POLIO SURVIVORS SUPPORT GROUP OF WNY - NEWSLETTER NOV. 1994
Duplicated and distributed by the March of Dimes Birth Defects
Foundation, whose help is gratefully acknowledged.
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Attending teh October meeting were Bill Kroll, Don Rohring,
Helen and Nelson Bauer, Terry and Dick Bouquin, Susie and Bud
Foster, Joan Curley, Henry Maciejewski, Don O'Connor, Carl Marchi,
and David Hamilton.
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Treasurer Henry Maciejewski reported that we have $1650.41 in
the checking account, $2364.86 in the CD and $100.65 in the
split clib.
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Get well wishes from all of us to Gus Arndt, our Hospitality
Committee Chairman. Gus fell and broke his ankle about a month
ago. We miss you, Gus, so mend up fast.
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It was suggested at the October meeting that we make available
to our members, on a loan basis, the video and audio recordings
that we have dealing with Post-Polio syndrome. Bill Kroll has
volunteered to chair this project. The particulars have not yet
been worked out, but we will keep you informed.
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The International Polio and Independent Living Conference held
in St. Louis last summer willv be the topic of discussion at our
November meeting which will feature recordings of presentations
of some of the prominent speatkers at the conference. Thanks
to John Davis for providing the recordings.
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The Next meeting will be November 16 at 7:15p.m. at St.Stephen's-
Bethlehem United Church of Chrits, on Wehrle, near Union. All
visitors are welcome.
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The following is reprinted with permission of International
Polio Network News, 5100 Oakland Ave. St. Louis, Missouri:

WE WANT YOUR OPINION ON OUR DISABILITY PROGRAM, SAYS SSA!
 By Douglas M. sMITH, pHYSIcians Disability Services,Inc.
"Reengineering" the disability program is high priority for
1994 and 1995 according to Social Security Administration
commissioner Shirley S. Chater. Ms.Chater announced the reforms
in hearings held October 28, 1993 by the Social Security Sub-
committe of the House Ways and Means Committee. An SSA team
will furnish Ms.Chater reengineering recommendations in March
1994 and the agency plans pilot projects for 1995. How far
will disability program changes go? SSA is "fundamentally
rethinking and radically redesigning the work process" says
an SSA newsletter. "[T]he winds of change are reaching hurricxane
force."
SSA says it wnnts opinions from the public on the disability
program. But the agency talked first to its own employees,
interest groups, and 'focus groups'. The focus groups included
selected members of the public and met privately in six cities.
They were organized and managed by a private contractor the SSA
press office would 
nould not identify
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SSA Toll Free Telephone: 800-772-1213