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A Juneteenth Memory

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Llanojake

My first involvement with the Civil Rights Movement came in 1955 when my dad was assigned as the clergyman to an all African -American Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas. We were the only White family in an all Black Church. … Continue reading →

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Statement To The Texas Governor’s Committee On People With Disabilities – June 10, 2019

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Llanojake

June 10, 2019 Texas Governor’s Committee On People With Disabilities Aaron W. Bangor, Chair 1100 San Jacinto Austin, Texas 78701 Sent via email to: gcpd@gov.texas.gov / Nancy.VanLoan@gov.texas.gov Comments For June 11-12, 2019 Meeting Of Texas GCPD Dear Chair and Committee … Continue reading →

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Criminalizing People With Disabilities: The Ugly Face Of Anti-Civil Rights Legislation In The USA

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Llanojake

The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017, H.R. 620, was first introduced by Republican Texas Congressman Ted Poe several years ago and opponents of disability civil rights have kept it kicking around in the halls on Congress since then. … Continue reading →

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My Public Comment To The National Council On Disability Quarterly Meeting July 28, 2016

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Llanojake

To the members of the National Council On Disability, The connections between disability and poverty can be seen in people with disabilities in various ways such as in the limitations of equal economic opportunity to those born with disabilities and … Continue reading →

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Me and Bob, 1965 – An Interview With A Trapeze Artist

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Llanojake

Time is such a funny thing; half a century can happen before you realize it, and then a photograph brings it all back home. There we are, me and Bob, at a cozy press interview, Friday September 24, 1965, at … Continue reading →

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Public Comment To The National Council On Disability, May 2016

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Llanojake

Public Comment To The National Council On Disability May 6, 2016 Dear Members of the National Council On Disability and all in the disability community, The challenges which our community faces in our attempt to achieve the equality promised by … Continue reading →

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White House Ignores Americans With Disabilities Act Complaint Request

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Llanojake

September 5, 2014 Tanya Tyler White House Office of Public Engagement Disability Policy Advisor The White House Dear Ms. Tyler, This is an email sent almost a year ago, to the former White House Disability Policy Advisor, Claudia Gordon. I … Continue reading →

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MILD BRAIN INJURY: IMPLICATIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Llanojake

Originally posted on Llanojake:
This article from therapist Luann Jacobs is the most concise and comprehensive description of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury that I have read, as a MTBI survivor. MTBI can be caused by strokes, wounds to the brain,…

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50th Anniversary Of The ” I Have A Dream ” Speech By Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Llanojake

August 28, 2014 marks the 50th Anniversary of the immortal speech by Dr. King. To read the text of the ” I Have A Dream ” speech. http://www.archives.gov/press/exhibits/dream-speech.pdf To watch a video of Dr. King’s speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs To listen to … Continue reading →

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