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BY MICHAEL WALTON mwalton@record-eagle.comTraverse City Record-Eagle TRAVERSE CITY — A new 911 service gives emergency operators and responders more information about 911 callers in Grand Traverse County. Grand Traverse County is the first county in Michigan to purchase the Smart911 software service, which lets citizens create online profiles that link a wide range of information [...]
BY CAROL SOUTH Special to the Record-Eagle — TRAVERSE CITY — New rules under the Americans with Disabilities Act mean increased access to swimming pools. Since the Jan. 31 deadline for public-access pools to install lifts, options for therapy, recreation and [...]
The Traverse Area District Library (TADL) would like to invite all Talking Book Library (TBL) patrons, their families and friends, and interested members of the community to the Talking Book Library Open House and Technology Fair on Friday, March 1 from 1-5 p.m. at the Main (Woodmere) Branch located at 610 Woodmere Avenue in Traverse City. The [...]
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Grand Traverse County Parks and Recreation invites all county residents to attend a public input workshop for the 2013-2018 Grand Traverse Count Parks and Recreation Plan. This plan will serve as a guideline for the development of parks and recreation opportunities. The community is asked to share ideas and recommendations at the meeting on Monday, [...]
By Kathe Skinner Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Every wall is a door.” We people with disabilities know about both. We’ve persevered by busting down walls. We are tough, competent, purposeful and resilient, but we’re no match for doors that become walls. Black Friday is a good example of a “door that becomes a wall”. Some [...]
Leader Dogs for the Blind is using technology to help clients navigate their communities in combination with a cane or guide dog. The Rochester Hills-based organization, which operates on an $11 million budget, began exploring handheld audible GPS technology for its clients in 2005, working with Quebec-based HumanWare Group Inc. to pilot a device called the Trekker. But [...]
ACCORDING to the most recent government figures, about 11 percent of undergraduates, or over two million students, have a disability. Most have learning disabilities, like dyslexia or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, but 15 percent have an orthopedic or mobility impairment; 6 percent have a hearing impairment; and 3 percent are blind or visually impaired. Although [...]
WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of people with chronic conditions and disabilities may find it easier to qualify for Medicarecoverage of potentially costly home health care, skilled nursing home stays and outpatient therapy under policy changes planned by the Obama administration. In a proposed settlement of a nationwide class-action lawsuit, the administration has agreed to scrap [...]
Forget navigating the hallways or figuring out which elevator to use. For a Capitol visitor with limited mobility, just approaching a House office building is a barrier-riddled nightmare. From too-steep curb ramps to uneven grades, the sidewalks of the Capitol complex alone present a host of barriers for visitors with disabilities. Despite bipartisan awareness and [...]