in many other forms of disability, we can quite clearly state what the extent of the disability is through clinical observation and medical evaluation. this is not true with brain injury. not only that, there was for a long time a feeling that people with brain injury could only achieve a certain plateau. a certain level and nothing would happen after that. research has proven that individuals even ten years post-brain injury can make significant improvements when given the right services. about 20 states administer medicaid and home programs for individuals with disabilities that are intended to provide for services in lieu of more extensive institutional or long-term care. what our big concern at this point is the systems need to be coordinated and available to people of all ages. we have found from the cdc who has moved brain injury up to the top of its list of concerns when it was not always at the top of this list, we have found from them that the leading cause right now is falls. falls to individuals over the age of 75 and i think we're all familiar with the baby boomers and where we

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but it is a lifelong disability. you don't just wake up one day and say oh, i don't have a brain injury any longer, and i'm perfectly fine. it's there forever. >> thank you. >> i recognize the vice chairman of the committee, dr. burgess. >> thank you. dr. winston, along that line, do you have a sense as to -- clearly states are doing things differently among the several states. do you have a sense as to whether or not there is any coordination at the state level as to adopting the best practices, what's working in one location might be transferable to another location, is there communication along these lines, are states looking at what programs are working and -- in other areas, and then i want to go to go to dr. strickland as to what the federal oversight of that is. but do you get a sense there are states that are doing it right, and states that showroom for improvement? >> i have to say that it's not my expertise to look at what states are doing, so i can't really give you a full answer. i can speak to one progra

hugh herr believes there is no such thing as a disabled person, just disabled technologies. he and his team are creating cutting edge devices using the bio. you all it the bio, which stands for what? >> bionic motion. here you see the biom. inside this metal shield, we have a multiple tendon-like what we call actuator motor system. we have various censors, about 12 censors, and several computers. here's the battery, the power supply. >> people walk, they put their heel down to their toe. they're bending their knee slightly when they walk. you can tell when someone has an older-type prosthetic device, the walking is unnatural. >> tupt do you want to race? >> no. i do not want to race now. >> what's different? >> there's a lot different. these offer control when the foot's in contact with the ground and when the foot's off the ground. these actually propel me forward. so i can do all kinds of things, run, walk at all speeds and run up steps and all kinds of things. >> let's go. >> so what's that like for you? >> it's exhilarating. it's boom, boom, boom. >> something you didn't

we look at how many people in america are disabled. 36 million americans have some sort of disability0% of the population. obviously, the americans with disabilities act is intended to level the playing field and make sure those people have a fair shake. as a libertarian, do you believe there's a role for that sort of led ledgeilation? >> i think most important thing is to look at how the law has played out and one of its primary roles was to get disabled people back into the workforce. virtually every economic study that looked at this has found that the labor force participation rates by people who are disabled actually declined after implementation of the ada for a wide variety of reasons. including redefining more people as disabled who are not going to be participating in the workplace. we always look at laws bayed on intentions. we need to look at their consequences. often, those two things are very much at odds. >> justin, nicks, thanks to both of you. we appreciate it. viewers, please let us know what you think. >>> a soldier lost part of his leg in combat, then went back into

call the verizon center for customers with disabilities that's 1-888-884-3467.6 tty/v. fios. a network ahead. okay, people, let's get started. pete, did you forget yours? me pete, me use pen! (laughter) sorry i'm late, i was in the 16th century looking for pete's pen. (laughter) guys, guys. take it easy, ok? pete's mom is videochatting me, and she wants her pen back! ok, alright, well. i just got one. so... yeah, you've got a little... yep, i can feel the wet patch. don't look at it. when it's on your mind, it's on ebay. >>> we're following breaking news stemming from the investigation into the death of that 3-month-old baby in a home day care in prince william county. police have informed us that two day care providers have now been charged. right now they each face five counts of child endangerment related to the day care operation. they are not charged in the death of the 3-month-old girl. she was found dead yesterday afternoon. the inhome day care that was operating has been shut down. >>> tucker, one more look at the five-day. >> very windy day. there's the

to provide equal protection and liberty to people who are disabled.act you're going to use the trial lawyer's argument to take the argument away from the fact these people deserve the same qualities as everybody else. i don't understand how people could make the argument that legislation that's going to help disabled people is a kick back to trial lawyers. it makes no sense. >> nick? >> i can think of about 45 million reasons why people would make a connection between the two. there's no question that people want to help and they want to include the handicapped or disabled in all sorts of situations, but the question of timing and also, the question of advocacy. not just of this particular ruling or regulation, but also the americans with disableties act all together is questionable. most people have found it doesn't help increase participation of the disabled in the workplace, but the way this helps trial lawyers is that these rulings are unclear. what would constitute a good lift, a workable lift that would comply is very vague and that's one of the

we have been doing a fair amount of work and getting support from legislators about disabled parking placards and the abuses thereof. one of my neighbors says he is convinced someone using a parking placard in his neighborhood is not actually disabled. the question was a procedural one which is is there something a concerned citizen can do when they see what they think is disabled placard review -- placard abuse. my immediate thought was to call 311. if that's right, i thought that a be a good opportunity to remind the public that is what we would like them to do. >> that is absolutely correct. they should gather as much information as they safely can and they will for that to the police department as appropriate and we would encourage people to do that. hist but it is not always evident why someone is legitimately entitled to having that kind of placard but there is no harm in reporting any suspicious activity and we would encourage fuel to do so. >> they would not be required to leave their identification. >> that's right. they always ask but never require. >> thank you. i will add

the disabled vehicle is now gone. no problems to report as you make your way from the belt way down towards the city on the j.f.x. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. clear skies this morning so far. things will start changing. storms develop it out to the west. a few scattered showers and thunderstorms to reach back into missouri. west of the mountains. later today, some of that rain will be marching eastward towards the bay. our rain chances and clouds will start to increase. we're a few minutes into a sunrise. it is below warmer downtown. away from the city -- white marsh, 38. cockeysville, 37. 34 in columbia. the airport right now, 33 degrees. clear skies right now. some clouds to the north in pennsylvania. low pressure center associated with the new storm is in missouri. everything will move east. the warm front could stall just to the south as the storm moves in. that means clouds and cool temperatures. then the cold front will move through early on saturday. severe weather threat will be in

nobody's talked about cutting disability. as a matter of fact, i think this last week, sam johnson, representative from texas, chairman of the ways and means subcommittee on social security, was holding hearings on how do you speed up and make the disability portion of social security, which is what i suspect you're receiving right now, work better, so people don't take years to fight these cases. i don't know a congressional office in america, be it republican or democrat, that doesn't spend a lot of time working with constituents that they represent trying to cut through this maze. we've got a -- basically a judge-based system that takes a long time for people that legitimately earn their benefits. nobody's talked about that, there's nothing in the ryan budget on social security. i do think we need to reform it. but it's more at the retirement end of it, not the disability end of it. it's a pretty important component in insuring people that run into the kind of situations that you're talking about, that you have to deal wit

the disabled in their state. >> mr. clement, i didn't take the time to figure this out, but maybe you did. is there any chance at all 26 states opposing it have republican governors? and all of the states supporting it have democrat governors. is that possible? >> there's a correlation. >> let me ask you another thing. most colleges and universities are heavily dependent on the government to fund research programs and other things. that's been going on for a long time. and then title nine passes and a government official comes around and says to this fellow, do you want money for your physical ed and all the other things you get it for, then you have to create an athletic program for girls. and the recipient says, i am being coerced. there's no way in a world i can give up all the funds to run all the labs we have. i can't give it up. i'm being coerced to accept this program i don't want. if your theory is any good, why doesn't it work anytime something -- someone receives something that's too good to give up? >> well,

. >>> last night a tractor trailer and car got into a accident that left tractor trailer disabled in the mid áe8 of the road. it happened -- middle of the road. it happened around frederick road exit. police are still investigating the crash. >>> we are learning more about the american soldier accused of killing 16 afghan civiliansp linda so is standing by -- civilians. linda so is standing by with what's happening today and what we learned overnight. >> reporter: in just a few hours staff sergeant robert bales will finally get to meet his lawyer face-to-face. formal charges against him are expected any day. right now bales is held in sol tarry confinement in fort leavenworth kansas. the 38-year-old father of two is accused of leaving his outpost last week in afghanistan andburging into three homes and shooting 16 afghan civilians and burning some of their bodies. he lives in washington state with his wife and two young children. he's decorated veteran with a number of medals. he he was wounded twice in four deployments. his attorney john henry brown may argue he suffered from post-

it's not inviting people with disabilities into your facility.d if this were the case if you were not open and inviting with any other minority in the discussion. >> reporter: this is about access but it's also about money. a big hotel might have the 5,000 dollars it takes to buy a fixed lift and manpower and time to install it, but a community pool with a tight budget might not. the justice department says they can claim financial hardship and escape a fine. but this whole fight is so hot it's going on for the next two months and a decision is expected just in time for swimming season. c. in -- -- c-nn washington. >>> 6:21. we have seen her dazzle hundreds of her smile and poise so account dupes of came bridge wow the people today with her -- dupes of cambridge wow the -- duchess of cambridge wow the people today with her speech. >>> we know the perfect place to find a stand-in for the president. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices.

we have a 2007 report from the veterans' disability benefits commission and we'll hear from the chair of that commission on our second panel this morning. it recommended, quote, a new, holistic approach to ptsd should be considered. this approach should couple ptsd treatment, compensation, and vocational assessment, close quotes. most recently, we have the administration raising red flags. in its fiscal year 2010 performance and accountability report va commented on how well its veterans benefits administration collaborates with the vha when providing services to veterans with mental illness. the report suggested that with recovery as the essential goal to helping veterans with ptsd that perhaps vba and vha were working at cross purposes. let me quote from that report. the advent of the recovery model is central to the treatment of mental health and disorders. the current system fails to support and may even create disincentives to recovery. close quotes. today we're going to move beyond the numbers that simply tell us how many veterans use the system and get into the fundamental ques

no carla johnson from the office of disability. -- we have carla johnson from the office of disability. i want to especially it acknowledge my colleague to help us get the resources and brought legal expertise to the table. i do not want to take too much of your time. thank you for coming. >> thank you, supervisor chu. i want to express my admiration for a supervisor chu's commitment to you. so, from our office, what we heard, many small businesses were receiving lawsuits regarding it the ada. tonight we will hear about the legal requirements, what has been in place. any small businesses that nderst informed as far as their obligations for the ada, there are the mechanisms to provide that information to you. so, we are tasked with providing the information. there have been about 300 small businesses that have received the lawsuits. knee individuals who use this mechanism and come up -- the individual to use this mechanism. while it is important to have ada access, but we want you to understand there are individuals out there taking a look at your vulnerability. we have a packet of info

disability services.i was given a variety of titles when i was introduced. i'm not here today and that role, but more in my role as the chair of the public policy committee for the national association of state head injury administrator, better known as nashe. we are the only agency that represents government agencies and services who are involved in the provision of short and long-term rehabilitation and community services for individuals with tbi and their families. i am pleased to give you an opportunity to understand where state government stands with regards to serving these individuals. the big item here that i want to emphasize is that no two individuals with tbi are the same and neither are any two states the same with regards to the extent that they are able to address the needs are in one thing that is the common threat to this country is that brain injury is in fact the leading cause of disability. not only in the state of new jersey, but all across the country. i think this is not being recogn

. >> people on disability has the task of addressing all the disability. when we are talk about the sidewalks, ramps, we have very specific issues. for people blind and low vision, we have the issue of knowing where they are and when the cross. it can be hit or miss. >> at hulk and grove, that sound the the automatic -- it helps people cross the street safely. >> now we have a successful pedestrian signal. >> i push the button, i get an audible message letting me know that i need to wait. when it is safe to cross, not only am i going to get an audible indicator, this button is going to vibrate. so it tells me it is safe. there is the driller sound and this trigger is vibrating. i am not relying on anything but the actual light change, the light cycle built into it. >> it brings san francisco from one of the major cities in the u.s. to what is going to be the lead city in the country. >> city working on all sorts of things. we are trying to be new and innovative and go beyond the ada says and make life more successful for people. >> disability rights moveme

currently drivers with disabled tags or temporary disabled permits can park for free at any meter for double the posted time period. but beginning may 1, people with disabilities must park at and pay for one of the 1500 red top meters in order to receive double the time. violators will be ticketed and fined $250. anyone parking at a red top meter without a valid disability placard or license plate will also face possible fines. back to you. >> thanks, monika. >>> 4:50 now. the virginia school system hardest hit by last august's earthquake is getting a boost from the federal government. money in fact. the federal emergency management agency is giving the louisa county school board $3.8 million. it will be used for school construction and other costs related to the earthquake damage. fema has already contributed funds to rebuild both the high school and elementary school. >>> we've been talking about the warm weather and enjoying it because we're going to pay a price. our unusual warm weather means bugs will be around in greater numbers. >> the new report warns this could lead to a reco

that we have bundled under learning disabilities as an example. further, as we see the difference in medication differences, fa pharmacologic interventions that are not effective with children or put children at risk that can be used in adults. and then, of course, we have the real social dilemma in terms of how we treat these children. it's difficult to amass them in a single environment and take them out of their cultural surroundings, family, school, et cetera. and so unfortunately, because of the vagaries of rehabilitation coverage, the schools do end up being the de facto rehabilitation setting. it's not what they're trained for, it's not what they're prepared for. they certainly have stepped up and tried to address the problem. but the medical rehabilitation of children really ought to be left to medical professionals. >> mr. chair, thanks. i recognize the ranking member for five minutes for questions. . thank you, mr. chairman. i wanted to ask dr. winston, you described how the majority of research is focused on traumatic brain injury for a

this is all about helping those with disabilities become very able in the work place.me of these brilliant mind coming up next on fox 5 news.    >>> local wounded warriors are showing that life goes on after being injured. >> they held practice at fort meade yesterday for the warrior games. these games are more than just about winning medals. [ whistle blowing ] >> take your marks. >> we're here for our final selection for our team. it gives them a chance to show how they have recovered. in many cases they couldn't walk, swim, may have had balance issues and the games showcase how they've improved and you can see the transitions they've made. >> as you're coming down, this is your power source, right? >> everybody is trying to fine tune the skills we've been working on for the last couple of months and try and put it all together. >> go! >> if i'm swimming against somebody with two arms, they have two and i have one. still, if i train right, push it hard, leave it all in the pool, there is no excuse. there's no reason that guy should beat me. >> power, guys, po

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these are people with disabilities. these are kids. and to take that cut and put it in a document under a heading "repairing the social safety net" is orwell yn to call it that. i hope people are really paying attention. do we have a slide here? because budgets are about choices. and the choice that you make, again, by refusing to ask folks at the very top to share in the responsibility for the budget is to make the choice that you are going to protect all of those tax breaks at the expense of these seniors and kids. i don't think that is a choice the american people want to make. that is what this debate is all about. there is the slide that shows in very graphic terms the choice that republicans are making in their budget. that doesn't even include the new wind fall tax break to millionaires. >> now i would like to yield two minutes to ms. bass. >> i want to associate myself with the remarks with the sponsor of this amendment and further emphasize deep cuts to medicare proposed put our seniors at risk of losing care that they depend

disabilities. chicago, we worked hard to train our teachers and principals to look for alternatives to suspension and seclusion and restraint. we began peer juries where students were responsible for disciplining each other and findal wayto resolve disputes. we found that a tiny percentage, tiny percentage of our schools actually accounted for the majority of our student arrests. we worked hard to challenge that status quo as well. with better training and professional development for teachers and principals in these schools. it's absolutely clear that chicago and so many other cities still have a lot of work to do in this area. we're poiseded to do everything we can to help. schools can use our federal funds from multiple sources including title 1, title 2, special education, school improvement grant grants, to find new and better ways to manage discipline issues. the answer to every behavioral policemen cannot be out of school suspensions and expulsions. this is where the school to prison pipelin

meetings and a number of conversations with the office of small business, the mayor's office on disability, and a merchant association leaders. i am aware that other supervisors like president chiu and supervisor chu are trying to address some of these issues. i have heard new information that might be helpful. i would like a hearing to address these concerns, and also the local mechanisms available for small business owners to comply with americans with disabilities act requirements to help move many of these buildings were compliances. i am calling for this hearing. i will definitely be checking in with president and supervisor chiuu on this issue. supervisor elsbernd: 1 introduction and one small announcement. the introduction -- just a letter of inquiry to the school district. we are having this conversation about the rainy day funds and others. we can get into a disagreement about what is appropriate, but i think we have every right to inquire about their budget. one thing that has happened at the state level that i have not heard much discussion about locally -- the board of councilo

one of the things about people with disabilities and all of our students have them is people with disabilities are dramatically disproportionately under employed. >> reporter: students like alexander loves the real world preparation. >> it has head me -- helped me because i'm in a classroom that's work based learning. i get to research different job skills to figure out where you want to be in the real world. >> reporter: on the job training like this culinary class gives students great experience to help prepare them for jobs. >> they get real job skills. they learn how to work in a real job, pungsally ti. >> reporter: educators say the school is on a paths of continual learning. >> the study also showed the number of students in most secondary education has decreased. >>> starting off with a look at setup. conditions will be in the 60s as we stay hazy and cloudy. that's the bottom line. this has been a carbon copy forecast for the last several days. tomorrow looks similar. maybe a degree or two warmer. 68 at bwi. the wind is calm. as we take a look at some of our weather bug cameras, you can

his story was featured in a local magazine for people with disabilities.is moving people along the way. his best friend lap month -- lamont elliot was by his side. >> i watched my mother from the age of three years old to until the time she expired, suffer with the disease. as far as weight gain, exercising was a big help, i saw how he perked up. >> reporter: this week tony will try to get into the guinness book of world records as the strongest man with multiple sclerosis. hard to believe he won't get the title. but the whole way he will be repeating the words that got him here. >> never give up. never, ever give up. >> a motto that has taken him a long way. >> the m-s society and mac will open their doors for people living with multiple sclerosis. that's when tony harris will attempt to set his record. we'll follow him and let you know how he does. >>> warm day. what can we say? well above average but not record breaking. the old record is in the mid-80s, so not that long ago. winds southwest at 12. we are the warmest we have been all day long. as we tak

the disabled in their state. >> i didn't take the time to figure this out. maybe you did. is there any chance 26 states opposing it have republican governors. is that possible? >> there's a correlation. >> let me ask you another thing. most colleges and universities are heavily dependent on the government to fund research programs and other things. that's been going on for a long time. and then title nine passes and he says to this fellow, if you want money for all the things you get it for, then you have to create an athletic program for girls. and the recipient says, i am being coerced. i can't give it up. isi' program i don't want. if your theory is any good, why doesn't it work any someoneetng give up? >> well, justice ginsburg there's two reasons that might be different. one is this whole line of coercion only applies, is only relevant when congress tries to do something through the spending power it couldn't do directly. so i guess the question for this court would be whether or not section 5 of the 14th amendment allowed congress that. i imagine you think it did. bu

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but his disability and even more the astonishing good humoured way he dismisses that disability are a vital part of his public image. oliver sacks who wrote awakening, and they go beyond the depths of any elements and could have been describing stephen hawking. another of the questions i am frequently asked is what is his most significant contribution to science? in most of its academic colleagues would say it would be his establishment that black holes he match blackbody radiation a.k.a. talking radiation. this was an unexpected discovery in the 1970s. unexpected to the scientific community. it took some time to be accepted. he got some ridicule at first but it has stood the test of time and is likely to stand the test of more time. since then his work has become more speculative. testing big ideas and throwing out mind-boggling proposals and dealing with more fundamental questions. for instance is no boundary theory for the origin of the universe in which a very early universe, the dimension we think of as time was a fourth space dimension. steven seems today from a lot of what he h

she went to a summer performing arts program for people with disabilities in maine.ne's performance, i noticed a huge change. she was more confident and independent than i had ever seen before. christine's brothers are in the children's summer camp industry and knew that a similar program was needed in the philadelphia area. christine knew exactly what she wanted to do. in 2004, christine created acting without boundaries, a unique year-round theater program that provides an open forum for the creative and artistic expression for children, teenagers, and young adults with physical disabilities. despite their physical challenges, they all focused on their ability rather than their disability. christine loves the saying, "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade." the programs she's created have helped people and helped her know her mission in life. >> this is such a wonderful story. christine is here with her mom, choppy, and her brother, michael. so happy you're here. >> hi, guys. >> apparently we met many, many years ago before you had done all this great work. tel

facilities like this and dana, it's not just people with disabilities. a lot of relatively able-bodied seniors would have a little bit of difficulty coming up one of these, you know, ladder lifts like this. so this is going to affect a lot of people moving forward. you know, we're all going to get older and take a look over here. this even helps little kids. that you see ramp going up is safer for little kids like that. ramps or chair lifts, it has to be in place by next week. >> that's great. all right, len ramirez, thank you. >>> a bit shocked. kind of like could this really happen to me? >> a quiet bay area suburb that's become a hotbed for crime. robberies, up 900%. how residents are taking a stand against the bad guys. >>> a lot tow millionaire on welfare? the loophole that let one woman collect hundreds a month in food stamps. >>> a county employee allegedly caught cruising for prostitutes on the taxpayer dime. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, they're asking what >>> what's called a crime surge in a quiet east bay community has neighbors talking. they are asking wha