Paterson's condition, ocular atrophy, makes him the first legally blind governor in the United States since Bob Cowley Riley's brief 11-day term as Arkansas's governor in 1975. High-level blind public officials are few and far between. Minnesota and Oklahoma both had blind U.S. senators in the first half of the 20th century, Thomas David Schell and Thomas Pryor Gore, respectively. Riley was the legally blind lieutenant governor of Arkansas who finished out the last 11 days remaining of a governor's term after he left for Congress. John P. Lynch, executive director of Helen Keller Services for the Blind said, "We at Helen Keller Services for the Blind are very proud of Governor Paterson's accomplishments and wish him the best in his new position. He understands disability and there's an ...
... or agency of the United States and the Helen Keller Services for the Blind, Incorporated, or an...
In [William C. Thompson]'s effort to push passage of the bill, a letter was sent to secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. advising the U.S. Treasury to finalize the ruling. In his argument, he pointed out, "The United States remains virtually alone in the world in its use of currency-in all denominations-that is identical in size. Adrian Spratt, trustee at Helen Keller Services for the Blind said, "Without different-sized bills or currency machines, blind vendors are easy prey for unscrupulous customers." If disabled citizens are not accounted for, then their rights are limited because of the government's failure to account for disabled persons. New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. asked the federal Treasury Department to accept the decision, finding the current currency system...
...Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the pro...Title: Evaluation of the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-. Blind Youths and...
The cherubic face peers from billboards across the region; along the New Jersey Turnpike, in downtown Hackensack, from the back of NJ Transit buses, even in the restrooms at Shea Stadium. Donate Your Car. Help Children in Need. Call the Outreach Center.
...Spokesmen for the March of Dimes and Helen Keller Services for the Blind in Brooklyn said the...
Accounting Grassi & Co. CPAs in Jericho welcomed Eric S. Martinez as a partner in its audit practice. Martinez, who has more than 20 years of public accounting and consulting experience, is a licensed attorney in New York in addition to being a certified public accountant.
... appointed president and chief executive of Helen Keller Services for the Blind, which has offices i...
Still responding to Helen Keller's charge for Lions International volunteers to become "knights for the blind in this crusade against darkness," members of the Diamond Bar Breakfast Lions Club will go to high-volume people places to solicit donations to provide services and resources for the blind and visually impaired. Adult Lions and teenagers from the Leo clubs at Diamond Bar High and Chaparral Middle schools will be out in force on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 13 and 14, seeking the public's participation in the White Cane Days.
To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Mariana V. Nork of the American Association of People with Disabilities, +1-202-457-0046
...She previously worked with Helen Keller Services for the Blind and Catholic Chariti...
Grant to help Spanish-speaking children The Long Island Fund for Women & Girls has given $12,600 to the Long Island Children's Museum's "Juntos al Kinder/ Together to Kindergarten" program.
... New York to recognize those who donate services to health care facilities. Altogether, New York St...People helping people. Clients of Helen Keller Services for the Blind's day treatment prog...
Helen Keller Services for the Blind (HKSB) will honor New York developer Joshua Muss, ...
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