| Wheelchair Refurbisher Shares Connection To Reeve
A Marlborough man who refurbishes wheelchairs shares a strong connection to late actor Christopher Reeve. NewsCenter 5's Heather Unruh reported that David Heim's garage is packed with used wheelchairs and spare parts, and he said that he can see potential in all the clutter. "Every chair has something good," Heim said. .
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Glavine humbled by students
ALBERTSON, N.Y. -- There are times when Tom Glavine gets a face-to-face chance to reflect on his good fortune. Monday was one of those days. The 40-year-old Mets left-hander, who's just 10 victories shy of reaching the celebrated 300-win plateau, and teammates Julio Franco and John Maine, spent nearly two hours playing wheelchair Wiffle Ball, answering questions and signing autographs for students at the Henry Viscardi School at Abilities. The institution of nearly 200 pre-K through grade 12 students is specifically for kids who are either disabled physically or medically fragile. "It's humbling, it's uplifting, it's inspiring," Glavine said after spending some fun and quality time with kids in the school's noisy gym. "We're lucky. We're lucky that we're healthy first and foremost.
Changes planned for Grover Beach train station
Handicapped passengers riding Amtrak trains and buses through Grover Beach's train station will have directional signs and improvements to help eliminate confusion and solve compliance problems with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.
Last week, the City Council unanimously directed city staff to signal the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments to proceed with construction of platform and sign improvements at the station.
According to City Engineer Jim Garing, SLOCOG will funnel money to the Amtrak Engineering Division, which is responsible for the construction. SLOCOG would not be doing any construction, he said.
Improvements will make the platform on the east side of the railroad tracks compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act regulations, Garing said.
$51M grant to aid Iowa handicapped
DES MOINES - Iowa will receive a $51 million federal grant to help people with mental retardation move out of large institutions.Gov. Chet Culver announced the grant Monday morning. He said the money will help people receive care in their homes or in small institutions."We are very pleased by this development," Culver said.According to the Iowa Department of Human Services, the grant will pay for 528 Iowans to leave large institutions over the next five years. The state will need to kick in $218,000 this year and a total of $13 million over five years."It's really an effort to de-institutionalize the state, more than it is an attempt to say, 'Let's save money,'" said department director Kevin Concannon. "But it will save money over time because these are lifelong conditions. Many of these individuals are literally multimillion dollar clients in the Medicaid system over their lifetime."The department estimates that 2,230 clients live in large institutions across the state, including 590 who live in state-run facilities in Glenwood and Woodward.Iowa was one of 17 states that will receive grants out of 38 that applied.
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