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By Javier Robles

Travel Simbols like plane, palm trees, eifel tower If you’ re a person with a disability and really love to travel you may already know that traveling by airplane can be both frustrating and humbling.  This is especially true in today’ s security climate.  If you have not traveled on a plane before and have a disability, especially a physical one, we hope this article will give you the tools you need to travel from point A to point B without too much hassle.

 

In this article we will tell you 7 things you must do to ensure a comfortable and hopefully stress-free itinerary.

Read more: 7 Tips for a Successful Flight Even If You Have a Disability

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Grant Deadline – March 15, 2012 at 5 pm EST
 
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Kessler Foundation announces the opening of the 2012 cycle of its Community Employment Grant Program. This program supports employment opportunities and career advancement for individuals living in New Jersey with mobility and/or cognitive impairments primarily from neurological conditions such as spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis or chronic musculoskeletal disorders.

Read more: Kessler Foundation Announces 2012 Community Employment Grant Request for Proposals

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Give Kids a Smile Day is New Jersey's largest annual, single day of free
health care exams and treatment.  Each February, the entire dental
community, both public and private sectors, come together to ensure the
delivery of care to thousands of underprivileged children who otherwise
may not be able to afford or access care.

Services rendered include oral hygiene instruction, screenings,
cleanings, x-rays, fillings, extractions, fluoride treatments, stainless
steel crowns, and much more.

Read more: National Childrens Dental Health Access Day

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By Javier Robles

I submit to you that if a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Today we celebrate the birthday of a man who changed the face of America's racial system.  Through his devotion and that of millions of Americans who protested the unjust racial segregation between blacks and whites, we now live in a more accepting and diverse United States.  Martin Luther King, Jr. exemplifies the dream of a better America for all of us.  Today, we have an African-American as president of the United States.  Women hold positions of power at corporations, political office, and our communities.  Latinos now the largest minority in the United States (that is if you don't count disabilities as a minority), represent growth and a new progress.  Many positive things have happened since the life and death of Martin Luther King, Jr

Read more: Martin Luther King's Dream: Are We There Yet?

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