Indiana University East

the following statistics were released by The Capital Insider: a policy brief of information about disabilities in Washington:
Victimization Data
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics recently relased a report based on data from the 2007 National Crime Victimization Survey. The report found that people with disabilities experienced violent crime at a rate one [...]

Wow, didn’t mean for the blog site to be down so long! I had a full hip replacement on July 8th- so I’m at 8 weeks recovery time this week! Very very good outcomes and am now a full-fledged member of the Cyborg Club! I have a full titanium top of the line Zimmer hip [...]

The Capital Insider           Volume 14, Issue 18
Seclusion and Restraint
May 11, 2009
[I don't know what to say to my preservice teachers when they tell me child abuse only happens in poor families, or in a violent home, a drug user's home,  in the city, or the backwoods, somewhere, anywhere else....
What I want them to understand is [...]

…at the risk of “crying wolf” too early
I think it best to place my “worry” in a context and then I’ll tell you why it popped into my head today.
The first contextual item is a term description.  “Social Darwanism” is a philosophic view of human rights that is over a hundred years old.  It has led to the development of social [...]

I love celebrating any move to include people with disabilities in the media. There are other people who have trouble with my view that “all inclusive” means the good, the bad, and the odd as well as the awesome. I do agree with them that too often only the bad and the odd images of disabilities [...]

Be a Part of Disability Awareness 2009
IUE will participate in Disability Awareness Month next week. Traci Taylor of Student Support Services has organized activites for the week of March 16th.  Events will be held in Springwood Lobby. Exhibit tables will be set up on Wednesday and wheelchair “poker runs” will be held on Wednesday and [...]