It remains the largest piece
of sweeping legislative action ever taken in the United States. Since then he has
worked tirelessly to establish and now direct the Institute on Disability
Studies at San Francisco State University .
Alan D. lawyer, Elise C.captionedtelephone. "Camps and childcare providers
should be on notice that their policies and practices can not limit or
preclude the participation of children with disabilities.

For groups offering support for a wide range of disabilities.

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Guest speakers included the Honorable Norman Y. Card noted that under the President 's "New Freedom Initiative" the
nation has been challenged to create jobs that are inclusive of all sectors of
our society, including people with physical challenges. Alan works fulltime to
create close collaboration between career services, disability services and
employers nationally. and OVERLAND PARK, Kan.com/government ) is
based in Reston, Va.

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The Honorable Tony Coelho, principal author of the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA), welcomed guests and hosted the evening. Longmore has fought against injustices and public policies that
thwarted employment for Americans with disabilities .

How CapTel works
As the user dials the phone number of the person they wish to call , the
CapTel phone automatically routes their call through the CapTel call center
and connects them to their called party.

Sprint Relay Portfolio of Services
Sprint has 15 years of experience in providing relay services to persons
who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind or who have a speech disability to
communicate with hearing persons on the phone. For more
information , visit http://www. The agreement will ensure
equal opportunity at TSI camps for children with diabetes .
"Diabetes, nor any other disability, should keep children from
participating in summer camp ," said Michael J.

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Sprint's experience in the field
provides the assurance that all Sprint Relay services will meet or exceed
Federal Communications Commission requirements for telecommunications relay
services (TRS).

About Sprint
Sprint offers an extensive range of innovative communication products and
solutions, including global IP, wireless, local and multiproduct bundles .sprint.

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Mineta, Secretary, U. It promotes public policies that advance the goals of the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Equality of opportunity, full
participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency.C.

Sprint Launches CapTel(SM) for Hard of Hearing Community in South Carolina

CapTel is available through Sprint in 22 other states, including Alabama,
Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois,
Indiana, Minnesota, Mississippi , Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North
Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia .
Accommodations may include, but are not limited to, supervising campers while
they monitor blood glucose levels, use insulin pumps, syringes, or other
diabetes-related medical equipment, and monitor consumption of food.ada.

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C. AAPD
president and CEO Anthony Imparato thanked the many corporate, government and
private citizens who support the tenants of the ADA and the work of AAPD. CapTel services are available 24 hours a day, seven
days a week, 365 days a year. At the call center, a specially
trained operator uses a customized voice-recognition computer and revoices
whatever is said by the called party.

"This lawsuit is a matter of public importance, and I commend TSI for working
with us to open doors for children with diabetes and other disabilities."
The consent decree , filed in the United States District Court for the
District of Massachusetts, resolves allegations that TSI excluded the
plaintiff because of her diabetes in violation of the Americans with
Disabilities Act.

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C.newscom.
Department of Transportation, and White House Chief of Staff, Andrew H.

Five Individuals Honored for Greatness
The AAPD/Leadership Gala honored five individuals for their extraordinary
achievements and accomplishments. The CapTel phone works like
any traditional phone with callers talking and listening to each other, but
with one very significant difference -- captions are provided live for every
call. Hard of hearing
active and retired federal government employees (civilian, military and
federally recognized U. Sullivan, the United States
Attorney for the District of Massachusetts.

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S., 20006. For AAPD membership inquiries, call
toll -free 1-800-840-8844 (V/TTY). This
allows conversations to flow more naturally, allowing for normal interruptions
and expressed emotions.gov.

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In the 1980's he battled
to reform Social Security policies that penalized disabled professionals for
earning money through education, fellowships and grants. Presented by
AAPD, the award recognizes Womack's job as assistant to the president of the
AFL-CIO.

For further information about the American Association of People with
Disabilities , visit http://www.

"The calls are more like an ordinary
conversation compared to other relay calls, and we're excited to bring this
service to our citizens., that also requires a special CapTel(TM)-equipped phone in order
to place a call through the CapTel Relay Service. Tribal members ) also can take advantage of CapTel
services through Federal Relay. (TSI),
and its Wellesley, Massachusetts , camp location to resolve a lawsuit filed by
parents of a child with insulin-dependant diabetes.

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The Linda Chavez-Thompson Award was given to Richard Womack for his
extraordinary leadership efforts to include people with disabilities and their
families as part of the labor movement and the U. workforce. He also serves on
the Tennessee Council of Developmental Disabilities.C.S. For more information, visit
http://www.

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(Photo: http://www. As a result of
the ADA, Secretary Mineta said that 82% of the nation's rail structure and 90%
of the nation's busses have been made ADA accessible.com or refer to Ultratec's Web site at
http://www. Relay service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year,
with no restrictions on the number of calls placed or call length.

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D, a disability rights activist, author, professor and polio
survivor. He co-founded Career
Opportunities for Students with Disabilities in Tennessee."
CapTel is a leading-edge technology developed by Ultratec, Inc. of
Madison, Wis.sprintrelay. Diabetics live full
and productive lives and should not suffer discrimination in any community
programs or services.

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Both men spoke passionately of the achievements that have happened in the
last 15 years since the ADA was signed into law. He also
stated that his office is working at the federal, state and local levels to
create transportation internships for returning disabled veterans from the
Middle East conflicts. Under the decree, the company and its local sport club have
agreed to provide all campers with diabetes with an equal opportunity to
attend TSI camps and to participate in all camp programs, services, or
activities.

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Card pointed out that 40 or more nations have copied the
Americans with Disabilities Act as a basis for their own disability rights
initiatives.
With over 100,000 members nationwide, the American Association of People
with Disabilities is the largest cross-disability membership organization in
the United States. Recipients included Berhanu Joffe Deboch, a
political refugee from Ethiopia who has used his own vision impairment and
leadership skills to start volunteer work at a refugee center in Portland , OR. J. Barry Morris, Research Administrator at the Office of
Regulatory Staff in South Carolina .
For more information on CapTel services provided by Sprint, please visit
http://www.

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The three final honorees received the Paul G. COLUMBIA, S.
(Logo: http://www . The user also hears
the other party's voice on the phone to the best of their ability, just like
any other amplified phone.
"Today's agreement gives children with diabetes the same opportunities as
other children to participate in all of the activities offered at TSI camps,"
said Wan J.

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"Those who have used CapTel phones sum up the experience in one word --
freedom," said Dr. A
Fortune 100 company with more than $27 billion in annual revenues in 2004,
Sprint is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying
state-of-the-art network technologies, including the United States' first
nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network; an award-winning Tier 1 Internet
backbone; and one of the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide wireless
networks in the United States. The
consent decree will remain in effect for three years .

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He noted that the
administration is releasing this week a new guidelines manual for public
comment covering air transportation for all people with disabilities. The Henry B. Sprint offers relay services
through an intelligent platform to the federal government, 30 states, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and New Zealand."
People interested in finding out more about the ADA or the agreement can
call the Justice Department's toll-free ADA Information Line at (800) 514-0301
or (800) 514-0383 (TTY), or access its ADA website at http://www.

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Hearne/AAPD Leadership Award
in recognition and support of their far-reaching accomplishments throughout
the disability community.
A two-sport varsity athlete and a Washington, D. Roy is
an emerging leader among the young Deaf lawyers in America. In 2004, she
assembled and led a panel at the United Nations to brief delegates on the
importance of including a sports and recreation provision in a proposed
international treaty on the rights of people with disabilities. CapTel is an assistive technology aimed at easing
communications for the more than 24 million Americans who are hard of hearing,
have experienced hearing loss later in life or are deaf individuals with good
vocalization skills.newscom.com . The voice-recognition software
transcribes the operator's voice into captions that appear on the bright
display screen on the CapTel phone for the user to read.
Sprint Government Systems Division ( http://www.

Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against TSI Summer Camps To Provide Equal Opportunity to Summer Campers with Diabetes Reports U.S. Attorney

The
Department of Justice will continue to vigorously enforce the ADA so that
summer camps, after-school programs and enrichment activities are available to
all children .

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It was the 10th
Anniversary Leadership Gala for the American Association of People with
Disabilities (AAPD), celebrating and recognizing the accomplishments of
individuals who have overcome physical obstacles to inspire people everywhere.

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Disabilities Celebrated as Stepping Stones to Greatness

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Muir ended a 16-year commercial banking career to devote his life
to helping college students with disabilities. The SC TEDP
can be reached at 1-877-225-8337 or (803) 896-8337. WASHINGTON , The Justice Department today
announced a joint consent decree with Town Sports International, Inc .

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White House Chief of Staff Andy Card and Secretary of Transportation Norman
Mineta Speak to Issues Affecting 56 Million People with Disabilities
at Washington, D. AAPD/Leadership Gala

WASHINGTON, Attendees traveled to Washington,
D. He spoke of the
"doors of opportunity " being opened wide to all peoples regardless of their
physical abilities.aapd-dc. The South Carolina Telecommunications
Equipment Distribution Program (SC TEDP) provides telecommunications equipment
at no cost to South Carolina residents with qualifying hearing, speech,
blind/low vision with hearing loss or dual sensory disabilities.

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from all across the United States to honor their leaders and recognize
that a disability is often just a stepping stone to greatness.S. He is also an elected member of the NAACP's National Board of
Directors, where he chairs its Labor Committee and is vice chair of its
Political Action Legislative Committee., Sprint
(NYSE: FON) now is offering CapTel (SM) Relay Service (captioned telephone) in
South Carolina. The captions are displayed on the CapTel phone's built-in screen so the
user can read the words while listening to the voice of the other party.sprint., and offers the full range of Sprint product and service
offerings for federal and state government agencies.com/mr .

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org or write the AAPD at 1629 K Street
NW, suite 503, Washington , D. Kim, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.

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Betts Award was presented to
Paul Longmore, Ph.C.sprintrelay.com .
TSI will evaluate the application of each child with diabetes applying to
attend TSI camp, on a case by case basis, and will make reasonable
accommodations to permit children with diabetes to attend TSI camps.

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