Free Legal Advice and Representation
for People with Disabilities

disAbility Solutions for Independent Living, Inc. will be offering two intake days per week with attorneys for people with disabilities who seek legal advice and, or representation regarding disability legal issues. The attorneys will be handling cases of disability discrimination encompassing (but not limited to) employment, housing, government, services, education, along with guardianship. These services are being provided through a partnership with disAbility Solutions and the Legal Advocacy Center of Central Florida, Inc. All appointments must be made in advance, by calling disAbility Solutions at 386-255-1812, or emailing Kristine@dsil.org . Walk-ins will not be guaranteed an appointment, as we anticipate the appointment slots filling up quickly, based on the need for this service in our community.

Please Note: The attorneys will not be duplicating the services of a Social Security Disability Attorney.

Kristine Cravener
disAbility Solutions
386-255-1812 Ph
386-255-1814 Fx
386-252-6222 TTY

Health Surveys

The Florida Office on Disability and Health located at the University of Florida is pleased to announce that both self-response and proxy response versions of its web-based health surveys of Floridians with disabilities is now available.
If you are age 18 or older and have a disability, please visit: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s/90895/mzfpa
If you are age 18 or older and would like to complete the survey on behalf of someone else with a disability (for example, a child under 18 or someone who cannot respond for himself because of a communication or other disability), please visit: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s/134860/sc32e
For more information on the Florida Office on Disability and Health please visit: http://fodh.phhp.ufl.edu
Thank you for your support and assistance.
The Florida Office on Disability and Health

Casting Call from MTV

Hi All at Orlando Brain Injury Support,

I apologize for the seemingly random contact, but I got your information from the Brain Injury Association of America and I thought that you may be interested in and able to help me with a project that I am working on. I'm a Researcher and Casting Associate at MTV Networks and am currently working on a documentary following young people who are suffering from amnesia.

You may or may not be familiar with MTV's True Life -- it's a long-running, award winning documentary series that seeks to have young people share their stories, in their own words. The format is strictly first person, which is to say that we don't filter the voices of our subjects through narrators or any similar third parties. All we do is follow them; it's our hope that by allowing these people to use their own voices to tell their stories, and communicating directly with their peers, we can impact the way people interact and engage with the world they live in.

One of the themes we’re currently exploring for this particular episode is memory loss and the devastating side effects that can occur as a result of a brain injury. We are interested in finding young people whose lives have been dramatically altered by the inability to remember or to form new memories. We are also interested in learning what kind of therapies and treatments are used in attempting to recover memory loss.

Our official casting call reads: Have you experienced some sort of physical or emotional trauma that has affected your ability to recall or create new memories? Have you been diagnosed with a form of amnesia as a result of a brain injury or extreme stress? Has your memory loss affected relationships that you were once fully invested in? Are you or your loved ones frustrated by your inability to remember your past? Or perhaps you've suffered an injury that has affected your short-term memory. If you or someone you love has experienced memory loss and has been diagnosed with amnesia, MTV wants to hear your story.
If this sounds like something that you might consider, I'd love to give you more information about this project -- and if you know of anyone else it might be beneficial to contact, please do let us know. I can be reached via email at amnesia@mtvn.com or by phone at (212) 846-8850.
Thank you so much for any assistance that you can offer. I look forward to hearing from you!
Best regards,
Kristen
Research/Casting
MTV News & Docs

What Good Can Come from a Speeding Ticket

Check out how you may benefit from other people's speeding tickets. we were amazed. The link opens in a new window so you don't have to download anything. http://www.biaf.org/documents/WhatGoodCanCome.pdf

The Able Trust Presents Grant Writing
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Brain Injury Support Groups in Florida