Disability Awareness Workshop for Employers in New York:  First-time Participants Learned About Working with People with Disabilities
On June 26, the Proyecto Visión National Technical Assistance Center on employment for Latinos with disabilities, hosted a training about recruiting, hiring and retaining employees with disabilities. More than 30 employer representatives attended the event, many of whom had never worked with or hired a person with a disability.

Cultivating Fields of Hope: Assisting Farmers with Disabilities
Marcos Quiñones comes from a long line of farmers and agriculture workers. His family has worked in the fields for generations and he loves to work the land. However, it wasn't until recently that 17-year-old Marcos could hear the leaves rustling about as he pulled oranges, lemons and apples from the trees or the sound of the dirt being sifted around when digging up onions and potatoes.

Opening Young Minds: New Jersey Second Graders Meet People with Disabilities
When one observes contemporary United States culture, it appears there are standards that the members of this society are convinced that they have to conform to. Our minds constantly are being conditioned to keep up with what is the popular norm.

Culture and Its Impact on Disability: One Mother's Perspective on Healing
It was one of the most frustrating things about my beloved grandmother, Bertha—each time she would spend a few moments with my son, she would inevitably say, "Aye pobrecito, mi creatura, como sufre."  Each and every time I would say to her, "Does it really look like Zachary is suffering? He is healthy, he is happy, he is funny. So he needs a little bit of help. What part of his life seems like he is suffering?"

Disabled Farm Workers: The Invisible Injured
What's the most dangerous job in America?  Mining?  That's only number two. Farm work is the most deadly, most dangerous job in America, with the highest number of fatal accidents and disabling injuries.

Leadership Workshop For Latinos with Disabilities and Their Families
Many people in the community of Latinos with disabilities do not have sufficient information about programs and services available to them. This lack of information has impeded hundreds of Latinos with various disabilities to reach independence.

Learning about a Rare Disease (Relapsing Polychondritis)
As a Rehabilitation Counselor and a promoter of health care awareness, I am often very interested in learning about rare diseases that influence the lives of all populations. This past month I attended a family function that involved visiting some friends of the family. The event was very exciting to me because the social activity gave me the opportunity to reconnect with old friends.