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The 2002 Annual Conference presented by the Spina Bifida Association of America will be held June 24-26, 2002, in Lake Buena Vista at the Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort. It will offer informative workshops and activities for people living with Spina Bifida and their families, as well as for professionals working with clients with spina bifida. Selected sessions will be simultaneously translated into Spanish.
The conference cost is $240 per person. The Spina Bifida Association of Florida is offering scholarships to pay for the conference registration.
The Spina Bifida Association of Florida encourages anyone with an interest in spina bifida to attend or volunteer to help at this conference. For more information, call 1-800-722-6355, or 321-454-9737. You can also email sbafl@earthlink.net.
A new Napster-like file sharing site for electronic books has opened online in an effort to provide persons who are visually impaired with a resource for more than 7,500 books. Bookshare.org already includes scanned copies of "A Beautiful Mind" and the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, plus many more.
To utilize the site, users must prove they have a visual or reading disability. An exemption in the copyright law allows electronic copies of texts to be shared among these individuals, even if they have not purchased the books or obtained permission to receive them in digital form.
Before using the site, a person must mail or fax a disability form signed by a qualified professional. The site also requires a $25 sign-up fee and a $50 fee for an annual subscription. For more information, visit the site at www.bookshare.org. Source: The New York Times, February 28, 2002
Harold Russell, actor, soldier, recipient of two Oscars, died on January 29, 2002. Russell was Chairman of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities (currently known as ODEP) from 1964 to 1989, and also served as an honored celebrity guest at The Able Trust's first annual gala at Mar-a-Lago. Russell was also an organizer of the World Veterans Fund and a three-term National Commander of AMVETS. Russell was 88 years old and will be sadly missed by all.
The Able Trust is pleased to welcome Candace Marshall and Nancy Kline as ambassadors to the Foundation. Candace Marshall, of Orlando, is Assistant Vice President and Relationship Manager for the Endowment and Foundation Trust Services Group of SunTrust Bank. She has been employed by SunTrust Bank for more than nineteen years and has more than sixteen years of trust administration experience. She also volunteers with the American Diabetes Association, the Heart of Florida United Way and the March of Dimes.
Nancy Kline resides in Fort Walton Beach and serves as the Vice President of Private Client Group for Merrill Lynch. Her responsibilities include financial and estate planning, asset management, portfolio investments and long-term life management. She has been an active member with Bridgeway Center, Special Olympics and the Children's Advocacy Center.
If you are a person with a disability and wish to become a registered voter, contact The Able Trust at 888.838.2253 V/TDD or email info@abletrust.org to receive a copy of the voter registration application form.
RFPs Address Disability Employment Projects
The Able Trust recently issued two Requests for Proposals to address disability employment projects in Florida. RFP 02-02 provides funding for a project that employs Native Americans with disabilities in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties. RFP 02-03 provides funding for a project that employs citizens with disabilities in Monroe County. Both RFPs are aimed at existing 501c3 not-for-profit organizations.
For a complete copy of both RFPs, visit the website at www.abletrust.org/rfpsummary.html.
