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Reprieve for Ray Sandford

Submitted by Larryw on Mon, 05/25/2009 - 16:28.
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Photo of Ray Sandford. Photo by Daryl Trones of City Pages.Photo of Ray Sandford. Photo by Daryl Trones of City Pages.

DisabilityNation has continued to follow the story of Ray Sandford for the past few months. Back in April you'll recall that Ray's psychiatrist quit giving hope that the forced shock treatments he was receiving would soon end. Last week an article appeared in City Pages that did an excellent job of describing what Ray has been subjected to because of these treatments. City Pages is the main weekly newspaper distributed throughout   Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota.

Ray Sandford Declares "Guarded Victory" for MindFreedom Ray Campaign

Submitted by Larryw on Mon, 04/20/2009 - 06:59.
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Several months ago I posted news about Ray Sandford, a man from Minnesota who was undergoing forced electric shock treatments because of his mental illness. An organization called Mind Freedom" has been supporting Ray's efforts to end this involuntary treatment. This update comes via a press release issued by the organization late last week. The text of the release follows:

The bad news is that this morning, 15 April 2009, Ray Sandford of  Minnesota had another involuntary, outpatient electroshock, also  known as electroconvulsive therapy or ECT.

The good news is today's forced electroshock could be Ray's last.

Guide Dogs & Getting Hired - The March Issue of DisabilityNation

Submitted by Larryw on Wed, 03/04/2009 - 21:10.
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photo of a man using a laptop computerThe March issue of DisabilityNation is finally here and features coverage of the latest news and interviews focusing on issues important to people with disabilities.

If you're looking for work right now you know that finding employment is difficult because of the downturn in the economy. Fortunately, if you're a person with a disability there is a new web site that might be able to help. GettingHired launched just over 3 months ago and is already providing an outstanding service for those of us in the disability community.

The GettingHired Mission is to create sustainable employment growth and opportunity for people with disabilities. The GettingHired portal accomplishes its mission by serving and connecting job seekers with Disabilities, committed Employers, advocacy Organizations and service Providers.

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Guide Dogs & Getting Hired


00:51:00 minutes (46.64 MB)

The December Episode of DisabilityNation

Submitted by Larryw on Sun, 12/14/2008 - 16:26.
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DisabilityNation returns with a new episode featuring the latest news from around the disability community, an encore of an interview focusing on the Adaptive Sports Association, an update on future episodes of the show and some new features that are now part of the DisabilityNation phone portal. Download and tune in to this fast-paced information packed episode of DisabilityNation.

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The December Episode of DisabilityNation


00:28:10 minutes (25.8 MB)

Tune in to this information packed episode of DisabilityNation which features an encore interview focusing on the Adaptive Sports Association of Durango, the latest news from the disability community and coverage of some new features on the DN phone portal.

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