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    •  Check out this great article that was released by Disability.gov about how Our Thrift Store Franklin TN became what it is today and the impact it currently has on so many peoples lives. Feel free to share.
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  2. Disability.Blog's National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) 2012 series continues with a post from guest blogger Dave Krikac, CEO & Founder, Our Thrift Store (a program of The GEAR Foundation). Dave tells the story of how trying to help his daughter, Sara, who has autism, find a job became a mission to help create jobs for other people with disabilities in his community.
  3. In case you haven't seen it - Turner Classic Movies has dedicated the month of October to exploring the ways people with disabilities have been portrayed in film. National Council on Disability's Lawrence Carter-Long joins TCM host Ben Mankiewicz every Tuesday night during October at 8:00 PM ET for "The Projected Image: A History of Disability in Film", which features more than 20 films ranging from the 1920s to the 1980s.
  4. Cornell University's school of Industrial & Labor Relations will host a free Webinar: "Beyond Yellow Ribbons: Putting Veterans with Disabilities to Work" on Friday, October 26th from 12:00-12:30 PM. Register online by visiting http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/events/webcast-registration.html.
  5. Disability.gov's Question of the Week series is back! This week's question: "I need help paying my phone bill. Is there a program that can help me?" Yes, there is! Check out Disability.gov for information on the Lifeline Telephone Assistance Program and visit the Federal Communications Commission's website at http://www.fcc.gov/lifeline to learn more.
  6. Visit this link to submit your question for tomorrow's Town Hall presidential debate - http://feedback.aol.com/voiceofdebate/?aol. (Please click on the link - do not leave your question in the comments section, or it will not be submitted. Thank you!)
  7. Rear Window® Captioning and DVS Theatrical®, developed by The Media Access Group at WGBH (a public broadcasting station in Boston) make theaters accessible to audiences with disabilities. Check out their website for information for movie goers, industry members and others interested in learning more about motion picture access.
  8. The National Disability Institute (NDI) is hosting a webinar, "Social Security Disability Insurance - The Impact of Work on Benefits," on October 17 from 3:00 - 4:30 P.M. EST. Learn about eligibility for SSDI, how earnings affect SSDI eligibility, Work Incentives that help you earn more while maintaining eligibility and where to turn in your local community for support. Register at http://bit.ly/RA3PWZ.
  9. Election Day is less than a month away! Find out about the ways polling places are made accessible for people with disabilities.
  10. FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency wants people receiving disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA) to know that getting disaster assistance from FEMA following Hurricane Issac will not affect your benefits. Re...
    ceiving assistance from FEMA for temporary housing, home repair, repair or replacement of personal property or for other disaster-related needs does not influence eligibility for government assistance programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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  11. A recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the Social Security Administration (SSA) has taken concrete steps to incorporate modern concepts of disability into its determination criteria, but faces constraints to more fully considering assistive devices and workplace accommodations.
  12. Rev. Angela Lundy, Founder/CEO of Interfaith Speciality Services; Rosalind McKelvey, Interpreter and Director & Founder of Germantown Deaf Ministries Fellowship (holding Rev. Lundy's assist dog, Iris); Neil McDevitt, Senior Instructor at Le...
    adership Foundry & a deaf firefighter; and Chad Thomas, Communications Outreach Coordinator at the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, pose for a picture at the Second Annual Functional Needs Symposium.
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    Photo: Rev. Angela Lundy, Founder/CEO of Interfaith Speciality Services; Rosalind McKelvey, Interpreter and Director & Founder of Germantown Deaf Ministries Fellowship (holding Rev. Lundy's assist dog, Iris); Neil McDevitt, Senior Instructor at Leadership Foundry & a deaf firefighter; and Chad Thomas, Communications Outreach Coordinator at the Philadelphia Department of Public  Health, pose for a picture at the Second Annual Functional Needs Symposium.
  13. Disability.gov Communications Director Diana Zeitzer presents at the Second Annual Functional Needs Symposium about the site's emergency preparedness resources for people with disabilities. To find emergency preparedness resources, visit https://www.disability.gov/emergency_preparedness.
    Photo: Disability.gov Communications Director Diana Zeitzer presents at the Second Annual Functional Needs Symposium about the site's emergency preparedness resources for people with disabilities. To find emergency preparedness resources, visit https://www.disability.gov/emergency_preparedness.
  14. Rev. Angela Lundy, Founder/CEO of Interfaith Speciality Services in Philadelphia, and her assist dog Iris, at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Regional Task Force Functional Needs Symposium on October 2, 2012. Iris is not just a pretty face. She is specially trained to wake up Rev. Lundy, who is deaf, in case of an emergency.
    Photo: Rev. Angela Lundy, Founder/CEO of Interfaith Speciality Services in Philadelphia, and her assist dog Iris, at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Regional Task Force Functional Needs Symposium on October 2, 2012. Iris is not just a pretty face. She is specially trained to wake up Rev. Lundy, who is deaf, in case of an emergency.
  15. Rev. Angela Lundy and Rosalind McKelvey (holding Rev. Lundy's assist dog, Iris) at the Second Annual Functional Needs Symposium on October 2, 2012. The theme of the event was, "Emergency Communication: Are You Speaking the Right Language?" and the focus was on emergency communications for people with sensory disabilities.
    Photo: Rev. Angela Lundy and Rosalind McKelvey (holding Rev. Lundy's assist dog, Iris) at the Second Annual Functional Needs Symposium on October 2, 2012. The theme of the event was, "Emergency Communication: Are You Speaking the Right Language?" and the focus was on emergency communications for people with sensory disabilities.

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