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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - Posts

• Sports brought this guy back to life

  Tom Hernon was injured on a dirt bike. If it was me, I would have said, "OK, nice safe activities for me from now on." But no, not Tom. He became a paralympian. He did not give up skiing (that's him to the left) and added the luge. Yes, that little sled Read More posted Tuesday, June 23, 2009 3:32 PM by gerthro | 0 Comments Filed Under: Success Stories

• Dr. Gottlieb asks: What do we have in common?

  Dr. Gottlieb just got back from Taiwan (pictured here with President Ma Ying-jeou) and is now headed to Israel. He is still processing the Taiwan trip. You may or may not know, he is a columnist  for the Philadelphia papers where he sometimes does Read More posted Tuesday, June 23, 2009 3:17 PM by gerthro | 0 Comments Filed Under: Community

• Olmstead at 10: The Right to Live in the Community

  Yesterday marked the tenth anniversary of the Supreme Court's historic ruling in Olmstead v. L.C. & E.W. which affirmed the rights of individuals with disabilities to live independently. The court ruled that the Americans with Disabilities Act may Read More posted Tuesday, June 23, 2009 2:46 PM by gerthro | 0 Comments Filed Under: Quality of Life