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Subject:      Handicap Digest # 2936

                             THE HANDICAP DIGEST

                                 Issue # 2936

                        Wednesday, September 09, 1992

Today's Topics:


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                                   Re Hi!
                                Just Kiddin'!
                          X-10 Devices: Stay Away!
     partial results (Sept. 4 events) of Para-Olympic Games in Barcelona
                Central Auditory Disorder information wanted.
                         Austin, TX - M D A Protest
                                  Re: TENS
                  Voting access act for disabled. full text


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Subject: Re Hi!
From: renee@tso.uc.EDU (Renee Alper)

Joe Chamberlain writes:
> This is a constant problem.  Securing a good live-in aide takes a
> lot of work.  DeGraft has a book called HOME HEALTH AIDES which
> covers just about everything.  Available from Accent Publications.

        Where does one get this book? I could really use it!
                                       Renee




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Subject: Just Kiddin'!
From: CONLEY@memstvx1.memst.edu (Steven Conlee)

Hello all and welcome new and old students!,

~Subject: On Signing....
~From: Karen.Keil@f71.n343.z1.fidonet.org (Karen Keil)

 ~~AS> other states.  Somewhere, English has to become the primary language
 ~~AS> so that deaf children can become proficient at reading and writing
 ~~AS> English.  It is really needed when they become grown and go out
 ~~AS> to live independent lives.  Let's face it, the hearing world
 ~~AS> is NOT going to learn ASL, sure there will be a few but the
 ~~AS> overall general consensus is not going to do it.

~Agreed wholeheartedly!

~We cannot expect the hearing world to bend backwards to learn
~ASL---only a minority ever will.  There is just not enough
~incentive for all hearing people to learn it.

Nice!  I think all of us need to do a little more 'bending'. Huh?
Minority? Yeah, but aren't they great.
Incentive?  How 'bout a kick in our lazy behinds?

~Anyway, it seems that deafness strikes at the heart of
~communication in a deeper and more devastating way than blindness
~ever does.  Blind people are still in touch with the hearing
~world--they just miss the visual part.  On the other hand, visual
~cues are just not enough for deaf people to be in touch with the
~hearing world--  hearing seems to be more vital for communication
~with the hearing world.

Couldn't have put it better myself.  Thanks.

                                Good weekend all,
                                Steven Conlee
                                CONLEY@MEMSTVX1.MEMST.EDU





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Subject: X-10 Devices: Stay Away!
From: renee@tso.uc.edu (Renee Alper)


I'm building a house with computer automated interface, and a
friend and I have been looking into different systems for the
hardware and software.  We were hoping to use X-10 devices for some
of the simpler things, since they are cheaper than some of the
other methods we are considering. But, when my friend called the
company, they were extremely unfriendly. They are not up-to- date
with Macintosh systems (they're still on 6.0.3), and they refuse to
even guarantee it will work. They have no plans to update it,
either. Also, they are not willing to support anyone trying to do
their own software.  My friend recommended that I put a warning out
on this listserv to anyone who might be thinking of using this
product; they are not amenable to the needs of the disabled.

        Anyone know of a good alternative?
                                       Renee



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Subject: partial results (Sept. 4 events) of Para-Olympic Games in Barcelona
From: klassen@sol.uvic.ca (Melvin Klassen)
Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C. CANADA

[Also posted to ABLED ATHLETE]

SWIMMING - Women
 Wheelchair and amputee 400m (S9) freestyle:
  1. Joanna Mucz, Winnipeg, Canada  4:55.57 (WR)
 Wheelchair and amputee 400m (S8) freestyle:
  1. Britta Siegers, Germany  5:38.50 (WR)
  3. Rebeccah Bornemann, Vancouver, Canada  5:54.77
  7. Tami Saj, Thunder Bay, Canada  6:22.69
 Blind (B3) 100m breast-stroke:
  1. Mandy Maywood, Australia  1:26.73
  2. Marie-Claire Ross, London, Canada  1:28.58
  4. Carla Quartrough, Ottawa, Canada  1:34.54
SWIMMING - Men
 Wheelchair and amputee (s9) 400m freestyle:
  1. Olafur Eiriksson, Iceland  4:41.07 (OR)
  3. Andrew Haley, Dartmouth, Canada  4:43.49
TRACK AND FIELD - Men
 Blind (B2) Javelin:
  1. Sigmund Hedgehole, Germany  53.08m (WR)
  5. Mario Caron, Quebec City, Canada  45.62m
 Cerebral palsy (C3 and C4) 100m:
  1. David Larson, USA  16.67 (WR)
  3. Joe Zuppanic, Oshawa, Canada  18.74
  8. Jeremy Rempel, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada  21.42
 Cerebral palsy (C7) shot-put:
  1. Franjo Izlakar, Slovenia  12.82m (WR)
  2. Rick Gronman, St. Catharines, Canada  12.36m




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Subject: Central Auditory Disorder information wanted.
From: magundi@gaul.csd.uwo.ca (John Macdonald)
Organization: Computer Science Dept., Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Canada


Any information about Central Auditory Disorder and it's
occurance in adults would be greatly appreciated.

john macdonald
magundi@uwo.ca
(519) 672-0714




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Subject: Austin, TX - M D A Protest
From: cyanosis@igc.apc.org (ADAPT)
-------------------------
from: BILL SCARBOROUGH (Monday) 09/07/1992 17:02
     THE-504-CLUB--DISABILITY
To  : ALL

     Austin, Texas, U S A - ADAPT protestors picketed the
Austin Hilton Hotel, 6000 Middle Fiskville Road, site of
the Austin local segments of the Jerry Lewis Muscular
Dystrophy Telethon, from about noon to 3 p m, this
American Labor Day, September 7, 1992.
     We did some chanting and we had some posters and
flyers.  "Jerry's Not Our Father - We're Not Kids!" was
one of the chants.  Reporters from two local television
stations and from the daily newspaper stopped by and
interviewed us.
    To my knowledge, protests of the Jerry Lewis Telethon
were scheduled for some 30 cities across America.
Austin's protest was a rather mild exercise of
Constitutional rights.  We await reports from other
cities.





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Subject: Re: TENS
From: dorsieh@atlastele.com (Dorsie Hathaway)
Organization: Atlas Telecom Inc.

I am an RN and used to work for a TENS company.  I've experienced
chronic back pain for over three years, and get very good results
with TENS and a combination of meds and activity.

TENS stands for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.  TENS
is available with a prescription from your treating physician.
If you go to PT regularly, you may ask if they will let you try one.

TENS is a palliative treatment for pain.  It will not CURE the
problem that causes the pain.

Someone on the net mentioned that the pain hits them hardest
after removing the unit.  This is because you have turned the
stimulation off and your nerves are no longer receiving the
electrical impulses that helped to block the pain.

TENS can work very very well for a variety of pain problems,
but it will not work if you do not have good education or
support in the first place.  Most 'failures' with TENS stem
from a lack of teaching in the first place and are not the
fault of the patient or the unit.  It is a complex therapy
that requires persistence and practice and some experimentation
with placement and stimulation modes for best result.  This
requires usually more than one visit to a practitioner for
help/suggestions.

I have found that an acupuncture chart was an invaluable aid
in locating good sites for stimulation.

If you use TENS and wish to avoid the 'rebound' (for lack of
a better term) effect when you turn it off, try taking your
usual pain meds 30-45 minutes before you will turn the unit off.
This will allow the meds to reach therapeutic levels in your
bloodstream and keep your general comfort level manageable.

I have found the key word in chronic pain management is
management.  If you use all the tools at your disposal, such
as relaxation, pacing your activities, assistive devices or
people, medications, TENS, hydrotherapy, PT, rest, activity, etc.
it is EASIER to keep on top of the elephant called pain.

It's much easier to keep on top of the elephant than to get
on top of it after it's got it's foot on your chest.

Dorsie Hathaway, BSN, RN
AOL:  DorsieH





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Subject: Voting access act for disabled. full text
From: zippy%bklyn.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Tzipporah Ben Avraham)


[Forwarded by: Patt Bromberger <patth@tram.com>]


             PUBLIC LAW 98-435 - SEPT. 28, 1984



            VOTING ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE ELDERLY
                     AND HANDICAPPED ACT



98 STAT. 1678  PUBLIC LAW 98-435 - SEPT. 28, 1984

   Public Law 98-435
   98th Congress


                              An Act
Sept 28, 1984  To improve access for handicapped and elderly individuals
   HR1250      to registration facilities and polling places for Federal
               elections.

               Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled.


Voting
Accessibility for the
Elderly and
Handicapped
Act.
42 USC 1973ee

Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Voting Accessibility for
          the Elderly and Handicapped Act".


                         PURPOSE
42 USC 1973ee.


Section 2. It is the intention of Congress in enacting this
Act to promote the fundamental right to vote by improving access
for handicapped and elderly individuals to registration facilities
and polling places for Federal elections.

               SELECTION OF POLLING FACILITIES

42 USC         Section 3. (a) Within each State, except as provided
in subsection (b), each political subdivision responsible for
conducting elections shall assure that all polling places for
Federal elections are accessible to handicapped and elderly voters.
   (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a polling place-
          (1) in the case of an emergency, as determined by the chief
election officer of the State; or
          (2) if the chief election officer of the State-
               (A) determines that all potential polling places have
been surveyed and no such accessible place is available, nor is
the political subdivision able to make one temporarily accessible,
in the area involved; and
               (B) assures that any handicapped or elderly voter
assigned to an inaccessible polling place, upon advance request
of such voter (pursuant to procedures established by the chief
election officer of the State)-
              (i) will be assigned to an accessible polling place, or
             (ii) will be provided with an alternate means for casting a
ballot on the day of the election.

Report.
         (c) (1) Not later than December 31 of each even-
numbered year, the chief election officer of each State shall report
to the Federal Election Commission, in a manner to be determined by
the Commission, the number of accessible and inaccessible polling
places in such State on the date of the preceding general Federal
election, and the reasons for any instance of inaccessibility.
          (2) Not later than April 30 of each odd-numbered year,
the Federal Election commission shall compile the information
reported under paragraph (1) and shall transmit that information
to the Congress.

Effective date
           (3) The provisions of this subsection shall only be
effective for a period of 10 years beginning on the date of
enactment of this Act.

            SELECTION OF REGISTRATION FACILITIES

42 USC 1973ee-2
Section 4 (a) Each State or political subdivision responsible for
registration for Federal elections shall provide a reasonable number
of accessible permanent registration facilities.
   (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to any State that has in effect
a system that provides an opportunity for each potential voter to
register by mail or at the residence of the voter.

                REGISTRATION AND VOTING AIDS

42 USC 1973ee-3
Section 5(a)
Each State shall make available registration and voting aids for
Federal elections for handicapped and elderly individuals,
including-
          (1) instructions, printed in large type, conspicuously
displayed at each permanent registration facility and each polling
place and
          (2) information by telecommunications devices for the deaf.

Absentee ballot
         (b) No notarization or medical certification shall
be required of a handicapped voter with respect to an absentee ballot
or an application for such ballot, except that medical certification
may be required when the certification establishes eligibility, under
State law-
          (1) to automatically receive an application or a ballot on
a continuing basis; or
          (2) to apply for an absentee ballot after the deadline has
passed.

Public information  (c) The chief election officer of each State
shall provide public notice, calculated to reach elderly and
handicapped voters, of the availability of aids under this section,
assistance under section 208 of the Voting Rights Act of
1965 (42USC 1973aa-6), and the procedures for voting by absentee
ballot, not later than general public notice of registration and
voting is provided.

                      ENFORCEMENT
42 USC 1973ee-4
Section 6 (a) If a State or political subdivision does not comply
with this Act, the United States Attorney General or person who
is personally aggrieved by the noncompliance  may bring an action
for declaratory or injunctive relief in the appropriate district
court.
   (b) An action may be brought under this section only if the
plaintiff notifies the chief election officer of the State of the
noncompliance and a period of 45 days has elapsed since the date
of notification.
   (c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no award of
attorney fees may be made with respect to an action under this
section, except, in any action brought to enforce the original
judgement of the court.

          RELATIONSHIP TO VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965

42 USC 1973ee-5
Section 7. This Act shall not be construed to impair any right
guaranteed by the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 USC 1973 et seq.).

                        DEFINITIONS

42 USC 1973ee-6
                Section 8. As used in this Act, the term-
98 STAT 1680

   (1) "accessible" means accessible to handicapped and elderly
individuals for the purpose of voting or registration, as determined
under guidelines established by the chief election officer of the
State involved;
   (2) "elderly" means 64 years of age or older,
   (3) "Federal election" means a general, special, primary, or runoff
election for the office of President or Vice President, or of Senator
or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to,
the Congress;
   (4) "handicapped" means having a temporary or permanent physical
disability, and
   (5) "State" means a State of the United States, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or
possession of the United States.

                       EFFECTIVE DATE

42 USC 1973ee
Section 9. This Act shall apply with respect to elections taking
place after  December 31, 1985


note         Approved September 28, 1984.


_____________________________

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY - HR 1250:
HOUSE REPORT. No. 98-852 (Comm. on House Administration).
SENATE REPORT No. 98-590 (Comm. on Rules and Administration).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 130 (1984):
   June 25, considered and passed House
   August 10, considered and passed Senate, amended.
   September 12, House concurred in Senate amendments.








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