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Girl sitting in manual wheelchairIn the land of all things disability, David Korse can easily be considered the Wizard of Oz. For those who’ve attended any one of the Abilities Expos that take place across the country each spring, you know just how jammed packed they are with helpful vendors, informative workshops, and cutting edge assistive technology. And Korse, who oversees the event with business partner Lew Shomer, promises this year will be even better.

Although neither Korse nor Shomer have a disability, both have about 30 years of experience working in the trade show and conference industry. As longtime friends, “we wanted to work together, so we started a search for potential opportunities,” Korse said. “We heard that the former owners were considering selling the Abilities Expo portfolio and, before we knew it, we had fallen in love with the events, and we became the new owners in the summer of 2008.”

Read more: 2012 Abilities Expo to Showcase Cutting-Edge Products & Services

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How do you get to a man's heart?  Through his stomach of course.  How to get the girl's heart?  Through a beautiful poem.  Through a combination of words and meanings that make your knees weak and your body shudder.  Great love poetry can be simple with laser-like precision, or drawn out for effect and delivery.  

Therefore, if you really want to impress your significant other this Valentine's Day, then you better attach one of these selected poems to those dozen roses or box of chocolate.   This collection features the old and the new,  and it goes to show that when it comes to love words can be timeless.   We hope you enjoy these  and share them with your friends.

Read more: The 7 Best Love Poems for Valentine's Day

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PORTLAND, ORE. – Jan. 25, 2012 – Advocates for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities today filed a class action lawsuit challenging Oregon’s failure to provide supported employment services to more than 2,300 state residents who are segregated in sheltered workshops where they perform mundane tasks, such as folding UPS bags.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, charges state officials with violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act by confining individuals with disabilities to segregated settings where they have little – if any – interaction with non-disabled peers.  Moreover, they are paid far below the state’s minimum wage of $8.80 for doing rote tasks that offer no training, no skills, and no advancement.

Read more: Class Action Lawsuit Seeks an End to Segregated Sheltered Workshops

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By Odeon Black


I know, I know, you're thinking oh no!  Another article about dating.  Well, yes and no.  This article is specifically about dating your disability.  I was thinking we all want to go out on a date, but how many of you have thought about dating your own disability? 

The romance, the intrigue, but most importantly the awkward moments. I mean there you are with your quadriplegia, holding hands and maybe kissing a little.  Then one of you needs a condom, who the hell is going to get it?  Nobody, that's who.  So there you go having unprotected sex with yourself.  The horror. 

Read more: How to Date Your Disability: A Tragic Story with a Happy Ending

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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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