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April 3, 2012
AG Chris Koster Helps Bust Disabled Parking Spot Sneaks
This past weekend, Attorney General Chris Koster worked with police from numerous St. Louis County Police departments to issue citations to able-bodied people who parked in handicapped-accessible parking spaces.On Saturday, 74 people in law-abiding communities such as Chesterfield, Creve Coeur, Des ... More >>
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October 20, 2011
MAKE and Take
This past weekend, Attorney General Chris Koster worked with police from numerous St. Louis County Police departments to issue citations to able-bodied people who parked in handicapped-accessible parking spaces.On Saturday, 74 people in law-abiding communities such as Chesterfield, Creve Coeur, Des ... More >>
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December 29, 2010
[UPDATE] R.I.P. Disability Activist Max Starkloff, 1937-2010
Jennifer SilverbergMax and Colleen Starkloff.Update December 29: Funeral information at the end of this post. ---------- Max Starkloff, a longtime activist for disability rights and founder of Paraquad and the Starkloff Disability Institute, two local organizations that help disabled people ... More >>
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December 29, 2010
Max Starkloff: A Remembrance
Jennifer SilverbergMax Starkloff and his beloved wife and business partner, ColleenAs I began researching my recent feature story about the twentieth anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, I heard the same thing from person after person: "You have to be sure to interview Max and Coll ... More >>
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December 23, 2010
In Her Shoes: Readers react to our first-person account of how the ADA influences everyday life
Jennifer SilverbergMax Starkloff and his beloved wife and business partner, ColleenAs I began researching my recent feature story about the twentieth anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, I heard the same thing from person after person: "You have to be sure to interview Max and Coll ... More >>
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December 9, 2010
You think the Americans with Disabilities Act has leveled the playing field? Try walking in my shoes.
Jennifer SilverbergMax Starkloff and his beloved wife and business partner, ColleenAs I began researching my recent feature story about the twentieth anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, I heard the same thing from person after person: "You have to be sure to interview Max and Coll ... More >>
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December 8, 2010
Access Denied: St. Louis Twenty Years After the ADA
In this week's feature story, "Step Right Up," RFT Music Editor Annie Zaleski describes how the Americans with Disabilities Act has affected her life. Zaleski was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a toddler and was entering fifth grade when President George H.W. Bush signed the legislation into law.T ... More >>
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December 10, 2009
Ladue Rape Victim Was a Faker
Ladue Police DepartmentVirginia Burns' mug shot. She may have received unlawful disability payments, according to police. She wasn't raped in the leafy 'burb, and she wasn't disabled either. This just in from Lt. Bill Baker of the Ladue Police Department: Virginia Burns, a 50-year-old Overland w ... More >>
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November 25, 2009
RFT readers rush to Sarah Palin's defense, and they're not ready to kiss off Jerry Berger, either
Ladue Police DepartmentVirginia Burns' mug shot. She may have received unlawful disability payments, according to police. She wasn't raped in the leafy 'burb, and she wasn't disabled either. This just in from Lt. Bill Baker of the Ladue Police Department: Virginia Burns, a 50-year-old Overland w ... More >>
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November 13, 2009
Presenting: The DisAbility Project in "Facts and Figures"
This week's RFT feature story is about the DisAbility Project, a theater troupe here in St. Louis made up of actors who have disabilities. All week long on Daily RFT, we'll be posting video of the DP in action. All skits were shot during a performance on October 28 at the Saint Louis Art Museum ... More >>
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November 12, 2009
Thespians on Wheels: Joan Lipkin's DisAbility Project is on a roll
This week's RFT feature story is about the DisAbility Project, a theater troupe here in St. Louis made up of actors who have disabilities. All week long on Daily RFT, we'll be posting video of the DP in action. All skits were shot during a performance on October 28 at the Saint Louis Art Museum ... More >>
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November 12, 2009
Disabled Actors Can't Get Cast as Disabled Characters
Jennifer SilverbergAna Jennings with DP director Joan Lipkin."If I was able to break into entertainment, I'd change people's attitudes," says Ana Jennings, an actress in the DisAbility Project, the subject of this week's RFT feature story. "I'm a pretty good singer. I do comedy pretty well. I've ... More >>
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July 22, 2009
Party Arty
Jennifer SilverbergAna Jennings with DP director Joan Lipkin."If I was able to break into entertainment, I'd change people's attitudes," says Ana Jennings, an actress in the DisAbility Project, the subject of this week's RFT feature story. "I'm a pretty good singer. I do comedy pretty well. I've ... More >>
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June 10, 2009
Small Course, Big Goals
Jennifer SilverbergAna Jennings with DP director Joan Lipkin."If I was able to break into entertainment, I'd change people's attitudes," says Ana Jennings, an actress in the DisAbility Project, the subject of this week's RFT feature story. "I'm a pretty good singer. I do comedy pretty well. I've ... More >>
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November 26, 2008
Pet Paparazzi
Strike a pose
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April 23, 2008
Seeing Stars
Variety brings the fun
News
October 3, 2007
Danger Lurks
From the city's sidewalks to the NFL.
News
September 19, 2007
City of Bad Shoulders
Advocates for the disabled flag down Missouri�s highway builders and demand they pay greater attention to accessibility.
News
April 12, 2006
Down in Front!
Want a wheelchair seat at the new Busch? Step right up.
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April 5, 2006
Champion for C.H.A.M.P.
Want a wheelchair seat at the new Busch? Step right up.
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November 10, 2004
Letters
Week of November 11, 2004
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October 20, 2004
Get Lost, Kid!
The Cub Scouts tell the mother of a retarded boy her son's no longer welcome
News
April 4, 2001
Getting a Leg Up
Born without arms, John Foppe gives adversity a swift kick in the pants
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June 28, 2000
Sun Sets on the Boulevard
The disabled residents of the Boulevard Apartments don't know why they're being asked to move or where they might end up. And HUD and Paraquad aren't saying much.
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May 10, 2000
The Olmstead Challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court says it's time to end segregation: People with disabilities must be allowed to leave institutions and move into the community. Sounds great -- except the state's overwhelmed and the community's nowhere near ready.
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January 12, 2000
SHORTCHANGED
For years now, the Human Development Corp. has taken in millions of tax dollars to provide Head Start services for 2,500 of the city's low-income children. It has never come close. And the problems just begin there.

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