Annoucements - Week of August 5, 2009

Affiliate News

• UCP of West Alabama: Tuscaloosa News - Archery contest raises $1,500 for cerebral palsy.
• UCP of Central Florida: Ilene Wilkins Weblog - President Obama Meets Privately with 12 Disability Representatives, Promises to Continue the Dialogue.
• UCP of Northeastern Pennsylvania: 2009 Golf Tournament (Recap).
• UCP of Hudson County: 12^th Annual Golf Classic (Recap).

Research/Study

• Disability.gov Blog: NCD Wants Input on Issues Affecting Lives of People with Disabilities. The National Council on Disability (NCD) is gathering public input for a study of emerging issues and trends affecting the lives of people with disabilities. Information gathered will be used in the development of NCD's next annual progress report to the President and Congress, National Disability Policy: A Progress Report, which is required by Section 401(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Please send your input by September 15, 2009.

Other News

• New York Times: Asperger's Syndrome, on Screen and in Life.
• Disability Scoop: Students With Intellectual Disability Struggling Academically, Data Suggests.
• Disability Scoop: Hundreds To Leave Psychiatric Hospitals For Community Living.
• Disability Scoop: Groups Offer Compromise On Community Choice Act.
• Wired Magazine: The Future Is Now For Virtual House Calls
• Mumbai Mirror: Can't move, but can write - 54-year-old rendered immobile since the age of five by polio comes out with second book.
• Disability.gov Blog: U.S. Signs UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
• JF Activist Blog: Secretary of Education Advises School Officials about Seclusion and Restraint Reforms.
• Direct Care Alliance, Inc.: DCA Video Diary - Helen Hanson, Eunice, and Jeanne. Also, check out WhoWillCare.net.

Social Networking and Web 2.0

• Karl Quirino's Blog: Variety Is The Spice of Life.
• Katya's Nonprofit Marketing Blog: What Harry Potter Knows about Marketing
• Beth's Blog - How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media: Planned Parenthood Movement Building: Leadership, Engagement, Stories, and Platform for Self-Organizing.
• Beth's Blog - How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media: Guest Post by Valeria Maltoni - Creating Movements.
• Mashable - The Social Media Guide: 7 Secrets to Tweeting Your Corporate Culture.
• Online Marketing Blog: 16 Rules For Social Media Optimization Revisited.
• Donor Power Blog: Not ready to blog — or do anything else.
• Web Strategy by Jeremiah Owyang: From Corporate to Personal - A Breakdown Of The Four Types of Twitter Profiles.