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Greetings!
Now's the time to take a break with a good book and
critics are claiming that "Wheeler Dealer -
the Rip-roaring Adventures of a Quadriplegic" is the
one to
read! It's a true story of a man that went from welfare to
making big money in Hollywood in the '50s. Also,
make sure to find out about the 20th Anniversary of the
ADA coming up and what you can do to push for a
disabilities-friendly Supreme Court nominee. That and
Sidewalk Sam--all this month!
Read on,
and as always, if you have a
need or a question, we are
here for you!
| Sidewalk Sam takes fine art to the streets in Boston |
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Choosing "Sidewalk Sam" as a nickname and using
skills he had sharpened while a copyist at the Louvre
Museum in Paris, Robert Charles Guillemin began to
reproduce beloved masterpiece paintings on the
sidewalks of Boston years ago. "By staying in
museums, galleries and the halls of academe, I felt I
was missing the human experience. So I chose to
bring art to the street and into daily life. Trained as a
fine artist at Boston College and Boston University, he
then went to Paris to work at the Louvre Museum
before returning to Massachusetts have his work
exhibited at the MFA and the Institute of Contemporary
Art. But he gave it all up to draw chalk pictures for
people to walk on. Says "Sam," "I want art to serve
people as a natural part of everyday life. I think art
should bring people closer to each other and inspire
people to a better vision of society."
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| Countdown to ADA's 20th Anniversary: Get on board! |
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As we approach the 20th Anniversary of the passage
of the Americans with Disability Act, there is a buzz in
the air. We want to maximize this opportunity to
engage people with disabilities in our cities, states
and regions.
What You Can Do to Join the Celebration
Sign
On:
1. Sign on to the Justice For All Action Network's
Spirit of the ADA Campaign. Individuals can sign onto
the Spirit of the ADA Campaign by clicking Here.
Plan a Party:
2. Plan or attend an ADA Party! Parades to house
parties celebrate this achievement and motivate each
other for the work ahead. If you know of an event, send
the information Here!
Get the Word Out!
3. Get the Word Out: write editorials and op-eds for
your newspapers; blog, tweet, and post about the
ADA, what it has meant, and what it still can mean in
the years to come.
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| You'll laugh, you'll cry...Gotta Read This Book! |
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It's not unusual for a guy from L.A. to dream about
becoming a big Hollywood honcho with employees
who jump when you bark, a blond trophy wife, a driver,
a showplace house, and TV deals all over town. Now,
what if you achieve all that -- plus a globetrotting, risk-
taking lifestyle - after you were a penniless
quadriplegic not expected to see 30. That was Gordon
Zahler.
With chutzpah and cunning, he lifted himself and his
mother off welfare in the early-1950s by selling
canned music to anyone willing to buy it. What began
with Ed Wood Jr's infamous Plan Nine From Outer
Space and a Doris Day/MGM romantic comedy ended
20 years later with Gordon deep in network television,
foreign films and dreams of super-wealth.
In Wheeler-Dealer, Zahler's nephew, Chip
Jacobs, puts his career on hold as a zealous
investigative reporter to chronicle the uncle he once
despised.This book will leave you crying, laughting
and amazed!
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| For All Your Mobility Needs, Call Monroe Wheelchair! |
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Our staff has a combined 300 years of experience in
the medical equipment industry and Monroe's on-site
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works together with his staff to improve customer
service.
Call us at 1-888-546-8595
today!
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Tell the President We Need a Disability Rights Leader in the Supreme Court |
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Very soon, President Obama will name a replacement
for Justice John Paul Stevens of the United States
Supreme Court. For the past 35 years, Justice
Stevens has been a strong voice on the Court for the
disability community, consistently voting to protect the
rights of people with disabilities in cases involving the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The President now has his second opportunity to
shape the Supreme Court for years to come. As he
considers potential nominees, the stakes are high for
people with disabilities.
Despite Congress's bipartisan passage in 2008 of
the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) to restore the law's
broad reach after years of hostile court rulings, judges
are still getting the ADA wrong - still shutting the
courthouse door on people with disabilities. We need
a leader every bit as strong as Justice Stevens to
ensure full enforcement of the ADA and other
important disability rights laws. Justice Stevens'
replacement must be committed to the protection of
disability rights.
The White House needs to hear now from advocates
for people with disabilities.
What You Can Do:
Please tell the President why he should name
someone who will uphold the rights of people with
disabilities.
Ask President Obama to:
Choose a justice who will interpret disability rights
laws broadly, as Congress intended.
Choose a justice who understands the effect of
Supreme Court decisions on people with disabilities.
Choose a justice who respects the role of Congress
in protecting disability rights.
Contact the White House at (202) 456-1111 (phone),
(202) 456-6213 (TTY) or online at www.whiteh
ouse.gov/CONTACT.
What You Can Do
Contact the White House at (202) 456-1111 (phone),
(202) 456-6213 (TTY) or online at
www.whitehouse.gov/CONTACT.
Tell the President to:
· Choose a justice who will interpret
disability rights laws broadly, as Congress intended.
· Choose a justice who understands the
effect of Supreme Court decisions on people with
disabilities.
· Choose a justice who respects the role of
Congress in protecting disability rights.
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