tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:36:00 +0000Dependent upon your lifestyle, morals, beliefs, environment <br>and physical/mental abilities, <br>what you think of as normal or ordinary, <br>might not carry the same meaning for another. <br><br>This blog celebrates the ordinary liberties of those society labels as disabled.http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/imnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)Blogger66125OrdinaryLibertieshttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-4495384414367230133Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:08:00 +00002008-08-02T10:13:40.699-04:00Personal StoriesArticlesJudy's Note: This is one of the online content writers I personally read & when I came across this article of hers, I had to share it with you...Hemiphlegic Migraine - Understanding This Rare ConditionBy: Charlotte KuchinskyAn Excerpt:When you say the word "migraine," you generally get one of two responses. The first one goes something like this: "I know what you mean. My sister gets these and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/bps8HwP-48I/hemiplegic-migraine-understanding-this.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/bps8HwP-48I" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2008/08/hemiplegic-migraine-understanding-this.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-6954541517527490269Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:51:00 +00002008-07-14T17:51:40.766-04:00Cool StuffGet Organized with Case Logic Accessories Universal attachment system fits different locations on wheelchairs, providing quick access to essentials like cell phone Case Logic, a partner in the NSCIA online store, has designed a variety of accessories to keep the wheelchair user organized. A Mobility Catch All attaches to the side of your wheelchair and is a great place to hold a cell phone, orhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/YIuIFAJITk4/cool-way-to-organize.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/YIuIFAJITk4" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2008/07/cool-way-to-organize.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-1026144290655714241Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:45:00 +00002008-07-14T17:47:52.097-04:00DisabilityAdvocacyThe National Council on Disability (NCD) is gathering public input for a study of emerging issues and trends affecting the lives of people with disabilities. Information gathered will be used in the development of NCD's next annual progress report to the President and Congress. The Council isseeking input on disability issues including health, housing, employment, insurance, transportation, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/A1NoZ94VihM/request-for-input.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/A1NoZ94VihM" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2008/07/request-for-input.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-4208176637082300786Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:28:00 +00002008-07-14T17:33:31.408-04:00Action AlertsNewsADALegislationNotice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)Proposal to Revise ADA Regulations under Title II and Title IIIhttp://www.ada.gov/NPRM2008/ADAnprm08.htmOn Friday, May 30, 2008, Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey signed proposed regulations to revise the Department’s ADA regulations, including its ADAStandards for Accessible Design. On Tuesday, June 17, 2008, the proposed regulations were published in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/gcplHWw2mW0/alert-july-15-9am-ada-regulations.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/gcplHWw2mW0" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2008/07/alert-july-15-9am-ada-regulations.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-4370568184729879583Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:14:00 +00002008-07-14T17:18:08.089-04:00DisabilityNewsVictoriesLegislationEuthanasiaDelawareJust got this in my email, and have to share it. Delaware just passed a resolution which protects the rights of people with disabilities to not die by starvation like Terri had to.Check out this blogger's post: Herehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/nLQ2F37raMA/delaware-values-life.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/nLQ2F37raMA" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2008/07/delaware-values-life.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-7765728918096899021Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:26:00 +00002008-02-21T11:27:25.024-05:00UpdateI had a bad January and it took me some time to get myself back to writing, so I'm just now getting back to blogging. I just wanted to let everyone know I'm getting caught up.Judyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/UKIi_sh__ow/im-back.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/UKIi_sh__ow" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2008/02/im-back.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-5578481650651655254Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:28:00 +00002007-11-25T15:32:01.364-05:00InstitutionsNewsWVLong Term CareWV DHHR silenced employees in disability hearing, lawsuit says – 9/25/07 By Scott Finn, West Virginia Public Broadcasting Studio lead: For the past six years, Shawn Shumbera (Shum-BEAR-a) has lived at Bateman Hospital, a state mental institution in Huntington. His doctors have said he could live on his own – with help from the state’s MR/DD Waiver program. But state officials have http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/kxg2UsGDls4/wv-public-radio-wv-dhhr-silenced.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/kxg2UsGDls4" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2007/11/wv-public-radio-wv-dhhr-silenced.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-6992325863565908046Sun, 25 Nov 2007 03:55:00 +00002007-11-24T23:07:31.145-05:00HealthcareNewsWVVisionThe Seeing Hand's low vision clinics, which were last held in January 2005 under the auspices of the West Virginia University Eye Institute, have resumed at the center on 750 Main Street in Wheeling. EddieMcDonald, O.D., who is a graduate of Southern College of Optometry in Memphis and is practicing optometry in Moundsville, is the optometrist who leads the team in providing low vision http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/3EM21Gq4XvE/vision-services-in-west-virginia.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/3EM21Gq4XvE" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2007/11/vision-services-in-west-virginia.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-4973960196562126951Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:31:00 +00002007-11-22T00:46:13.455-05:00Personal StoriesHappy Thanksgiving Subscribers & Readers :)I hope this Thanksgiving, you and your family will find you are blessed as you think on all that you have to be thankful for.I am thankful for many things...1. The newest addition to my family, a second granddaughter was born in September. And I was there for her birth.2. My youngest sister has come back into our lives after years of estrangement.3. My http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/cCiNVeL4D4M/happy-thanksgiving.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/cCiNVeL4D4M" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2007/11/happy-thanksgiving.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-5255609085239373504Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:33:00 +00002007-11-20T13:34:37.798-05:00WVKen ErvinKen Ervin to be Named Distinguished Mountaineer by Governor Joe ManchinOn Monday, November 26, 2007, Governor Joe Manchin will honor the life of Ken Ervin, who passed away in October, with the Distinguished Mountaineer Award. The ceremony will take place at 12:30 in the Governor’s Reception Room at the Capitol. Ken was born in Buckhannon, West http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/CvVi189Miow/ken-ervin-to-be-honored-by-governor.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/CvVi189Miow" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2007/11/ken-ervin-to-be-honored-by-governor.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-6752721626423874898Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:21:00 +00002007-11-14T13:25:19.792-05:00Cool StuffThis is a very cool website with images of artwork created by people with disabilities in West Virginia. Fine Arthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/UhhCTIQfrxE/fine-art-website.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/UhhCTIQfrxE" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2007/11/fine-art-website.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-3793295850860745857Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:27:00 +00002007-11-14T12:29:42.152-05:00Herbal RemediesNewsAlternative Medicine I got this by email so I do not know what publication to credit this articleGarlic 'beats hospital superbug' Allicin occurs naturally in garlicThe ingredient which gives garlic its distinctive smell is the latest weapon in the battle to beat the hospital "superbug" MRSA. University of East London researchers found allicin treated even the most antibiotic-resistant strains of the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/_Lrb9vlZHKs/garlic-cures-mrsa.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/_Lrb9vlZHKs" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2007/11/garlic-cures-mrsa.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-8308065704201428359Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:20:00 +00002007-11-13T13:20:43.590-05:00Ken ErvinA memorial Service will be held for disabilities rights advocate Ken Ervin, who passed away in October. A remembrance will be held on Saturday November 17th from 1 to 3 pm at the Warner Theatre in downtown Morgantown. It will be open to anyone who would like to come to celebrate the life and work of a man who dedicated his life fighting for people with disabilities. The Warner Theater, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/NFTba6ovblk/memorial-services-for-ken-ervin.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/NFTba6ovblk" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2007/11/memorial-services-for-ken-ervin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-6862518910356914461Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:09:00 +00002007-11-13T09:10:29.522-05:00My life intervened and prevented me from keeping up with my writing and blogging. I've finally gotten back control over my life.. so I'll be updating this blog again.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/DiEkNC8mVbQ/will-be-updating-this-blog-again.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/DiEkNC8mVbQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2007/11/will-be-updating-this-blog-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-3896295407060215563Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:38:00 +00002007-10-30T09:46:18.174-04:00DisabilityNewsLegislationEuthanasiaArticlesBritish MPs Want Clearer Law on Abortion of Disables Unborn Babies London, England (LifeNews.com) -- Members of the British Parliament want a clearer law on when disabled unborn children can become victims of abortions. They saw the current law is meant to allow abortions only in severe, life-threatening conditions and that it is being used to allow abortions on babies with treatablehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/CWFeofhrpoQ/brits-want-clearer-law-on-abortion-of.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/CWFeofhrpoQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2007/10/brits-want-clearer-law-on-abortion-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-122355697327605962Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:26:00 +00002007-10-25T00:27:55.433-04:00HealthcareDisabilityVeteransArticlesDefense, VA Team Proposes Disability Process ChangesBy Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2007 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates gave an interagency task force studying the disability rating system for wounded warriors its marching orders: “Aside from the war itself, we have no higher priority.”The task force came back with a proposal that should cut the time wounded http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/RygSZIj8tz0/veterans-disability-process-changes.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/RygSZIj8tz0" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2007/10/veterans-disability-process-changes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-2359117590043974209Sat, 20 Oct 2007 05:07:00 +00002007-10-20T01:08:34.104-04:00OrganizationsKen ErvinDisability Community Loses Strong Advocate - October 13, 2007 On October 13, 2007 Ken Ervin of Morgantown, WV passed away. Ken was the organizer of ADAPT in West Virginia and a well know disability rights advocate. West Virginia Advocates would like to extend our deepest sympathy to Ken Ervin’s family and friends. Ken was a dedicated advocate on behalf of individuals with disabilities. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/x0JwijzTlh4/wv-advocates-statement-on-kens-death.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/x0JwijzTlh4" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2007/10/wv-advocates-statement-on-kens-death.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-994422310642587382Sat, 20 Oct 2007 04:32:00 +00002007-10-20T00:55:26.571-04:00CaliforniaVAPANewsEventsVermontAccessibilityPersonal StoriesCool StuffArticlesVermont State Senator Flanagan Highlights Brain Injuries: LinkCalifornia Widow Gets $175,000.00 - She sued the city because the sidewalks were inaccessible which caused her husband to be using his wheelchair long the curb when he was hit and killed by a stolen car: LinkVirginia Woman Makes Historic Property Accessible Only To Get Sued For Doing It: LinkCool Arts Festival in Philadelphia Provides http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/F9i25aG_diA/todays-top-awareness-news-stories.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/F9i25aG_diA" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2007/10/todays-top-awareness-news-stories.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-5343029637372474583Sat, 20 Oct 2007 03:36:00 +00002007-10-19T23:48:27.251-04:00NewsAccessibilityKen ErvinI learned today that Ken Ervin's burial was inaccessible and his resting place is inaccessible. At first, I thought that Ken would have protested his own funeral had he been there or known about it, but then I realized that Ken would have wanted it this way.He would have wanted the Cemetery to have to deal with the issue of accessibility. He would have wanted to push the issue until his final http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/c7nkM9Z7MWc/ken-ervins-burial-spot-inaccessible.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/c7nkM9Z7MWc" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2007/10/ken-ervins-burial-spot-inaccessible.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-7682947899311815040Fri, 19 Oct 2007 02:39:00 +00002007-10-18T22:48:36.815-04:00NewsADAPTKen ErvinOpinion Article from The Charleston Gazette: LinkA Friend of Ken's Reflects on His Funeral: LinkADAPT of WV: LinkPhoto of Ken Outside The Institution He Grew Up In: Linkhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/dBg5afjlLEs/more-stuff-honoring-ken-ervin.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/dBg5afjlLEs" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2007/10/more-stuff-honoring-ken-ervin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-5997974582091915326Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:05:00 +00002007-10-18T15:06:31.920-04:00NewsEuthanasiaArticlesRome, Italy (LifeNews.com) -- An Italian court has granted a request by a disabled woman's father for a new trial in his bid to remove her feeding tube and authorize her death by starvation and dehydration. Eluana Englaro has been a coma for 15 years after an automobile accident seriously injured her and her father wants to remove her feedinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/UfUGLNNE9S4/italy-father-who-wants-to-remove.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/UfUGLNNE9S4" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2007/10/italy-father-who-wants-to-remove.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-7977638414466814745Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:58:00 +00002007-10-18T14:59:39.692-04:00NewsKen ErvinScott Finn"s WV Public Radio story about Ken"s death Listen to it at http://www.wvpubcast.org/av/1016wvm2.mp3W.Va. Disabilities Advocate Dies at 45By Scott Finn, West Virginia Public BroadcastingStudio lead: West Virginia recently lost one of its leading advocates for people with disabilities. Forty-five year old Ken Ervin died Saturday of an apparent heart attack.If you’ve spent much http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/6max0LZcdXM/wv-public-radio-broadcast-about-ken.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/6max0LZcdXM" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2007/10/wv-public-radio-broadcast-about-ken.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-8918759905325705450Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:48:00 +00002007-10-18T14:49:55.335-04:00NewsKen ErvinArticlesAdvocate for the disabled dies at 45 by Jake StumpDaily Mail Capitol ReporterOne of the state's most colorful and aggressive advocates for the disabled has passed away at age 45. Friends say Ken Ervin took pride in literally chasing down and cornering lawmakers at the state Capitol, as well as bombarding the governor's office with multiple phone calls daily.Complete Story: Linkhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/Z2HOaeDjWYs/news-story-on-ken-ervin.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/Z2HOaeDjWYs" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2007/10/news-story-on-ken-ervin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-6044276491955929575Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:57:00 +00002007-10-16T11:04:15.587-04:00Ken Ervinhttp://www.wvgazette.com/section/Obituaries/#Kenneth_Joseph_Ervin_66851*Kenneth Joseph Ervin*Kenneth Joseph Ervin died unexpectedly in his sleep on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007, in Morgantown.He was born in Buckhannon, W.Va., on Jan. 7, 1962, he was the son of Velta Hibbs Carpenter and the late Willard "Bill" Ervin. Ken was a graduate of Buckhannon High School and had a Bachelor's Degree in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/Gk13McJfPTc/obituary-ken-ervin.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/Gk13McJfPTc" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2007/10/obituary-ken-ervin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674717397064118415.post-5448316588160684104Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:28:00 +00002007-10-15T09:04:52.250-04:00ActivismADAPTPersonal StoriesAdvocacyKen ErvinI was excited when I headed downstairs to check my email. My daughter and two grandchildren were gone for the whole day and I was finally going to get a break. It's been six weeks of time more than well spent with them, and being the main caregiver is more exhausting than I ever thought possible.Anyways...So they just left the house for the day and I got online only to find out that someone I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~3/1ZCp5UNAaXo/mourning-is-odd-thing.htmlimnotaduck@aol.com (Judith Blakley)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OrdinaryLiberties/~4/1ZCp5UNAaXo" height="1" width="1"/>http://ordinaryliberties.blogspot.com/2007/10/mourning-is-odd-thing.html