Welfare hell: welfare rules make it hard for disabled people to work
Article Abstract:
The US welfare system's vague rules and bureaucracy make it hard for disabled people to gain independence. Aside from providing inadequate services, its employees continually suspect the clients of cheating the government.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1993
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Crip sheet: why the able-bodied still don't get it
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A handicapped man describes the rage he feels at media portrayals of quadriplegics as courageous and inspiring. He wants the able-bodied to understand the suffering that the handicapped endure every day.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1997
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A country road song
Article Abstract:
A writer describes his gratitude of being able to enjoy running and walking outdoors before suffering an accident that left him with one good leg and having to rely on a wheelchair.
Publication Name: Yankee
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 2000
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