoint, John O'Brien, Evelyn Lusthaus, Gerry Cross, Shafik Abu
Tahir, Joe Whittaker, Gordon Porter, Herb Lovett, John McKnight, Richard
Villa, Jackie Thousand, and George Flynn.
   Contact:  Joan Spence, McGill Summer Institute in Integrated
Education and Community, Centre for Educational Leadership, 3724
McTavish Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1Y2.  514/398-7044.

                  -  -  -  - END ARTICLE -  -  -  -

   This article is a reprint from FUTURITY NEWSLETTER.  Editorial
   content may be reprinted with attribution to Futurity Newsletter.
   Letters and editorial submissions are welcome.  For more information
   or to submit material for publication, contact:

                              Roger Strand
        Governor's Planning Council on Develomental Disabilities
                 Minnesota Department of Administration
                        300 Centennial Building
                            658 Cedar Street
                          St. Paul, MN  55155
                              612/296-9963

 * QMPro 1.01 41-9039 * PLEASE USE OTHER DOOR

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From: Karen.Keil@p0.f809.n104.z1.fidonet.org (Karen Keil)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: info on books and devices
Date: 20 Jan 93 17:23:07 GMT
Reply-To: Karen.Keil@p0.f809.n104.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:104/809.0 - Fantasy Mountain, Golden CO
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26312

[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

    => Quoting Tom Biernat to Susan Harold <=-

 TB> Question: Do you have a catalog of adaptive equipment for the deaf, I
 TB> would be interested in looking at one. Also is there an address to the
 TB> Gaulledet college to which I can obtain an ASL dictionary. My
 TB> dictionary is ok, however there are alot of words that are missing. I
 TB> heard that Gaulledet University has an excellent dictionary and I
 TB> would love to have a copy. Please let me know about the above
 TB> questions, and please keep in touch. Bye, Tom Biernat

I'm jumping in here to help a little....

Write to:

Gallaudet University Bookstore
800 Florida Avenue, NE
Washington, D. C.  20002-3695

They have a dictionary, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE:  A COMPREHENSIVE
DICTIONARY, by Martin L. A. Sternberg, which is the largest and
most complete dictionary of sign language vocabulary ever
published.  The price is $65.00 for a hardcover edition of 1132
pages.

An abridged edition for $14.95 that has 3,300 entries is also
available, entitled AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE DICTIONARY by Martin
L. A. Sternberg.

                      -------

There are many mail-order catalog stores for adaptive equipment,
some of which may have walk-in stores.

Locally speaking (Denver, Colorado area):

You can go to a store in Englewood in person and obtain their
catalog and look at their merchandise:

     Adco's Assistive Communication Center

I got a mailing from them recently but can't find it right now.
They are in the Dry Creek Business Park and you can call them at
290-6227 voice/tdd locally for directions and details.

On a national level,

Try the following:

HARC MERCANTILE, LTD.
P.O. BOX 3055
Kalamazoo, MI  49003-3055

Harris Communications
6541 City West Parkway
Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3248

(they have a variety of catalogs--books, assistive devices for
the hard of hearing, and assistive devices for the Deaf and hard of
hearing (apparently two separate catalogs for the latter two)

... The last thing I saw was this Big Blue Wave!

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From: Sam.Calvert@p0.f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org (Sam Calvert)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: residential schools
Date: 20 Jan 93 22:20:29 GMT
Reply-To: Sam.Calvert@p0.f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:101/460.0 - VI/BUG, Holbrook MA
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26376

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

  Carol

WOW I am sorry about your misfortune in residential schools. I have
gone to schools for Learning Disabled people and I got a great
education. I dont know if that is because LD schools tend to be
private or what. But I too, have noticed since I have worked as a
volunteer at Perkins School For the Blind in the Deaf-Blind
Departement and from the Deaf-Blind department I can see why the
students there are so isolated. It is because high functioning
Deaf-blind students are being mainstreamed rather tan Perkins.
There are only about three Smart Deaf-Blind students ans they are
at different ages. THe res rest of the students are deaf-blind and
mentallly retarded or with multihandicaps which makes the smart
deaf-blind studetns feel isolaed only to soicalize with low
functoning studetns. but 10 years ago Perkins was better and had
more high functiong students but now Perkins has become more of a
real institution for multihandicapped students.

There is one Deaf-Blind Smart 17 year old who I think should be
placed in a Deaf school instead of Blind school becuse there are
more serices and Deaf stuents to socialize with and curriculums are
geared toward the Deaf. As he is. His best friend is 17 year old
Deaf young man at The American School  For The Deaf and I wish they
would go to ASD together! Perkins becomes tooooo paternalistic
sometimes.

and very strict about certain things and the 17 year old gets
punished for stupd things that the dorm staff catch punish him for
really nothing!

Sam Calvert

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From: IVLER@vxs.ug.eds.com (J. M. Ivler)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: DECTalk (Speech Technologies) and DECUS
Date: 27 Jan 93 15:56:57 GMT
Reply-To: IVLER@vxs.ug.eds.com (J. M. Ivler)
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26415

[Note from Bill McGarry -- this is from the DecTalk mailing list]

The CHI-SIG is planning on focusing on Speech Technologies at the
DECUS Atlanta Sympisia.

If you would like to give a session there, please send a mail
message to lisa@esl.com (Lisa Kerby-Rodgers) who is coordinating
the focus stream.

In addition, there is a panel planned that will deal with
Voice/speech Tech.  This is a chance for you to share your insights
and horror/war stories with others so that they can learn from your
experiences. I have, in the past, lead these discussions. They are
done with three or four outlined questions presented to a panel of
four or five "experts". Then there are questions taken from the
floor.

These have been very successful methods for presenting a variety of
views on a topic that allow the audience to get a feel for problems
and successes that are found by people working on diverse projects.
All the base questions (the ones that are prepared) are sent to the
panelists prior to the Symposia, so that thye can best answer them,
and provide detailed information.

If you are interested in being on the panel, please send a message
to Lisa as well, indicating that you would like to participate (CC
to ivler@ug.eds.com). I will contact all those interested in two to
three months.

Note: I will be away from 8-Jan-1993 - 9-Feb-1993. Therefore,
please address all corrispondence to lisa@esl.com with a carbon
copy to ivler@ug.eds.com.

Thank you for your time, the CHI-SIG looks forward to hearing from
you, and to your participation.

jmi
ivler@ug.eds.com
From: Wayne.Briggs@p0.f5109.n124.z1.fidonet.org (Wayne Briggs)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Joke
Date: 20 Jan 93 17:20:14 GMT
Reply-To: Wayne.Briggs@p0.f5109.n124.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:124/5109.0 - National Amputee Co, Dallas TX
X-Fidonet: Amputee Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26297

[This is from the Amputee Conference]

This may be of interest to other arm amputees and perhaps some others.
If you are a guy, remember when you were in 7th or 8th grade and some
guys talked about sexual functioning & behavior, as if they knew ?
Remember the rumors about touching yourself causing blindness ?
Well the truth is there is good news & bad news!  The good news is that
it DOES NOT cause BLINDNESS! The bad news is, it does cause your right
arm to fall off.
P.S. anybody know a prosthestist in Houston names Milenberg (or
different spelling ) ?

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From: Alan.Hess@f1000.n261.z1.fidonet.org (Alan Hess)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Enzymes
Date: 20 Jan 93 21:53:26 GMT
Reply-To: Alan.Hess@f1000.n261.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:261/1000 - Nerve Center, Pikesville MD
X-Fidonet: Spinal Injury Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26333

[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]

In a missive of <Jan 14 04:00> Jocelyn Lovell (1:3602/24)
writes to Alan Hess:

 JL> stimulate regrowth.  This work succeeded in the brain white
 JL> matter scar.  The results of a spinal cord model, which is the
 JL> same material don't forget, will be ready at the end of February
 JL> or so. The phone # of the SCS in Minnesota is 218-739-5252 and in
 JL> Canada at 416-271-0589.

It's a shame we can't get any of the SCI research organizations to
access this echo and keep us informed of their work.  This would be
an excellent medium for them.

Keep me posted on the enzyme stuff - I'm willing to try it, just on
the off-chance that removing the scar tissue may help my pain.
Cure of paralysis is secondary to me at present.  *adh*

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From: Eric.Bohlman@p3.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Eric Bohlman)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Jaws dictionary
Date: 20 Jan 93 22:16:45 GMT
Reply-To: Eric.Bohlman@p3.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:129/89.3 - BlinkLink, Pittsburgh PA
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26354

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 WS> enough to have a message to him, and Downey was being mispronounced, so
 WS> I checked it out without the ansi.sys, and it still pronounced it like
 WS> down nigh, and it should be pronouncing it as down knee.

"Dow nigh" is the Accent's native pronunciation for the word.

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From: Ann.Stalnaker@f2120.n124.z1.fidonet.org (Ann Stalnaker)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: The Captioned Films/Videos Program
Date: 20 Jan 93 17:23:23 GMT
Reply-To: Ann.Stalnaker@f2120.n124.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:124/2120 - Fingers Talk, Irving TX
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26314

[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

The Captioned Films/Videos Program is a federally funded program
sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.

It is a collection of "free loan" captioned films and videos for
people with hearing loss.  Films and videos are "open captioned"
and you do not need a decoder or special equipment to see the
captions.

The program offers nearly 5,000 captioned movies, self-help
videos and continuing education films and videos.  They are
absolutely FREE.  You only have to pay the return postage for
the 16mm films.  The program pays ALL postage for mailing you the
VHS videocassettes which come with prepaid postage labels.

To qualify for this service, you must be hearing impaired or
at least one member per family must have a hearing loss.

If interested, you can contact:

                        Modern Talking Pictures Service
                        5000 Park Street North
                        St. Petersburg, FL 33709

                        OR Call...

                        1-800-237-6213 (Voice/TT)

(I am in no way affiliated with Modern, just passing information
 around for those who may be interested.)

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From: Ian.Hebert@f24.n3602.z1.fidonet.org (Ian Hebert)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Vitiligo
Date: 20 Jan 93 17:21:26 GMT
Reply-To: Ian.Hebert@f24.n3602.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3602/24 - ADAnet One (tm) Net, Pinson AL
X-Fidonet: Rare Disorder Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26302

[This is from the Rare Disorders Conference]

On 92-11-27 (13:39) Jeff Rosner wrote:

JR>My wife (31YOWF) suffers from vitiligo and I'm trying to obtain as much
JR>information as posible on the subject.  She's been symptomatic for about
JR>3-4 years but the disease has not progressed over the past 12 months.
JR>(She attributes this to vitamin/mineral/amino acid supplementation on
JR>her part.

JR>Does anybody have any information or can direct me to available
JR>resources?

Jeff:

This is further to my reply to you of December 8th, in which I
quoted some material on vitiligo from the Merck Manual.  Since
then, I have found out some further information on effective
treatments for this condition.

Recently, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) aired a
segment on their program "Marketplace" describing how some
Canadians travel to Cuba for healthcare to obtain treatments which
are not available either here in Canada or the U.S.  The two
conditions for treatment is offered are retinitis pigmentosa (or
R.P. for short) and vitiligo.

The treatment for R.P. is apparently successful in arresting the
further proress of the disease, and restoring some degree of
function.

The treatment for vitiligo consists of a exposure to sunlight after
application of a topical solution.  This solution contains elements
extracted from placental material.  (I can't remember the exact
name of the drug.)  Apparently, in a large number of cases,
significant repigmentation results from the treatment.

You might wish to contact the CBC for a videotape copy of this
program, or a transcript of it to obtain details.  (I realize that
travel to Cuba for treatment is not too likely due to the current
political climate between the U.S. and Cuba but I thought that the
material might be of interest anyway.)

You can contact the CBC at the following address:

CBC MARKETPLACE
P.O. Box 2000,
Station "A",
Toronto, Ontario
M5W 2A2
Canada

Ian Hebert                      Internet: ian.hebert@homebase.com

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From: HART@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu (Michael Hart)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Clinton Inaugural Address
Date: 26 Jan 93 02:47:13 GMT
Reply-To: HART@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu (Michael Hart)
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26387

Project Gutenberg has posted Clinton's Inaugural Address.

ftp mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu
login anonymous
password you@your.machine
cd etext/text93
get clinton1.txt
quit

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

Thank you for your interest,

Michael S. Hart, Professor of Electronic Text
Executive Director of Project Gutenberg Etext
Illinois Benedictine College, Lisle, IL 60532
No official connection to U of Illinois--UIUC
hart @uiucvmd.bitnet or hart@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu
From: ah488@yfn.ysu.edu (Mark Panitz)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Autism
Date: 27 Jan 93 16:10:33 GMT
Reply-To: ah488@yfn.ysu.edu (Mark Panitz)
Organization: Youngstown State/Youngstown Free-Net
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26417

what is Autism?  as my girlfriend has been dianosed with having
autisum (and so have I do a diffent deegre,)
does it cause mood swings in some persons?  (that what my girlfriend
(that is what is happening with my SO right now shes having  mood
swings
thanks
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 markp@pro-palmtree.socal.com
as all mail send to me here (as ah488) is automaticaly foward to this
address (markp@pro-palmtree.socal.com) thanks
From: bstring@mainz-emh2.army.mil (BOB STRINGFIELD)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Summary of Form 171 Software Replies
Date: 26 Jan 93 02:46:11 GMT
Reply-To: bstring@mainz-emh2.army.mil (BOB STRINGFIELD)
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26384

Earlier today, I cross-posted a message from Karen but after doing so
asked her several question.  I was fascinated with her responses as
well as with the speed and quality of her replies.  I am working to
get her signed up to this list.
--bob

----- Forwarded message # 1:

from: friedmak%ccmail@tacom-emh1.army.mil (Karen Friedman)
To: BOB STRINGFIELD <bstring@mainz-emh2.army.mil>
subject: Re:  [friedmak%ccmail: Summary of Form 171 Software Replies

          Bob,
            No problem.  I was only being sarcastic.  In fact, I
          appreciate your taking notice!
            Whatever goes across the screne is verbalized as I cursor
          over the lines.  Technology is terrific, but there are those
          who aren't curious enough to find out.
            I can read electronic communications as well as the next
          guy.  And, would you believe, I can even read hardcopy.  I
          have a Reading Machine which utilizes optical character
          recognition and converts it to voice.  I am not just "for
          real"; I am extremely capable - but it is like banging heads
          to convince others.
            I could write a book.  Well, I already have - but that was
          really written by my Leader Dog.
          Cio,
          Karen

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From: Raphael.Joa@f102.n2603.z1.fidonet.org (Raphael Joa)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Symbol of Deafness plan ASCII
Date: 20 Jan 93 17:24:16 GMT
Reply-To: Raphael.Joa@f102.n2603.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:2603/102 - The Event Horizon, Bay Ridge NY
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26321

[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

     +=========================================+
     | +----------------------------- ######## |  INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL
     | |                           ########### |  OF ACCESS FOR
     | |       #################   ########### |  HEARING LOSS
     | |     ##                 ###  ######### |
     | |    #    ##############    ##   #####  |
     | |   ##  ##              ###   ##   #  | |  Symbol used to denote
     | |   #   #                  ###  ##    | |  communication access.
     | |    ##  ###                  ##  #   | |
     | |                              #  #   | |  Represents hearing
     | |                             ## #    | |  loss in a general way.
     | |                            #  #     | |
     | |     #####                   ##      | |
     | |   ##########             ###        | |
     | | ###############        ##           | |
     |  ###############        #             | |
     | ##############          #             | |
     | ############   #########              | |
     | ##########                            | |  1/14/1993
     | ########  ----------------------------+ |  Drawed by Raphael Joa
     +=========================================+

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From: Leonard.Salinas@f7014.n124.z1.fidonet.org (Leonard Salinas)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: tax
Date: 20 Jan 93 22:18:07 GMT
Reply-To: Leonard.Salinas@f7014.n124.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:124/7014 - The Soft-Ware Haven, Rowlett TX
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26366

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 * Forwarded from "Net mail"

 * Originally by Vernon Roberts, 1:124/7011@fidonet.org
 * Originally to Leonard Salinas, 1:124/7014
 * Originally dated 14 Jan 1993, 15:47

"Braille materials are available at regional libraries for the
blind and handicapped in conjunction with the Library of Congress.
These materials include Publication 17 (Your individual Income
tax), 334 (Tax guide for Small Business) and forms 1040, 1040a and
1040ex and their instructions.

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From: Mark.Rejhon@f255.n163.z1.fidonet.org (Mark Rejhon)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: HI from H.I. Sysop!
Date: 20 Jan 93 17:23:47 GMT
Reply-To: Mark.Rejhon@f255.n163.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:163/255 - ViddiBBS, Ottawa ON
X-Fidonet: Silent Talk Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26317

[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

Hi you all, just to make it official too!

Silent Talk echomail is now running on my BBS in Ottawa, Ontario!
ViddiBBS at 1:163/255.  The sysop (me) is "profoundly" hearing impaired,
and is graduating from high school this year.  I use my modem and my
TDD to call through relay services, and use a CC decoder with TV.

Look forward to "listening" in to this echomail conference area!

Mark Rejhon

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From: dashiell@nadc.nadc.navy.mil (Jude DaShiell)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: chronic pain
Date: 28 Jan 93 20:55:01 GMT
Reply-To: dashiell@nadc.nadc.navy.mil (Jude DaShiell)
X-Fidonet: Chronic Pain Conference
Originator: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com

Index Number: 26465

It's possible using the right camera to document chronic pain.
There's a camera in use at some places that photographs
heat patterns.  I think work was done on it at
one of pennsylvania's teaching hospitals a few years ago.
More pain more intense heat patterns.
These need to be morewidely distributed.

jude <dashiell@nadc.nadc.navy.mil>