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bud yen knots that one in Her} 10 Canadians suffers from some sort of disability whether it be a mental handnap or a pm we: disability affecting one"r, sight. hearing. or mobility? 80 percent of the disabled who are able to work, arr unemployed. Awareness of the sperm! problems faced by the hand: rapped hau- increawd in the past [on pram. but there " still a Long ma} to go mm was the International Year of Disabled Persons The Special Parliamen tary Commuter on the Disabled and thr Handicapped presented its report, entitled Obstacles. in February of that year, This report (untamed ISO recommendations. designed to improu- the status of disabled Canadians In Dcounber HRH. this Com mitten submitted a and report, Follow -Up. dealing with tlw status of disabled Native Canadians The (Jon-mnn-m of' Canada recently responded with summon-ting Wattles. This gives an overview of the progress of the government in implementing thew recommendations during the past two years, Thy government Moons but two thirds of the Committee':, recommends smuv m mu may be auarr that I am a member ot the bundling (onmnuw an Prmvdurm Antstrs whwh igs one ot tts tum-1mm examine“ tttt outrun-m of pom“ age-nnw boards and commts Mulh m ABC , m wr (“all " beginning In ttepietuOer $6C anal! In ruwuuu mum lo rm tehh such ABC " ( ttte tmlnnu Man» ot “mm-n (when [In (mun-w Man power Commission and mm ermml 1suttrtt'c Competrsattor Boaro The“ In-armw an publu and your tttput uuum tm txelt'tetttt For the! rvdsm. I uoulu in mun than happ) to speak u alnmé who [uh Had dealmp,s but). am ot than now 0min” below b u scieetiu" tiatess lor tltt' ABC N, ti N'plvmlx-r Letters Policy Press Council Queen 's Park Report WALTER McLEAN " M 1ltt mun“; hr in rt-xnwu-(i u. The Chronicles welcomes letters to the editor Writers must iden- tity {henmehes through their name. address and telephone number We rPM‘r\P the right to edit The Chronicle is proud oi' its tradition u! acvurar) and fair play. but vu- do acknowledge mom for human error We “Mumm- complaints or criticism of mum. opinions or advertising and ltope vw ran resolve all complaints ourselves. Complaints that ran] be resolved should be addressed to the Ontario Press Council. 15t Slater St, Suite 708. Ottawa. Ont. KIP 3H3. Theda“. " mm m on a n. (mum. Manpotuer (umnm 2 ttt) p m oLarn, New» ot Women Loam-n do“ WW.» I: min In no a m (mum: (curry 1 reatmem and Reward: foundation e on p m (Imam: Lancet l reatmem and ltet.ee rch Foundation Thar-day. " mum-her m "tl a n; The Luv bo, wt) ot 1 ppm L allude 2 all p m Unlanu Manna” t umnus “on 3 M! p " The 1.4M New tell ol l up?! L anath- rnda). " septa-libel Nixon a.m I rum-n30 Inn-rm l on” when “an! tions have been implemented, and the t't'ttt are being studied further. Changes have been made to the Canadian Human Rights Act. a new 'l'ransportation of the Handi rapped Policy has been developed, a Minister responsible for the Status of Disabled Persons (Honourable Serge Joyal Secretary of State) has been ap pointed, Recently I attended Ilhe opening of the. Independent Living Centre at 2:53 King Street in. Kitchener The Ccntre n it community based organization that is developing programs to meet thw needs of disabled individuals it is the intention of the Independent Living Centre to work together with misting service agencies to mun the disabled full new» to commu nity resources. - The establishment of independent living centres is a result of the work of the Com mince Another projeci under way in Kitchener Waterloo to help the disabled live full and productive lives is "Technet." Based in Toronw. the project is investigating the {usability of implementing a computer pregnant)“ training course for physi Accent on awareness iety ot Ipper cally disabled persons K-W Ls one of thr target communities, David Hicks, Project Administrator, has been in contact with a number of organizations in our area. such at, March of Dimes and the Chambers of Commerce He is optimistic about the success of the venture, The Canada Employment Centre in Kitchener also gives priority to placing physically handicapped people in jobs John Strum. himself confined to a wheel chair. makes the initial roman with an "mployvr Believing that “where there's a will there's a way." hr has had great success in placing the "employment dis advantaged" Leisure horizons are also expanding The Central West Regional Games for the Physically Disabled that were held recent ly in Kitchener were an inSpiring example of people who not only set their own goals but also by Just entering the race put many weaned “able bodies" to shame. The hundred athletes, from Waterloo Region and nine other areas. contested in MI events. These included true and field, swimming, archery, slanting sud weigttr lilting. my wereutl Wang against is What about the last year" Beluwe ll or not, I gel to blots out the l'illdh's this week an my first Minivan) ry as editor of this new MNM'er Hots do you like me an Ur" What do you mean than n to!) been I year" I'll w) one ttune. " has represented I apt-um challenge for me Jumping the sports ,tup after the wan to become overall Chrumcle editor but " has also been out that he thoroughly enjoyed (take up no 1atllecuous there are no Immediate plans lo mutr on at least that l knots uh I m sure you re all walling to hear thts yes I have nuswd the rations beat ruassiderably t'sen though fur several lean“ and mdnnduals I hate misuatted tu sun clore to the scent But through the ups and yes the downs the mow to editor Is out rm glad I made ttt course tt duin t help any last september to return from it week's shot ot 1'ourittle at “amaze Beach to [Ind all my things heaped high and lots ox er our spanking mm otrices here on hrb St h' I maintain to this day my co-tworkers who dld all the “lung and pushing and parking and shifting m-rr just trying to gel rename Not that I had lune lo worry about murmur decorating I was barely lulu the editor s chair when a tmple-murder sutctde rocked our city Just a great an) to star! the position after a summer of parades, festivals, flower shows and the like And after sun'n'mx that \mknr-nwun waged). the action heated up and this office became a {Tom between Grand Central Manon and Hour.» Barber Shop as people began dropping by to tell me their opinions on nuoride, the municipal election, disarmament, and yes, where tiw best drtnkine spots Wert' al Oktober [PM ll “an a sort of Meet tho Press 59mm“ In)” al least tttree mum a txeek. and to be truthful, I dlan awash "Mud ax u gaw me a lot of valuable Insight mlo Morin and positions 'l'lte fluoridation mum. rained fur the who knows what time (1 guns I should. should"! I") was the predonunaul autumn mph it never ceased to “new? me how fluoride foes withm minute, of each other could walk into this ofhce and scoff and repudiate an) argument made by the other Lea vine me of course winning like a top In the middle Another eye-opener for me ha’bwn spirit add vamtarism displayed b) UAMCD ML tae00gEMtAV. W1 20. at: --PRqE , CAMPBELL How long? somartyutoercitiaelrsoma-d causes. be they was. like Big BroturruorBigtiisters__a- u-sofa-es-tsi-dir sema- (my. like the Jan-ea. It taraansamtso-whogivesomoe" then timenrthebeoetitutotherur.1tis Nahuatl” experienceloviuess thesbeer Neasueetheueuatsaartgt-es bringusthosekms $orttanatetttatt them- selves The initiatives taken to date are heart wefuyr But there remains much to an The more than 2 million Canadians affected must be given the wortunily to undid pasteoothebasisof lube caudal“ 'lft;hfbe'lll's'lyl'n"e"lltdfl"'dlt"u', Certainly, tn keeping with the volun- teer angle. the 125th anniversary cele- brations had to be collectively one of the highlight assignments thus far Again. much work was invested by man) for the beasetit of all. and Waterloo can stand proudly tn the way it honored its heritage Certainly we are not above discussing the issues. but what we have tried to do th shift our emphasis as much an possible to the nextdoor-neighbor cov erage that no many other mediums choose to ignore in the T win Cities. Just as that is their right. so is it our right to feel that the people of Waterloo want to we and read about the people of Waterloo. the human interest stories, the perennial insights, yes the "small potatoes' stuff Tq l learned quickly when i first tame to this paper that covering some of the "little people" can often be the most rewarding experience for all, and we will continue in that direction as long as I am steering the ship Speaking of the treatment of new,» in the Chronicle, it has than been In) belief that people. not issues, make the new» for a community paper. F, Other first year anetdotes" Well, t have one from meek one last September when a former editor. Howard Elliott brewed in from his new home in Fort McMurray Over a few brews at a Iota! watering hole, he applied the cold rotttiort In grand style -Ftrst paper looks really good. Rico, eserythtntt warp! that sucky "dnorial on safe driving Sure!) you didn't uritr that did you" ' I did And what about the fear soul a Hmmh or so ago who phoned to tell mu how much she liked my 1rnbute to my doe Tosh). who: had Just passed away Unfortunately I wasn't m the offiu' to take the can. but a numugv was left “Tell him I mung!" his rolumn was beautiful." she relayed "In fart, he should to into writing l'anmr .. Nothing like a complmwnl to keep you on your toes Year lvw. lwre " come You ain't we» mulling yet standards set by their own sports associa tions The pace was set by Ron Van Elswyek of Elmira, who came within a hair's breadth of setting a world record for the 1500 metre wheelchair rare. His time was 4,3915 . The Waterloo inn, which recently com pletod an extension to its facility, has included a ramp to the pool The lnn was host recently to the Annual General Meeting of Persons United for Sell Help-in Ontario (PUSH Ontario), a non political lobby group We can expect to see the growth of such advocacy groups in the future because. although there is still the need for access to social and recreational facilities for the disabled. there is grow ing concern for other issues such as personal support services provided in medical plans. human rights. transportation and passions