Why I Walk this Way 
Read Pamela Gaston's poem Why I Walk this Way. She is a life-long advocate and a friend.Why I walk This Way
By Ndata Alhamisi Ujazi (Pamela Gaston)
From my first step
The road less traveled was not by choice
More like a necessary route for a Mother’s Child
Who was not the same
The fruit of my struggle
Has been in finding the hidden treasure
my ancestors’ left for me
giving me the
strength to hang on
in the darkness
Read entire poem.
New ThisAbled Nation Comic
Congratulations to the two winners of the
"ThisAbled Employment Related Poetry Contest"
They are:First Place
$50 Grand Prize
Debbie Dietrich
Poem Title: Truth Searcher
Second Place
$25 Runner Up
Brian Keene
Poem Title: What's a person to do?
Read their poems here.
Ask Jamie about AT
Jamie Arasz Prioli has joined with ThisAbled to provide a new column, Ask Jamie about Assistive Technology. Read her first article, "What is Assistive Technology?".
Thisabled Handicapped Parking Ticket
Free Handicapped Parking Reminder for Inconsiderate @#%*This is something you will want to download and reproduce if you have trouble finding handiccaped parking. If you have ever spent time waiting for some obnoxious dingo to move their sorry ass out of handicapped parking, click here.
Dancing With the Stars!
Story on Maksim ChmerkovskiyBy Kelly Rouba
It’s already been over two-and-a-half years since ABC first aired Dancing with the Stars. Since that time, a host of celebrities from Wayne Newton to Leeza Gibbons have put on their dancing shoes and partnered up with some of the world’s leading ballroom dancers to see who, among their peers, could pull off the best routine.
Clearly a hit with fans, the show just wrapped up its fifth season and continues to soar in ratings, drawing upwards of 20 million viewers each week. While most of these viewers tune-in to cheer on their favorite celebrities, it seems that many have also taken a liking to some of the professional dancers too...(Read entire article.)
ThisAbled.com Release Awaited Comic Strip ThisAbled Nation
Javier Robles, President of www.ThisAbled.com, releases the anticipated comic strip ThisAbled Nation. The comic strip is the brainchild of Mr. Robles, and will feature disability-related topics with an edgy feel.Mr. Robles suffered a spinal cord injury from a fall in April of 1983 at the age of 16. Today at 41, he has created ThisAbled Nation as a way of showing the humor in frustrating situations. According to Mr. Robles, the focus of ThisAbled Nation is society - not the characters.
"We must turn the flood light on the things in this Nation which keep people with disabilities unemployed, poor, disempowered and frustrated. The truth is people with disabilities have been in the role of victims far too long." Mr. Robles goes on to say, "This funny and often offensive strip shines the light back on the situations which have gotten us where we are."
Mr. Robles creates each strip by providing an artist with a detailed written description of characters and scenarios. The artist puts the characters and situations in the requested scenes and then does a formal presentation. Sometimes one scene could take weeks of corrections and alterations by Mr. Robles. "If it is not what I see in my head, then it won't fly," states Robles.
During a recent market test of ThisAbled Nation people stated:
"I really love the characters and the message."
"My favorite was the one on Handicapped Parking. I wish I could do that!"
"I thought they were all somewhat offensive, but one really took the cake."
Well, two out of three isn't bad. Anyway, you can check out ThisAbled Nation for yourself every three weeks starting February 28, 2007 at www.ThisAbled.com.
For more information contact Javier Robles at:
Email: thisabled@gmail.com
Phone: 732-887-8722
Where Disabilites Meet Codfish
Dear Family and Friends,My second Blog "When Disabilities Meet Codfish" is up! I invite you to check it out and of course pass along my blog on www.latinosnj.com I really appreciate all the comments you guys left on my first Blog. Therefore, please leave a comment afterwards so I know what you thought of it. The comment area is right after the article. Note: your comments may take a little while to post be patient.
Javier Robles
www.thisabled.com
Thisabled, LLC.
President
Ms. Wheelchair New Jersey 2008 Crowned
By Kelly RoubaMs. Wheelchair America Pageant to Be Held in Rockville, MD in July
Ewing, NJ- Cynthia DeSouza, of Newark, was crowned Ms. Wheelchair New Jersey 2008 this past Saturday. She competed against several accomplished women with disabilities from around New Jersey. The state pageant, which hasn't been held in several years, took place at The College of New Jersey in Ewing...(Read entire article.)
Good Business Case
By John SobeckiThere are numerous facts why it is good business to hire people with disabilities for specific jobs in the United States. In a country where there is a growing labor shortage many companies are staring to outsource work such as data entry and telemarketing to other countries. Unfortunately, there is also a growing labor pool of disabled individuals between the ages of 19 and 65. Some statistics indicate that as many as 70% of this population is unemployed. Without exploring the details of The Civil Rights Act or the Americans with Disabilities Act, the concept of social conscience or federal or state program incentives there are numerous good business reasons to hire individuals with disabilities...(Read entire article.)
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