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October 18, 2010: SMD Disability, Health and Wellness Conference - Independence YOUR WAY!
Location: Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave. - Winnipeg
Independence YOUR WAY – builds on the momentum from the last two conferences, providing an opportunity to all persons with disabilities, including those who are aging into a disability, to come together and have their voices heard.
Download the registration package in full or print the registration page alone.
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Drop Zone raises $136,000 for Manitobans with disabilities
 SMD Foundation/ Easter Seals Manitoba in the 6th annual Easter Seals Drop Zone.
All rappellers had to generate a minimum of $1,500 in pledges to
participate in this adventure of a lifetime while challenging their
daily comfort zone for a great cause!
Over $136,000 was raised for this year’s Drop Zone in Manitoba, which
was a 28% increase from last year’s totals! All proceeds raised stay
here in Manitoba to support SMD’s programs and services that reach over
40,000 children, youth and adults with disabilities per year.
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July/August Disability Resource Digest available online
The July/August Disability Resource Digest is now online - and this month's is a very special edition.
This issue celebrates the 20th anniversary of the signing of the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and highlights numerous stories
drawing attention to the important event.
Among the articles is a profile about championing disability in a
digital age, a collection of multimedia materials pulled from the vault
that document the signing, remarks from President Barack Obama on the
state of disabilities and many more.
The DRD also includes non-ADA related pieces on employment, education,
government, technology and much more. Particularly interesting is a
piece questioning whether Manitoba can afford to not be a fully
accessible province, a profile on Obama's order to increase the number
of jobs for Americans with disabilities and a news item on Canadian top
soldier Walter Natynczyk's criticism of young disabled soldier's
spending of compensation.
It also includes an interesting US study on joint replacement and
regeneration using stem cells and a human interest piece on a
California-based on-campus not-for-profit Baskin Robins outlet that
hires students with disabilities to provide life skills.
Read all these and many more in this month's DRD - online, PDF or Word.
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