Earmark details  |
Year 2008 |
Description
Special Olympics of Iowa, technology upgrades |
Amount
$95,000
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Sponsors
Former Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA)
Former Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) |
Locations
Des Moines, Iowa |
Recipients
Special Olympics Inc. |
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Advocating Change Together, Inc. for a disability rights training initiative |
Amount
$95,000
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Sponsors
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) |
Locations
St. Paul, Minnesota |
Recipients
Advocating Change Together Inc. |
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetics for programs to improve the quality of orthotic and prosthetic research. |
Amount
$98,000
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Sponsors
Former Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) |
Locations
Alexandria, Virginia |
Recipients
American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists |
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Darden Rehabilitation Foundation, programs serving individuals with disabilities seeking to enter the workforce |
Amount
$121,000
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Sponsors
Former Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) |
Locations
Gadsen, Alabama |
Recipients
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
University of Northern Colorado National Center for Low-Incidence Disabilities, support for local schools, educational professionals, families of infants and children with low-incidence disabilities |
Amount
$162,000
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Sponsors
Former Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO) |
Locations
Greeley, Colorado |
Recipients
National Center on Severe and Sensory Disabilities |
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Vocational Guidance Services, Cleveland, OH for equipment and technology in order to increase employment for persons with disabilities |
Amount
$182,000
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Sponsors
Former Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)
Former Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH)
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
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Locations
Cleveland, Ohio |
Recipients
Vocational Guidance Services |
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Southeast Alaska Independent Living, Inc., continuation of a joint recreation and employment project with the Tlingit-Haida Tribe |
Amount
$192,000
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Sponsors
Former Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) |
Locations
Juneau, Alaska |
Recipients
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Kenai Peninsula Independent Living Center, Total Recreation and Independent Living Services project |
Amount
$192,000
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Sponsors
Former Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) |
Locations
Homer, Alaska |
Recipients
Independent Living Center (Homer, Alaska) |
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
National Ability Center, transportation for individuals with cognitive and physical disabilities to participate independently in therapeutic recreational programs |
Amount
$202,000
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Sponsors
Former Sen. Bob Bennett (R-UT) |
Locations
Park City, Utah |
Recipients
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Jewish Vocational and Career Counseling Service, for a Transition Services Project to provide vocational training and job placement for youth and adults with disabilities |
Amount
$239,000
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Sponsors
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) |
Locations
San Francisco, California |
Recipients
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