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 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:50:58 GMT Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:50:58 GMT accessible.org http://www.accessible.org/index.html Accessible web site design enhances the performance of both nonprofits and businesses. And Bobby approved designs power a practical, pragmatic approach to web accessibility. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:50:58 GMT http://www.accessible.org/31-year-old-bipolar-disabled-male-seeks-grant-money-peace-of-mind.html I am a single 31-year-old childless male. I have dealt with severe depression and have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I have had a rough life growing Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:44:42 GMT http://www.accessible.org/single-mom-seeks-grant-money-for-vegetarian-home-day-care.html I am a 49-year-old woman that has been a primarily single mother with two children, who are now grown up. All I ever wanted to be was a stay-at-home mom, Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:13:27 GMT http://www.accessible.org/epilepsy-disabled-man-seeks-housing-grant-money-to-avoid-homelessness.html My name is Michael Barnett and I am epileptic and I am unable to work due to frequent and unexpected seizures. Also I was diagnosed on Christmas Eve with Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:03:26 GMT http://www.accessible.org/disabled-retired-man-seeks-grant-money-for-segway.html I am disabled from a fall I took while working and broke my neck. I have chronic pain. I am retired from the state and the young age of 65 (smile). My Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:52:50 GMT http://www.accessible.org/43-year-old-disabled-man-seeks-help-to-avoid-dying-from-liver-failure.html My husband is 43 and is dying from liver failure. I'm looking for grant money or other assistance to save his life. He is on the transplant list for a Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:43:02 GMT http://www.accessible.org/60-year-old-woman-seeks-grant-money-for-badly-needed-dental-work.html I have been disabled for over 10 years with a bad back and arthritis. I live on SSI and get food stamps and medical. But I have no dental coverage. I Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:28:10 GMT http://www.accessible.org/53-year-old-with-sbs-disabled-grandson-seeks-accessible-grant-money.html My name is Diane. I'm a 53-year-old grandmother struggling to care for my six-year-old grandson. He is diagnosed with shaken baby syndrome. Due to his Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:13:36 GMT http://www.accessible.org/44-year-old-single-mom-seeks-disability-grants-for-home-accessibility.html I'm a 44-year-old single mom, currently unemployed. I'm looking for disability grants for home accessibility and transportation. I have two kids: Maisy, Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:10:54 GMT http://www.accessible.org/disabled-man-seeks-help-to-replace-lost-malpractice-settlement.html To whoever takes the time to read this plea, I wish I was more eloquent, sadly I am not. I became wheelchair-bound in 1981, because of a surgical procedure Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:43:42 GMT http://www.accessible.org/caring-wife-seeks-grant-for-accessible-bathroom-for-disabled-husband.html My disabled husband needs financial help to make our bathroom accessible to him. Please let me tell you a little bit about his situation. My husband worked Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:54:42 GMT http://www.accessible.org/disabled-widow-barely-surviving-on-widows-benefits-seeks-ways-to-make-ends-meet.html My name is Sandra Townson. My husband passed away last June of 2009. I had been paying on two life insurance policies but it was for a two-year indemnity Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:44:42 GMT http://www.accessible.org/disabled-man-seeks-business-grant-to-buy-back-family-diner.html We owned a 1950s diner in Paducah, Kentucky, but recently lost it due to the economy. It was sold at an auction. The buyer told me he would sell it back Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:05:15 GMT http://www.accessible.org/disabled-couple-seeks-government-grant-to-fund-nonprofit-helping-those-with-disabilities.html My wife and I both are disabled. Even though we are both disabled, we are still very much in love and do our best to take care of each other. Even though Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:55:13 GMT http://www.accessible.org/caring-husband-seeks-grant-money-or-other-help-for-disabled-wife.html My wife Monica has had four back surgeries in the last four years and they say there is nothing more they can do for her. We rent and live in a two-story Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:52:55 GMT http://www.accessible.org/caregiver-wife-seeks-better-life-for-disabled-husband-and-self.html When I'd see Ronald Reagan's wife on TV for an interview, I thought to myself that I look like her, worried about her husband, like so much on a person Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:32:33 GMT http://www.accessible.org/accident-disabled-woman-seeks-grant-money-or-other-help-with-moving-costs.html I'm a disabled woman on SSI and SSA since 1995. I was injured September 6,1990 in a near-fatal car crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway located in Chicago, Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:59:43 GMT http://www.accessible.org/single-mother-of-child-with-multiple-disabilities-seeks-grant-for-home-business.html I'm a single mother with a child that has multiple disabilities (hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, no vision in his left eye, quadriplegia) along with over Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:33:42 GMT http://www.accessible.org/stroke-disabled-woman-seeks-government-grant-money-for-vehicle.html Can you help me purchase a car? I don't want an expensive one. I'm on Disability and it doesn't pay that much, only rent and some food. I had a stroke Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:22:34 GMT http://www.accessible.org/stroke-disabled-woman-loses-all-and-seeks-grant-money-for-better-life.html In November 2005, while on vacation in NC, I suffered a stroke. It has left me severely disabled and in need of assistance. I lost everything and had Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:12:51 GMT http://www.accessible.org/paranoid-schizophrenic-50-year-old-single-mother-seeks-housing-grant-money.html I am 50 years old with a 13-year-old daughter. I would like to have a two-bedroom home that I can afford on $606 of SSI monthly income and $159 of food Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:57:11 GMT http://www.accessible.org/disabled-veteran-seeks-grant-to-save-towing-business-and-home.html I was determined 90 disabled 80 service connected in 2007. I could not get a job due to my disabilities. So when I had a chance to buy a towing business Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:37:16 GMT http://www.accessible.org/single-mom-to-disabled-children-seeks-grant-money-for-accessible-home-repairs.html I am a single mom to special needs children. My daughter is 15 years old and does not walk or talk. We live in an older home that is not very wheelchair Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:28:31 GMT http://www.accessible.org/disabled-57-year-old-mother-seeks-grant-money-for-reliable-vehicle.html I am 57 years old. On my own, I raised five children all of whom I am very proud of. Now I am dealing with multiple disabilities. I am diabetic, have Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:23:33 GMT http://www.accessible.org/cerebral-vasculitis-disabled-woman-seeks-grant-for-online-education.html Last year I almost died from a very rare disease called cerebral vasculitis. It causes inflammation in the brain. It happened two days after my birthday. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:04:33 GMT http://www.accessible.org/kidney-failure-disabled-man-seeks-grant-money-for-debt-relief.html I have been living with kidney failure for the last five years. It's hard for me to pay the bills. I have $60,000 of debt. The credit card company couldn't Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:51:58 GMT http://www.accessible.org/retired-navy-veteran-with-disabilities-seeks-business-grant-to-help-disabled.html My name is Richard Farber. I am a retired U.S. Navy veteran with 21 years of service. I am on disability myself, not through the Navy, but through the Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:43:22 GMT http://www.accessible.org/disabled-man-seeks-monthly-salary-through-us-government-aid-program.html I wish to express my respects to President Obama as the first man giving clear credibility to freedom and justice in the United States. My name is Zaid Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:25:45 GMT http://www.accessible.org/51-year-old-disabled-farmer-seeks-government-grant-for-rv-park-development.html I became a disabled farmer at age 26. Now I'm 51 and out of work, married, father of three in college and having financial trouble. I need a hand, please. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:34:02 GMT http://www.accessible.org/separated-parents-seek-government-grant-to-help-with-medical-costs.html My wife and I are parents to an extraordinary 15-year-old son who is a below-the-knee amputee. Even though we are currently separated due to differences Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:49:01 GMT http://www.accessible.org/disabled-man-needs-business-grant-for-restaurant-for-people-to-eat-worries-away.html I'm a home dialysis patient an have been for the last eight years. Cooking and watching the enjoyment on people faces when they taste my cooking gives Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:08:19 GMT http://www.accessible.org/mentally-disabled-28-year-old-man-seeks-grant-money-for-better-life.html My name is Kris Brownlee and I am 28 years old. My mother Melinda is writing this for me, because I cannot read or write. I have the mind of a five-year-old Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:54:53 GMT http://www.accessible.org/41-year-old-disabled-divorced-mother-of-two-disabled-teenagers-seeks-help.html I am a 41-year-old mother of two teenagers. One is bipolar/major depressive with severe anxiety and the other has undiagnosed depression. Both of them Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:26:04 GMT http://www.accessible.org/seizure-disabled-holly-falling-through-the-cracks-without-government-grant-help.html My name is Holly. In 2005, I suffered a head injury during a domestic incident. Unfortunately, circumstances did not allow me to seek immediate medical Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:12:14 GMT http://www.accessible.org/disabled-man-with-extended-family-seeks-housing-grant-money-for-home-repairs.html I was born physically handicapped in a day and age when most parents institutionalized their handicapped children. My parents chose to raise me themselves Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:56:49 GMT http://www.accessible.org/lupus-fibromyalgia-disabled-46-year-old-uc-graduate-seeks-help-to-save-home.html I have had SLE (Lupus) for 25 years and have had several severe bouts with it, to the point of making final arrangements for care of my daughter and final Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:39:37 GMT http://www.accessible.org/disabled-emotionally-abused-mother-of-six-seeks-grant-to-stay-above-water.html My name is Veronica Saravia and I am a 42-year-old married mother of six children, five still under the age of 18. I am disabled and have been for more Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:38:05 GMT 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