New Horizons Un-Limited Inc. New Horizons Un-Limited Inc.The Careers and the Disabled Magazine Career Expo for People with Disabilities is scheduled for Thursday and Friday, November 13 and 14, 2003 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. Thursday's events, geared towards employers, include the Disability 101 Seminar, which teaches employers how to reach, recruit, and work with people with disabilities. It will also review etiquette and interviewing strategies to maximize results from Career Expo 2003's hiring events. Friday's Career Expo, beginning at 10 a.m., will offer ample opportunity for job seekers to meet with potential employers. For more information on this event, call Equal Opportunity Publications, Inc. at (631) 421-9421. You may also e-mail them at info@eop.com.
It was recently announced that work is near completion to make 16 landmark Broadway theaters fully accessible to people with disabilities under the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Shubert Organization, America's oldest professional theater company and operator of the 16 theaters, has invested $5 million to improve wheelchair seating areas, restrooms, entrances and exits, as well as ticket windows, concession areas and drinking fountains at each of the theaters. While the work had started several years ago, completion is expected by the end of this year. Shubert's theaters include some of Broadway's most famous stages, including the Winter Garden Theatre (which hosted Cats, the longest-running play in Broadway history, and Mamma Mia!), the Broadway Theatre, the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, and the Lyceum Theatre.
The recent revival of Big River, the broadway show based on Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," is making quite a stir. The production is the first to prominently feature deaf actors and American Sign Language. The lines and songs are both signed on-stage and spoken by off-stage actors. The sign language adds extra dimension to the choreography. The New York Times added "without ever betraying strain, the show integrates signed, spoken and sung language into a sparklingly clear, energetic retelling of Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn." The show is being staged at the American Airlines Theater at 227 West 42nd Street New York, NY through Sunday, September 14, 2003.
People Inc., a non-profit organization in Western New York, offers the Museum of disABILITY History, which is dedicated to the collection, preservation and display of artifacts pertaining to the history of people with disabilities. The museum launched a new traveling exhibit, "What If: Options in DD History." This exhibit features a collection of postcards, books, photos, illustrations and manuals documenting public attitudes and treatment of people with disabilities as well as a Pictorial History of Developmental Centers, which offers a brief look at life in the institutions from the 1900s until 1970. The exhibit also features a series of photographs and text, documenting institutional life in New York State for persons with disabilities. Beyond this exhibit however, the museum also offers several on-line exhibits. To learn more about the Museum or the traveling exhibit, contact Douglas A. Platt by e-mail at dplatt@people-inc.org or call the museum at (716) 634-8132.
Maryland Governor's Office for Individuals with Disabilities has developed a Disability Access Card Program, similar to senior citizen discount programs. The program provides discounts on services, entertainment and merchandise at various participating businesses throughout the State of Maryland to eligible individuals with disabilities. Maryland citizens with permanent disabilities who are receiving permanent disability payments from a State or U.S. agency or disability-related services from a State agency are eligible for this program. To request an application for the card, contact the Governor's Office for Individuals with Disabilities at (410) 333-3098 (Voice/TTY) or (800) 637-4113. You may also e-mail oid@gov.state.md.us Be sure to leave your full name, address and phone number.
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