November 6th, 2014
1 in 6 people in America face hunger. 50.1 million Americans struggle to put food on the table. In the US, hunger isn’t caused by a lack of food, but rather the continued prevalence of poverty. Help us contribute to ending this! What do we do? Our Vanway team is holding their annual Canned Good Drive [...]
November 5th, 2014
StarWorks! The best thing to happen to American Training and the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission SINCE SLICED BREAD! The over-achiever of Employment Services is happy to announce the arrival of our newest team member-Elena Perez. Who is she? Elena, who is naturally fluent in American Sign Language, was hired to work with our Guests who are [...]
November 3rd, 2014
October is recognized nationally as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This annual campaign was born in 1985 as a partnership between the American Cancer Society and Imperical Chemical Industries, a maker of anti-breast cancer drugs. Its purpose is to raise awareness in an effort to promote early detection in women and to support Breast Cancer charities [...]
November 3rd, 2014
According to the APTA (American Physical Therapy Association), Physical Therapists “teach patients how to prevent or manage their condition so that they will achieve long-term health benefits. PT’s examine each individual and develop a plan, using treatment techniques to promote the ability to move, reduce pain, and restore function.” Here at American Training, our Physical Therapists Martha [...]
Beacon Press’ teaser copy for Kim E. Nielsen’s A Disability History of the United States makes clear the author’s ambition for the new book to be a “radical repositioning of U.S. History.” If the excerpt found in the latest edition of the Utne Reader is any indication, Nielsen’s endeavor is a rousing success. The excerpt is actually [...]
While making a short film about a disabled student’s journey to vote in the 2012 election, two Pennsylvania filmmakers discovered widespread problems with the accessibility of voting facilities in their community. That revelation had led to a deeper exploration of the subject in a new, short-form documentary simply entitled, “VOTE.” The debut screening of “VOTE” [...]
The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued new guidelines last Friday for inclusion of students with disabilities into extracurricular athletic programs. Some are saying this move is as significant an opportunity for these individuals as Title IX was for females. Michelle Diament’s article for Disability Scoop provides a clear summary of the [...]
A group of academic researchers is proposing national programs to provide broadband Internet access to people with disabilities, arguing that such an investment would help these individuals reach their potential and ultimately reduce the taxpayer’s burden for the funding of social support programs. According to the press release found on the ScienceDaily website, four researchers [...]
“Knowledge is power” was said by Sir Francis Bacon back in the 16th century, and the axiom still holds true today. A British charity called United Response is imbuing people with disabilities with that power by publishing the U.K.’s first accessible newspaper. Easy News incorporates graphics with simple, declarative sentence structures in large print to [...]
Advocates for people with disabilities are hopeful following President Obama’s second inaugural speech, which included language that specifically addressed parents of children with disabilities and affirmed the president’s commitment to preserving Social Security and Medicaid programs. On the national holiday honoring the birth of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., the highlight of the speech for [...]