Community Linkage

Every week there are new press releases, articles, and videos popping up concerning Paganism, spirituality, health, or disabilities. Community Linkage is a collection of useful information and sometimes entertainment for you.

disabilityscoop

“Job Seekers With Disabilities Focus Of New Website” by Shaun Heasley www.disabilityscoop.com/2011/04/05/new-website-job/12803/

JobTips has resources for job seekers, educators, clinicians and transition specialists. The site was developed using a federal economic stimulus package grant of almost $1 million dollars provided by the National Institutes of Health.

“JobTIPS is a free program designed to help individuals with disabilities such as autism explore career interests, seek and obtain employment, and successfully maintain employment. JobTIPS addresses the social and behavioral differences that might make identifying, obtaining, and keeping a job more difficult for you.” www.do2learn.com/JobTIPS/index.html

Orlando Sentinel“Gov. Rick Scott orders immediate cuts to programs for disabled” by Kate Santich

Florida Governor Rick Scott implemented an immediate 15 percent cut to social services. These cuts apply to in-home services for around 30,000 people with developmental disabilities who live at home or within the larger community rather than a nursing home. www.orlandosentinel.com/features/os-scott-cuts-disabled-20110331,0,7724142.story

Disaboom “AHHHA a Place to Turn Your Ideas into Profit.” Interview with Matt Crowe, founder of the website, AHHHA. www.disaboom.com/contests/ahhha-a-place-to-turn-your-ideas-into-profit

Click here to visit www.ahhha.com

VIDEO: Explains socialideation, the concept behind Ahhha.