Archive for January, 2008

Unfortunately, I spent that last 7 days battling a rather nasty flu.  New update soon!
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Day in Washington- The Disability Policy Podcast explores and discusses various aspects of disability policy. Each episode will cover a specific issue within disability, and/or a disability-related news article. These 5-10 minute podcasts offer an easy to understand introduction to disability policy and resources for those interested in further study. You can find the text of each...
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 A CAPTCHA is a program that protects websites against bots by generating and grading tests that humans can pass but current computer programs cannot.  CAPTCHA, which is short for “Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart” (www.captcha.net) which requires you to read some distorted text.  We’ve all seen it.  Either...
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Well, it’s official today.  The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has officially deemed Oscar Pistorius ineligible for the Beijing Olympics stating that his j-shaped racing prosthetics (Cheetahs) give him a technological advantage over non-disabled runners.  Pistorius has said that he will appeal the decision.   Although I usually cover legislative issues, this news story caught...
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It looks like things are going to be quite busy next week as not only is there a hearing on ADA Restoration, but also one on the Community Choice Act (H.R. 1621 and S. 799) titled, “Helping Families with Needed Care:  Medicaid’s Critical Role for Americans with Disabilities.”  The hearing will take place at the...
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The topic for this month’s Blog Carnival was “Disability and Media” a subject near and dear to my heart. But in spite of my personal and professional interest, what did I have to say that was unique? ‘Day in Washington’ is first and foremost a disability POLICY podcast and blog.  It was only after some...
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Day in Washington- The Disability Policy Podcast explores and discusses various aspects of disability policy. Each episode will cover a specific issue within disability, and/or a disability-related news article. These 5-10 minute podcasts offer an easy to understand introduction to disability policy and resources for those interested in further study. You can find the text of each...
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Just a notice that the House Committee on Education and Labor will be holding a full committee hearing on the ADA Restoration Act of 2007 (H.R. 3195) on Wednesday, January 16 at 10am in 2175 Rayburn. For further information please see:  DIW #14c – Senate ADA Restoration Hearing Opposition DIW #14b – Senate ADA Restoration Hearing (November 15) Day...
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