This Week's Facts:
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ADA Celebrates 20 Years of
Supporting People with Disabilities
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Help Raise Juvenile Arthritis
Awareness in July
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ISDA Kicks Off Statewide
Photo Contest
Energy
Dept. Releases Alternative Fuel Locator
Those who are interested in alternative fuels but
don’t know where to find them now have an app that can do just
that! The
Department of Energy
has released an Alternative Fueling State Locator. You can
search by fuel type – anything from biodiesel to hydrogen – and
by location. You can download the app from USA.gov’s
Mobile Apps page
or simply go to the
website
itself.
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Friday Facts Editorial Team:
Katharine Springer
State Data
Center Coordinator
Elisabeth
O’Donnell
Federal Documents Librarian
&
Kim Brown-Harden
State
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ADA Celebrates 20
Years of Supporting People with Disabilities
 Monday,
July 26th is the 20th anniversary of the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA), signed in 1990 by President George H. W.
Bush and amended in 2008. The ADA ensures that Americans with
disabilities are not discriminated against in the workplace and
by potential employers; by public services; and by communication
services. The
text (five separate parts,
or titles) of the ADA is located on the
U.S.
Access Board website.
Facts about the ADA are
available on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
website. Check out the Census Bureau’s
20th Anniversary of the ADA
feature webpage, which gives statistics about those needing
assistance, specific disabilities, income, education, and more.
The website
Disa+bility.gov is a
service of the U.S. Office of Disability Employment Policy and
21 other federal agencies. It provides customer-based
information and allows advanced searching, information by topic
and by state, and a helpful “I want to” section. The U.S.
Department of Justice’s ADA homepage,
ADA.gov,
provides links to government actions related to disability,
federal standards and publications, and resources on other
federal agencies with ADA responsibilities. You can also find
ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and
Local Governments there.
Help Raise Juvenile Arthritis Awareness in
July
 July
is
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month.
More than 294,000 children under the age of 18 are affected by
pediatric arthritis or rheumatologic conditions. Arthritis is a
swelling of the joints. It can also cause stiffness and loss of
motion. When the condition is rheumatic, muscles, tendons, bones
and ligaments can also be affected. Rheumatoid arthritis can
even impact various internal organs. Most cases of juvenile
arthritis are the result of autoimmune disorders, although not
all are. There are currently several different types of
treatment, both with medicine and without it. Of course,
treatment depends on the severity of the condition. The
ultimate goal is to provide the best quality of life possible
for the child in question. If you know a child with symptoms of
juvenile arthritis – persistent joint swelling, limping or maybe
even a fever or skin rash – they should see a doctor. The
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin
Diseases has a helpful
factsheet about the most
common types of juvenile arthritis and about the proper steps to
take. You can also find out more information about the disorder
from
Medline Plus.
ISDA Kicks Off
Statewide Photo Contest
 Say
Cheese! The
Indiana State Department of Agriculture is
sponsoring a photo contest open to all photo enthusiasts and
shutterbugs throughout the state. Winners will have their
photographs framed and featured in the ISDA photo gallery
exhibit at a location to be announced in the summer of
2010. Entrants have four categories: Conservation: landscape,
water, and wildlife; Agritourism: destination agriculture,
fruits, vegetables, and lower portraits; Faces of
Agriculture: photos that include people; and On the
Farm: buildings, animals and equipment. Entries must be received
by August 31, 2010. Fill out the Photo contest entry form and
submit to
photocontest@isda.in.gov. Please
visit the ISDA’s website for more details and contest
guidelines. For ideas or inspiration, check out last year’s
photo gallery. Summer in Indiana provides all
kinds of beauty and inspiration, so grab your cameras and your
creativity!
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