http://www.accessible.org/accessible-web-blog.html This Accessible Web Blog has the latest time-sensitive information from Accessible.Org, including news items (recent activities) and page changes (web site updates). en-us accessible web Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:14:33 GMT Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:14:33 GMT accessible.org http://www.accessible.org/mentally-slow-young-man-needs-grant-money-to-have-a-life.html My name is Barbara. For almost eight months I watched a young man come to my place of business without any teeth and who, after talking to him, apparently Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:14:18 GMT http://www.accessible.org/bipolar-41-year-old-woman-seeks-government-grant-money-for-new-life.html I have been on SSI/SSDI for 12 years. I thought it was such a blessing to finally have an income after living on practically nothing waiting to get it Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:51:07 GMT http://www.accessible.org/earnest-34-year-old-woman-seeks-grant-money-for-school-and-independence.html Hello, I am a 34-year-old disabled woman with severe psoriatic arthritis. I've had it my whole life and as I get older, the worse it has become. I have Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:38:17 GMT http://www.accessible.org/brain-disabled-jonathan-seeks-grant-money-for-independent-living.html My name is Jonathan and I am 20 years old. I was born with epilepsy. At age 3, I received a frontal lobe brain injury as the result of an accident. I Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:01:49 GMT http://www.accessible.org/army-and-navy-veteran-seeks-help-after-exhausting-va-resources.html I served in both the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army. I was injured in a very bad car wreck while on duty in Germany. I was a passenger in the car wreck. The Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:53:01 GMT http://www.accessible.org/financially-embarrassed-disabled-woman-seeks-help-rebuilding-dignity.html I am a survivor of assault. I was struck across the face with a wooden table leg, swung with the force of a grown man swinging a baseball bat. The result Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:38:14 GMT http://www.accessible.org/disabled-army-veteran-needs-grant-money-for-used-car.html I served this country in the Army so I am a vet. I have been disabled for seven years. I draw a check for $944 each month. I have schizophrenia, high Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:23:36 GMT http://www.accessible.org/mother-seeks-home-repair-grant-money-for-autism-disabled-kids.html My name is Monica Andrus. I'm the mother of five kids, two of whom have autism. Their father inherited land and houses after his mother's murder. He has Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:42:27 GMT http://www.accessible.org/bipolar-woman-with-other-disabilities-seeks-grant-money-to-avoid-homelessness.html Hello. My name is Helen Hung. At the age of 10 years, I was molested by a member of my family. Later, my mental illness began with depression and social Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:31:42 GMT http://www.accessible.org/disabled-bipolar-mother-of-mmr-daughter-seeks-government-school-grant.html My name is Susan. I am 43 years old. I am going back to school to learn. I'm taking Psychology classes. I am disabled and draw $846 a month in Disability. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:17:54 GMT http://www.accessible.org/disabled-surviving-woman-seeks-grant-money-to-help-restore-family-life.html (1) How my personal situation came about I have been totally disabled for the past 10 years: physically, mentally, and emotionally. At the age of 54, Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:18:01 GMT http://www.accessible.org/disabled-woman-seeks-grant-money-for-mobile-home-without-mold.html I have never told a story like this before. But I was never disabled and living in a mobile home with mold everywhere. I stay sick but have no insurance. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:37:12 GMT http://www.accessible.org/single-mom-with-disabled-sons-seeks-grant-money-to-make-ends-meet.html I'm 50 years old and badly in need of dentures, having lost all but six of my teeth three years ago. But I can't get any dental work done because I can't Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:30:36 GMT http://www.accessible.org/mother-seeks-grant-money-for-addition-to-home-for-rett-disabled-daughte.html Our daughter, now eight years old, has Rett Syndrome. It is a devastating neurological developmental disorder. It is the most disabling in the autism spectrum Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:07:54 GMT http://www.accessible.org/disabled-stepfather-seeks-government-grant-for-vocational-school.html I live on SSI of $674 a month and I need a life that I think I can get by going to vocational school. I have a wife and two stepchildren, 16 and 17 years Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:32:49 GMT http://www.accessible.org/mother-with-cerebral-palsy-disabled-daughter-seeks-aid-to-make-ends-meet.html Let me share a bit of my life with you. My husband and I have been married for 13 years and we have three children. My eldest is Christine, who was 12 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:22:20 GMT http://www.accessible.org/24-year-old-mother-with-sbs-disabled-baby-seeks-government-grant-money.html I am a 24-year-old woman who has two beautiful children: a four-year-old daughter and a one-year-old. In 2008, my baby boy came into this world. At the Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:03:01 GMT http://www.accessible.org/single-mother-of-disabled-boy-seeks-government-housing-grant.html I am a single mother of a young boy that is just 18 months and his name is Isiah. We hit rock bottom when Isiah was just a month old and had a seizure. Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:30:40 GMT http://www.accessible.org/partially-disabled-marine-veteran-seeks-business-and-home-repair-grants.html I am a 44-year-old partially disabled veteran who is trying to start over after a very bad year. In 2007 I suffered a heart attack, resulting in the loss Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:15:25 GMT http://www.accessible.org/55-year-old-disabled-woman-seeks-government-grant-or-loan-to-save-family.html I am a 55-year-old disabled woman. I need a loan or grant to save my truck and home but most of all my marriage and family. Up until the 4th of December Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:05:19 GMT http://www.accessible.org/disabled-sisters-seek-government-grant-money-for-home-and-transportation.html My sister and I are disabled and in power wheelchairs. It takes all the money we get from our monthly checks to pay our bills. Our heating and air units Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:58:38 GMT http://www.accessible.org/woman-with-medical-problems-seeks-government-grant-for-daycare-center.html I was raised in a family with four brothers and a sister. My dad worked at the post office and my mom was a cannery worker. I had a wonderful childhood Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:46:20 GMT http://www.accessible.org/49-year-old-veteran-seeks-government-grant-for-accessible-home-repairs.html I am a 49-year-old disabled veteran with several back and neck problems. My disability needs require us spending money we don't have. My doctors recommend Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:36:14 GMT http://www.accessible.org/army-veteran-and-single-father-seeks-help-for-debt-relief-and-business.html My name is Jonathan, and I am a U.S. veteran. I am a single father of two wonderful children, and I live in Dallas, North Carolina. My story is very simple, Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:26:14 GMT http://www.accessible.org/49-year-old-disabled-woman-seeks-housing-grant-for-home-repairs.html I am 49 years old with a husband and two teenage sons at home. Our home was built in the 1920s and needs some major repairs and improvements. I have been Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:31:15 GMT http://www.accessible.org/56-year-old-woman-seeks-housing-grant-for-new-mobile-home.html I'm 56 years old and on SSI and social security. I'm disabled with COPD, asthma, diabetes and severe arthritis and I can barely walk at times. I am in Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:18:04 GMT http://www.accessible.org/45-year-old-ms-disabled-woman-seeks-debt-relief-and-help-to-move-closer-to-family.html I am 45 years old, married with one son. I have had Multiple Sclerosis since 1988. With the economy, my family has accumulated debt and is looking for Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:25:23 GMT http://www.accessible.org/disabled-senior-needing-government-grant-help-to-repair-home.html I am 61 years old and I have several health issues that caused me to become disabled six years ago. I have COPD, degenerative disease of the spine, and Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:24:32 GMT http://www.accessible.org/parkinson-disabled-man-seeks-relief-from-medical-expense-induced-debt.html My name is David Williams and I am 54 years old. I live in Columbus, Ohio and am on disability for Parkinson's disease and bipolar illness. I was a very Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:59:06 GMT http://www.accessible.org/50-year-old-disabled-and-broken-man-seeks-financial-help-for-debt-relief.html I have been disabled since April 27, 1990 when I had a accident in a sawmill where I slipped on some boards and felt a huge pop in my lower back. I went Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:08:48 GMT http://www.accessible.org/60-year-old-man-seeks-grant-money-for-medical-coverage.html My name is Gary Burns. I am 60 years old. Now retired, I'm looking for ways to add to my income, maybe a grant, to cover medical expenses. I have Hepatitis Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:25:11 GMT http://www.accessible.org/20-year-old-college-student-seeks-government-transportation-grant-for-school.html I am a 20-year-old college student in need of financial assistance in the form of a government transportation grant. I have no reliable transportation Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:12:08 GMT http://www.accessible.org/accident-disabled-woman-seeks-grant-money-for-debt-relief.html On March 8, 1984 at 7:55 AM, a city bus struck me while I was riding my bike to school. I became physically disabled then and now, I'm financially disabled Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:51:32 GMT http://www.accessible.org/disabled-katina-seeks-grant-for-disabled-native-american-mom.html My name is Katina, and I am writing this for a parent, my mom Linda Wells. She lives with a disability, and a very low amount of income, and little hope Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:33:27 GMT http://www.accessible.org/23-year-old-dialysis-patient-seeks-funding-for-arm-cozy-invention.html My name is Shanice Figeroux and I'm 23 years old. I've been on dialysis since the age of 13 and have had operations too numerous to count. Since 1999, Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:40:45 GMT http://www.accessible.org/wife-of-disabled-gulf-war-veteran-seeks-housing-grant-money.html My husband is a disabled gulf war veteran. He gets $1,400 a month. I applied for SSI for myself being I've been disabled eight years. My husband worked Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:06:48 GMT http://www.accessible.org/ptsd-disabled-marine-veteran-seeks-debt-relief-and-education-help.html I joined the USMC February 18, 2003. I was in a homeless shelter in Brooklyn, NY December 2002. There was no war yet but there sure was lots of politics Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:34:45 GMT http://www.accessible.org/missouri-mark-seeks-hand-up-not-handout-as-time-marches-on.html It started 10 years ago, after a complete house fire, heart attack, and looming major surgery for my most beautiful wife. Despite my optimism, time marches Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:09:31 GMT http://www.accessible.org/disabled-mother-and-daughter-have-a-great-need-for-debt-relief.html Hello to everyone who reads my story. I'm disabled and I take care of my disabled daughter. It's been a struggle for us. I'm separated from her father. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:22:09 GMT http://www.accessible.org/father-and-son-ministry-seek-grant-for-nonprofit-organization.html My name is Anthony Whisnant. Ever since I was born with Cerebral Palsy, my relationship with my parents has not been a healthy one. I have never had any Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:08:40 GMT http://www.accessible.org/single-mom-with-three-kids-seeks-medical-aid-for-kids-and-dental-work.html I am a single parent with three kids. I cannot get medical assistance, even though my sisters, who have two kids, and their husbands with them, do. I Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:57:43 GMT http://www.accessible.org/wheelchair-bound-disabled-woman-seeks-grant-money-for-accessible-minivan.html I have been confined to a wheelchair for several years. I'm looking for a grant to buy a minivan with hand controls. I am currently separated from the Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:49:54 GMT http://www.accessible.org/loving-wife-seeks-caregiver-help-for-double-amputee-disabled-husband.html My husband is 50 and is a double amputee. I am his caregiver and things are getting difficult now that he doesn't have any legs. Up until November of Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:15:06 GMT http://www.accessible.org/65-year-old-accident-disabled-grandpa-needs-accessible-housing-grant-money.html My best friend's dad wrecked his van over a cliff in mid-December 2009. He was pulled over to the side of a back road watching a doe and fawn eat. The Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:04:25 GMT http://www.accessible.org/47-year-old-disabled-man-seeks-vehicle-and-dental-grant-money.html I am a 47-year-old male who's on disability. Four years ago I bought a used car from a car dealer who has since gone out of business or has moved. The Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:06:09 GMT http://www.accessible.org/29-year-old-disabled-married-mother-seeks-grant-money-for-home-business.html I am a 29-year-old female suffering from autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, sacroiliac joint dysfunction, high blood pressure, liver cysts, Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:49:48 GMT http://www.accessible.org/65-year-old-disabled-widow-of-veteran-seeks-money-for-child-or-elder-care.html I am a 65-year-old, disabled widow of a deceased, disabled veteran. I went back to college in my 50s to get a BS in business. I needed only six credits Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:28:50 GMT http://www.accessible.org/46-year-old-with-dissociative-disorder-disability-seeks-grant-for-home-business.html I am 46. For the past 24 years I have struggled with Dissociative Disorder. For most of that time, however, it was classified as Schizoaffective Disorder. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:32:10 GMT http://www.accessible.org/63-year-old-disabled-woman-seeks-grant-money-for-accessible-bedroom.html I am presently on disability retirement. I retired from teaching approximately eight years ago. I have suffered with neck problems since I was a teenager. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:34:44 GMT http://www.accessible.org/accident-disabled-man-seeks-government-grant-for-accessible-housing.html When I was 11 years old on April 19 1976 in my home town of Lexington Massachusetts standing in front of the iconic minuteman statue, I snuck under someone's Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:27:46 GMT