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equalaccess @equalaccess (23) • United States 8 Sep 07

My twenty year old wheelchair accessible minivan broke and cannot be fixed. I cannot use my electric wheelchair or leave my house. My disability is deteriorating because I cannot use my equipment. I cannot work and I don't...

disabiltiy

need help

wheelchair accessible minivan

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equalaccess Considering that you are the only response to this post in four months, I am amazed at the great number of helpful and creative suggestions you offer. Thank you so much for being a person who has a heart. I am very grateful for your ideas and I will look into...

10 Dec 07

mkmissey76 @mkmissey76 (498) • United States 26 Jan 07

I have a maltese dog and he is Very hairy I brush him faithfully every day. but i still cant seem to keep him from getting mats in his hair. I even use people conditioner on him when i am finished giving him a bath (which is once...

dogs

hair mats

maltese

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equalaccess Maltese are manageable as long as you know how to handle this particular breed. I had a Maltese for 12 years named Yum Yum. Her picture is under Maltese. First of all, a Maltese has hair not fur, so they need to be washed. I found that while she still looked...

12 Sep 07

memaw_of_8 @memaw_of_8 (73) • United States 10 Jan 07

I live in pain every day of my life and have since 1989. I have fibromyalgia, RSD, Neuopathy, a pinched nerve in my back causing sciatia, scolosis in 2 places in my back. Besides taking pain meds. I find doing my crafts (cross...

pain

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equalaccess I am in agony 24/7 from spinal cord injury and autonomic dysfunction. Like you, my pain increases when I am up. I cannot sit up without passing out and I can never lie flat. I must remain in a recline position. I learned to augment the conventional treatment,...

9 Sep 07

equalaccess @equalaccess (23) • United States 8 Sep 07

The word disability means a physical incapacity, something that disqualifies, lack of ability, inherent lack, weakness, ineptitude, incompetence, helplessness, powerlessness, impotence, defect, etc. Given the meaning of the...

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discrimination

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misdss @misdss (472) • India 16 May 07

I was injured on the job and have had continual problems ever since. Boss seems to find reason to openly find fault with my work even though co workers state on my work days we all work harder and i never slow down even when i am...

discrimination

harrasement

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equalaccess First, you are covered under the American's with Disabilities Act for Discrimination and Harassment because of your disability. You should immediately go online to the Department of Justice and get a form to file a formal complaint against your employer...

8 Sep 07

equalaccess @equalaccess (23) • United States 8 Sep 07

My twenty year old wheelchair accessible minivan broke and cannot be fixed. I cannot use my electric wheelchair or leave my house. My disability is deteriorating because I cannot use my equipment. I cannot work and I don't...

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seahorse4445 @seahorse4445 (639) • United States 1 Sep 07

In my experience there seems to be a stigma attached to suffering form chronic pain. Due to the drug additions of many who really don't have that much pain it is extremely difficult for those of us that have legitimate claims to...

do ypu suffer from chronic pain what are your vie

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equalaccess I appreciate all of the excellent points that the posters make. Living with chronic pain is an experience that no one can understand unless they have lived through it. And no matter what anyone says, there is discrimination against people with chronic...

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equalaccess @equalaccess (23) • United States 5 Sep 07

With all of this wet weather and heat, many people have concerns about mold, especially in their bathroom, basement, closets and garage. The most economical way to kill mold naturally is to use white distilled vinegar. Pour it...

mold

natural remedies

equalaccess @equalaccess (23) • United States 4 Sep 07

Is there something that you have done that you feel has or will make a difference in this world. Please share this with us and tell us what it means to you to have made this happen, if other people realize you did it,...

make a difference

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equalaccess That is a wonderful story caver1. It sounds like you and your family had a very productive, rewarding experience. I am glad you were able to do that for your children. And you are right, you are making a difference in your children. It is by modeling, not...

4 Sep 07

equalaccess @equalaccess (23) • United States 4 Sep 07

Is there something that you have done that you feel has or will make a difference in this world. Please share this with us and tell us what it means to you to have made this happen, if other people realize you did it,...

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equalaccess @equalaccess (23) • United States 4 Sep 07

This is a place for you to remember your loved one who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. You are encouraged to talk about him/her, share memories and stories, and to network with other people who are...

2001

september 11

the day the towers fell

we will never forget you

golotomer @golotomer (68) • United States 20 Dec 06

I'm having a terrible time potty training my male Maltese. He hikes his leg on everything even as he is going out the door to the outdoors. I can't seem to get through to this guy! Are all male dogs this difficult?

maltese

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equalaccess When I originally purchased my Maltese, I was told that the Maltese is the most difficult dog to potty train. I just looked at the man and thought, "Yea sure. I can potty train anything." I am a very patient person. But I have to admit that she did take much...

31 Aug 07

equalaccess @equalaccess (23) • United States 30 Aug 07

Your freedom is being Threatened. By the time the American's with Disabilities Act passed in 1990, I had been fighting for accessible facilities and services for disabled individuals for 13 years. Frankly, I got more for...

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discrimination against disabled

discrimination against wheelchair users

independent living

medical equipment

medicare independent living act hr1809

medicare inequity

wheelchairs

equalaccess @equalaccess (23) • United States 30 Aug 07

Yum Yum Death of a Service Dog There was a rainbow in the sky today. It had no colors, for you are breathless. You were the color in my world: my eyes, my legs, my heart, my joy. Gently, sweetly, calmly, you made my pain...

grump0ne @grump0ne (979) • United States 23 Oct 06

Just wondering if everyone remembers what they were doing when they heard about the 9-11 attacks? I was at work making guns for the military when it came across the radio.

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equalaccess I was getting ready to go to my doctor in two hours and I didn't feel well. I thought, I will watch t.v. for a little while and maybe I will feel better. I turned on channel 49, The Family Channel. I saw this airplane hit a skyscraper and I thought "What a...

26 Aug 07

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ashanti1967 @ashanti1967 (191) • United States 1 Apr 07

the 9-11 attacks affected people all around the country watching or reading about such flagrant hatred and total disregard for human lives..unfortunately i was in the world trade center buildings on this fateful day due to the...

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equalaccess No. None of us has forgotten. Read Flowers for Amy. We live that day every day and we long for our loved ones with every ounce of our being. But it is hard to find someone to talk to about how you feel. People either tiptoe around the issue or condemn you...

24 Aug 07

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34momma @34momma (13882) • United States 21 Aug 07

I do not remember so much rain in one summer. Don't get me wrong, I love the rain. The idea of the raining cleaning out the old making room for new wonderful things always makes me smile, but give me a break already!!!!! How many...

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equalaccess When it rains, I love to be outside, gardening, walking, driving, or at least by an open window, smelling it, feeling it, tasting it. I love to sit by the bay or the ocean in my car and watch the rain fall into the water and listen to it drumming on the roof...

22 Aug 07

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equalaccess @equalaccess (23) • United States 22 Aug 07

Fraud by Insurance You bash me, bruise me, beat me, burn me, and I grow stronger. You lash me, stone me, lie and defame me. I stand tall against you. You drag me through the depths of deception. I hold the truth...

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