| Saturday Bulletin Board
Women's Resources' spring volunteer training will begin in early March. Compassionate volunteers are needed to provide information, support, advocacy and medical accompaniment to adult, teen and child victims of domestic violence and sexual assault through the 24-hour hot line.
The 69-hour Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Crisis Intervention Training will be held two evenings a week for 10 consecutive weeks. Four Saturday morning sessions are required as well.
For information about dates, times and enrollment, contact Christiana Sulinski at 570 424-2093 by Monday, Feb. 26.
Power wheelchairs available to seniors
The Senior Wheels USA Program makes available power wheelchairs to senior citizens and the permanently disabled at no cost to the recipient, if they qualify.
Morse House needs more work, money
NORWOOD - The Morse House Restoration Committee ``to do'' list has shrunk dramatically over the past six years. But committee co-Chairwoman Dale Day said yesterday the group still needs help, financial and professional, to clear up some outstanding work, including installing a handicapped-accessible entrance and fixing the gutters. Day said she only has a general idea what the cost of each project will be. ``We've only gotten one estimate for the entrance and it was $12,000, but I think a lot depends on how much of a volunteer effort we get,'' said Day. ``We really won't know until we get a few more estimates.'' The gutters could cost as much as $5,000, if the committee decides to replace the entire system, or closer to $1,200 if just the leaking section is replaced.
ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss National Disability ...
TOPIC: U.S. Census Bureau data shows there are 49.7 million Americans who have a disability, of which two-thirds have a severe disability, according to an article in the American Chronicle. The bureau data also shows only 30 percent of working age adults with a severe disability are employed. National Disability Employment Awareness Month seeks to promote awareness of the contributions people with disabilities can make in the workforce. For example, Chesapeake Service Systems in Portsmouth, Virginia employs 70 disabled individuals who work in and around the city rather than languish in institutions. Working gives people with disabilities self-esteem and dignity and contributes needed service to their communities. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Dr.
Homeless in Norwich: Norwich police 'try to be respectful'
NORWICH -- At the St. Vincent DePaul Place soup kitchen, everyone is alert when a Norwich police car drives through the parking lot. Most homeless people would say their relationship with the police is cordial, but they never know what the officers might be looking for. .
Court rings alarm on road risk
Are policemen fit enough to catch traffic violators? The Delhi High Court does not think so. On Thursday, it took suo motu cognisance of reports on the rising number of fatal road accidents in the city and suggested wide-ranging reforms, including deployment traffic police at bus stands and fitter policemen. "How can a policeman with a weight of around 120 kg run and catch the culprit? You need be in shape to deal with these cases," said a bench comprising Justice Swatanter Kumar and Justice HR Malhotra. "A traffic constable at every bus stand will help in regulating the timely arrival and departure of buses," the bench said. It also suggested that the government should replace old buses with new disabled-friendly ones. Additional Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium, who has been appointment amicus curie in this matter, also submitted a list of suggestions before the court.
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