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 Life Without Limits, the e-Newsletter of United Cerebral Palsy
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 October 2005
 Volume 1, Issue 8



Dear e-Advocates,


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When Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita roared ashore last month, people with
disabilities faced overwhelming challenges.


Some people with disabilities lost their lives because they could not escape.
Others escaped but could not evacuate with assistive equipment or guide animals
that enabled their independence.  Many more were turned away from inaccessible
shelters because of their disability, while those that were welcomed didn't
receive essential services.


A national network of nonprofit community service providers for people with all
disabilities, United Cerebral Palsy responded quickly to the crisis.


We created systems for clients and employees to communicate, we located and
distributed thousands of pounds of medical equipment, and we helped displaced
families find accessible housing and affordable health services.


Nevertheless, United Cerebral Palsy continues to face a complex problem of
providing comprehensive relief to thousands of people with disabilities spread
out over a large geographic area with limited unaffected structures of support.



We need your help today!


By donating to the United Cerebral Palsy  <http://www.ucp.org/donate> Hurricane
Relief Fund, you will help us provide services, wheelchairs and housing to
families who desperately need our help.  Every dollar donated to this special
fund will go directly to our relief efforts.


Please visit our Web site today at www.ucp.org/donate, and lend a hand to people
with disabilities and their families affected by this disaster.


Sincerely,


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Stephen Bennett
President and CEO
United Cerebral Palsy





 Take Action

*       Lend a hand to  <http://www.ucp.org/donate> people with disabilities and
their families affected by the recent hurricanes by donating now to the United
Cerebral Palsy Hurricane Relief Fund!


 Disability News

*       Continental Airlines Joins United Cerebral Palsy to Support Families
with Special Needs Affected by Hurricane Katrina
Like hundreds of thousands of other hurricane Katrina evacuees, 13-year-old
Curtis arrived in Texas with little more than the clothes on his back. Yet
unlike most survivors, Curtis has cerebral palsy and was forced to flee his home
without the electric wheelchair that enables his mobility. Literally carried to
Houston by his mother and sister, Curtis needed some special help to regain his
independence. That is where United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Houston stepped in.
Read  <http://ga4.org/publicpolicy/10_6_05.html#airlines> more...



*       2,000 Advocates Attend Alliance for Full Participation Summit
More than 2,000 self-advocates, families, providers and community activists
arrived in Washington, D.C., last month for the Alliance for Full Participation
Summit, "Many Voices, Once Vision." Conference organizers, who originally
planned for 1,200 attendees, scrambled for weeks to meet the high demand for
hotel space.
Read  <http://ga4.org/publicpolicy/10_6_05.html#alliance> more...



*       Dr. Mindy Aisen to Lead UCP Research and Educational Foundation
The United Cerebral Palsy Research and Educational Foundation has announced the
appointment of Dr. Mindy Lipson Aisen to Director and Chief Executive Officer.
While leading the United Cerebral Palsy Research and Educational Foundation, Dr.
Aisen will direct day-to-day management and long-term strategy for the nation's
largest non-government agency sponsoring research of cerebral palsy and related
developmental disabilities.
Read  <http://ga4.org/publicpolicy/10_6_05.html#foundation> more...



 Headlines



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 <http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05276/581982.stm> A brother's survey touches a
nerve in abortion fight
Brian Skotko, whose sister has Down syndrome, conducted a controversial survey
of more than 1,000 mothers, asking them about how they were told that their
child had Down syndrome.  Pittsburgh Post Gazette (10/03/2005)



*
 <http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/2021578.shtml> People with
disabilities going to college in higher numbers
Increasing numbers of people with learning disabilities are enrolling in
colleges and universities.  Maine Morning Sentinel (10/04/2005)



*
 <http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/nation/12820793.htm> Social Security
plan withering, Bush says
President Bush yesterday acknowledged for the first time that his plan to
restructure Social Security, is withering because he has been unable to build
public support for it.  Lexington Herald-Reader (10/05/05)



*
 <http://www.statesman.com/search/content/metro/stories/09/26Greebon.html>
Disability rights activist and member of the UCP family dies
Former United Cerebral Palsy client and disability rights activist, Kareen
Greebon, died on September 19.  Greebon was known for her efforts against
placing people with disabilities in nursing homes.   Austin-American Statesman
(9/26/05)



*

<http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2005/10/02/vermont_gets_permi
ssion_for_first_in_the_nation_medicaid_program/> Vermont gets permission for
first-in-the-nation Medicaid program
States across the country, as well as officials in the Bush administration and a
congressional commission, are watching Vermont's new approach to Medicaid.
Boston Globe (10/2/05)


 Perspectives


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As Director of the United Cerebral Palsy Research and Educational Foundation, I
will work to build on that history by increasing support for basic scientific
research into the neurobiology of cerebral palsy."



-  Dr. Mindy Aisen, newly appointed Director and Chief Executive Officer of the
United Cerebral Palsy Research and Educational Foundation

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United Cerebral Palsy is one of the nation's leading organizations serving and
advocating for more than 54 million Americans with disabilities.



Most UCP consumers are people with disabilities other than cerebral palsy.



For more information, visit  <http://www.ucp.org/> www.ucp.org.





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