3-11 What's Going On - Alopecia, Americans With Disabilities Act, Philly Spring Clean Up

Published: March 9, 2018, 10:35 p.m.

What do you do if you lose your eyebrows from alopecia or chemotherapy? Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with Cindy Lockley who lives with alopecia and Rose Marie Beauchemin from the Beau Institute who restored Cindy’s brows with permanent makeup. http://beauinstitute.com/

This year marks the 28th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act which was signed into law July 26th 1990. The ADA is a major civil rights act that has had a tremendous impact on people with disabilities especially in the area of employment and accessibility.

Loraine interviewed Helena Berger, the President and CEO of AAPD (the American Association of People with Disabilities) and Nora Swimm, Board member of AAPD and Senior Vice President of PJM Interconnection
www.aapd.com

The Philly Spring Cleanup April 7th is one of the city’s initiatives toward Philadelphia’s zero waste goals. Loraine Speaks with Philadelphia Commissioner of Streets Carlton Williams. Residents can register a project – including park and neighborhood cleanups –
or register as a volunteer for an existing project at PhillySpringCleanup.com.
Also discussed – the resources available through the Street’s Department website including recycling information. http://www.philadelphiastreets.com/.