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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.disaboom.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss"><channel><title>disabledpolitico</title><link>http://www.disaboom.com/Photos/disabledpolitico/default.aspx</link><description /><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20917.1142)</generator><item><title>Edward Janus | Disability Advocate and Activist</title><link>http://www.disaboom.com/Photos/disabledpolitico/picture92560.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:50:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">28f394d7-ba37-43a1-baa5-4a0a3f3961c4:92560</guid><dc:creator>Edward Janus</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.disaboom.com/Photos/disabledpolitico/picture92560.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.disaboom.com/Photos/disabledpolitico/commentrss.aspx?PostID=92560</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment>http://www.disaboom.com/Photos/disabledpolitico/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=92560</wfw:comment><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.disaboom.com/Photos/disabledpolitico/picture92560.aspx" &gt;&lt;img src="http://www.disaboom.com/photos/cache/1000.15186.92560.Edward Janus .jpg.thumb.jpg" alt="Edward Janus | Disability Advocate and Activist" border="0" &gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Edward Janus | Disability Advocate and Activist&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;I just wanted to introduce myself.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;My name is Edward Janus.I am a Disability Advocate and Activist.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;My Campaign and Mission is Fighting for Persons &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;with&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Disabilities and Making Our Voices Heard.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;My motto is The Organizing Power of the Internet Empower Persons with Disabilities©.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;A little bit more about me.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;I have &lt;a class="nobold" href="/Intersections/Search.aspx?IntersectionName=CerebralPalsy&amp;iadid=CerebralPalsy_Intersection"&gt;Cerebral Palsy&lt;/a&gt; and I am a permanently disabled amputee confined to a wheelchair. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;I am a Homebound, Shut-In. I have worked to earn a living for almost 25 years.&amp;nbsp; Then I had over ten surgeries on cervical spinal column in my lifetime. Now I have been on Permanent Social Security Disability since 1996.&amp;nbsp; I was married and have a daughter. After my wife was killed in 1999, an automobile crossing a street hit her.&amp;nbsp; Now, I Live Alone. I receive only one household income. A Social Security check monthly. I would contact people by telephone, but I am also deaf. I cannot hear very well on the phone. You can reach me by email; all my activities and tasks are completed via Internet. Alternatively, you may send a regular postal mail.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please visit my main Web site: &lt;a href="http://www.edwardjanus.net/"&gt;http://www.edwardjanus.net/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Sincerely,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;Edward Janus | Disability Advocate and Activist&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;10707 Wrightwood Ave. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;Northlake, IL. 60164 &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;E-mails: &lt;a href="mailto:EdwardJanus@msn.com"&gt;EdwardJanus@msn.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:EdwardJanus@EdwardJanus.net"&gt;EdwardJanus@EdwardJanus.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;EdwardJanus.net Disability Online Services &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Web Site: &lt;a href="http://www.edwardjanus.net/"&gt;http://www.edwardjanus.net/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;MSN Group: &lt;a href="http://groups.msn.com/EdwardJanus"&gt;http://groups.msn.com/EdwardJanus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;MSN Blog: &lt;a href="http://www.edwardjanus.spaces.live.com/"&gt;http://www.edwardjanus.spaces.live.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.edwardjanus.spaces.live.com/"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><media:content url="http://www.disaboom.com/photos/storage/1000.15186.92560.Edward Janus .jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="80" width="67" /><media:title>Edward Janus | Disability Advocate and Activist</media:title><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.disaboom.com/Photos/disabledpolitico/picture92560.aspx" &gt;&lt;img src="http://www.disaboom.com/photos/cache/1000.15186.92560.Edward Janus .jpg.thumb.jpg" alt="Edward Janus | Disability Advocate and Activist" border="0" &gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Edward Janus | Disability Advocate and Activist&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;I just wanted to introduce myself.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;My name is Edward Janus.I am a Disability Advocate and Activist.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;My Campaign and Mission is Fighting for Persons &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;with&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Disabilities and Making Our Voices Heard.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;My motto is The Organizing Power of the Internet Empower Persons with Disabilities©.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;A little bit more about me.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;I have &lt;a class="nobold" href="/Intersections/Search.aspx?IntersectionName=CerebralPalsy&amp;iadid=CerebralPalsy_Intersection"&gt;Cerebral Palsy&lt;/a&gt; and I am a permanently disabled amputee confined to a wheelchair. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;I am a Homebound, Shut-In. I have worked to earn a living for almost 25 years.&amp;nbsp; Then I had over ten surgeries on cervical spinal column in my lifetime. Now I have been on Permanent Social Security Disability since 1996.&amp;nbsp; I was married and have a daughter. After my wife was killed in 1999, an automobile crossing a street hit her.&amp;nbsp; Now, I Live Alone. I receive only one household income. A Social Security check monthly. I would contact people by telephone, but I am also deaf. I cannot hear very well on the phone. You can reach me by email; all my activities and tasks are completed via Internet. Alternatively, you may send a regular postal mail.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;LINE-HEIGHT:115%;"&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please visit my main Web site: &lt;a href="http://www.edwardjanus.net/"&gt;http://www.edwardjanus.net/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;My Disaboom: &lt;a href="http://www.disaboom.com/members/EdwardJanus.aspx"&gt;http://www.disaboom.com/members/EdwardJanus.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Sincerely,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;Edward Janus | Disability Advocate and Activist&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;10707 Wrightwood Ave. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;Northlake, IL. 60164 &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;E-mails: &lt;a href="mailto:EdwardJanus@msn.com"&gt;EdwardJanus@msn.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:EdwardJanus@EdwardJanus.net"&gt;EdwardJanus@EdwardJanus.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;EdwardJanus.net Disability Online Services &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Web Site: &lt;a href="http://www.edwardjanus.net/"&gt;http://www.edwardjanus.net/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;MSN Group: &lt;a href="http://groups.msn.com/EdwardJanus"&gt;http://groups.msn.com/EdwardJanus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;MSN Blog: &lt;a href="http://www.edwardjanus.spaces.live.com/"&gt;http://www.edwardjanus.spaces.live.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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