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The National Disability Institute is seeking survey responses from individuals who received their federal benefit payments on a prepaid debit card.
To complete the survey, go to http://fifthfreedom.org/u/hu or send your comments to info@ndi-inc.org.
The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago is seeking survey responses from persons thinking of returning to work after a stroke.
To complete the survey, go to http://fifthfreedom.org/u/i4. For more information, email Dr. Robert Hartke, at rhartke@ric.org.
Americans with Disabilities Act Audio Conference will be 2-3 p.m. Tuesday. Topic will be how the ADA covers power-driven mobility devices, like Segways, golf carts, and all-terrain vehicles.
For location addresses, go online to www.adaindiana.org/audio/default.asp. To listen online, go to http://ada-audio.org/ProgramInformation.
Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments ACT Webinar Series will begin at 2-3 p.m. Tuesday. Topic will be “The Nuts & Bolds of ADA and ADAAA.” Speaker will be Frank Alvarez. Presenter will be the Hartford School of Insurance.
To register, go online to http://fifthfreedom.org/u/i9.
Additional topics will include: Aug. 28, “Job Accommodations Network (JAN) and their Services and Sept. 12, “Reasonable Accommodations.”
Parkview Comprehensive Cancer Center in partnership with the Fort Wayne TinCaps will offer free health screenings, including prostate-specific antigen (PSA), 6-9 p.m. Tuesday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday at Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St. The PSA screen is for men age 40 and older. The TinCaps will be wearing special Prostate Cancer Awareness jerseys on Tuesday that will be auctioned off that night.
In addition, both days will feature demos of the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System. Surgeons from the Parkview Physicians Group will be on hand to perform demonstrations, and the public is invited to test their skills by performing mock procedures with the da Vinci robot.
For more information call 266-9180.
Fifth Freedom is researching the way people look for disability information online. The research will be used to provide better tools to help people find health and disability services in their local community. If you would like to help Hoosiers with disabilities, enter by Friday.Participants will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a $250 gift card from Walmart.
To complete the survey, go to http://fifthfreedom.org/u/websearchsurvey.
Dr. Rudy Kachmann will speak on “Asian Medicine: The Tao and Ayurveda” 7-8 p.m. today at Kachmann Auditorium at Lutheran Hospital, 7900 W. Jefferson Blvd.
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