Merry Christmas Everybody: Dreamin' of a White X-box; Lawyers, HOs & Reindeer!
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Santo; Injustice; Service Dogs; Diabetes
After his playing career, he became one of the radio broadcasters for the Cubs. His keen insights and honest appraisals were refreshing and fun. He described the game with the same gusto with which he played the game.
It was a travesty that he had not previously been inducted. A serious injustice has now been righted, unfortunately a year after Ronnie died. But now the world is a more just place.
What many people did not know was that Santo achieved everything while having Diabetes. Santo played a major league sport at the top level while battling blood sugar problems. He became an advocate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund after he stopped playing. He found corporations who would contribute every time a Cub played drew a walk or got a hit; who else could do that? He raised more than 60 Million Dollars for JDRF. He wanted people to know that you can live with, and succeed despite, having Diabetes.
After Ron Santo died, his family learned about Alert Service Dogs. Apparently there are service dogs that can warn people when their blood sugar is either high or low. As I have said here before, service dogs are truly amazing. The Santo family is now trying to get the work out about these blood sugar sensitive service dogs.
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International Day of Persons With Disabilities 12/3/2011
– The National Council on Disability today released the following statement on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, December 3, 2011:
NCD observes the 19th International Day of Disabled Persons, first recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in 1992. The theme of this year’s observance is “Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development.”
Why is meaningful involvement by persons with disabilities in international development important? The United States invests billions of taxpayer dollars into foreign assistance programs that foster international diplomacy and development annually, aimed at improving the quality of life for people around the world. These programs develop economies, promote democracy and governance, provide humanitarian assistance, build new infrastructure, and advance and protect human rights. Given that 15 percent of the world population is made up of people with disabilities, and growing, the United States cannot effectively accomplish the goals of foreign assistance programs unless it ensures programs are accessible to and inclusive of people with disabilities.
Conservative estimates by the World Health Organization suggest more than one billion people, an estimated 15 percent of the world’s population, have a disability. 80 percent of these individuals live in developing nations. Although people with disabilities make up a large segment of the global population, they continue to face worldwide discrimination and segregation at alarming levels. Moreover, numbers are likely gravely underestimated because people with disabilities are typically shunned, hidden from public view by their families, and commonly excluded from community activities.
Exclusion from the built environment prevents use of necessary services and resources that non-disabled populations take for granted. These barriers have a negative, spiraling effect. Physical barriers also keep people with disabilities from using voting centers, polling places, courthouses, administrative agencies, schools, and embassies.
Those who aren’t hidden by families or communities of origin are often left to languish in institutions – further removing them from civic and social engagement. Conflict and poverty continue to increase the incidence rates of disability in less developed and industrialized economies alike. Already significant numbers are rising due to a variety of factors including aging, poverty, armed conflict, as well as improved data collection.
Overseas economic development will not be successful unless people with disabilities are included. If development is not inclusive, the significant numbers of people with disabilities in developing countries will hinder the very economic growth the U.S. seeks to facilitate. NCD recommends both micro-level solutions to spark income generation in coordination with large scale interventions to create the kinds of legal and regulatory structures to better serve and benefit from the contributions of people with disabilities.
As the world observes the 19th International Day of Persons with Disabilities, NCD welcomes the opportunity to focus greater attention to workable solutions to concerns faced by people with disabilities, their families and the diverse communities people live in around the globe.
About NCD: Founded in 1978, the National Council on Disability is a small, independent federal agency comprised of 15 Presidentially-appointed, Senate-confirmed Council Members and a small staff, who advise the President, Congress and other Federal agencies on disability policy, programs and services.
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Happy Thanksgiving
It's one of my favorite holidays. First, I was born on a Thanksgiving day so the day has extra special meaning. The way my mother used to tell the story began with "it was a cold winter's night..." It gets worse from there, believe me!
Second, this holiday is about giving thanks and maybe thinking of those who are less fortunate. It's hard to argue with those noble goals. I am truly blessed and have a whole lot to be thankful for. I know that times are tough for many, but I am an optimist and I firmly believe that things will get better for our economy soon.
So count your blessings, have some Turkey and enjoy the holiday.
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I need to make a correction.
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Live From Santa Fe ... It's Cold
My session on how to conduct an administrative hearing went very well. There was a lot of participation. I explained my Eight Rules, and I illustrated how my powers are beyond your comprehension.
The lunch keynote was an interesting address by the Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court on the history of the territorial courts. He explained how Alternative Dispute Resolution in New Mexico has included duels with pistols and other forms of negotiation.
This is the final stop on the Jim Gerl 2011 tour! What a great year.
This post was made entirely with my phone!
Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from U.S. Cellular
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Live From Eugene - It's Thursday Morning
Also Eugene now has everybody who is anybody in dispute resolution in special ed. I am deeply honored that I have been asked to do two presentations. The. first one went well yesterday.
PS; this post was done on my phone! I love technology, sometimes.
Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from U.S. Cellular
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