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Subject:      Handicap Digest # 3093

                             THE HANDICAP DIGEST

                                 Issue # 3093

                          Monday, January 11, 1993

Today's Topics:


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                                 Re: Symbols
                           CWSA SANCTIONED EVENTS
                               CHITS 'N' CHATS
                    Addition to  January sports calendar
           Re: Disabled skiing - want info on programs and events
                          New stats on disabilities
                           Love Is Blind and Deaf
                               More Than ABLE


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Subject: Re: Symbols
From: mthompso@dante.nmsu.edu (Mike Thompson)
Organization: New Mexico State University

Jeanette Carolyn Larson (jlarson@TENET.EDU) wrote:
: Index Number: 26952
:
: Does anyone know of a source for clip art or "press on" art for
: accessibility symbols?  These would be used on library brochures
: and program handouts to indicate, for example, the availability of
: reference service via TDD, close captioning of a library produced
: video, or wheel chair accessibility of a library program.  Thanks.

I am also interested if anyone has any.  Thanks.

-Mike Thompson





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Subject: CWSA SANCTIONED EVENTS
From: Susan.Duncan@f403.n163.z1.fidonet.org (Susan Duncan)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:163/403 - Akasha's Bubble Bat, Ottawa ON


[This is from the Abled Athlete Conference]

I dropped by one of the associations on Friday (Canadian Wheelchair
Sports) and they gave me a list of various events.  I'll skip all the
meeting type ones and just post some of the upcoming other ones.

Jan 22-24  Rugby          Int'l Invitational           Toronto,ON
Feb 14-17  Racquetball    Keystone Pro-Am              Winnipeg, MB
Feb 18-28  Shooting       World Shooting Champs        Puerto Rico
Feb 20-21  Bball          NWBA Regional Finals (16 Sites) North America
Mar 13-14  Bball          NWBA Sectional Finals 4 sites North America
Mar 25-27  Bball          NWBT                         Boston, Mass.
April TBD  Racquetball    Tournament of Americas       Bolivia
April 1-4  Bball          CWBL finals                  Winnipeg,MB
May 1-9    Multi          Defi Sportif                 Montreal, Que

I mentioned that you might be interested in some of their mailings and
they asked for your address.  I suspect that CFSOD would also send you
some stuff as well (the person in charge was away on Friday).  So, could
you send me your address, either here or netmail?

.

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Subject: CHITS 'N' CHATS
From: Susan.Duncan@f403.n163.z1.fidonet.org (Susan Duncan)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:163/403 - Akasha's Bubble Bat, Ottawa ON


[This is from the Abled Athlete Conference]

-> The Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association:  What is their address?

1600 James Naismith Drive
Gloucester, Ontario
K1B 5N4

Other associations within the same building which may be of intererest
to you and other:
Canadian Federation of Sports Organizations for the Disabled (sort of an
umbrella group)

Cerebral Palsy Sports

Blind Sports

For some specific sports, you can contact the actual sport, or CFSOD.
For instance, Canadian Racquetball Association is in the same building.

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Subject: Addition to  January sports calendar
From: Sheila.Fava@f236.n209.z1.fidonet.org (Sheila Fava)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:209/236 - Data Systems, Las Vegas NV


[This is from the Abled Athlete Conference]

And Greg MacRae spake thusly and was quoted thusly:

 GM> Add to the list:  Three Trackers/MetroHealth Ski Spectacular
 GM>                 January 21-24
 GM>                 Brandywine Ski Resort, Peninsula OH
 GM>                       (between Cleveland and Akron)
 GM>               Mono Ski, Bi Ski, Amputee, Blind, 3-track, 4-track,
 GM>               adapted 2-track, and learn to race lessons. (downhill)

 GM>
 GM> Contact:  Three Trackers of Ohio
 GM>       2024 Rossmoor Road
 GM>       Cleveland Heights  OH  44118-2515
 GM>       phone: Polly Horning (216)526-3954
 GM>       email: Greg MacRae   spgreg@mars.lerc.nasa.gov

Thankyou, thankyou for posting the Three Trackers Winter Ski Meet.
The  only way...ONLY way I can post meets, clinics and seminars is
if I have  the newsletter in my hand.  I am not on the Three
Trackers mailing list but will send them a card to request the
schedual of meets etc.  I am  also aware of what a nift job the ski
teachers do.  Gor!  If I lived  closer to Ohio and wasn't a
disABLED competitive swimmer, I would  definitely consider learning
how to ski and then enter race competitions.  <Sigh.>

Thanks again and Happy Skiing!

             ---Sheila

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Subject: Re: Disabled skiing - want info on programs and events
From: Brian.Lingard@p0.f266.n163.z1.fidonet.org (Brian Lingard)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:163/266.0 - Vision Information , Ottawa ON


[This is from the Abled Athlete Conference]

There isx a blind ski group active in several parts of Canada.

In Ontario it is known as Ski hawks and is a loose federation of blind
ski groups in various areas of Ontario.

In Ottawa it is a fair bit less formally organized than in Toronto where
I lived for several years.

There is also a disabled (cross disability) ski group in Ontario Canada
known as Track 3.

Level of organization and participation varies a fair bit from area to
area.

Track 3 is aimed a lot at kids but also has adult particio[pants too.

Thre is something called Onatrio handicapped Ski Assn which operates out
of Toronto,
in connection with Ontario Ski council.

Ski Council is an industry and competitive voice to government.

Sorry i have no address for Ontario Ski Council handy.

There is also Canadian Disabled Ski assn C.A.D.s. which operates out of
somewhere in B.C. or Alberta.

It is voice to government of provincial disabled ski groups.

Reason for these voices to government is to simplify government
administration of funding: Government wants one stop shopping.

take care.

Let me know if you need more info.

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From: Sheila.Fava@f24.n3602.z1.fidonet.org (Sheila Fava)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3602/24 - ADAnet One (tm) Net, Pinson AL



[This is from the Abled Athlete Conference]

>From    : BETTY AND ROB JACOBSEN  (Moderators)

The 1993 World Dwarf Games will host more than 300 dwarf athletes
from the United States, Great Britain, Australia, Germany, France,
Sweden, Mexico, Canada, Denmark, Spain, Israel, Finland, Malaysia,
Japan, Korea, and many other nations.  The games will be held at

College of DuPage,
Glen Ellyn, Illinois,
June 30 through July 8, 1993 (athletes arrive June 29th)

Competition will be offered in 8 major sports: track, field,
swimming, basketball, boccia, power lifting, table tennis,
volleyball. Soccer and Equestrian will be demonstration events.
Classification will be determined by age, gender and functional
ability.

The World Dwarf Games will be held along with the Little People of
America National Conference in Chicago, an International Summit for
the dwarf community, and an International Symposium for medical
professionals specializing in dwarfism.

This is the first MAJOR World Games for dwarf athletes.  This event
will draw National and International attention to the quality and
opportunities for dwarf athletic competition.  This event will
showcase dwarf athletes who are preparing for the 1996 Paralympic
Games in Atlanta Georgia, U.S.A.

The games will be supported by athletic participation fees. The
Dwarf Athletic Association of America is currently requesting
private donations and corporate funding.  Athletes receive no
direct support and must raise their own funds to participate.
Efforts are underway to identify scholarships to help deserving
national and international athletes.

D.A.A.A. is a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee.  The U.S.
Disabled Sports Team includes outstanding dwarf athletes selected
through D.A.A.A. competition.  The team is sanctioned by the U.S.
Olympic Committee for participation in the International Paralympic
Games, held every four years at the same venue as the Olmypic
Games.

Since 1985, D.A.A.A. has been developing, promoting, and providing
quality amateur level athletic opportunities for dwarf athletes in
the United States.  The Dwarf Athletic Association of America
sponsors clinics, developmental events and formal competitions at
local, regional and national levels.

(This message uploaded at the same time. SF) Subject : UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS will be a regular post from the moderators. Please
let us know of any events that we've missed that might be of
interest to others of short stature.  For most of these events I
can give you a contact (maybe not the person in charge, but someone
that can help you get more information).

Due to the large number of upcoming sports events, only National/
International events will be listed here.

-----------------------------------------------------------
1993 April 16-18     Akron  OH

                   LPA District 5 SPRING REGIONAL

June 30-July 8  Chicago, Illinois
                    WORLD DWARF GAMES - College of DuPage
                    Glen Ellyn, IL

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

           (94:2060/1)
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Subject: New stats on disabilities
From: Arlette.Lefebvre@f24.n3602.z1.fidonet.org (Arlette Lefebvre)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3602/24 - ADAnet One (tm) Net, Pinson AL


[This is from the AbleNews Conference]

         STATISTICS CANADA 1991 HEALTH AND ACTIVITY SURVEY
                      (AMMENDED VERSION)
                         HIGHLIGHTS:
  ______________________________________________________________

   * 4.2 million Canadians- 15.5 per cent of the population-
     reported some level of disability in 1991.

   * Disability increases with age- 7 per cent of children under
     15 experience some level of disability, compared to 14 per
     cent of adults of adults aged 35-to-54 and to 46.3 per cent
     of those aged 65-and-over.

   * Severity of disability also increases with age- 2.9 per
     cent of children with disabilities have a severe disability,
     compared to 32.4 per cent for those aged 65-and-over.

   * 93.7 per cent of people with disabilities lived in private
     households in 1991, compared to 6.3 per cent who lived in
     helth-related institutions.

   * Among Canadians with disabilities aged 15-to-64, living in
     households, mobility disabilities (limited ability to walk,
     move or stand) were reported most often, at 52.5 per cent,
     followed by agility disabilities (limited ability to bend,
     dress or handle small objects) at 50.2 per cent.

                --------------------------------

   WHAT IS A DISABILITY...?

 The 1991 Health and Activity Limitation Survey (HALS) uses the
 World Health Organization's definition of disability, which is:

 ".... any restriction or lack (resulting from an impairment)
  of ability to perform an activity in the manner or withing the
  range considered normal for a human being."

 Adults were asked questions about various limitations in activities
 related to daily living (sensory, mobility, agility or other physical
 and psychological abilities, such as eating and talking and thinking)
 in order to determine if a disability was present.

 Parents reported on the existence of general limitations, chronic
 conditions, attendance at a special school or special class and the
 use of technical aids for children under the age of 15. A positive
 response in ANY of these categories was taken as an indication that
 that a disability existed.

 The answers to these questions on disability represent the respondents'
 PERCEPTION of the situation and are therefore SUBJECTIVE.

     ------------------------------------------------

  FOR MORE INFORMATION, write to:

   Statistics Canada,
   Arthur Meighen Building,
   25 St Clair Ave East,
   Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M4.

   ----------------------------------------------------

 P.S.: I note that, one more time, facial disfigurements and burn scars
       have been left off the list of questions asked.(!!)
       And yet, in terms of social stigma, these are amongst the most
       disabling of all disabilities...Isn't it time we DID something
       about this omission...????

               dr froggie (a.k.a. Arlette)
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Subject: Love Is Blind and Deaf
From: Earl.Appleby@f4.n262.z1.fidonet.org (Earl Appleby)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:262/4


[This is from the AbleNews Conference]

ABLEnews PSA

                   Sometimes Love Is Deaf-Blind

Linda Carter, who is deaf-blind, is determined to provide only the
best for her six-year-old daughter, Meagan. And thanks to the Helen
Keller National Center, she's succeeding beautifully. With training
she's received at our Center, Linda has found an apartment, learned to
manage her own household, and begun an internhsip in horticulture, a
field she loves. More importantly, she's providing the loving care
Meagan needs. Whatever the visual and hearing impairment, the Helen
Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults helps people
like Linda, and their families, make the transition from school or
institution to the real world. Can we help someone you love?

                   Share Helen Keller's vision.
                   Call 516-944-8900 (TTY/Voice)

                   Helen Keller National Center
                     for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults
                   111 Middle Neck Road
                   Sands Point, NY 11050

[This Public Service Announcement provided by ABLEnews for your
information does not constitute an endorsement of any service,
product, or corporation.]

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Subject: More Than ABLE
From: Earl.Appleby@f4.n262.z1.fidonet.org (Earl Appleby)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:262/4 - <CURE Mail Node, Berkeley Springs WV


[This is from the AbleNews Conference]

ABLEnews
                        Disabled Doc Not

I was mortified to see myself described in AMN (Nov.9) as a
"disabled physician."

Frequently as I hear on the morning traffic report that there is a
disabled vehicle slowing traffic on one or other of California's
freeways, I see in my mind's eye a broken-down, useless,
nonfunctional piece of machinery. So when I found myself described
in parallel terms, as a disabled physician, I couidn't help
wondering whether I would not be perceived as broken down, useless,
and nonfunctional in my current roles as clinician, teacher,
researcher, county nedical association councillor, and state
specialty society president.

According to Webster's dictionary, an adjective serves to modify a
noun, and to denote a quality of the thing named. Coupling the
adjective "disabled" to the noun "physician," implies that the
preson is disabled from functioning as a physician.

When this is not the case, it would be much more accurate and a lot
less stigmatizing to use phrases such as a physician who has a
disability, a physician who uses a wheelchair, or a physician who
has a visual or hearing impairment.

Julie Madorsky, MD
Pamona, California

(letter-to-editor, American Medical News, 12/14/92)

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

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