ADVOCACY WORKERS DIGNITY

'œAs the gap between the rich and poor grows wider, destitute Asians are increasingly selling their most valuable property: their children' wrote Time Magazine of Asia's Alex Perry.

This is a biographical report on Jane Addams, who was also known as the mother of social work. She was responsible for bringing the idea of a settlement house to America, and is best known for the Hull-House in Chicago.

Online support groups for dementia provide easy and immediate access for those in need. This article reviews six of the valuable websites offering online support groups for family members of those diagnosed with dementia.

The current economic downturn doesn't cause violence in itself, but it is creating the conditions that make these times ripe for it.

Here is a review of the top three international organizations of and for the blind.

This article discusses learned helplessness, people who work with the disabled population and how to effectively empower them

This is an informative and opinion article about abuse of mentally challenged residents cared for by the state.

Local mayors and community legislators disappointed.

Getting the hospital interpreters you need when you need them is of utmost importance.