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                          THE HANDICAP DIGEST

                               Issue # 2559

                           Monday, April 06, 1992

Today's Topics:


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                     When is a Minority not a Minority?
             On the discussion about durable powers of attorney
                       New Orioles Park -- accessible?
                         Steering Wheel Attachment?
                     Technical Info on Closed Captioning
                                Ankle Fused?
                         Re: Treatment for dyslexia?
                             Re: Bushwhackers...
                        Re: Sign Fonts for Print Shop


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Subject: When is a Minority not a Minority?
From: 34AEJ7D%CMUVM.BITNET@VM1.nodak.edu (Bill Gorman)

>In a message to John Desantis <11 Mar 92 20:48> Gordon Gillesby wrote:
>
> GG>   There exist no known (to me) agencies, public or private which
> GG> are seeking to produce reliable, verifiable statistics regarding
> GG> all people with disabilities.  Private sector estimates are
>
>     The social security administration pays quite a few under the SSDI and SSI
> programs and I would think they have a fair handle on the numbers.

That doesn't necessarily follow. I am constantly advised that one
of the reasons more isn't being done to a) combat discrimination b)
implement civil rights legislation, for the disABLED is the fact
that they are not defined as a "minority" by the feds in the same
sense other groups are. Therefore, there is no compliance
auditing/reporting in place, as there is for ethnic minorities,
etc.

Until this changes, we are going to remain second-class citizens.


Sez me,

W. K. (Bill) Gorman




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Subject: On the discussion about durable powers of attorney
From: drieux@wetware.com (drieux, just drieux)
Organization: Castle WetWare Philosopher and Sniper


It appears that folks seem totally unaware of the
fact that CHILDREN are not authorized to seek medical
care on their own, and that they are OBLIGED to get
the authorization of their Parent or Other Legal Guardian.

] In article <20609@handicap.news>, covici@ccs.covici.com (John Covici) says:

it appears that John Covici assumes that this state of
affairs, in regards to children, means that Doctors will
NOT perform life saving procedures on children.

What the Michigan policy appears to present is that as we
become adults, and thus our own legal guardians, we can
appoint another to take such actions on our behalf during
such times when we are incable of being our own advocate.

This may appear NEW to some folks who live in the USA, but
has, in many respects been accepted practice amongst many of
us who travel, and that to 'hostile environments.' I know from
my own growing up, in a military household, that father would
brief us on the Standard Procedures, including who was executor
of the will. We were therefore Briefed and Ready should this time
out he be taken hostage, or executed by terrorists. We had things
clearly detailed, in writing and legally sealed so that He would
be interred where ever he died, and no efforts would be made to
recover the body. We would then report to the executor of the will
for the Promulgation of who would be come Our Legal Guardian, and
thus the executor of our medical and legal concerns.

This is called the application of the 'Prudent Man Theory'.

Now that the causes of death have become greatly changed, with
the invention of newer 'life sustaining' methodologies, it is
likewise prudent to establish what limits one wishes to impose
upon one's family in regards to keeping one's self alive.

Again it appears that the standard practice will be that in lieu
of other Standing Orders the Hippocratic Oath[1] will take precedence.

We who are accustomed to doing triage, I feel safe to say, are pleased
that one part of the discussion can be discussed with a person legally
empowered to answer the question, "when is enough?"


ciao
drieux

[1] note: "do your patient no Harm" does NOT mean that a doctor
is morally obliged to maintain a vegetative flat brain waved
cadaver on life support systems. The Problem that needs to be
addressed is resolving when in fact further efforts to 'maintain
a life' in fact begins to do harm. In like manner, allowing a
patient to die with DIGNITY is a Far cry from 'terminating' a patient.

Please also NOTE that the matter of using transfusions on members
of the Jehovah's Witnesses has already been cleared up in medical
ethics. Irregardless of what a Medical Doctor may FEEL about the
use of an IV blood transfusion as a life saving method, it would be
a breach of medical ethics if the patient has clearly established
that such would be a violation of their fundamental religious beliefs.






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Subject: New Orioles Park -- accessible?
From: Lisa__Nofzinger@hikssrv.lib.purdue.edu (Lisa Nofzinger)


Orioles Park

I was really excited to read in our campus newspaper last week that
the new Orioles Park in Baltimore is supposed to be fully
accessible.  Apparently James Brady is supposed to participate in a
ceremony honoring park officials today (Sunday).  I was wondering:
have any baseball fans with disabilities seen the park?  Do you
think it's accessible?

Play ball!

Lisa Nofzinger
Purdue University

Lisa__Nofzinger@hikssrv.lib.purdue.edu






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Subject: Steering Wheel Attachment?
From: sed3m@poe.acc.Virginia.EDU (Sarah Elizabeth Dejong)
Organization: University of Virginia

Hi-
My first posting - what a moment!
Anyway, I am interested in buying a car steering wheel
attachement, often called a "necker's knob", which can flip
down when not in use.
My father had polio and has lost the use of his right arm.
In order to drive, he attaches such a knob at 10:00 on the
wheel.  In the past he had a type that flipped down which makes
it easier for others to drive the car (legally, others can't
use the knob).

The only type he can find these days (if he can find any all)
do not flip down.  Does anyone know where such a flip-down
attachment can be found (NAPA has no clue) and maybe he/she can
tell me the formal name of such a device!

Wow - this was easier than I thought!
thanks - Sarah




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Subject: Technical Info on Closed Captioning
From: <fward@bashful.helios.nd.edu> (Frank Ward)
Organization: Univ. of Notre Dame

Hello,

Can anyone out there point me toward a technical description of the
signals used in television Closed Captioning?  I have an idea which may
make the process more flexible if the signal works the way I think it might.

Thank you.

Frank Ward
Physics Department
University of Notre Dame
fward@happy.helios.nd.edu





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Subject: Ankle Fused?
From: n9141932@henson.cc.wwu.edu (Doug Auerbach)
Organization: Western Washington University

I'm posting this for my housemate, who does not have Net access.  Please
direct any responses to me.  Thanks so much in advance.

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Did you have your ankle fused?  If so, would you tell me about your personal
experience with this?  I am going to have my ankle fused, but I am very
worried about the consequences: the pain afterward, the ability to walk, and
how it will affect my other joints.  Any information would be very helpful.
--
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 Doug Auerbach   Western Washington University  : "If you don't like the
 Student Representative, Computer Policy Board  |  games people play,
 n9141932@henson.cc.wwu.edu                     :  make up your own games."




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Subject: Re: Treatment for dyslexia?
From: n9141932@henson.cc.wwu.edu (Doug Auerbach)
Organization: Western Washington University

My ten-year-old housemate apparently has dyslexia.  Is there any known
treatment, counseling, or special education for this disorder?

Any information would really be appreciated.  Thanks.


=============================================================================
 Doug Auerbach   Western Washington University  : "If you don't like the
 Student Representative, Computer Policy Board  |  games people play,
 n9141932@henson.cc.wwu.edu                     :  make up your own games."
--



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Subject: Re: Bushwhackers...
From: rjkopp@mailbox.syr.edu (Ray Kopp)

I think there are two things which cause this type of problem.

First, the Handicapped, even though great in number are still a
minority.  Thus the majority will still get what they want.

Secondly if you consider some of the issues present today it also
will help to explain it.  There is the Right to Life issue or
Pro-Choice which ever side you happen to be on, there's the
homeless issues and differences in what different candidates say
they are going to handle it, some sound great but you know they
will never have to worry about it because it's so good but somebody
has to pay! And there's the idea of healt care.  And the biggest
you always hear about and always will is how much is everything
costing and who's going to pay (taxes are usually the answer) and
too many people look at things from just this side.

The majority, because the other issues including issues of the
handicapped never get faced directly tend to let them slide.  They
find other issues that are closer to home more important, such as
how much more taxes are going to be taken out of my check.

If you combine the handicapped issue with another it becomes a much
harder choice.  I have a daughter that is Autistic, I'm not sure
she will ever be self supporting, so many of these issue would come
into play for me.  Yet if a candidate that supported handicapped
issues also supported an issue that I might be vehemently against,
such as a side I may not support in the Abortion issue I probably
could not vote for him.  (Note I do not say what my position is in
any of these issues, because the real idea is that you can be pro
one choice and be anti another to the point where you couldn't
personnally vote for either.)

Lastly I really have not seen candidates that seem to stand out
dynamically in many issues and that could win over what we now
have.  I will vote, but I would wish someone more dynamic would
show up.  Harken may have been a good candidate I don't know, but
he got pushed out one way or another and at this time them he's not
a choice.  If he had so little support at that early a time he
probably could not have gotten too much further.

Another issue that I always find difficult in the election issue is
how state representatives in the electoral college will throw all
their votes once the election seems lost, this is how Virginia does
it and I lived there for 7 years and never liked that.  It's like
the opposition is just dropped down the drain and you don't get a
representative picture of what people really feel.  I don't know
how many more states do this but it just doesn't seem right.  It
somehow seems like a "giving up".

Just an Opinion!
Ray Kopp
rjkopp@mailbox.syr.edu
Syracuse, New York




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Subject: Re: Sign Fonts for Print Shop
From: DDZ@PSUVM.PSU.EDU (Carolyn Dudas)
Organization: Penn State University

Well, I found the catalog, but the sign fonts are for a program
called First Publisher.  However, there might be a graphics
conversion package that you could use that could translate it into
something you could use with Print Shop.  Here's the name and
address of the company in case you're interested:

  Public Brand Software
  P.O. Box 51315
  Indianapolis, IN  46251
    800-426-3475
    317-856-7571  (in Indianapolis)




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