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Yeh Barb, She isn't disabled her tremor on TV this PM when interviewed regarding the school shooting must be done for exercise and her facial expression is to show her judicial impartiality. She exercises and does her job- she shouldn't get any benefit from the ADA. It reminds me of my difficulty in getting my disability (LTD) because I worked my ass off as long as I could and in spite of a ton of evidence they fought me tooth and nail. But somehow they were willing to reduce my benefits a year later when Social Security considered me totally disabled. I can't understand the logic that concludes that one doesn't need the protection of the ADA if they can work. Oh- yes I guess I can - it's written in the Bible of bureaucratese by Joseph Heller - Catch 22. with additional parables by Franz Kafka. Charlie Barb_MSN wrote: > I read the L.A. Times article you're referring to, Janet (I live > in L.A. and read the Times daily) and was totally disgusted as I > read it. > > I picture the members of the Supreme Court looking at Attorney > General Janet Reno, who may be the only individual any of them > ever meet who's living and working full-time with a chronic > degenerative disease, and saying "SHE reputedly has a "disabling" > disease, and SHE works full time and then some, so OBVIOUSLY > Parkinson's ISN'T a disabling disease!" > > OYEEEE!!! <---smacking self on forehead> > > Barb Mallut > [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 8:50 AM > Subject: Re: U.S. Supreme Court to decide / disability / the > ontario version > > >At 07:29 1999/04/21 -0400, linda wrote, in part: > >>Our newspaper ran a report yesterday, reprinted from the Los > >>Angeles Times, by David G. Savage, about the Supreme Court > >>taking up the question of "What is a disability", and what > >>types of conditions and diseases should be protected under > >>the American Disabilities Act. Parkinson's is specifically > >>mentioned. ... Most judges, adopting a strict and conservative > >>approach have said that a person with a disability is someone > >>who cannot function. Those who work well and do their jobs do > not > >>have a disability, even if they are later fired because of a > >>disease or a physical impairment.... > > > >holy ferengii! > > > >"... a person with a disability is someone who cannot > function..." > > > >"function" - meaning? > > > >what? > >to what degree? > >to whose standard? > > > >to have a determination of disability > >subject to such subjective and thus arbitrary nonsense > >is... > > > >nonsensical! > > > >fwiw > >i have appended below > >a press release from the ontario government > >summarizing the regulations which i am 'subjected' to > > > >the determination or 'adjudication' on disability > >is carried out by a separate adjudication board who evaluate > detailed reports > >including a medical evaluation by one's own doctor > >based on an 'activities of daily living' > >questionnaire > > > >knowledge is power > > > > > >janet > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------- > >February 3, 1999 > >Ontario Disability Support Program Highlights > > > >The Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), a new income and > employment > >supports program for people with disabilities, was proclaimed on > June 1, > >1998. With proclamation, the government kept its promise to > create a new > >income and employment supports program for people with > disabilities to > >better meet their needs. > > > >ODSP includes: income supports for people with disabilities who > are in > >financial need, and employment supports for people with > disabilities who > >want to work. > > > >Highlights of the ODSP include: > > > >1. A new definition that does not limit people’s opportunities by > labeling > >them unemployable, > > > >2. More generous income and asset rules, > > > >3. Greater allowance for family and community support, > > > >4. Re-testing only in cases where a person’s disability is > expected to > >improve, > > > >5. A centralized disability adjudication unit that makes > eligibility > >decisions within six to eight weeks, as compared to the old > system that > >took up to one year, > > > >6. Removal of the label permanently unemployable and the > elimination of a > >financial penalty if attempts at employment fail, which is > fundamental to > >people with disabilities achieving independence, > > > >7. Doubling of employment supports funding from $18 million to > $35 million, > > > >8. Availability of employment support specialists to help clients > access > >community services, > > > >9. Involvement of clients in planning and coordinating their own > employment > >supports > > > > > >Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services > >http://www.gov.on.ca/CSS/page/news/feb399b2.html > >---------------------------------------------------------- > > > >janet paterson - 52 now /41 dx /37 onset - [log in to unmask] > >613/256/8340 - po box 171/almonte/ontario/k0a 1a0/canada > > > >Scan some of My Past Posts at: > > http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/index.htm > >Mine the PD List Archives at: > > http://james.parkinsons.org.uk/ > >Cull Nine Million Pub-Med Medical Studies at: > > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/ > >Comb the 'People With Parkinson's' Web-Ring at: > > http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=parkie;list > > -- ****************************************************************************************** Charles T. 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