http://wid.org daily 1 2006-12-27T04:11:02Z http://wid.org/veterans-disability-navigator-project-unveils-blueprint-for-a-comprehensive-benefits-information-service WID has produced the blueprint for a set of self-directed learning tools on employment and benefits to support planning and decision-making for veterans, family members, and the people who work with them. These products make possible the planned development of a web-based, real-time benefits information service, Veterans Benefits 101 (VB101). No publisher jennifer News CWII 2011-10-07T00:35:20Z News Article http://wid.org/wid-founder-ed-roberts-to-be-inducted-into-the-california-hall-of-fame WID Founder Ed Roberts will be inducted into the California Hall of Fame at a ceremony on December 8, 2011 and part of an exhibition at the California Museum in Sacramento from Dec. 9, 2011 through Oct. 31, 2012. No publisher jennifer News 2011-09-22T21:28:37Z News Article http://wid.org/wid2019s-new-leaders-internship-program-provides-competitive-internships-for-college-students-with-disabilities In 2010, WID started the New Leaders Internship Program in collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley with support from the AT&T Foundation and Verizon Foundation and is providing paid internships to undergraduate students with disabilities. Targeting students with disabilities from low-income and traditionally underserved communities, seven competitively selected interns (five from UC Berkeley) are currently placed in a WID program based on their skills and interests and provided supervised work experience to help build their resumes. No publisher jennifer News 2011-06-28T20:53:10Z News Article http://wid.org/world-institute-on-disability-welcomes-john-lancaster-to-board-of-directors WID welcomes John Lancaster to our Board of Directors. Active in the development of the human and civil rights of people with disabilities throughout the world, Mr. Lancaster will enrich our organization with his decades of public service and experience promoting disability rights internationally. No publisher jennifer News 2011-06-28T18:49:06Z News Article http://wid.org/world-institute-on-disability-wid-welcomes-nanci-linke-ellis-to-board-of-directors Berkeley, California USA Friday, February 18, 2011--Nanci Linke-Ellis, Partner and General Manager of Captionfish--one of the internet’s leading captioned movies search engines that finds open captioned, Rear Window® captioned, foreign/subtitled, and descriptively-narrated movies--and longtime advocate for individuals experiencing hearing loss, joined the World Institute on Disability's Board of Directors in February. No publisher jennifer News 2011-02-18T21:35:27Z News Article http://wid.org/wid-moves-to-the-ed-roberts-campus On November 15, 2010 WID moved to the Ed Roberts Campus (ERC), named after Ed Roberts, one of our founders, and envisioned as an international center for the Independent Living Movement. Please note our new address and contact information: World Institute on Disability 3075 Adeline Street, Suite 280 Berkeley, CA 94703 Tel: (510) 225-6400 Fax: (510) 225-0477 TTY: (510) 225-0478 www.wid.org No publisher jennifer News 2011-02-14T21:28:42Z News Article http://wid.org/wid-deputy-director-thomas-foley-to-receive-the-2010-richard-keeling-leadership-award The National Disability Institute announced in August that Thomas Foley, WID’s Deputy Director, will receive the 2010 Richard Keeling Leadership Award for outstanding leadership in building a better economic future for Americans with disabilities. No publisher jennifer News ATA 2010-09-02T18:23:02Z News Article http://wid.org/wid2019s-new-veterans2019-benefits-101-vb101-project-to-create-online-tools-and-information-services-for-u-s-veterans-with-disabilities Recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have increased the number of veterans with disabilities in the U.S., including many who have survived serious injuries due to medical and technological advances not available in previous wars. Like most people with disabilities, newly disabled veterans want to find a job, continue their education, raise a family or otherwise get on with living their lives. Also like many other people with disabilities, newly disabled veterans are faced with maneuvering the myriad of programs and services available to them to restart their lives and support their employment and educational goals, but many give up along the way or miss opportunities as a result of this complex maze of bureaucracies. To support both individual veterans and service providers to facilitate veterans’ smooth transition back to work and manage and maximize the programs, benefits, services and opportunities afforded veterans with disabilities, WID is building understandable, comprehensive, and interactive online tools so that veterans can take better control of their own benefits planning process. No publisher jennifer News CWII disability benefits veterans 2010-07-09T17:29:01Z News Article http://wid.org/affordable-care-act-aca-summary-and-updates In late March of 2010, the U.S. Congress finished passing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4872). Soon after, President Obama signed these pieces of legislation into law, creating Public Law 111-148 (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) and Public Law 111-152 (the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010). Together, these laws are commonly known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These laws will result in significant reform of our nation’s health care system, including extending health care coverage to many more millions of Americans. No publisher jennifer News CWII HALTS 2011-10-25T03:39:03Z News Article http://wid.org/judith-heumann-to-join-u-s-state-department-in-fulfillment-of-obama-clinton-pledge Judith Heumann, an international leader in the disability rights movement and a governmental representative to the USICD Board of Directors, will be joining the U.S. Department of State as their Special Advisor for International Disability Rights. This position was announced last summer, when President Obama and Secretary Clinton declared that the United States would sign the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Heumann resigned her position as Director of the Department on Disability Services for the District of Columbia, and will assume her new position at the Department of State on June 7, 2010. No publisher jennifer News 2010-05-28T21:42:26Z News Article http://wid.org/world-institute-on-disability-commends-congresswoman-tsongas-d-ma-along-with-congressman-petri-r-wi-for-introducing-the-ssi-savers-act-of-2010 Congresswoman Tsongas (D-MA), along with Congressman Petri (R-WI), introduced the SSI Savers Act of 2010 (H.R. 4937), proposing to reform the asset test in the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, the primary provider of subsistence cash to extremely low-income individuals, seniors and people with disabilities. No publisher jennifer News ATA 2010-03-28T16:25:43Z News Article http://wid.org/world-institute-on-disability-applauds-fcc The World Institute on Disability (WID) applauds the Federal Communications Commission's National Broadband Plan for recognizing the importance of broadband access for millions of people with disabilities in the United States. "While a National Broadband Plan is a significant step forward to ensure full economic and civic participation by people with disabilities in the United States, it is also a significant step forward to ensure that millions of Americans with disabilities will be able to fully participate in a global economy," stated Anita Aaron, World Institute on Disability’s Executive Director. No publisher jennifer News TECH 2010-03-19T15:06:13Z News Article http://wid.org/wid-welcomes-new-executive-director-anita-shafer-aaron The World Institute on Disability (WID) is pleased to announce the appointment of Anita Shafer Aaron as Executive Director. Aaron replaces Kathy Martinez who left WID earlier this year to accept a position in the Obama administration as Assistant Secretary for the Department of Labor's Office on Disability Employment Policy. In joining WID, Aaron concludes nearly twenty years of service as Executive Director/CEO of the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, headquartered in San Francisco. The LightHouse mission includes advocacy, information, education, services and programs focused on adjustment to and living with vision loss. No publisher jennifer News 2010-02-05T22:23:03Z News Article http://wid.org/oldies-but-goodies-classic-wid-publications-now-available-to-download-for-free As WID prepares to move to the new Ed Roberts Campus, we are dusting off our older publications and making them available to download for free in both PDF and TXT on our website. Visit our Publications section to download WID classics on personal assistance services (PAS) and more for free. No publisher jennifer News 2010-02-06T01:17:14Z News Article http://wid.org/wid-launches-3-year-project-in-the-republic-of-georgia WID's International Program launched in 2009 a 3-year project in the Republic of Georgia in partnership with Whirlwind Wheelchair International (WWI) and the Coalition for Independent Living in Georgia, along with their regional member organizations, the Association of Disabled Women and Mothers of Disabled Children in Zugdidi and the Association of Gori Disabled Club, to set up a sustainable wheelchair production and repair facility in Tbilisi. No publisher jennifer INTL News 2010-02-10T21:03:21Z News Article