Media Share 9

home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search

/ Media Share 9 / MEDIASHARE_09.ISO / mag&info / anr9302.zip / 9302RES.ANR < prev next >

Wrap

Text File | 1993-04-06 | 68KB | 1,529 lines

---------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) Tue 2 Feb 93 10:37a By: Earl Appleby To: All Re: Of Note Special Editions St: Local ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ABLEnews Of Note Every 10 issues (5 months), CURE publishes a dozen special editions of its biweekly disability/medical news digest, Of Note. The latest compilation-- ONSE30.ARJ covers the period 9/15/92 through 2/1/93. It may be freq'd from 1:109/909; 1:262/3; and other boards carrying Of Note. Its directory follows: OF NOTE Special Editions ONSE30.ARJ contains: ONSE30.DIR This directory plus: ONABL3.SE Of Note, Special Abled Edition, 2/1/93. ONAIDS3.SE Of Note, Special AIDS Edition, 2/1/93. ONCAN3.SE Of Note, Special Cancer Edition, 2/1/93. ONFAM3.SE Of Note, Special Family Edition, 2/1/93. ONHC21.TXT Of Note, Special Health Care Edition, 2/1/93. ONHT3.SE Of Note, Special Heart Edition, 2/1/93. ONLEG3.SE Of Note, Special Legal Edition, 2/1/93. ONMED3.SE Of Note, Special Medical Edition, 2/1/93. ONMH3.SE Of Note, Special Mental Health Edition, 2/1/93. ONRET-A.SE Of Note, Special Retardation Edition, 2/1/93. ONSEN3.SE Of Note, Special Seniors Edition, 2/1/93. ONVET3.SE Of Note, Special Veterans Edition, 2/1/93. ...For further information, contact CURE, 812 Stephen Street, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia 254511 (304-258-LIFE/5433). And be sure to watch for ABLEnews on your favorite BBS---ask for it by name! * Origin: ABLEnews...ask for us by name. (1:262/4) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (5) Tue 2 Feb 93 11:17a By: Earl Appleby To: All Re: Of Note P.S. St: Local ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ABLEnews Of Note This should have been added as a postcript to the Special Edition message, but I had already packed it <grin>. (There is still so much about Front Door that I do not know... an never will???) Anyhoo, ON30.ARJ consists of the 10 standard Of Note issues from 9/15/92 through 2/1/93 and may be freq'd from the "usual suspects," to wit, 1:109/909, 1:262/3, and don't forget my good buddy Warren (King) at 1:275/429, the much appreciated original home of ABLEnews! * Origin: ABLEnews...for news Of Note. (1:262/4) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (6) Wed 3 Feb 93 7:26p By: Earl Appleby To: All Re: Europe Today (1/3) St: Local ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [The four issues of the Europe Today directory for November 1992 may be freq'd as ET9211.ARJ from 1:109/909, 1:262/3, etc.] ABLEnews World View Europe Today (11/9/92) Every day, 685,000 new cases of sexual maladies (1) Geneva: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are more than 28,000 new cases of sexually transmissible diseases (STDs) every hour. That's 250 million additional cases each year. New diet pill has helped people lose 30 pounds in 3 months (2) New York: The FDA is asked to approve dexfenfularmine, which releases serotonin, a brain chemical said to produces contentment. "This is a clear breakthrough." --Dr. Theodore Van Pallie, emeritus professor of medicine, Columbia University. Electricity could provoke leukemia and tumors (2) Stockholm: A study at the Karolinska Institute finds that children exposed to magnetic fields run a three to four times greater risk of contracting leukemia. The EPA reports "strong evidence proving the relationship between certain types of tumors and exposure to electro-magnetic fields." Watchout for withdrawal symptoms (3) Boston: According to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine, even moderate coffee drinkers may suffer severe withdrawal symptoms if they suddenly stop all use of coffee. "People should recognize that caffeine is a drug." --Roland Griffiths, MD, John Hopkins University. Low to moderate caffeine consumption is about 235 mg. a day or about 2 1/2 cups of coffee of 6 ounces each a day. Tea and soft drinks also contain caffeine. Over-50s can add 10 to 15 years to their independent lives (3) Toronto: Dr. Roy Shephard, professor of applied physiology, University of Toronto, says at least 75% of seniors could live independently for 10 or 15 years longer by starting a modest exercise program consisting of such activities as walking, square dancing, aerobics, badminton or tennis, four or five times a week. Alcoholic drinks may speed up the spread of cancer (4) Washington: Gayle Page, a researcher at the University of California at Los Angeles, informed the Society for Neuroscience that "the harmful effects of alcohol on cancer in humans may have been vastly underestimated." Page believes alcohol may suppress the ability of "natural killer" cells to destroy cancer cells. 90% of traffic accidents are caused by the driver's own behavior (4) Paris: "Whether it is the result of alcohol, fatigue, medicine or other reasons," notes one expert at a French symposium on road accidents. "Artificial insemination risks causing incest" (4) Jerusalem: Such incest could occur if one man provided sperm to inseminate two women and if the children of these two women married without knowing they are brother and sister, reports "Yediot Aharonot." Religious believers are more healthy (5) Washington: Religion may not only be good for the soul but good for the body, according to a study directed by Dr. Kenneth Ferraro, medical sociologist, Purdue University. Possible factors cited by Ferraro included discouraging the use of tobacco and alcohol and observing the sabbath as a day of rest. France exported blood contaminated by the AIDS virus (5) Paris: Germany, Italy, Portugal and Argentina are among those nations that bought blood carrying HIV from France's Institut Merieux. Iraq bought the most contaminated blood, followed by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Libya. The matter may come before the International Court of Justice in the Hague or the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. Sugar is no longer taboo for diabetics (6) Amsterdam: "All the scientific research shows that mashed potatoes raises the level of glucose in the blood twice as quickly as sugar; likewise bread increases the level one and a half times as fast." --Dutch Food Council. "Chocolate without sugar, for example, contains a lot more fat than normal chocolate and that is a lot more dangerous to health." --Ms. Limm, dietetics specialist, Dutch Office of Information for Food. CURE Comment: Persons who are diabetic should consult their physician before changing their diets. British Medical Council approves new disciplines (6) London: The General Medical Council has recommended that "less qualified" doctors "take a refresher course so as not to be a menace to their patients." The measure is expected to be approved by Parliament this year and go into effect in 1994. How to win back your husband (6) London: Betty Kelly interviewed hundreds of psychologists, marriage counselors and couples for her book, "How to Get Him Back From the Other Woman: If You Want Him." 71% of smokers say they approve the new law and will obey it (7) Paris: General De Gaulle once asked, "How can you govern a nation that has 365 different kinds of cheese?" France has a new law that virtually forbids all smoking in public places. 71% say they approve "en principe" (in principal), nut "en pratique" (in practice)? Many restaurants sport signs reading "Restaurant reserved for smokers. Non-smokers welcome." Some companies exploit women's fear of getting fat (7) London: Millions of people, particularly women, feel trapped in a vicious circle: stop smoking or stay thin? This should prove a ready market for onetime inveterate smoker Penny Ross's "Stop Smoking Without Putting On Weight." Thousands of people dream of life in the country (8) London: Two-thirds of urban residents surveyed by Mintel, a market research group, say they would prefer to live in the country, with more than half citing city noise and dirt as key reasons. "Idyllic" retirement in Spain can end badly (8) "Spanish resources are limited and the language barrier often means expatriates cannot find out what care services are available." --report by British organization Age Concern. "Madonna book is a danger to all decent women," says one MP (8) London: MP Robert Spink describes the pop porn star as a "sad spectacle, a woman troubled and perverted, who has earned millions from sex and violence and by establishing a link between these two elements." Japanese authorities have blocked Madonna's book at the border for violating their pornography laws. Violent films "create" sadistic assassins (9) Rome: "A certain mental instability can make an amalgam of fiction and reality. Diabolical persons imaged forth in films are materialized in such minds who watch them and become a real model for mentally ill people." --Vera Speloj, director, Italian Federation of Psychologists. Majority of women don't mind depending on their husbands (9) Paris: According to a survey by the French market research group BVA-Cosmo, 53% of wives would prefer dependence on their spouse to total independence, while 47% said they "don't like this situation very much." Wives are more knowledgeable about the family bank balance with 80% knowing the amount compared to 52% of the husbands. Men can also develop their own "sixth sense" (10) London: In her new book, "Sixth Sense," Dr. Laurie Nadel affirms the existence of "women's intuition," but maintains both sexes can develop this ability, which she defines as "the immediate knowing of something without the conscious use of reasoning." A miraculous moss, the solution to famine in the world? (10) Washington: Researchers at the US Department of Agriculture report the "tortula ruralis" can exist during the driest years without showing signs of life, while even a drop of water can transform the "miracle moss" into a mass of little leaves having the form of stars. EC commissioners urge a reduction in world population (11) The two Spanish members of the European Commission call on the European Community to intervene directly in Third World countries to cut their birth rates. Diplomats of the less developed states, however, say the Spanish initiative does not respond to the requests of their nations. "If they want us to develop, they must not put spokes in our wheels when we want to sell our products in their countries," observed one Latin American diplomat. Huge forests in Arctic and sub-arctic regions under study (11) Boulder, Colorado: Experts at the National Center for Atmospheric Research say the 10 million square kilometer "boreal forest" has more effect on world climate than has been realized. A new monkey discovered in the Amazon (11) Washington: For years scientists have searched for the monkey with the face of a koala and large fearful eyes. The discovery of "Titi Maues" by Swiss biologist Marco Schwarz confirms scientists' convictions that extended forest regions harbor creatures yet discovered by man. The European Community permits cosmetic experiments on animals (12) Brussels: Ministers from the European Community note their first responsibility is to guarantee that beauty products are harmless to humans. In the United States, beauty products are tested on animals. In Japan five animal tests must be made before a beauty product can be approved by the government. Costs to the environment are not counted (12) London: Citing declining populations of lapwing, skylark, tree sparrow, turtle dove and partridge, Dr. Dick Potts, incoming director-general of the Game Conservancy, says modern farming is more profitable than older methods "because costs to the environment are not included in farm accounting." European Parliament approves stricter, more frequent inspections (13) Strasbourg: The 12 members countries of the European Community produce 2.2 billion tons of industrial waste each year. Within the last decade discovery of old waste dumps has drawn attention to pollution problems. During dreams, new skills are more easily learned (13) Washington: Research suggests that when persons enter the dream (or REM) stage of sleep new skills learned during the day become imbedded in memory. According to Avi Karni of Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science, it may be more efficient for children to learn to read in the evening just before they go to sleep. Children suffering from "spina bifida" can still go to school (13) Paris: In France spina bifida affects one baby in a thousand. In a study in the journal "Readaption," Dr. Etienne Jauffret reports the child's intelligence can develop normally if he receives adequate education. Barriers to classroom integration include other students' fear of the unknown, complications caused by teachers who have never faced this type of disability, and physical inaccessibility of school buildings. What effects do weighty schoolbooks have on a child's spinal column? (14) Rome: "For years, people have said that scoliosis [curvature of the spine] is caused by book sacks and the posture of the pupil at his desk, but, until now, nothing has been proven." --Professor Piero Schiappara, University of Genoa. Health officials in Savona are conducting a study in the face of parents protests about 15-kilo (33-pound) school book sacks. It may mean: they're about to grow a half inch today! Washington: Dr. Michelle Lampl, of the University of Pennsylvania, and Drs. Michael Johson and Johannes Veldhuis of the University of Virginia Health Center, find babies likely to cry, become extra hungry, or fussy when a period of sudden growth is to begin. Contrary to conventional wisdom that baby's growth is continuous, Dr. Lampl says, "Our data suggest that 90 to 95% of normal development during infancy is growth free." Feature: Algae: these marvelous, rich reserves for health and nutrition (15) Paris: 700 international specialists meeting in Brittany conclude that algae, shunned for their slimy look and feel, could not only nourish millions of human beings but provide new cures as well. Newsbriefs: A new "artificial dog" can raise 12,000 fleas per day (16) Guinea pigs useless to research, says Israeli scientist (16) 95% of women fear attack on themselves or their family (16) Blood from umbilical cord could be more effective treatment (16) ...For further information, contact CURE, 812 Stephen Street, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia 25411 (304-258-LIFE/258-5433). * Origin: ABLEnews...your computer's window on the world. (1:262/4) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) Thu 4 Feb 93 11:42a By: Earl Appleby To: All Re: Europe Today (1/3) St: Local ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ABLEnews World View Europe Today (11/30/92) China achieving success in natural family planning (1) Brussels: According to a study by the Science and Technology Committee of the Shanghai city government, the Billings ovulation method is 98.82% effective in avoiding pregnancy. Ovulation method (OM) is 98% certain, say German experts (2) Bonn: University of Dusseldorf researchers complete 10-year study. Multiple births are increasing, and must be discouraged (3) Amsterdam: The Netherlands Association of Parents of Twins and Triplets asserts artificial insemination is increasing the number of multiple births. "The government must urge women to have children earlier, and insofar as possible, not resort to hormone treatment," said one Association official. Jacques Testart: "selection of embryos could bring new slavery" (3) Paris: "Genetic engineering constitutes a new form of selection among human beings. It could degenerate into a new form of slavery," warns French geneticist Jacques Testart, a pioneer in test tube insemination. "Everyone knows about the barbarities committed by the Nazis, but the Germans did not invent anything. As early as 1907, several nations had adopted eugenics laws against alcoholics, the mentally ill, and certain types of physical handicaps. Tens of thousands of people were sterilized, most of them against their will." In Eastern Europe, AIDS is spreading at lightening speed (4) Copenhagen: The World Health Organization (WHO) says Europe must fact the fact that 400,000 people who are HIV-positive will contract AIDS. WHO reports that in the Mediterranean countries, drug addicts are most affected by AIDS, while in northern Europe, homosexuals contract it most frequently. Vitamin A helps to survive a stroke, and recover (4) Brussels: Doctors at the French section of the University of Brussels find Vitamin A greatly improves the chances of surviving a stroke and promotes a fuller recovery. Earlier research found Vitamin A reduces the risk of strokes and heart attacks. Carrots, cabbage, peaches, apricots, and melons are among foods rich in Vitamin A. 75% of premature babies now survive (5) Paris: "Until the 1900s, 75% of newborn babies weighing less than 1,200 grams died; now that figure is exactly reversed: 75% of such babies now survive." --Dr. Jean-Pierre Relier, professor of neonatology, director, Port Royal maternity hospital. More than two billion people suffer from diet deficiencies (5) Rome: According to the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), out of 5.4 billion citizens of the world, more than 2 billion have dietary deficiencies that could lead to blindness, mental illness or death. "It is poverty, and not lack of food, which is the principal cause of hunger and malnutrition, this scourge which poor people face the world over."--FAO. Cocaine users risk brain hemorrhages 20 years earlier (5) New York: A study by the Detroit Medical Center shows an average age of 37 for brain hemorrhages in frequent cocaine users. Position on euthanasia isolates Holland among its partners (6) The Hague: If the Dutch parliament approves a government bill liberalizing the practice of euthanasia, Holland will be isolated in the European Community, the Netherlands League of Doctors warns. Evidence of their conclusion can be seen in statements opposing the Dutch draft law issued by national physician associations throughout Europe, reminding the government and the public that the doctor's purpose is to save lives. Doctors hide killings of handicapped, newly-born babies (6) The Hague: The Dutch Association for Child Medicine issues a report charging that many doctors camouflage the killing of babies with disabilities under the label "natural death." Dr. C. Versluys, chairman of the working group that prepared the report, denounces the atmosphere of "secret and suspicion" created by the covert euthanasia practices. Laser operation can now cure husbands' snoring (7) London: Dr. John Shneerson, director, Respiratory Support and Sleep Centre, says his five-minute operation is available to women as well, but male snorers outnumber their female counterparts by four to one. In the year 2017, Spain will have 41% fewer young women (7) Paris: "Population et Societe," the journal of the French National Institute of Demographic Studies, reports a dramatic decline in the births of baby girls in Spain over the past 30 years, from 325,000 (1960) to 193,000 a year (1990). Increase in deaths caused by food deficiencies (7) Rome: Deaths caused by diet-related diseases are rising steadily in the West, the FAO discloses. While Germany, Spain, and Portugal are the principal Western European countries experiencing this tragedy, Eastern Europe is particularly hard hit, with Poland, which ranks fifth in the world in the number of people dying from this cause, suffering the most. Too many women excessively thin (8) Geneva: Chaotic eating habits, smoking, and alcohol consumption contribute to deficiencies in calcium and hydrosoluble vitamins in women who are "excessively thin," notes a French report prepared for the UN International Conference on Nutrition. UNESCO calls on "the new Europe: to battle against prostitution (8) Brussels: "Procuring constitutes the basis of all crime syndicates and of the mafia...Prostitution is by far the most profitable business of organized crime." --UNESCO Adds one UNESCO official, "From prostitution comes a whole series of other ills: extortion, bribery, traffic in children and organs, murders, etc." Better business in prospect for US environment industry (9) Washington: Despite warnings by ecologists that President-elect Clinton's home state of Arkansas is no model of environmental caring, the multi- million dollar green business is confident Clinton will act "more and better" than Bush. The financial stakes are high. Lek Partnership estimates buyouts of environmental companies, averaging $1.5 million, doubled between 1987 and 1991. Ex-USSR: pilfering nuclear material is child's play (10) Moscow: The producer of an expose by TV journalist Dimitri Kiselijov says it is difficult to deny accusations from Finland and Germany that ex-Soviet republics are condoning large-scale traffic in nuclear materials. Ozone hole in Antarctic leads to killing of plankton (10) Copenhagen: According to Dr. Robert Watson, a NASA specialist on the ozone layer, increased global warming and damage to the food chain could result from the killing of plankton now occurring in the Antarctic ocean. Japan plans to build 17 new atomic reactors by the year 2001 (11) London: Since 1974 construction of nuclear power stations has been halted in the US. Japan, however, plans to build 17 new reactors by 2001 and three fast breeder reactors by 2030. France is the only European country to depend primarily on nuclear source for its power. Three-fourths of French energy is produced by heavy-water reactors. A Russian atomic sub may cause an ecological disaster (11) Moscow: Russian scientists and the builder of the "Komsomoletz" submarine warn that the metal covering the ship's nuclear warheads is corroding rapidly. The sub lies under 1700 meters of water in the Arctic ocean, where it sunk four years ago. A year from now the nuclear reactor, housing kilograms of uranium, should begin leaking plutonium. The leak of fissionable material could constitute a catastrophe in one of the richest maritime zones in the world, virtually the only supplier of the Norwegian fishing industry that exports fish throughout Europe. CFC's not responsible for ozone holes, says French scientist (12) Copenhagen: Volcanologist Haroun Tazieff advises a UN meeting of 97 fellow scientists that eliminating CFCs "would be a fatal error" since "not only are CFCs harmless, they are even useful" in the preservation of foods essential to nourishment in developing countries. Wind energy could supply 10% of Europe's needs in 40 years (12) Brussels: Britain, Germany, and Denmark invest the most in wind energy, as the US lead in "wind farms" declines. During the 1980s, California produced 95% of the world's total wind energy, but its share is now 70%. If a student can identify with his school, he will succeed (13) London: International experts say the success of an educational system may depend more on students' identification with their school than on the amount of money spent. Editor's Note: In Rhode Island, as in other states, during the 1960s, parochial school students scored higher on standard achievement tests than their public school counterparts. As a pupil in both systems I can attest that this was not because more money was spent in the parochial schools, au contraire. On the other hand, school spirit was high, of which school uniforms were a tangible symbol. European Commission reports on schooling for the handicapped (13) Brussels: Denmark, Portugal, Italy, and Spain fail to offer specialized teaching and facilities to children with disabilities, according to a report by the European Commission issued on the eve of the UN's "International Handicapped Person's Day" (December 3). Luxembourg, Germany, and the Netherlands "give the most attention to handicapped children," the report notes. Editor's Note: As the son of a Luxembourg mother, you'll pardon my prioritizing that list. On the other hand, the irony of Holland's "attention to handicapped children" in view of their killing them through euthanasia (see story above) reminds me of a booklet written by CURE advisor, Effie Quay, RN, "And Now Infanticide," that features a "handicapped parking zone" sign on its cover. Improve pupils' hearts by teaching them how to eat properly (14) Washington: Kerry Stewart, John Hopkins School of Medicine, reports to the American Heart Association that if cholesterol levels can be reduced in primary school children, the students will experience "a 15% reduction in the rate of heart disease later on." Feature: Risks of "green imperialism" towards the Third World (14) London: "To delay the doubling of CO2 emissions by four decades will cost roughly 2% of gross world product in perpetuity. Whilst the cost of this reduction is trivial for developed countries, it will not be for many poor countries. They are therefore right to ask the developed countries to pay for the costs of their dubious eco-morality. But whether the developed countries will be willing to commit themselves to official transfers about four times current aid flows to developing countries, in perpetuity, must be in serious doubt. This would then open up the real danger of an era of direct or indirect imperialism, to discharge a green variant of the 19th century white man's burden. For one little-noticed aspects of the attitudes which underlie greenery is its implicit misanthropy, whose close cousin is racism. Burgeoning third-world populations, polluting the atmosphere and degrading its natural resources and habitats for plants and insects, can easily be turned into the enemy on Spaceship Earth." --Deepak Lal, professor, University College London, writing in "The Economist." Newsbriefs: Which women survive a heart attack (15) WHO calls on doctors to set a good example: stop smoking (15) New solar system for lighting in Israel (16) Intensive and monotonous work can cause backaches (16) Married women with children are happier (16) ...For further information, contact CURE, 812 Stephen Street, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia 25411 (304-258-LIFE/258-5433). * Origin: ABLEnews...your computer's window on the world. (1:262/4) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (45) Mon 8 Feb 93 11:06a Rcvd: Thu 11 Feb 2:45p By: Tim Maxwell To: Earl Appleby Re: Europe Today (2/3) St: Rcvd ---------------------------------------------------------------------- EA> How to win back your husband (6) 71% of smokers say they approve the new law and will obey it (7) "Madonna book is a danger to all decent women," says one MP (8) Violent films "create" sadistic assassins (9) Majority of women don't mind depending on their husbands (9) Men can also develop their own "sixth sense" (10) Just curious, exactly what IS the source of these articles, they sound a lot like the kind found in "Readers Digest" a well known, well slanted publication. * Origin: Access BBS * Ballston Spa, NY * 518-885-4192 (1:267/136) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (50) Thu 11 Feb 93 3:57p By: Earl Appleby To: Tim Maxwell Re: Europe Today (2/3) St: Local ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi, Tim. I appreciate your taking the time to post your inquiry regarding the source of certain items in the publication "Europe Today." I, in turn, have taken the time to look up the source as cited of each of the items in question. FYI, they follow: > How to win back your husband (6) London (Europe Today) The item quotes suggestions from a book authored by Ms. Betty Kelly entitled "How to Get Him Back from That Other Woman: If You Want Him." Suggestion 1 begins "Decide once and for all if you still love him." > 71% of smokers say they approve the new law and will obey it (7) Paris (Europe Today) The item concludes: "Anyone caught smoking in a public place faces a fine of almost $200. And they'll have to pay...en principe." > "Madonna book is a danger to all decent women," says one MP (8) London (Europe Today) The item quotes British MPs during what is described as "a howling debate on the hardening of anti-pornography laws." > Violent films "create" sadistic assassins (9) Rome (Europe Today) The item reports on a study conducted by the Italian Federation of Psychologists concerning violence in cinema and television programs. > Majority of women don't mind depending on their husbands (9) Paris (Europe Today) The item reports on a survey by the French market research group BVA-Cosmo. The "women" cited in the headline are wives who were surveyed and the "majority" is not overwhelming (54%-47%). The survey found that "It is single women who reject most the idea of losing their economic independence." > Men can also develop their own "sixth sense" (10) London (Europe Today) The item is based on a book by Dr. Laurie Nadel, entitled "Sixth Sense." Her findings are based on a study of more than 20,000 subjects. Dr. Nadel beleives "the more anyone--man or woman--trusts their intuition, "the more accurate that intuition will become." Europe Today is an "international press service, specialized in the fields of health and environmental protection." It is published by Cives Europe in Brussels, Belgium in Spanish, French, and English. It is because of its coverage of health- and disability-related items such as the items on leukemia, cancer, and the education of children with spina bifida, all drawn from scientific studies in the same issue that I decided to publish a Europe Today directory here. As in all ABLEnews directories, such as MedNotes, for example, all major stories are cited to allow our readers the choice to determine for themselves which items they find of interest and what weight they chose to accord them. CURE, for example, has profound differences with the AMA on a number of issues, but we concur with one of our advisors, Fr. Gommar DePauw, who has written "to quote is one thing...to agree another." Thanks again for your question and your comments. As I read the discussion and comments on a broad array of subjects on this echo, I am convinced that our "readers" are not only capable of making up their own minds but are not bashful about speaking them. As TR would have said, "Bully, for them!" Bully for you, Tim. We're proud to have you as an active and valued participant here on ABLEnews. Best regards, Earl ABLEnews moderator * Origin: ABLEnews...your comments are welcome here. (1:262/4) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (19) Tue 2 Feb 93 2:25p By: Gordon Gillesby To: All Re: January Access Press onli ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The following online newsletter has been received at DRAGnet. (612/753-1943; 1:282/1007; 94:6120/1; 255:1612/106) It may be read online, downloaded from file area #2 or by file request (FREQ) using the filename: AP930110.ZIP The table of contents has been displayed below to give you some idea of the newsletter's contents. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ACCESS PRESS A monthly newspaper for persons with disabilities, providers of care, agencies, support groups and other enlightened people freely distributed throughout the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area and via DRAGnet BBS. ACCESS PRESS 3338 University Avenue S.E. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414. Telephone (612) 379-0989, FAX 379-2730. - - - - - - - - Volume 4 Number 1 LIST OF CONTENTS JANUARY EDITORAL by Charlie Smith, EDITOR LETTER TO THE EDITOR UNDERSTANDIN HEALTH CARE PROPOSALS COALITION ON HEALTH CARE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES STUDIES THE ALTERNATIVES By Tom Brick GUTHRIE THEATER IMPLEMENTS AUDIO DESCRIPTION SERVICE FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED TWENTY PRACTICAL WAYS TO MAKE LIVING EASIER WITH ARTHRITIS by Jenny Fransen, R.N., and Jody K. Hargrove, M.D. STATE COUNCIL ON DISABILITIES AWARDS By Toni Dahl-Wiski ACCESS TO THE ARTS LEGISLATIVE REMINDER FOR 1993 from Deborah Peterson HELLO NICOLE SAFETY NET SUMMIT HENNEPIN COUNTY BUREAU OF HEALTH HOSTS DISCUSSIONS OF REFORMED SYSTEM By Adam Quinn VOLUNTEERS WANTED REGIONAL TRANSIT BOARD ENSURES NO DISRUPTION OF METRO MOBILITY SERVICE A PROGRESSIVE VIEW OF TAXATION FAIRNESS FOR A CHANGE By Mel Duncan, Executive Director, Minnesota Alliance for Progessive Action ADA ACCESSIBILITY SUMMARY =- CALENDAR OF EVENTS, ACTIVITIES -= * Origin: DRAGnet - Disability Resources - (612) 753-1942 (1:282/1007) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (33) Thu 4 Feb 93 8:27p By: Gordon Gillesby To: All Re: ARTHRITIS NEWS 1/2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TWENTY PRACTICAL WAYS TO MAKE LIVING EASIER WITH ARTHRITIS by Jenny Fransen, R.N., and Jody K. Hargrove, M.D. Medical treatment can effectively reduce pain and disability for people with arthritis. However, there are many things you can do to help yourself feel better and make life easier. The following 20 practical tips can help you better manage your arthritis: 1.) Education: Learn as much as you can about your disease and how you can help yourself. Sources of information include your physician, support groups, Abbott Northwestern's Arthritis Care Program and the Minnesota Chapter Arthritis Foundation. 2.) Exercise: Try warm water exercise classes, range of motion programs, special exercise video tapes, low level exercise classes and walking. A list of warm water pools is available by calling the Arthritis Helpline. 3.) Splints can relieve stress and pain in the wrist and hand. Splints can be custom made or ready made. They can be helpful to wear when doing yard work, housework, driving or while doing activities that aggravate pain because they protect and rest joints. 4.) Joint Protection: Learn ways to protect joints, reduce physical stress and pain, and prevent joint damage. When doing tasks or activities, always use the largest joint possible to do the job, such as carrying your shoulder bag over your shoulder rather than over the wrist. Protect the joints affected by your arthritis. 5.) Relaxation can be an effective way to manage the stress and pain of arthritis. Relaxation can take many forms -- from activities like reading to listening to special relaxation tapes. 6.) Pain management techniques such as hot and cold treatment, self-massage, biofeedback, and the use of diversions and imagery all can help make living with arthritis pain easier. There are special microwave hot packs you can use for knees, hands, neck and shoulders. For a quick easy cold pack, place a bag of frozen vegetables on a painful joint. 7.) Maintaining good posture helps alleviate pain in the neck and shoulders. You can learn posture retraining exercises to correct poor posture. 8.) Communicate with your physician and be an active participant in managing your arthritis. Plan for your visits with your physician by thinking of three questions that address your most pertinent health concerns. Observe your symptoms carefully. Keep a small calendar, and record flare ups and problems you have experienced. This will help give an accurate history to your physician, such as "for three weeks I have had increased knee pain." Ask questions and let your physician know about problems with medications or increased pain. 9) Deal with sexual needs. Counselors and physicians can help address sexual issues. Arthritis doesn't take away needs or desires. Learn to compensate and adjust by being creative and communicating with your partner. The Arthritis Foundation (612) 874-1201 offers an excellent free pamphlet, "Living and Loving", which deals with sexual issues. 10) Conserve and make the most of your energy by pacing your activities. Prioritize tasks by eliminating activities that aren't absolutely necessary. Determine what activities are difficult for you to do and ask for help. (Delegate whenever possible.) Look for different ways to make jobs easier. Don't over do it on the days that you feel good. Spread work out over the week, interspersing rest breaks or quiet tasks like sorting mail with more strenuous tasks like laundry. 11.) Re-evaluate your work site and job responsibilities to protect joints. Consider the height of your work area and determine whether you need adaptive equipment, such as a wrist rest for a computer keyboard, built-up pens, a headset phone, posture cushions or a more comfortable chair. 12.) Eat a nutritious diet with enough calories, vitamins and minerals including calcium to maintain your energy level and keep bones strong. Although there is no special diet that prevents arthritis, it is important to maintain your ideal weight because extra pounds puts stress on joints, especially knees and hips. 13.) Take care of your feet. Good walking shoes provide cushioning for joints. Orthotic devices worn inside shoes can be helpful in reducing stress to certain joints. 14.) Ask for support when dealing with difficult coping and adjustment issues. Depression, anxiety and other problems are common issues for people leaning to live with chronic illness such as arthritis. 15.) The Arthritis Self-Help Course cosponsored by the Arthritis Foundation teaches self-management skills which have been shown to decrease pain and depression. These classes are taught in several locations throughout the Twin Cities. 16.) Make your home arthritis friendly by evaluating your kitchen, bedroom and bathroom for ease on joints. Install grab bars in showers and around toilets. Consider raised toilet seats, lever knobs for faucet and doors, rearrange cupboards, putting heavier objects on lower shelves and keep knives sharp for easier cutting. 17.) Be a creative problem-solver. For instance, you want to use tools with extra-long handles or raised garden beds. There are many special tools and adaptive devices of all sorts available for people with arthritis. 18.) Learn about adaptive devices. Adaptive equipment catalogs sell equipment designed to make tasks easier. Examples include car door openers, special scissors, jar openers, buttoners, aides for putting on stockings, elastic shoelaces, and clothing specially designed to make dressing easier. 19.) Learn to rest. Activities take more energy when you have arthritis. Balance periods of work with periods of rest. People with arthritis often don't sleep well, waking many times throughout the night and may need to spend more time resting during the day. Establish good sleep habits by going to bed and rising at the same time everyday. Take a warm bath before bed and do other relaxing activities to prepare you for sleep. Electric blankets, mattress pads and flannel sheets can help relieve pain and improve sleep. Let your physician know if you are having difficulty sleeping. 20.) Be organized and flexible. Wear clothes that don't require ironing or other special care. Prepare work clothes for the week ahead. Plan meals ahead of time, freezing extra portions whenever possible. Devote a special day of the week for specific tasks like laundry and if you're tired, don't push yourself. Jenny Fransen is an R.N. and Director of Abbott Northwesterns' Hospital Arthritis Care Program. For more information on arthritis, contact the Arthritis Care Program, 800 East 28th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407. To Submit questions on medical or rehabilitative issues for future columns, write: Medical issues and Disability, Sister Kenny Institute, Dept. 16601, 800 E. 28th St., Minneapolis, MN 55407. This article is a reprint from ACCESS PRESS newspaper. Editorial content may be reprinted with attribution (and notification) to ACCESS PRESS. Letters and editorial submissions are welcome. ACCESS PRESS 3338 University Avenue S.E. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414. 612/379-0989 (voice) 612/379-2730 (FAX) * Underpaid, endless taxes, overwork:= Self-employment! * Origin: DRAGnet - Disability Resources - (612) 753-1942 (1:282/1007) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (37) Mon 8 Feb 93 8:51p By: Earl Appleby To: All Re: Reach Out St: Local ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ABLEnews Reprint From the February 1993 issue of "Reach Out," which describes itself as "a monthly newsletter published cooperatively by and for mental health consumers as a vehicle of information to their community, as well as providing a format for creative expression from all contributors." [Reach Out; 730 State Street; Schenectady, NY 12307; 518-381-3995.] Want Ads We Would Love to See Up and coming company seeks schizophrenics for venture into inexpensive thought transmitted advertising. Movie Company seekings PTSD survivors for flash-back segments in an award winning production. Single Female with Multiple Personality disorder seeking Single Male. Must enjoy talking in a group setting. Co-Dependent Male seeks care-taking female. Let's get together and build a normal relationship. Agoraphobic woman seeks mate for the ultimate dining-in experience. For Sale: Dental transmitter. Previously owned by the CIA for monitoring mental health consumers daily activities. Mental Health Consumer seeks 24 hr on call therapist that will say the right things and be responsible for all mistakes made. Grandiose disordered people wanted to take over current mental health administration. Mike Abair [And, in this day of the invisible dollar, I thought we might benefit from...] Ten Things to Do With Little or No Money 1. Rise early enough to watch the sunrise. 2. Take time to watch the sunset. 3. Learn how to identify the stars in the night sky--again gratis. 4. Go to the Planetarium at the Schendectady Museum to learn more about astronomy--nominal admission fee. 5. Walk or catch a ride up to Central Park and enjoy the ice skating on Iriquois Lake. Even if you don't do any ice skating, you can still watch the skaters, young and old, experienced skaters as well as novices. On some nights, you can watch them...when the skating area is illuminated. 6. Check out the public library--browsing among recent acquisitions might just turn up the book you need or have been looking for... There are always new titles to look at... 7. Don't forget that the library also has sound recordings--music as well as books on tape. There are also movies, lectures, and musical recitals at the library on occasion. Twice a year the library has a booksale, and hardback and paperback books can be purchased inexpensively. 8. The bike trails in Rotterdam and Niskayuna are close by and you'll find fellow walkers and hikers on the path, regardless of the season. Observing and paying close attention to the natural world around you will make the walk more enjoyable--especially if you have a guidebook for identifying birds, trees, etc. 9. Write a letter that you've put off for a long time, or write to someone you haven't written to in a long time. 10. Make a list of things to be thankful, or people to thank or (people whom) you would like to thank if you had the opportunity. Steve Hutchison [That reminds me I'd like to thank David Jacobs, one of our ABLEnews gang, for sending "Reach Out" or way. Thanks, David!] For a compact magazine "Reach Out" has a lot to offer beyond the usual social calendar and annoucements, including poems (by Steve Hutchison, Derek Walcott, and Edwin Markham), theater reviews (by Patricia Gibbons), literature reviews (by Dinah Dietrich). There's even an informative article on "Side Effects of Clozapine." ...For further information, contact CURE, 812 Stephen Street, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia 25411 (304-258-LIFE/258-5433). * Origin: ABLEnews...beyond the headlines. (1:262/4) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (38) Tue 9 Feb 93 8:48a By: Earl Appleby To: All Re: ICCCD News Letter St: Local ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ABLEnews Reprint From the January 1993 Newsletter of Island County Coalition of Citizens With Disabilities Newsletter, with a tip of our ABLEnews hat to their president, Dale Flanery. (Island County Coalition of Citizens With Disabilities; PO Box 387; Freeland, WA 98249) No! No! Anything But the Soapbox! December 20, 1992 news accounts told of a California man, also a quadriplegic, who plans to mark his New Year by traveling to Michigan to obtain the help of Dr. Jack Kevorkian in killing himself. The man said he didn't want to die, but finds life as a quadriplegic intolerable. It's wrong to commit suicide and everyone knows it. But society applies a double standard to suicide; one for people having good health, the other for people with disabilities! The nearer you come to being viewed as helpless and dependent, the less value life is given. If a person has good health and is found to be thinking of suicide, no one applauds the clearness of his thinking processes; but instead the focus is on causes ranging from depression to mental instability. If one has a disability and is thinking of suicide, there is universal approval; giving no thought about whether the person may be severely depressed, mentally unstable, or experiencing pain that is not properly treated. If you have a disability, suicide is considered a rational choice. Persons lending aid in such suicides are lionized instead of being seen as the exploitative serial murderers they really are. Let's skip all the BS, how many times have you heard some one say, "I'd rather be dead than in a wheelchair"? Or, "Rather dead than paralyzed"? Or, "Rather dead than in a nursing home"? Nothing like these sensitive viewpoints to put your whole life in its proper perspective! Granted that the average person wouldn't like to switch places with us folks of disability, and that none of us choose our disability. But, is it a solution to deal with fears of disability by evolving them into a social policy of assisted suicide for people with disabilities? How much does that line of thinking need to percolate until we find OTHERS deciding FOR us? Instead of making it easier to die, wouldn't it be better to make it easier to live? Oh if only we had such things as a PROGRAM OF ATTENDANT CARE, GOOD 7 DAY A WEEK PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, A MEANINGFUL KIND OF RESPITE CARE, ACCESS TO JOBS, ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT, LIFE SELF MANAGEMENT, PEER SUPPORT, and ASSISTIVE DEVICES! Even FINANCIAL AID! Or TREATMENT OF PAIN that wasn't driven by a ridiculous fear that a terminal person would become addicted! Other features include: Medicaid Costs Spiraling The total Medicaid price tag will hit $120 billion, up from $51 billion in 1988. Health Care Rationing Oregon Style People who have Medicaid will lose benefits to pay for those who don't. People with expensive conditions can than be viewed as the cause of other people's inability to get health care, Talk about scapegoating people with disabilities! The Case of "Who Punched Out Mama?" Dorothy Kugler, who has Alzheimer's disease, was beaten last April 6 at Western State. According to a social worker, the victim was "restrained in a chair" when the beating took place. The Hunt Is On! The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Department opened a special New Year's Eve hunt for hunters with disabilities and their partners. Here Come De Judge! Last Summer, Diane Scalfani, who has MS, lost custody of her 11 year old daughter. Diane had separated from her husband in 1989 because of mental abuse and threats to put her in a nursing home. Even though Diane had been caring for the child with the aid of her parents and an attendant, the judge's decision was based on her disability. Citing "lack of an established environment, and endless stream of nurse's aides, Diane's limited use of her arms, and use of a wheelchair," Judge Deborah Servitto took child custody rights from Diane and gave them to her ex-husband! Having exhausted all her resources (the Judge also took her home), and $16,000 of her parents' retirement savings, Diane is unable to carry the fight further. Diane said, "It's ironic. When I became pregnant the doctor advised me to have an abortion. I decided against it. Yet, with the Judge's decision to take my daughter away from me, I feel like I had that abortion after all." Remaining features are: Recent Accomplishments & Happenings Through our efforts the entire shopping complex at Drug Emporium in Everett now has disabled parking. It isn't a perfect job, but we'll leave "getting it perfect" to our Snohomish County associates. Upcoming Events February 22 accessibility workshop at Skagit Valley College in Mt. Vernon. All-day, includes lunch, begins at 8:30 AM. $15 payable at door. ...For further information, contact CURE, 812 Stephen Street, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia 25411 (304-258-LIFE/258-5433). * Origin: ABLEnews...beyond the headlines. (1:262/4) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (49) Wed 10 Feb 93 12:41a Rcvd: Thu 11 Feb 2:45p By: Jeffrey Vandyke To: Earl Appleby Re: Help needed St: Rcvd ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -=> Quoting stuff from Earl Appleby to All -=> On 02-0893 16:33 EA> Our next item concerns everyone with ideas about features they would like a house to have to make it more accessible, adaptable, 1) A decent 4' wide ramp into house usable summer AND winter. Made of commercial metal mesh that lets ice and snow drop through, requiring no clearing. 2) 3' wide doorways everywhere 3) A remote control push button electric strike on entrance door instead of having to try to use a door key. I've built a few of these from garage door control electronics for others, but haven't been able to afford it for me. 4) A garage we can park a 10' tall van in, and let the ramp down. 5) A kitchen sink I can get to, also with washerless faucettes. 6) thermostat must be reachable 7) A roll-in shower 8) A bathroom sink I can use. 9) A fridge with automatic roll-out shelves so I can get to the food. 10) A bedroom big enough to handle beds, equipment, lift, wheelchair, dresser, closet, blankets, etc. 11) A ceiling high enough for ceiling fans so I don't have to use so much A/C in the summer. 12) Windows that I can operate electrically so that I can take advantage of the outdoor temperatures instead of always fighting them with the A/C and heat. 13) A storage area in the connected garage where we could store my spare equipment and spare parts. 14) Adequate electrical outlets (4 receptacles on each wall) 15) A heavy duty floor that won't start sagging under a 250 pound person combined with a 250 pound wheelchair. (I might as well be moving pianos all over my floor all day.) 16) Either commercial flat-weave glue-down carpet with no padding or heavy duty tile on all floors, because regular carpet wears out very quickly under electrical wheelchair traffic. 17) If using heating ducts in the floor, regular ones will collapse within one or two days under the beating of an electric chair. Instead, use something like the cast iron grates (usually used for old home restoration work) available from the Reggio Register Company. 18) An exhaust fan in every bathroom. 19) A way of visually and audibly monitoring who comes to my door. 20) A deck at least 8' x 10' at the main entry. 21) An alternate way out of the house. Right now I have only one. 22) A workshop to work on projects. 23) A library with room for about 2000 books (to read in, go through the mail, and work on the computer). 24) Instead of using regular light switches, use low voltage remote control circuits, as in office buildings. They are much easier to wire for, and the remote switches are easier to operate, and you can put as many of them whever you want them. Must be mounted low (or one low and one high at each location). We had these in my parents' house. 25) No-maintenance exterior 26) Door trim made of 2" hardwood instead of the thin stuff that busts when bumped by wheelchair. 27) All door handles to have handles instead of knobs. 28) Entry door sturdy enough to take a few bumps. 29) Screen door easy to open. Probably more suggestions than wanted, eh? <g> Jeff ... Arghhhhhhhhhhhhh, 6 a.m. Already (sigh) * Origin: Project Enable - Dunbar, WV (ADAnet 94:3040/1) (FidoNet 1:279/14) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (61) Fri 12 Feb 93 6:48p By: Joe Chamberlain To: Jeffrey Vandyke Re: Help Needed ---------------------------------------------------------------------- In a message to Earl Appleby <10 Feb 93 00:41> Jeffrey Vandyke wrote: JV> Probably more suggestions than wanted, eh? <g> Great suggestions. I forwarded them to Keith Jones who is designing his new house. * Origin: Joe's Point - A Tri-Pacer In The Sky - Delaware (RAX 1:150/175.1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (55) Sat 13 Feb 93 10:39p By: Earl Appleby To: Jeffrey Vandyke Re: Help needed St: Local ---------------------------------------------------------------------- In your reply of Feb. 10 you conclude: > Probably more suggestions than wanted, eh? <g> > Jeff But less than are needed, eh? <g> THANKS, Jeff, ever so much. I found your ideas insightful and it's ABLEnews' privilege to pass them on. > ... Arghhhhhhhhhhhhh, 6 a.m. Already (sigh) No, only 10:50 PM here in the Eastern Panhandle. Best regards, Earl * Origin: ABLEnews...counting on you for our s*ccess. (1:262/4) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (59) Thu 11 Feb 93 8:44a By: Joe Chamberlain To: All Re: Mind healing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- HEALING AND THE MIND by Bill Moyers This week Doubleday publishes HEALING AND THE MIND by Bill Moyers. ($25) The book includes interviews with 15 medical experts, in fields ranging from neurology and immunology to acupuncture and massage. The book serves as a companion to the five-part PBS series HEALING AND THE MIND, which starts Feb 22. Check your local listing for exact time. Bill Moyers is one of my favorite TV journalists and he has spent three years of intensive research into the body-mind connection. He reports he hasn't become a total convert but "I have learned to meditate and to exercise more regularly." Sometime in the course of his day he finds 20 minutes to simply concentrate on the rhythm of life and take a breath, to step aside from the pressures of the moment. Check it out. * Origin: Joe's Point - A Tri-Pacer In The Sky - Delaware (RAX 1:150/175.1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (62) Sun 14 Feb 93 9:52p By: Anthony Seebeck To: All Re: Wordperfect users ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --> Note: Copied (from: ABLED) by Anthony Seebeck using timEd. Hello everyone! I was at a local computer dissucion group and they had a speaker that had a product that would do all of us some good. I got his permission to post this info on the bbs's. --------------------------------------------------------------------- TOSS YOUR WORDPERFECT MANUAL! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Now, you can use WordPerfect (for DOS) without having to refer to a printed manual or book. That's because there's a new computer program, called Sherman's Help, that virtually eliminates the need for printed documentation. Sherman's Help is actually a book on disk that can "pop up" over WordPerfect 5.1. Two books are now accessible with Sherman's Help. The first book provides the text from the WordPerfect manual, as authorized by WordPerfect Corporation. That's right, the actual manual! It includes over two thousand "electronic pages." Sherman's Help For The WordPerfect Manual is the definitive, on-line reference to WordPerfect 5.1. And it's much faster than a "printed manual." The Second book provides everything in Illustrated WordPerfect 5.1, as autorized by Wordware Publishing. Illustrated WordPerfect 5.1 has been written for beginning and intermediate users of WordPerfect 5.1. Sherman's Help For Illustrated WordPerfect 5.1 is both a tutorial and a reference. It includes hundreds of illustrations and examples. It even includes colorful graphics. It provides over a thousand "electronic pages." Best of all, these "electronic books" "pop up" over WordPerfect---at the right page--the second you press its "hotkey." Sherman's Help really is context-sensitive! You no longer have to search for the right page. Sherman's Help does it for you, instantly. Also, its hypertext lets you find related topics quickly. Sherman's Help is packed with features, yet uses just 7K. Sherman's Help solves the documentation problem for local area networks. It eliminates the need to have a "printed manual" by every computer. Now, each and every user can have his own "electronic manual" at the touch of a key. And for notebook computer, Sherman's Help trims the size and weight of your load by half! Sherman's Help is guaranteed to made even the most powerful features of WordPerfect easier to use. Try either version, or both versions, of Sherman's Help for thirty days. If you don't like it, then return it within thirty days for a refund.... [For further information, contact:] SHERMAN & ASSOCIATES P.O. BOX 867478 PLANO,TX, 75023 (214) 618-0495 I hope some of you will take advantage of this electronic manual for WordPerfect. 73's Anthony AA7KV * Origin: :) (1:124/5118.5207) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (81) Tue 23 Feb 93 7:23p By: Gordon Gillesby To: All Re: Comment 02/21/93 2:42pm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The following information was provided by Carol Taylor - she may be contacted at DRAGnet BBS via this conference. --==<<INFORMATION>>==-- AFRICAN AMERICAN LUPUS FOUNDATION, INC. 6400 Barrie Road, Suite 1600 Edina MN 55435 TELEPHONE: 612-927-0253 FAX: 612-926-3380 Administrator - Carol A. Taylor ELGIBILITY - Anyone HOURS - 9 AM - 4 PM, MON - FRI (OFFICE): 24 Hour Phone Service FEES - Membership fees, may be waived FUNDED BY - Membership fees, Contributions, Grants, Contracts INTAKE PROCEDURE - Call or Write. 1-612-925-3634 or 927-0253 SERVICES PROVIDED 1) Information and referral to persons with Lupus, their family and friends. 2) Consulting - Individual or group behavioral management. 3) Assessment and planning - How not to be a victim of a chronic illness for victims and families. 4) Computer expertise and services through voice message, help alert, telephone reassurance and electronic mail. 5) Advocacy for disabled and chronically ill African Americans and other people of color. 6) Lupus is a colorless disease that affects anyone; however, Lupus attacks the immune system of people of color at a ratio of 4:1 especially in females of color. * Hey! Don't pick up that pho+>+Abe+++f * Origin: DRAGnet - Disability Resources - (612) 753-1942 (1:282/1007) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (82) Thu 25 Feb 93 5:11p By: Gordon Gillesby To: All Re: FEBRUARY ACCESS PRESSSED1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The following online newsletter has been received at DRAGnet. (612/753-1943; 1:282/1007; 94:6120/1; 255:1612/106; 16:612/33) It may be read online, downloaded from file area #2 or by file request (FREQ) using the filename: AP930210.ZIP The table of contents has been displayed below to give you some idea of the newsletter's contents. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ACCESS PRESS A monthly newspaper for persons with disabilities, providers of care, agencies, support groups and other enlightened people freely distributed throughout the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area and via DRAGnet BBS. - - - - - - - - Volume 4 Number 2 LIST OF CONTENTS FEBRUARY'S EDITORIAL by Charlie Smith CHANGES & CHALLENGE FOR METRO MOBILITY The Future Of Paratransit - What Legislators Must Know by Bill Smith A PROVIDER'S STORY ON METRO MOBILITY A CONSUMER'S CONCERN OF METRO MOBILITY A Letter To The Editor; JOHN RILEY TAKES OVER FROM MICHAEL ERHLICHMANN DEFINITION OF "WELLNESS" VARIES WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL by Peg Keller, R.N. VERY SPECIAL ARTS - CALL fOR ART! ACCESS TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS - A MOVE TOWARD EQUALITY by John Zbiegien LEARNING TO DEAL WITH BRAIN INJURIES By Marty Cushing & Elinor Hands CAN MINNESOTA'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM WORK FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES? By The Coalition On Health Care Issues For Persons With Disabilities CONFERENCE ON HEALTH CARE RATIONING ACCESS PRESS GIVEN OUTSTANDING MEDIA AWARD By Adam Quinn RENEE SMITH 1926 - 1993 ADVOCATING CHANGE TOGETHER PRODUCES DOCUMENTARY FILM PwD PROFILES DEAR NICOLE OPENING UP COUNTY GOVERNMENT By Peter McLaughlin, Hennepin County Commissioner CENTRALIZED METRO MOBILITY PROGRAM EXPLAINED by The Regional Transit Board Staff ARTWORKS SOUGHT FOR ART SHOW AND SALE BY DISABLED ARTISTS MEETING TO DISCUSS ACCESSIBILITY AT PRIDE FESTIVAL # # # ACCESS PRESS is a monthly newspaper aimed at persons with disabilities, providers of care, agencies, support groups and other enlightened people. The electronic version of Access Press is produced as a special 501c3 project of the Disability Rights Alliance. It is available for downloading from DRAGnet BBS at 612/753-1943 (data - 8N1) or by file request (FREQ) from 1:282/1007 (Fidonet), 94:6120/1 (Adanet), 16:612/33 (SimNet) or 255:1612/106 (EZnet). Content may be reprinted with notification to ACCESS PRESS. Letters and submissions are welcome. Subscriptions are $12.00 per year. ACCESS PRESS offices are located at 3338 University Avenue S.E., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414. Telephone (612) 379-0989, FAX (612) 379-2730. * I'm in shape ... round's a shape isn't it? * Origin: DRAGnet - Disability Resources - (612) 753-1942 (1:282/1007)