tag:,2009:/1 2009-10-22T21:15:38Z Opening Doors to Independence Movable Type 3.2ysb5-20051201 61.19026-149.893415AccessAlaskahttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesAdd to Any Feed ReaderAccess Alaska is a private, non-profit, consumer-controlled organization that provides independent living services to older Alaskans and those who experience a disability. As an Independent Living Center, our mission is to encourage and promote the total integration of people who experience a disability to live independently in the community of their choice. Through our assistance and support individuals with disabilities can identify and obtain needed services in an effort to maintain their independence as opposed to living in an institution.2009-07-09T00:00:00-07:00http://del.icio.us/access.alaska#2009-07-08<ul> <li><a href="http://www.handspeak.com/">American Sign Language - ASL</a><br/> andSpeak is a content site, consisting of sign language. Handspeak offers American Sign Language (ASL) online dictionary, grammar, fingerspelling, and other features: Baby Sign, International Sign Language, facial expression, manual alphabet (fingerspelling) and numeral, literary arts (storytelling and poetry). The HandSpeak website is an excellent one-stop resource of the sign languages online.</li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessAlaska/~4/kh2tuQ8vL8o" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/access.alaska#2009-07-082009-06-25T00:00:00-07:00http://del.icio.us/access.alaska#2009-06-24<ul> <li><a href="http://www.switchscanning.org.uk/index.htm">Switchscanning</a><br/> Switch scanning is a method of accessing computers, and other equipment such as communication aids, environmental controls and powered wheelchairs, which can be used by people who have difficulty using a keyboard or mouse. There are many different parameters to be considered when setting up a switch scanning system.</li> <li><a href="http://wave.webaim.org/">WAVE - Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool</a></li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessAlaska/~4/YVbSfhSEGWA" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/access.alaska#2009-06-242009-06-17T00:00:00-07:00http://del.icio.us/access.alaska#2009-06-16<ul> <li><a href="http://cdrnys.org/wordpress/?p=232">How I DIDN&rsquo;T Die : Center for Disability Rights : Free Our People</a></li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessAlaska/~4/yotiZvRVN8E" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/access.alaska#2009-06-162009-06-13T00:00:00-07:00http://del.icio.us/access.alaska#2009-06-12<ul> <li><a href="http://aprn.org/2009/06/08/talk-of-alaska-can-we-reform-health-care/">Talk of Alaska: Can We Reform Health Care? | APRN</a><br/> Health benefits were once a part of almost any long-term employment contract in the United States. Now they are not. Is going back to employer-based health care the way to accomplish the reform that most Americans agree is needed? How do Alaskans and their congressional delegation fit into the national debate on health care reform?</li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessAlaska/~4/nOzfh-43kmE" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/access.alaska#2009-06-122009-06-04T00:00:00-07:00http://del.icio.us/access.alaska#2009-06-03<ul> <li><a href="http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2009/06/02/3-things-a-manager-needs-to-know-about-managing-people-who-live-with-chronic-illness/">3 things a manager needs to know about managing people who live with chronic illness &middot;</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/23260.html">Lisa Murkowski recovers from knee injury - Daniel Libit - POLITICO.com</a></li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessAlaska/~4/XcxHleVt2wU" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/access.alaska#2009-06-032009-06-02T00:00:00-07:00http://del.icio.us/access.alaska#2009-06-01<ul> <li><a href="http://newsminer.com/news/2009/jun/01/asperger-syndrome-doesnt-keep-geology-enthusiast-e/">newsminer.com &bull; Asperger syndrome doesn&rsquo;t keep geology enthusiast from earning degree</a></li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessAlaska/~4/De4WX0DeAzc" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/access.alaska#2009-06-012009-05-30T00:00:00-07:00http://del.icio.us/access.alaska#2009-05-29<ul> <li><a href="http://www.nursinghomeaction.org/">The National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR)</a><br/> The National Citizens&#039; Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR) was formed because of public concern about substandard care in nursing homes</li> <li><a href="http://www.allhealth.org/publications/Medicaid/medicaid_toolkit_75.asp">A REPORTER'S TOOLKIT: MEDICAID</a><br/> This toolkit will help you understand who the Medicaid program covers, how it is financed, how it differs from Medicare, how states can alter Medicaid through federal waivers, and what the future holds for the program. This resource also offers story ideas, selected experts with contact information, selected websites and a glossary.</li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AccessAlaska/~4/iBNfIm2Fn7o" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/access.alaska#2009-05-29