enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Can Journaling Actually Improve Your Mental Health ... - AOL

    www.aol.com/lifestyle/journaling-actually...

    Therapists share benefits, how to start a journal for mental health, and writing prompts to try. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...

  3. Disability in the media - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disability_in_the_media

    Broadcast media has in recent years begun to recognize the large audience of people with disabilities that it reaches. Programming dedicated to disability issues is increasing. In 1990, the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became the first news story on disability issues to become a lead story on cable news broadcaster CNN.

  4. James Charlton (activist) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Charlton_(activist)

    James I. Charlton is an American author, disability rights activist, and Executive Vice President of Access Living in Chicago. [1] He holds that disability is socially constructed. [2] He created a model of the disability rights movement that differentiates between a number of different kinds of organizations.

  5. Chicago Lighthouse - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Lighthouse

    The Chicago Lighthouse is a non-profit organization located in Chicago, Illinois.. The Lighthouse is one of the oldest social service agencies in Chicago. Among the many programs it offers are a school for children with multi-disabilities; job training and placement; a low vision clinic; and a manufacturing facility that boasts the nation's sole contract to supply clocks to the U.S. government.

  6. Physically disabled? No problem. Mentally disabled? Coverage ...

    www.aol.com/physically-disabled-no-problem...

    For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us

  7. Deinstitutionalization in the United States - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deinstitutionalization_in...

    The first wave began in the 1950s and targeted people with mental illness. [1] The second wave began roughly 15 years later and focused on individuals who had been diagnosed with a developmental disability. [1] Deinstitutionalization continues today, though the movements are growing smaller as fewer people are sent to institutions.

  8. Transit permits for Chicago seniors and people with ... - AOL

    www.aol.com/finance/transit-permits-seniors...

    People with disabilities encounter complicated applications for a variety of services and frequent denials, and might be hesitant to embark on filling out more paperwork, said Laura Saltzman ...

  9. Arc of the United States - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_of_the_United_States

    The Arc of the United States is an organization serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The organization was founded in the 1950s by parents of people with developmental disabilities. [1] Since then, the organization has established state chapters in 39 states, and 730 local chapters in states across the country. [2]