Daubert Case
"DAUBERT v. MERRELL DOW PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 509 U.S. 579 (1993)
"Petitioners, two minor children and their parents, alleged in their suit against respondent
that the children's serious birth defects had been caused by the mothers' prenatal
ingestion of Bendectin, a prescription drug marketed by respondent. "
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=509&invol=579

DEA
Diethanolamine and Cosmetic Products
"The National Toxicology Program (NTP) completed a study in 1998 that found an
association between the topical application of diethanolamine (DEA) and certain
DEA-related ingredients and cancer in laboratory animals. For the DEA-related
ingredients, the NTP study suggests that the carcinogenic response is linked to
possible residual levels of DEA. The NTP study did not establish a link between
DEA and the risk of cancer in humans. ..."
Hypertext updated by dms/cjm 2001-JUN-14
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-dea.html

Death
Yes, we all have to go sometime, but let's strive for quality of life in the meantime. If each of us
makes wise purchasing decisions and works to clean up our own environment, we will also
be cleaning up the environment for the next person, and for our fish and wildlife. -- barb

• 10 Leading Causes of Death, United States
  1999, All Races, Both Sexes
  http://webapp.cdc.gov/cgi-bin/broker.exe

  Or, start with this URL . . .
  http://webapp.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/leadcaus10.html

• Death by perfume
  
  REAL:
  
  • 11 Algerians . . . huffing
    Acute asthma - acute tachycardia - anaphylactic reactions caused by Fragrance & Perfume
    "In January of 1995 11 young Algerians deceased, following an attempt to get high on
    perfume of the international brand name ".............". They did not have a chance; only a
    few toxins are rapidly effective to such an extent, that death comes into effect within
    48 hours, as seen in this case.

    +++ "According to a recent opinion of the Swiss professor and pediatrician Ottmar Tsnz,
    breastfeeding mothers and women should boycott scented laundry-detergents. It is
    known from general medicine, that todays common mixture of scents can be (partly)
    responsible for any symptom of illness: .... [goes on to give a lengthy list . . . barb[
    http://www.tox-doc.de/englisch/duft.htm

  • Scents To Die For -- Literally
    Charles W. Moore; September 1999
    Pull quote: "In July 1998, 16-year-old Jonathan Capewell of Manchester, England died
    due to spraying his body with too much deodorant. Jonathan had 10-times the lethal
    dosage of propane and butane in his blood when he suffered a fatal heart attack. The
    coroner's report determined that chemical fumes built up in his body following months
    of "high" deodorant use."
    Also see EHN's section on Death at http://users.lmi.net/wilworks/ehnlinx/d.htm#Death
    http://www.naturalmoods.com/scents_to_die_for.htm

  • Washington Post
    Obituaries: Saturday, March 16, 2002; Page B
    Samantha Snyder Turner, Nurse Practitioner
    " Samantha Turner, 52, a nurse practitioner who specialized in obstetrics and
    gynecology for the Kaiser Permanente HMO in Reston, died Feb. 28 at Inova
    Fairfax Hospital. She died of complications from an allergic reaction to perfume.
    
    NOT REAL:
    
  • Death by Perfume?
    A story by Amy Marsh, June 1998
    http://users.lmi.net/wilworks/newreact/watsntes.htm

• Aspirin-like drugs are 15th leading cause of death
  Optimal Wellness Center
  Posted by Herfea on June 16, 1999 at 18:49:17 PT:
  " BOSTON (Reuters) -- Aspirin and related drugs kill almost as many
  people every year as AIDS and are responsible for a "silent epidemic,"
  researchers said in an article to be released Thursday.
  http://www.cannabinoid.com/wwwboard/drugpolicy/messages/369.shtml
  
  
• Chronic diseases that can lead to premature death
  ~ Diseases of Civilization / Degenerative Diseases ~
  http://home.naturalhealthperspective.com/civilization.html

• Doctors Are The Third Leading Cause of Death in the US, Killing 250,000 People Every Year
  Optimal Wellness Center
  " ... 250,000 deaths per year from iatrogenic causes!!

  "What does the word iatrogenic mean? This term is defined as induced in a patient by a
  physician's activity, manner, or therapy. Used especially of a complication of treatment. ..."
  http://www.mercola.com/2000/jul/30/doctors_death.htm
  
  

• Doctors Kill More People Than Guns and Traffic Accidents Combined
  By Don Harkins; The Idaho Observer - April, 1999
  http://www.rense.com/politics2/doctors.htm
  
  
• Medical errors kill tens of thousands annually, panel says
  CNN; November 30, 1999
  http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9911/29/medical.errors/

• MEDICAL ERRORS, THE FDA, AND PROBLEMS WITH PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
  "The JOURNAL of the AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (JAMA) Vol 284, No 4,
  July 26th 2000 article written by Dr Barbara Starfield, MD, MPH, of the Johns Hopkins
  School of Hygiene and Public Health, shows that medical errors may be the third leading
  cause of death in the United States.

  "The report apparently shows there are 2,000 deaths/year from unnecessary surgery;
  7000 deaths/year from medication errors in hospitals; 20,000 deaths/year from
  errors in hospitals; 80,000 deaths/year from infections in hospitals; 106,000 deaths/year
  from non-error, adverse effects of medications - these total up to 225,000 deaths per
  year in the US from iatrogenic causes which ranks these deaths as the # 3 killer. ..."
  http://www.cancure.org/medical_errors.htm

• New York Times
  Reactions to Prescribed Drugs Kill Thousands Annually, Study Finds
  By DENISE GRADY; Wednesday, April 15, 1998
  http://members.iinet.net.au/~rabbit/reac.htm

• ATSDR - ToxFAQsTM for Diethyl Phthalate
  CAS# 84-66-2; September 1996
  http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts73.html

• B|BRAUN "The Safety Company in Health Care^TM"
  DEHP-free and PVC-free products
  http://www.bbraunusa.com/safety/non-pvc.html

• EHN's Citizens' Petition, 99P-1340, Analyses
  http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/FDApetition/bkgrinfo.htm#Analyses

• Health Care Without Harm
  http://www.noharm.org/index.cfm?page_ID=6

• Not Too Pretty
  2002: Phthalates found in fragrances and cosmetics. -- barb
  http://www.nottoopretty.org/

• Scientific Instrument Services
  The Analysis of Perfumes and Their Effect on Indoor Air Pollution
  By John J. Manura; Presented at EAS, Somerset, NJ., November 1998
  "709. Diethyl Phthalate"
  http://www.sisweb.com/referenc/applnote/app-73i.htm

• Denny Wholesale Services
  http://www.dennywholesale.com/dennyfoil.htm

• E. L. Foust, Company, Inc
  Dennyfoil Vapor barrier
  http://www.foustco.com/homeenvironment2.asp

• University of Florida
  Designing and Installing Radiant Barrier Systems
  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_EH244

Fluoride
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/f.htm#Fluoride

Mercury
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/m.htm#Mercury

X-Rays
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/x.htm#X-Rays

• Advocate-On-Line -- Environmental Illness Online Newsletter
  http://www.chebucto.ca/~cares/
  
  
  Archives ... many fine articles, including these on dentistry. -- barb
  
  • Dental Advice for the Environmentally Sensitive Patient
    by Dr. Jeff Bonang; Volume 2, Issue 4, October 1998
    http://www.chebucto.ca/~cares/v2i4dentistry.html

  • Restorative Dentistry for the Evnironmentally Sensitive by Dr. Jeff Bonang; Volume 3, Issue 1, January 1999
    http://www.chebucto.ca/~cares/v3i1dentistry.html

  • Preventive Dentistry for the Environmentally Sensitive
    Personally -- and it is strictly personal choice -- I avoid X-rays and fluoride to the extent possible.
    To learn more about each, visit EHN's General Links, pages F and X. -- barb
    by Dr. Jeff Bonang; Volume 3, Issue 2, April 1999
    http://www.chebucto.ca/~cares/v3i2dentistry.html

• Archives of AMALGAM@LISTSERV.GMD.DE
  http://www.listserv.gmd.de/archives/amalgam.html

• DAMS Inc. Dental Amalgam Mercury Syndrome, since 1987
  http://www.icnr.securesites.com/uam/DAMSIntro.html
  
  
  • A Common Sense Approach to the Mercury Issue
    http://www.icnr.securesites.com/uam/MercuryCourseLiterature.html

  • Dental / Arm Pain Connection
    http://www.icnr.com/cs/cs_09.html

  • Toxicity Symptoms
    http://www.icnr.securesites.com/uam/MercuryToxSymptoms.html

• The Dental Consumer Price Index - Has your income increased this much?
  http://www.bracesinfo.com/gendent/dentalCPI.htm
  • Alternatives To Mercury Fillings - Non-metal, non-metal dentistry is truly a reality of today
    http://www.bracesinfo.com/cgi-bin/fram.pl?to=http://emporium.turnpike.net/P/PDHA/mercury/fillings.htm

  • Amalgam-related Illness FAQs
    http://www.bracesinfo.com/cgi-bin/fram.pl?to=http://www.algonet.se/~leif/AmFAQigr.html

  • How To Find A Dentist To Remove Mercury Amalgams Safely
    http://www.bracesinfo.com/cgi-bin/fram.pl?to=http://emporium.turnpike.net/P/PDHA/mercury/dentist.htm

• Dental Disease Prevention and Resources
  Holistic Healing Web Page
  http://www.holisticmed.com/dental/

• Hugnet - Dr. Hal Huggins
  http://www.hugnet.com/
  Some topics available from Hunget ...
  • Mercury News
    http://www.hugnet.com/news.html

  • RECOVERY FROM GULF WAR DISEASE - There is Hope
    By Hal A. Huggins, DDS, MS
    http://www.hugnet.com/gwarbklt.html

  • What is the Huggins Protocol?
    http://www.hugnet.com/ltprotocol.html

• Mercury Free and Healthy - The Dental Amalgam Issue
  http://www.amalgam.org/

• Micromecurial Maze
  http://www.geocities.com/micromercurial/
  • Who Put Mercury in Me?
    http://www.geocities.com/micromercurial/intro.html

• Mercury in Toothousand
  http://www.geocities.com/toothk/
  • Mercury Compounds
    http://www.geocities.com/toothk/environment.html

• Occupational adverse reactions - in dental practice
  graphs
  http://www.shef.ac.uk/~arrp/Results/resultsdent_sep01.htm
• Organization for Safety & Asepsis Procedures - OSAP
  http://www.osap.org/
  • Patient Dental News
    http://www.osap.org/patients/news/

  • Traveler's Guide to Safe Dental Care http://www.osap.org/patients/articles/travelguide.htm

• Resources
  http://www.geocities.com/toothk/resources.html

• Root Canals
  http://www.drshankland.com/rootcanal.html

• Toxic Dentistry - Mercury Amalgam Dental Fillings...Root Canals...
  http://user.icx.net/~drherb/mercury.html

  
  
  

See Air Fresheners/Deodorizers at
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/a.htm#Fresheners

• ATSDR's ...1.1 What are dichlorobenzenes?
  "... Each of the three types of DCBs (i.e., 1,2-DCB, 1,3-DCB, and 1,4-DCB) contains two
  chlorine atoms connected to one benzene molecule. 1,2-DCB is a colorless to pale yellow
  liquid used to make herbicides. 1,3-DCB is a colorless liquid used to make herbicides,
  insecticides, medicine, and dyes. 1,4-DCB, the most important of the three chemicals,
  is a colorless to white solid. It smells like mothballs and it is one of two chemicals
  commonly used to make mothballs. 1,4-DCB also is used to make deodorant blocks used
  in garbage cans and restrooms, and to help control odors in animal-holding facilities.
  1,4-DCB has been used as an insecticide on fruit and as an agent to control mold and
  mildew growth on tobacco seeds, leather, and some fabrics. Recently, using 1,4-DCB
  to make resins has become very important. ..."
  http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/phs10.html

• Chemical Glossary
  Copyright © 1997 LifekindÆ Products, Inc.
  http://www.lifekind.com/catalog/chemical_glossary.php

• A Consumer Guide To Safer Alternatives To Hazardous
  Household Products, Part 2
  http://es.epa.gov/new/contacts/newsltrs/shopping.html#link8

• Dichlorobenzene
  Found in moth balls and deodorizers. Nasty stuff!!
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1,4-Dichlorobenzene

• Potential Hazards in Your Home
  "CONCEPT: Many products we use in our homes consist of hazardous chemicals,
  but less hazardous alternatives do exist."
  Of special interest to me . . .
  http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/TrashGoesToSchool/Potential.html

• Table 1. Chemicals Commonly Found in Household Products, and their
  Potential Effects to Health
  "ÝXylene ÝLiver and kidney damage have been observed. Possible
  reproductive hazard. Eye and respiratory irritant. Can cause dermatitis and central
  nervous system depression. "
  http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/TrashGoesToSchool/Table1.html

• Depleted Uranium
  British vets claim proof of Gulf War illness
  WebPosted Thu Feb 4 04:16:36 1999
  http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/1999/02/03/gulfwar990203
  
  
• Environmental Fallout
  By Dave Steele; Z Magazine
  http://zena.secureforum.com/Znet/zmag/zarticle.cfm?Url=/articles/steele.htm

• Allergic Contact Dermatitis -
  Haz-Map.com
  75 % Irritant Contact Dermatitis; 25 % Allergic Contact Dermatitis
  http://www.haz-map.com/workers.htm

• Alternatives to Skin Irritation Testing in Animals
  http://www.invitroderm.com/
  
  
• American Academy of Dermatology
  http://www.aad.org./
  
  
  Check for adverse effects of commonly prescribed drugs on the website of
  MedlinePlus Health Information (Drug)
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html -- barb
  
  
  • Allergic Contact Rashes
    See AAD's section, "Skin Care Products." While AAD mentions, " Perfumes, lotions, and
    cosmetics may cause allergic contact dermatitis ...," again there is no mention about not having to
    use the product to be adversely affected by synthetic scents. Remember, synthetic scents are
    only benign in the mind of the beholder AND these products volatilize. That's the nature of
    the beast. For a glimpse at the chemicals used to manufacture synthetic scents, see the FDA
    Petition and its analyses at
    http://www.ehnca.org/FDApetition/bkgrinfo.htm -- barb
    http://www.aad.org/pamphlets/allergic.html

  • Allergies: The Culprit Could Be Hiding In Your Cosmetic Bag
    "...Studies suggest that up to 10 percent of the population may have some adverse
    reaction to a cosmetic item over the course of his or her lifetime. These reactions are
    not gender-specific, but typically women are affected more than men since they tend
    to use more cosmetic items. ...
    Is this a no-brainer or what? Obviously missing is the fact that women use scented cleaning
    and maintenance products too. What do detractors of women who have become severely
    sensitized to the chemical compounds known as "fragrance" have to say about this bit of common
    sense? I'd say this article is a MUST read. While it says nothing about airborne fragrance
    reactions, it does give you gems such as the following . . . -- barb
    "... Fragrance is the No. 1 cause of allergic cosmetic reactions. There are more than
    5,000 basic fragrances, but this encompasses far more than cologne or perfume. ..."
    Remember to visit EHN's FDA Petition and its analyses
    http://www.ehnca.org/FDApetition/bkgrinfo.htm http://www.aad.org/PressReleases/allgeries.html

  • Atopic Dermatitis: Taming "The Itch That Rashes"
    Ronald C. Hansen, MD "... For reasons that are unclear, atopic dermatitis, also known as eczema
    (I'll use the terms interchangeably here), is much more common than
    it used to be.[1] This condition now affects 10% to 20% of children
    younger than 14 years at some point in their childhood; from 5% to
    10% of children in your practice probably have atopic dermatitis at
    any one time.[2] Although atopic dermatitis is not usually a major
    illness, managing it successfully is extremely important because
    intense itchiness makes the patient miserable and leads to disruptions
    in the family and a host of other psychosocial problems. ..."
    "...Caution parents not to use preparations with a fragrance, which can irritate the skin. ..." Just wondering, what it takes for dermatologists to understand that perfumed products do not
    have to be worn to have an adverse effect upon the skin? One can develop eczema, acne,
    rashes, hives, buring and itching, non-healing wounds . . . all from being around scented --
    including pesticides and disinfectants -- products used by others! Got a case of eczema, or acne
    and the person does not use fragrances? Ask about the environment! Is the individual in a
    home, school, workplace, healthcare facility, place of worship ... where fragrances are used?
    Fragrance is such an innocuous sounding word . . . but fragrance on the label means a
    combination of tens to hundreds of chemicals that are derived from petrochemicals. If our
    experts looked to the environment, which is commonly scented, the reasons for atopic dermatitis
    may become very clear. One has to measure, or one will never manage. --barb
    http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/459024

    printable: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/459024_print

  • Contact Dermatitis
    AAD recognizes, "Airborne nickel dermatitis."
    Why do they not recognize airborne fragrance dermatitis? -- barb
    http://www.aad.org/Marketplace/shopping/slides/38.html

  • DerminfoNet
    Educational info by AAD
    http://www.derm-infonet.com/
    There are more topics, I'm just bringing you two sections. -- barb
    
    • Acnenet
      http://www.derm-infonet.com/acnenet/index.html
      • Acne from cosmetics
        Again, no mentiuon of airborne contact. Synthetic scents adversely affect people at the
        secondary and tertiary levels. Let's listen to the people! -- barb
        http://www.skincarephysicians.com/acnenet/acnecos.html

      • Acne with environmental causes
        "Acne may also be due to (or aggravated by) contact with a large variety of
        comedogenic substances. For example, the airborne grease in a fast food
        restaurant can be comedogenic, as can motor oil, which someone may be
        exposed to regularly at a job. ..."
        Ah, duh, how about voliatilizing fragrance chemicals? -- barb
        http://www.skincarephysicians.com/acnenet/envirocs.html

      • The four basic "causes" of acne
        "Four basic factors, work together for the development of comedones:
        
        Hormones (androgens)
        Increased sebum production
        Changes inside the follicle
        Bacteria
        
        Now this conveniently leaves out any mention of airborne fragrance chemicals, which can and
        DO cause acne. One does NOT have to be a primary user of synthetically scented personal care
        or cleaning/maintenance products to have one's health adversely affected by them. -- barb
        http://www.skincarephysicians.com/acnenet/causes.html

    • Eczemanet
      http://www.derm-infonet.com/eczemanet/index.htm
      • Eczemas - Allergic & Nonallergic
        HOW can they not include synthetic scents? -- barb
        http://www.derm-infonet.com/eczemanet/may.html

      • Eczema Treatment
        Be sure to check drug adverse reactions. SeeMedlinePlus Health Information (Drug)
        http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html -- barb
        
        http://www.derm-infonet.com/eczemanet/treatment.html

      
      

  • Eczema/Atopic Dermatitis
    Not a mention about synthetic scents! Not even as worn or used by the individual suffering
    eczema AND, of course, no hint of AIRBORNE CONTACT DERMATITIS from scents worn
    and used by others. Why not? Surely, parents with infants and young children, who also use
    synthetically scented personal care and cleaning/maintenance products would like to know that
    they may see an improvement in the condition of their child(ren) if they switched to Eco-friendly,
    truly fragrance-free products. Remember, labels can say "fragrance-free" or "unscented"
    and yet, by law, the product can still carry masking scents. (See FDA pages.) Frankly, I'd
    rather try going fragrance-free before trying " ... cortisone creams, ointments on lotions and
    sometimes tars. ..." on my children. Look at the warnings about those treatments. -- barb
    http://www.aad.org/pamphlets/eczema.html

  • Environmental Dangers Pose a Threat to Children's Skin
    WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 2, 2001)
    Again, no mention of synthetically scented products, nor perfumes ... These are not benign substances. -- barb
    http://www.aad.org/PressReleases/enviromental.html

  • Solving Problems Related to the Use of Cosmetics & Skin Care Products
    "... Fragrances - Fragrances cause more allergic contact dermatitis than any other
    ingredient. More than 5,000 different fragrances are used in cosmetics and skin care
    products. Hypoallergenic fragrances have been developed to minimize the problem. ..."
    Alas, there's no information regarding airborne contact dermatitis. -- barb
    http://www.aad.org/pamphlets/cosmetic.html

  
  
  
• Berloque Dermatitis
  Synonyms: Berlock Dermatitis, Perfume Phototoxicity/Photoirritation,
  Bergapten Phototoxicity/Photoirritation, Bergamot Phototoxicity/Photoirritation,
  Photodermatitis Pigmentaria, Dermite PigmentÈe en Forme de CoulÈe
  http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic52.htm
  
  
• European Society of Contact Dermatitis
  http://www.dermis.net/org/escd/index.htm
  • Contact dermatitis
    Why not study AIRBORNE contact? One does NOT have to apply a chemical (e.g., synthetic
    fragrance) to one's skin to suffer adverse events including various types of dermatitis. -- barb
    "Contact dermatitis is an eczematous skin reaction caused by the direct and usually
    repeated exposure to harmful objects or chemicals. ..."
    http://www.dermis.net/org/escd/contact_dermatitis.htm

  • Fragrance contact dermatitis: a worldwide multicenter investigation (Part II)
    http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/Journals/content/abstracts/cod/2001/44/6/abstract_cod440605.asp?journal=cod&issueid=6043&artid=114602&cid=cod.2001.1&ftype=abstracts

  • Newsletter Index
    http://www.dermis.net/org/escd/newsletter.htm

  
  
• "Five Common Skin Problems - and a String of Pearls for Managing Them "
  Tor Shwayder, MD
  "...Although many mothers report that the eczema began "right at birth," skin
  needs to dry out and be exposed to antigens before eczema becomes evident. ..."
  I suggest LISTENING to the patient, or the patient's mother! IF one studies the modern petrochemically derived concoctions, innocuously termed "fragrance," AND, if one realized that hospitals and homes were flagrantly fragranced, one just might learn that infants can have eczema "right at birth." There's the disinfectants and the soaps and the perfumes used by staff, visitors, parents, shampoos and conditioners, lotions, air "fresheners," deodorizers, scented disposable diapers and wipes, scented baby lotions, and the detergents and the fabric softeners. The list of scented products goes on and on and scented products should not go on newborns! But, fragrances affect more than just the skin of the user. The chemicals volatilize to adversely affect all -- some sooner than later. That's diversity for you! Bear in mind, there is AIRBORNE contact dermatitis. -- barb
  http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/459023
  print: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/459023_print

• FRAGRANCES
  " Contact Dermatitis Information - Information for patients allergic to FRAGRANCES.
  What causes Fragrance allergy?"
  Again, folks, information is from dermatology branch of the medical industry, but sadly,
  even the dermatologist do not naturally think of AIRBORNE contact dermatitis. This page, does
  give a clue with, "Face, eyelids: Airborne musk ambrette in burned incense. But synthetic
  scents in perfumes and other personal care, as well as cleaning and maintenance products can
  cause adult onset acne, eczema, rashes, hives, flushing.-- barb
  http://archive.uwcm.ac.uk/uwcm/dm/contact/fragranc.html

• Photodermatitis
  iVillage
  "... Alergic reactions:
  Fragrances containing, for example, musk ambrette and methylcoumarin
  Sunscreens with p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) esters ..."
  http://www.ivillagehealth.com/library/onemed/content/0,7064,241012_245708,00.html

  
  -- end Derma --

  
  

DES (diethylstilbestrol) - a synthetic hormone

• A Healthy Baby Girl
  USA, 1996, 16mm, 57 min., color, English. Dirertor: Judith Helfand Written by: Irena Klepfisz
  http://www.sfjff.org/sfjff17/programs/p0720c.html
  
  Director Judith Helfand
  http://www.sfjff.org/sfjff17/filmmakers/d0720c-a.html
  
  

• Say What?
  http://members.aol.com/linja/glossary.html
  
  
• More on Detox Terms
  http://members.aol.com/linja/moreterms.html
  
  

You can get an education by reading David Lawrence Dewey.
I bring you just a very few articles. Do take time to explore his site. -- barb


• Defective Candles Lead Poisoning
  http://www.dldewey.com/cand799.htm
  
  
• Food For Thought ©
  Colognes - Perfumes - Pesticides
  Are They Slowly Killing You?
  October 7th, 1999
  http://www.dldewey.com/perfume.htm
  
  
• Hydrogenated Oils-Silent Killers
  http://www.dldewey.com/hydroil.htm
  
  
• So You Smell Good Using Perfumes and Colognes
  However... You Could Be Giving Yourself Cancer and God Knows What Else! 7-24-99
  Slowly scroll through this page and you'll learn a lot of valuable information.
  If you want to quickly get to the article on perfume and the FDA Petition,
  use your find command, keying in "Eternity." -- barb
  http://www.dldewey.com/chealth.htm

Do a google search for organic diapers . . . a few suggestions, one for disposables, are:

• Glad Rags
  For Baby & New Moms
  http://www.gladrags.com/maternity.html

• Green Home - it's your environment
  "...Commercial disposable diapers have chemicals in them that are very
  harsh, such as estrogens that can trigger early puberty and disrupt other
  cellular functions. Regular non-organic cotton diapers are treated with
  six times their weight in pesticides before they are sprayed with a
  defoliant forcing the cotton to drop from the leaves. Then they are treated
  with formaldehyde to keep them on the shelves.... "
  http://www.greenhome.com//products/prodpagenuc-dia.html

• Tushies
  Tushies is The Only Disposable Diaper
  With Patented Natural Blend Cotton Absorbency.
  TUSHIES & TENDERCARE DIAPERS CONTAIN CHLORINE FREE WOODPULP
  http://www.tushies.com/index2.html

• Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
  "Harcourt and Academic Press are proud to bring the largest scientific dictionary
  ever compiled in the English language to the Web. Search from over 130,000 terms
  defined in 130 fields of science below.
  http://www.harcourt.com/dictionary/

• A Basic Dictionary of ASL (American Sign Language) Terms
  http://www.masterstech-home.com/ASLDict.html
  
  
• Dictionary - Travlang
  
  http://www.travlang.com/
  
  
  • Foreign Languages for Travelers
    http://www.travlang.com/languages/
    
    
• Encarta
  The talking dictionary! It does pronounce "piËce de rÈsistance," but not "genug" as in
  "genug ist genug" (enough is enough!) as used in St. Louis when I was growing up. -- barb
  http://dictionary.msn.com/
  
  
• Fast Health Medical Dictionary
  http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/
  Don't let a doctor try to convince you that you suffer from ...
  ca…cos…mia -- a hallucination of a disagreeable odor
  http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/c/cacosmia.php

• The Food Lover's Companion
  http://www.condenast.co.uk/content/Generic/468/360880-3-25-1.html
  
  
• German
  http://dictionaries.travlang.com/GermanEnglish/
  
  
• Human Languages Pages
  http://www.hardlink.com/~chambers/HLP/
  
  
  • Dictionaries
    http://cgi.hardlink.com/~chambers/cgi/HLPsearch.cgi?stype=CAT&CATS=Dictionaries
    
• Links to the Online Dictionaries
  http://www.geocities.com/WallStreet/8045/oldic.htm
  
  
• MedLine Dictionaries - medical included
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dictionaries.html
  
  
• Multilingual Glossary of technical and popular medical terms
  in nine European Languages
  This project was commissioned by The European Commission(DG III) and
  executed by Heymans Institute of Pharmacology and Mercator School,
  Department of applied Linguistics.
  http://www.mercator-hs.be/medisch/welcome.html

• On-Line Dictionaries
  http://www.facstaff.BUCKNELL.EDU/rbeard/diction.html
  
  
• On-line Medical Dictionary
  http://www.graylab.ac.uk/omd/
  
  
• Go Translator
  "Computerized translations are approximations of the original text.
  They should not be considered to be an exact translation."
  http://translator.go.com/

• The WorldWideWeb Acronym and Abbreviation Server
  http://www.ucc.ie/info/net/acronyms/index.html
  
  
• The Yamada WWW Language Guides
  http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/guides.html
  
  

• Acute Inflammatory Responses in the Airways and Peripheral Blood After
  Short-Term Exposure to Diesel Exhaust in Healthy Human Volunteers
  SUNDEEP SALVI, ANDERS BLOMBERG, BERTIL RUDELL, FRANK KELLY, et al.
  Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., Volume 159, Number 3, March 1999, 702-709
  "... This study demonstrates that at high ambient concentrations, acute short-term DE
  exposure produces a well-defined and marked systemic and pulmonary inflammatory
  response in healthy human volunteers, which is underestimated by standard lung
  function measurements. "
  http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/full/159/3/702

• Diesel Exhaust, OSHA
  http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/DieselExhaust/index.html
  
• Fact Sheet
  http://www.afscme.org/afscme/wrkplace/diesel.htm
  
  
• Diesel Exhaust
  Go to Rachael's and key in Diesel in their search engine. Available in Spanish, too. -- barb
  Environmental Research Foundation
  "News and resources for environmental justice."
  http://www.rachel.org/home_eng.htm
  
  Executive Summary
  "The draft report "Proposed Identification of Diesel Exhaust as a Toxic Air Contaminant"
  has been released to the public to solicit written comments by March 30, 1998,
  on the revised Public Comment and SRP Version report which includes the Executive
  Summary, Part A (exposure assessment, prepared by ARB), Part B (health assessment,
  prepared by OEHHA), and Part C, Volume I (summary of ARB/OEHHA
  responses to public comments) documents. Part C, Volume II (public comment letters),
  and the appendices to Part A, are available by calling Robert Krieger at (916) 327-5615."

Kaye H. Kilburn, MD
CURRICULUM VITAE
http://www.neuro-test.com/Khk_cv.htm

• Effects of diesel exhaust on neurobehavioral and pulmonary functions.
  Arch Environ Health 2000 Jan-Feb;55(1):11-7
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10735514&dopt=Abstract

• Why is chemical brain injury ignored? Pondering causes and risks.(Editorial)
  Archives of Environmental Health, March, 2003, by Kaye H. Kilburn
  Dr. Kilburn writes, in part:
  "I presume that the numerous factors that currently slow both individuals' and society's
  acceptance of chemicals as major causes of diseases are the same as those that created
  opposition so many years ago to the demonstration that fecal contamination of water
  caused cholera. I think it imperative to identify 13 such factors. ...
  
  "3. 'It's all in your head.' Sometimes physicians dismiss unfamiliar problems of patients
  with this rejoinder, implying that the perceived problem stems from a mind disorder
  or a psychiatric problem. Seldom is the broader, literal interpretation made--that "in your
  head" means a brain problem. While 'mind' may be a nebulous concept, brain
  dysfunction is susceptible to orderly, objective investigation. It is strange that few
  psychiatrists, when evaluating chemically exposed patients, consider that the depression,
  mania, and other disorders they treat with drugs (chemicals) could be caused by
  other chemicals. Instead, the tendency is to prescribe more chemicals (drugs), thus
  further poisoning the brains of such patients. "
  http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m0907/3_58/109023553/print.jhtml
  
  

Dioxin

• An NPR Report on Dioxin: How "Neutral" Experts Can Slant a Story
  By Charlotte Ryan; April/May 1993
  http://www.fair.org/extra/best-of-extra/dioxin-experts.html

• Berkeley, CA recommends: ELIMINATE ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES OF DIOXIN POLLUTION
  http://www.thecre.com/ntp/resolution-berkeley.html

• Dioxin damage Scientists urge study of the effects of Agent Orange
  USVFA 4oct01
  http://www.mindfully.org/Pesticide/Agent-Orange-Dioxin-Damage.htm

• Dioxins R Us
  http://dioxins-r-us.ucdavis.edu/Dioxin.HTML

• On Pyrethrin ... a mist sprayed 3 times a day from a neighbor's back yard
  http://dd.spiralfx.com/dallasnews.php?id=291

• The Dirt Doctor's Guide to Organic Gardening: Essays on the Natural Way
  by Howard Garrett, J. Howard Garrett
  http://www.growinglifestyle.com/prod/029272781X.html

disAbled/disAbility
It happens to the best of us! -- barb

A guide to filling out Disability Report Form (SSA-3368)
Complete before your appointment:
http://www.ssa.gov/disability/3368/

• A CHRONOLOGY OF THE DISABILILTY RIGHTS MOVEMENT
  http://www.sfsu.edu/~hrdpu/chron.htm
  
  
• The AbleDisabled
  "learning through living'
  http://library.thinkquest.org/C003703/learning/index.php

• AbleNet!
  "AbleNet's mission is to enhance the quality of life for all people with severe disabilities.
  Our innovative, simple-to-use products minimize individual differences and help
  people with severe/profound disabilities to build meaningful relationships with peers,
  family members, coworkers and others in their communities through shared experiences
  that are accessible and enjoyable for all.
  http://www.ablenetinc.com/
  
  
• Access Board -- U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
  http://www.access-board.gov/
  
  
  • Board Adopts Policy to Promote Fragrance-Free Environments
    http://www.access-board.gov/news/fragrance.htm

  • ACCESS BOARD MEETING POLICY
    http://www.access-board.gov/news/fragrance-policy.htm
    Press Releases regarding Access Board and the MCS Community
    
    File an Accessibility Complaint
    http://www.access-board.gov/indexes/enforceindex.htm

• Accessible Web Page Design (a page of links)
  http://www.arb.ca.gov/toxics/diesel/execsumm.wpd
  
  
• Accommodation suggestions - MCS and other fragrance-induced disabilities
  See EHN's Take Heart!
  http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnhompg/takheart.htm
  • ACCOMMODATING THE ALLERGIC EMPLOYEE IN THE WORKPLACE
    JAN (Job Accommodation Network)
    
    • Worksite Accommodation Ideas for Individuals
      Who Experience Limitations Due To Fragrance Sensitivity
      http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/fragrance.html

    • Work-Site Accommodation Ideas for Individuals Who Experience Limitations Due to
      Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)-Environmental Illness
      http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/MCS.html

  • Accommodation -- barb's Request for
    http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnhompg/mcswkpac.htm
  
  
  
• ADA - Access - Pro Se
  Ragged Edge
  http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/archive/pro-se.htm
  
  
• Adaptive Enviroments
  Universal design, education & training, publications & library, technical assistance & consulting
  http://www.adaptenv.org/default.asp
  
  
• Air Carrier Access Act
  
  Common Questions And Answers About
  Air Travel For Wheelchair Users from EPVA
  http://www.epva.org/online_docs/airaccess.html
  
  
  
• AMERICAN DISABLED for ATTENDANT PROGRAMS TODAY (ADAPT)
  
  http://www.adapt.org/
  
  
  • MiCASA
    http://www.adapt.org/casaintr.htm
  
  
• American Sign Language
  
  • A Basic Dictionary of ASL (American Sign Language) Terms
    http://www.masterstech-home.com/ASLDict.html
  
  
  
• Arc of the United States, The
  "The national organization of and for people with mental retardation and
  related disabilities and their families
  http://www.thearc.org/index.htm

• Arizona Technology Access Program
  
  http://www.nau.edu/ihd/aztap/
  
  
  • What is Assistive Technology?
    http://www.nau.edu/ihd/aztap/whatisat.html
    
    
  • Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
    http://www.nau.edu/ihd/aztap/mcs.html
  
  
  
• Attention Deficit Disorder or Hyperactive children?
  Also see EHN's section on ADD
  The FeingoldÆ Association of the United States
  http://www.feingold.org/indexx.html
  
  
  • ADD or ADHD, also see, EHN's page ADD
    
    http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/a.htm#ADD
    
    
    
  • Newsletter: If Fragrances Bother You
    http://www.feingold.org/03-2001.html#if
• Awards
  
  • Sue Hodges, Assemblywoman Aroner's Woman of the Year
    http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnhompg/awardsue.htm

  • Sue Hodges wins MTC's Doris Kahn Award
    http://www.mtc.ca.gov/publications/transactions/ta09-1099/heroes_main_story.htm#hodges

• The Backdoor Institute of DisAbility Enabling Resources & Services (BDI)
  "[This] is a small grass roots DisAbility specific nonprofit agency founded,
  managed, and maintained by DisAbled people and people directly affected by
  someone with a DisAbility."
  
  http://www.nuimagedesign.com/BDI,Inc/
  
  
  
• Bandaides and Blackboards
  
  http://funrsc.fairfield.edu/~jfleitas/contents.html
  
  
  
• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
  Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of people with mental disability
  
  http://www.bazelon.org/
  
  
  • Access to Housing
    http://www.bazelon.org/housing.html
  
  
  
• Berkeley Planning Associates
  
  • ADA Consulting Services
    http://www.bpacal.com/ada-con.html
    
    
  • Disability Policy Research and Consulting
    http://www.bpacal.com/disabil.html
    
    
  • Education and Child/Youth Development
    http://www.bpacal.com/ed-youth.html
    
    
  • Job Opportunities
    http://www.bpacal.com/jobopp.html
    
    
  • Welfare Policy
    http://www.bpacal.com/welfpol.html

• Berkeley Shows the Way in Disabled Community
  Article by Ken Duffy
  http://www.towson.edu/~bhalle/voice.html
  
  
• California's Attorney General Legal Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Chapter 4 - Access)
  http://web.archive.org/web/20030209212422/http://caag.state.ca.us/consumers/general/adach4.htm

• California Disability Alliance (CDA)
  http://disweb.org/cda/
  • Memorial Page
    With this page Persons with Disabilities are remembering....
    Members and Friends of our community
    ..who are no longer with us..
    ...and for whom we grieve...
    http://disweb.org/cda/Memorial.html
    • Cindy Duehring
      http://disweb.org/cda/memorials/index.html#D

    • Julia Kendall
      http://disweb.org/cda/memorials/Memory_p1.html#K

    • Milton Marks by Barri Boone and Sue Hodges
      http://disweb.org/cda/memorials/Memory_p1.html#M

• Center for Accessible Technology
  
  http://www.el.net/CAT/
  
  
  
• Center On Disabilities
  California State University, Northridge
  http://www.csun.edu/cod/
  
  
• CENTER ON DISABILITY AND HEALTH
  1522 K Street,NW, Suite 800
  Washington, DC 20005
  Telephone: (202) 842-4408
  FAX: (202) 842-2402
  Bob Griss, Director
  • First They Came For the Uninsured
    by Bob Griss, 05/98
    http://www.uhcan.org/files/analysis/griss.html

  • Letter to Congress, re: Health Care
    http://www.house.gov/commerce_democrats/pbor/2723cdh.htm

    Alert: DeSario Ruling Threatens to Undermine the Medicaid Entitlement and to
    Limit the Effectiveness of the Patients' Bill of Rights; July 21, 1998
    by Bob Griss
    http://www.healthlaw.org/pubs/Alert980730.html

• Chicken Soup for the Soul
  
  http://www.tell-us-your-story.com
  
  http://www.ralphroberts.com/stories.html
  
  
  
• Columbia Basin College
  Disability Resource Manual
  http://www.cbc2.org/c_access/resourc5.html
  • Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
    http://www.cbc2.org/c_access/resourc5.html#MULTIPLE_CHEMICAL_SENSITIVITY

• CurbCuts to the Information Super Highway
  http://www.underdog-communications.com/nonprofit/curbcuts/index.html

• The DataHand Ergonomic Keyboard
  " DataHand Is The Provider Of The Unique Computer Ergonomic Keyboard And
  On-board Ergonomic Mouse That Is A Different Ergonomic Keyboard From All
  Other Ergonomic Keyboards And An Assistive Technology To Provide Repetitive Stress
  Injury Relief And Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Relief In The Office."
  http://www.datahand.com/

• Disability Accommodations for the Public
  Mary Minow, J.D., A.M.L.S.; March 20, 2003
  Building standards, accessiblity guidelines, etc. -- barb
  http://www.infopeople.org/training/webcasts/handouts/2003/3-20-03_handout.htm

• DisABLED chat group
  Ardys of Berkeley
  "A forum to create an accessible disabled, and disabled-friendly, lesbian community in
  the SF/east bay area. Chat, topical discussions, planning fun things to do (movies,
  theater, dvd/video cassette viewings, meeting for coffee, etc.) are vigorously encouraged.
  No age requirement. Women questioning sexual orientation welcome. Paramount
  goals are to end isolation, lend support, meet interesting women, and widen experiences."
  disABLED_LEZES@yahoogroups.com

• Disability Grapevine
  Paul Cannaday
  http://www.disabilitygrapevine.com/index.html
  
  
  • Paul Benjamin-Dielman Cannaday
    http://www.disabilitygrapevine.com/Cannaday.html

  • Disability Grapevine - Paul Cannaday's Cartoon Archive
    http://www.disabilitygrapevine.com/PCCartoons.html

  • H.U.M.A.N. (Handicaps United Means Accountability by all Nations) Lists
    http://www.disabilitygrapevine.com/Cannaday.html
    
    
  • National Disability Party Organizes First Convention -- Online from iCan News Service -- by McKinzie Brantley; the abledisabled.com
    "The National Disability Party, a new player in the field of politics, began its first national convention
    today -- with a few twists.

    "Paul Cannaday of Croswell, Mich., said he founded the party Feb. 1 as a way to promote solidarity
    among people with disabilities and heighten political awareness of the issues they face. . . ."
    http://library.thinkquest.org/C003703/news.php?action=view&item=20000911.news

• The Council for Disability Rights
  http://www.disabilityrights.org/
  • The A.D.A. FAQ (for non-lawyers)
    http://www.disabilityrights.org/

  • October News - The End of Special Education? Private Schools at Public Expense
    By Brent Staples
    Scroll down for:
    "DOJ Policy Letters
    Employee Use of Fragrances
    Medical care facilities may be subject to either Title II or III or the ADA.
    Bad news for those already living with asthma and other respiratory illnesses,
    migraines, cancers . . . for the already chemically injured. -- barb
    
    But does this mean that they must require employees to refrain from wearing fragrances
    when they are providing services to persons with multiple chemical sensitivities?
    Probably not, responded the Justice Department. Although Titles II and III require
    covered entities to make reasonable modifications, the use of fragrances by
    employees is usually a matter of personal choice by employees; and it would
    not be "reasonable," in most cases, to require an employer to regulate the
    use of fragrances by employees. Wodatch, 8 NDLR ? 214 (DOJ 1995) "
    http://www.disabilityrights.org/1096.htm
    Mr. Wodatch wrote in 1995: "In most circumstances, it would not be 'reasonable' to require
    an employer to regulate such personal choices by its employees."
    
    Knowing what we now know about synthetic fragrances, it seems to me -- a non lawyer -- that
    it is VERY REASONABLE to require an employer to regulate such personal choices by its
    employees. Employers already regulate attire, the hours one works, where one works, how one
    works, etc. And, employers regulate smoking, which is a personal choice activity that leaves
    the user -- just as do synthetic scents -- to affect the air for all, regardless of underlying health
    conditions.

    Personally, I cannot imagine how modern synthetic chemical fragrances can be dismissed as a
    "personal choice by employees." ESPECIALLY in a healthcare setting. These modern synthetic
    scents in personal care products, as well as those gratuitously added to cleaning and maintenance
    products, including pesticides and disinfectants (which are classified as pesticides), are known
    by the National Institute of Environmental Health Services as Common Indoor Air Pollutants.
    http://www.niehs.nih.gov/external/faq/indoor.htm

    What place do these superfluous toxins have being used by anyone in a healthcare facility?
    It is to healthcare facilities that one goes because one needs health care, which could include
    pregnancy and/or a respiratory distress such as asthma, sinusitis, rhynitis, laryngitis, cancers,
    Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, headaches or other central nervous system disorders, or a proclivity
    toward high ... or too low ... blood pressure (my blood pressure spikes in response to synthetic
    fragrances, a friend's blood pressure drops precipitously and neither reaction is good).

    It was not all that long ago that nurses' handbooks contained the information that they
    should NOT wear scented products to work. When, why, how did that bit of logic change?
    
    To see the ruling by Mr. Wodatch, visit the Department of Justice (DOJ) online. -- barb
    http://www.usdoj.gov:80/crt/foia/tal605.txt
    
    E-mails to the Department of Justice, including the Attorney General, may be sent to
    AskDOJ@usdoj.gov.

  • October News - "Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no fibs." (Or, Whether to
    Disclose your Non-visible Disability to a Prospective Employer)(c)
    By Margherita M. Albarello, Esq
    http://www.disabilityrights.org/1099.htm

• Deaf Resources
  http://www.deafresources.com
  
  
  • ASL e-cards
    http://www.illustrationbydesign.com/card/send2.htm
    
    
  • DeafWeb Washington
    http://www.deafweb.org/default.htm
    • Pacific Northwest Cochlear Implant Club Newsletter
      http://www.deafweb.org/cic9804.htm
  
  
  
• Definition of Serious and Complex Medical Conditions (1999) Institute of Medicine
  
  
• Disabled Women on the Web
  http://www.disabledwomen.net/
  • HOW and WHY to be SCENT-FREE
    http://www.disabledwomen.net/queer/scentfree.htm

• The Disability Barn (page of links)
  
  http://www.accessunlimited.com/by_disability.html
  
  
  
• ... Disability Basics ...
  
  http://www.bluecrab.org/health/sickids/med/med.htm
  
  THE SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY PROCESS EXPLAINED
  http://www.bluecrab.org/health/sickids/med/disabl.htm
  
  
• Disability, Berkeley's Commission on
  
  http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/bdscoms/bcdisho.html
  
  
  • Information about meetings
    http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/bdscoms/bcdisho.html#rules
  
  
  
• Disability Definitions
  http://www.asu.edu/lib/ada/geninfo/definitions/disability.htm

• Disability Etiquette
  (a free booklet from the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Assoc.,
  which includes a section on MCS, thanks to Mary Lamielle,
  National Center for Environmental Health Strategeis -- NCEHS)
  
  
  http://www.epva.org/publications.html
  
  
  
• disAbility.gov
  http://www.disAbility.gov

• The Disability Grapevine Online Newspaper
  Paul Cannaday, Executive Editor and Marijo Cannaday, Managing Editor
  http://www.disabilitygrapevine.com/DisabilityAdvocacy.html
  • How to be a disability self advocate.
    http://www.disabilitygrapevine.com/DisabilityAdvocacy.html

• disABILITY Information and Resources -- loads of links
  
  http://www.eskimo.com/~jlubin/disabled.html
  
  
• Disability History
  
  http://www.disabilityhistory.org/
  
  
• disABILITY Information and Resources
  
  http://www.eskimo.com/~jlubin/disabled.html
  
  
• Disability Information for Students and Professionals
  http://www.abilityinfo.com/index.html

• Disability News Service
  http://disabilitynews.com/
  
  
• Disability Organizations -- a page of links
  http://disabilities.miningco.com/msub8.htm?pid=2749&cob=home
  
  
• Disability Policy Consultant - June Isaacson Kailes
  http://www.jik.com/
  
  
  • Disaster Preparedness
    http://www.jik.com/resource.html#Disaster Preparedness:
    
    
  • Health, Wellness and Aging with Disability: resources
    http://www.jik.com/hwawd.html
    
    
  • June's Resume
    http://www.jik.com/resume.html
    
    
• Disability Publications
  • Mouth Magazine
    http://www.mouthmag.com/
    
    
  • Ragged Edge
    http://www.ragged-edge-mag.com/
    
    
  
  
• Disability Related Employment Resources
  http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/links/employ.htm#Emp-Disability
  
  (Also, see JAN under Government Links)
  
• Disability Related Organizations
  http://www.access-board.gov/links/disability.htm

• Disability-Related Resources (page of links)
  
  http://www.icdi.wvu.edu/Others.htm
  
  
• Disability Related Sites from Yahoo (page of links)
  
  http://www.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Disabilities/
  
  
• Disability Rights
  
  Have you thought of visiting the United Nations?
  http://www.un.org/
  
  
  Global Workshop on Children with Disabilities
  gopher://gopher.un.org/00/sec/dpcsd/dspd/disabled/bulletin/BULL1.97
  
  United Nations Disabled Persons Bulletin, Nos.2 and 3, 1996
  
  http://www.un.org/plweb-cgi/idoc2.pl?9699+unix+_free_user_+www.un.org..80+un+un+allesc+allesc++Disability%23%26adj%26Rights%23
  
  
  
• Disability Rights Advocates
  Disability Rights Advocates, A Non-Profit Organization
  449 15th Street, Suite 303; Oakland, CA 94612
  
  Phone (510) 451-8644, Fax (510) 451-8511, TTY (510) 451-8716
  Hungary Affiliate: Fax 36-1-342-0347
  e-mail: general@dralegal.org
  http://members.aol.com/dralegal/index.html
  
  
  • Kaiser settles lawsuit over disabled access
    By Josh Richman, STAFF WRITER; April 13, 2001
    http://www.oaklandtribune-ang.com/s-asp-bin/link/ShowArchiveStory.asp?URL=search.newschoice.com/Display.asp&story=d:\index\newsarchives\angtr\loc\20010413\793718_s2bs213.txt&searchtext=Kaiser,disabled&puid=557

• Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF) is a national law and policy center
  
  http://www.dredf.org
  
  
  • Persons with Disabilities are remembering....
    http://www.dredf.org/cda/Memorial.html
  
  
  
• Disability Rights Enforcement, Education, Services (DREES): Helping You Help Others
  Currently: http://www.station504.com

  Formerly: http://www.dizbiz.com/drees/
  
  

• Disability Rights Laws
  
  http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/kinder/pages/Guide_to_Disability_Rights_Laws.html
  
  
  
• Disability Social History Project (A great site! -- barb)
  http://www.disabilityhistory.org/dshp.html
  
  

• Disability Statistics Center - A Rehabilitation Research and Training Center
  http://dsc.ucsf.edu/UCSF/spl.taf?_UserReference=9E6ED118B4DA8778BFF7DC55&_from=default&_winame=HOME
  • Disability in the United States; Prevalence and Causes, 1992
    http://dsc.ucsf.edu/UCSF/pub.taf?_function=search&recid=65&grow=1

  • Frequently Asked Questions
    http://dsc.ucsf.edu/UCSF/pub.taf?_UserReference=9E6ED118B4DA8778BFF7DC55&_function=other&_array=OTH6&grow=1&_winame=FREQUENTLY_ASKED_QUESTIONS

• Disability Studies Online Magazine
  http://www.disabilitystudies.com/index.htm
  • MCS Multiple Chemical Sensitivity - Bibliography and Resources
    http://www.disabilitystudies.com/MCS_Printable.htm

• Disability Workbook for Social Security Applicants
  Pds [Physicians' Disability Services] Disability Facts Newsletter
  http://www.disabilityfacts.com/
  
  • Social Security Disability Insurance: Frequently Asked Questions
    By Douglas M. Smith, Attorney at Law
    http://www.disabilityfacts.com/faqs.html
  
  
  
• Disabilities and the Disabled
  
  http://fullcoverage.yahoo.com/fc/World/Disabilities_and_the_Disabled/
  
  
  DisabledPerson.Com
  "Not just a resource site but a magazine"
  http://www.disabledperson.com/
  
  
• Disabled Women on the Web
  Our mission: the empowerment of women with disabilities
  
  http://www.geocities.com/~technocrone/dwow.html
  
  
  
• DisOrgNet
  
  http://www.independentliving.org/donet/index.html
  
  
  • Personal Assistance Exchange
    http://www.independentliving.org/assex/index.html
    
    
  • Vacation Home Exchange
    http://www.independentliving.org/VacationHomeSwap.html
  
  
  
• Dogs - Service Dog Resources through Wolf Packs® http://www.Wolfpacks.com/serviced.htm

• Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Assoc. email: info@epva.org
  http://www.epva.org/
  
• Electric Edge - Ragged Edge Magazine, online version
  http://www.ragged-edge-mag.com/index.shtml
  
  
• Emerging Horizons
  The Accessible Travel Newsletter
  
  http://www.candy-charles.com/
  
  
  
• Endependence Center of Northern Virginia
  http://www.ecnv.org/services.htm
  • ECNV Services
    http://www.ecnv.org/services.htm

  
  
  
• fair housing accessibility guidelines
  DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
  http://www.hud.gov/fhefhag.html
  
  
• For Your Convenience
  4435 Concerto Dr.
  San Jose, CA 95111-2508
  800-742-2454
  http://www.foryourconvenience.com
  
  
• FUN!
  
  • The Virtual Pool Association for Disabled Players of America
    You have to sign up for this, but you may preview first. I haven't gotten beyond just a looksee. -- barb
    http://www.communityzero.com/vpadpa/index.cfm

• HalfthePlanet
  MCS is listed -- go to Resources, Specific Disabilities and then click on M. -- barb
  http://www.halftheplanet.com/
  
  
  • Now there's a whole new way to reach nearly half the planet
    http://www.halftheplanet.com/advert.cfm
    
    
  • June 22, 2202 -- "Justin Dart, An Obituary"
    By Fred Fay and Fred Pelka, written at Justin Dart¼s request
    http://www.halftheplanet.com/departments/new_content/jdart_obituary.html

• Hard of Hearing People, Inc., Self help for
  
  http://www.shhh.org/
  
  
  
• Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
  "[T]he federal agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid and the
  State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)."
  http://www.hcfa.gov/
  
  
  • Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999
    "This landmark legislation modernizes the employment services system for people with
    disabilities and makes it possible for millions of Americans with disabilities to
    no longer have to choose between taking a job and having health care."
    http://www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/twwiia/twwiiahp.htm

• HEALTHCARE GLOSSARY: ALPHA SOUP FOR THE BODY
  http://members.aol.com/jeannandi/HOMEPAGE/HC_glossary.html#E
  
  
• Healthy Hotels
  ("Green" hotels are v. important for the chemically injured)
  
  http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/h.htm#Hotels
  
  
  
• Hidden Disabilities, Ms. Barbara Robertson's opinion piece on
  
  http://www.daily.umn.edu/~online/gopher-archives/1994/10/25/OFRAG1.STO
  
  B>H.U.M.A.N. (Handicaps United Means Accountability by all Nations)
  
  http://members.aol.com/disablenet/Main/AbilitiesDay.html
  
  
  
• Independent Living Programs
  http://trace.wisc.edu/conet-bin/xad?Opt=Main%20Menu&db=4&p=169&f=87&sr=&ds=901&tp=29&tm=1&Mn=index%2Ehtml
  
  
  
• INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY CULTURE
  Steven E. Brown, Founder
  http://www.dimenet.com/disculture/
  
  
• Invisible Disabilities Association of Canada
  With links to info on EI/MCS, FM, CFIDS, ME . . . etc. -- barb
  http://www.nsnet.org/idacan/

• The Invisible Disabilities Page
  
  http://www1.shore.net/~dmoisan/invisible_disability.html
  
  
• JAWS for Windows Demonstration Options
  (Demo: ". . .Screen-reading and screen-magnification software developed by
  Henter-Joyce, blind or visually-impaired computer users . . .")
  
  http://www.hj.com/
  
  
• Justice For All E-Mail Network WEB Page
  "Justice For All and our JFA E-mail Network were formed to defend and
  advance disability rights and programs in the 104th Congress. One JFA
  goal is to work with national and state organizations of people with
  disabilities to get the word from Washington D.C. out to the grassroots. "
  http://www.mailbot.com/justice/
  
  
  
• Kaiser Permanente California settles disability access lawsuit
  San Francisco Business Times - April 12, 2001
  "Oakland-based hospital chain Kaiser Permanente announced today a collaborative
  agreement with Disability Rights Advocates, an Oakland-based non-profit law center, to
  improve health care delivery and accessibility for members with disabilities.
  
  "The partnership and mprovements stem from the resolution of a Disability Rights
  Advocates lawsuit filed last year against Kaiser Permanente's facilities throughout
  California.
  
  "Under the settlement agreement, Kaiser Permanente agreed to make its facility medical
  equipment accessible to people with disabilities, by adding scales that a person in a
  wheelchair can use, examination tables that lower and similar items. ..."
  Ah, HA! so they say. But truth be told, Kaiser still is not truly accessible to the already
  chemically and electromagnetically injured. Despite reports in 2004 about a fragrance-free policy,
  Kaiser's staff are still wearing scents to the workplace and Kaiser still uses scented cleaning
  and maintenance products . . . as well as soap doctors are supposed to use just before
  examining patients. DUMB! Not to mention, HARMFUL. There's nothing like having to see
  one's doctor and being put in harm's way. Does the fragrance and flavors industry plot health harm as did Philp Morris and its infamous: Czech govt. can save money by killing off people? -- barb
  http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2001/04/09/daily41.html

http://www.satcom.net/mariposa


• Wings
  http://http://www.satcom.net/mariposa/find_it.htm#wings

• Fragrance-Free Environments and No -Fragrance Spaces--
  Not just a personal preference, but a Vital Matter of Health
  (The author, Roberta K. Rigsby, Ph.D., has kindly given permission for you to reproduce this
  without seeking reprint permission, but do check it closely for some typos. -- barb 02/02/02)
  http://www.paraquad.org/nosmell.htm

• Frequently Asked Questions About Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
  (Watch for a few typos ...) -- barb
  http://www.paraquad.org/faqmcs.htm

• Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)
  Pardon me, but is that your perfume I'm smelling?
  " ... No one would argue the fact that carbon monoxide, an odorless and colorless gas,
  is highly poisonous. But change the subject to MCS, and many of those same people will
  still affirm that 'if I can't see it, it doesn't exist.' ..."
  http://www.paraquad.org/mcs.htm
  

PO BOX 18131
WASHINGTON D.C. 20036
"If you have questions or want information about our organization, please email:
webmaster@ppcd.org. Hopefully we will be able to answer your questions or refer you
to the appropriate resource. Thank you for your interest in our organization."

• a disabled person whose needs cannot be met in a shelter
  
• a non-English-speaker who does not understand the order to evacuate
  
• a frail elder who cannot lift or carry a disaster supply kit
  
• a recent immigrant who is reluctant to ask for help

• Library languages available --
  English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Portuguese
  http://www.preparenow.org/prepare.html
  English: These four Tip sheets should be used together.
  There are more, please explore the Library via the link above. -- barb
  
  • Earthquake Tips for People With Disabilities
    http://www.preparenow.org/eqtips.html

  • Earthquake Tips for People with Environmental Illness or Chemical Sensitivties
    http://www.preparenow.org/eqtenvil.html

  • Tips for Collecting Emergency Documents
    http://www.preparenow.org/doctip.html

  • Tips for Creating an Emergency Health Information Card
    http://www.preparenow.org/tipcrd.html

  
  

• Glossary of Commonly Used Terms
  http://www.pcepd.gov/pubs/fact/glossary.htm
  
  

1. Assistive Technology
   http://www.pai-ca.org/Tech/AAT.htm

2. Californians for Inclusive Schools
   http://www.pai-ca.org/cis/

3. Office of Patients' Rights
   http://www.pai-ca.org/Opr/OprPage.htm

4. Social Security and Work Page
   http://www.pai-ca.org/ssi_work/

http://www.digitalthreads.com/rada

San Francisco Vocational Services (SFVS)
814 Mission Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94103-3018
"Our facility has a fragrance-free policy for those with environmental sensitivities" http://www.sfvocationalservices.org/welcome.htm

http://www.seeingeye.org/

http://www.shhh.org/

http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/s.htm#SOCIAL

http://www.stumps.org/


• Page of links
  http://www.stumps.org/links.html

• TASH Governmental Affairs
  http://www.tash.org/govaffairs/index.htm

http://www.tell-us-your-story.com/disc88b_toc.html

http://www.lookingglass.org/

• The Safer Travel Directory
  Travel Accommodation Guide for the Chemically Sensitive Person
  http://mcstravel.resourcez.com/

• United Nations Standard Rules
  on the Equalization of Opportunities
  for Persons with Disabilities
  
  http://www.independentliving.org/STANDARDRULES/index.html
  
  
  
• THE UNSINKABLE STONE --
  
  a paperback book about:
  Growing up with a wheelchair
  Physically-challenged traveling
  Falling in a motel swimming pool(wheelchair and all) . . .
  http://www.execpc.com/~tkojis/
  
  
  
• Virginia Disability Links
  
  http://www.handinet.org/valinks.htm
  
  
  
• WebABLE! -- ". . . the authoritative Web directory for disability-related internet resources."
  
  http://www.yuri.org/webable/
  
  
  
• Welcome To Holland
  by Emily Perl Kingsley
  
  http://www.drmom.cc/
  
  
  
• Wide Vision Productions
  
  ("... impact how people with disabilities are represented")
  http://www.wvp.org/
  
  
• Whole Access
  "...works with government officials, park planners, and community leaders to develop
  park programs and facilities that combine accessibility with sound environmental design.
  We believe that the natural environment must be kept natural. ..."
  http://www.wholeaccess.org/
  • More on Accessibility
    Going to the Source for Accessibility Assessment
    by Phyllis Cangemi, Wayne Williams, and Paul Gaskell
    http://www.wholeaccess.org/accessibility.html

• Wolf Packs®
  Supplies, signs, resources for service dogs. -- barb
  http://www.Wolfpacks.com
  • Susan & "Montana"
    http://www.Wolfpacks.com/gallery/montana.htm

  • Susan & "Montana" - Comments
    http://www.Wolfpacks.com/commentsIDCape.htm#Molloy

• World Association of Persons with Disabilities (WAPD)
  text: http://www.wapd.org/nographics/index.html
  
  frames: http://www.wapd.org/
  
  
  
• World Institute on Disability
  
  http://www.wid.org/
  
  
• Yahoo's Disability Links
  http://fullcoverage.yahoo.com/fc/World/Disabilities_and_the_Disabled/
  
  
• Zoom text
  http://www.Aisquared.com

A word to agencies geared to helping people in a disaster: IF you have someone who is
chemically injued, you cannot put that person in a shelter that uses mainstream cleaners,
disinfectants, deodorants, pesticides, air "fresheners" and other scented cleaning,
maintenance AND personal care products. Our bodies do not tolerate these poisons. -- barb

• Avoiding Chemical Toxins in Your Food and Water Storage
  By Amy Marsh, President, EHN
  http://cassandraproject.org/chems.htm
  
  
• Disaster Planning Suggestions for persons with disabilities and those assisting them
  http://members.aol.com/jeannandi/HOMEPAGE/dis_plan.html
  
  
  • (Specific Needs for Persons With Multiple Chemical Sensitivity -- being further developed)
    http://members.aol.com/jeannandi/HOMEPAGE/dis_plan.html#l08

  
  
• Disaster Preparedness Resources for People with Disabilities
  June Isaacson Kailes; Updated 9/23/03
  http://www.jik.com/disaster.html
  • Disaster Preparedness, June Isaacson Kailes
    Creating a Disaster-Resistant Infrastructure for People at Risk Including People with
    Disabilities; November 30, 1999, 19 pages. Price list.
    http://www.jik.com/resource.html#Disaster Preparedness:

  • Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
    http://www.jik.com/condit.html#Multiple Chemical

• PrepareNow.org . . .
  ". . .To ensure that the needs and concerns of vulnerable people are addressed in
  emergency preparedness and response. "
  http://www.preparenow.org/

• Red Cross - Tips for People With Environmental Illness or Chemical Sensitivities
  English - http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/chemical.html

  VersiÛn en EspanÛl - http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/foreignmat/s-eqtenv.html

  The Volunteer Center serving San Francisco and San Mateo counties
  Tips to help you prepare for THE BIG ONE
  http://www.thevolunteercenter.net/volunteers_disaster_tips.php

Diseases Dismissed

• The Prion Diseases
  "Prions, once dismissed as an impossibility, have now gained wide recognition as extraordinary agents
  that cause a number of infectious, genetic and spontaneous disorders
  by Stanley B. Prusiner.
  http://www.nmia.com/~mdibble/prion.html
  
  
  or in Scientific America
  http://www.sciam.com/0195issue/0195prusiner.html

Disinfectants

Remember, disinfectants are classified as pesticides (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov/opp00001/whatis.htm

Also see EHN's
Antibacterials/Antibiotics/Antimicrobials
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/a.htm#ANTIBACTERIAL

Automatic dispensing units
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/a.htm#Automatic

Spritzing Fragrance and Pesticide dispensers -- Air Polluters
http://users.lmi.net/~wilworks/ehnlinx/s.htm#Spritzing

The American Nurse Nurses attack hidden dangers of health care
by Ann Melamed, RN "Today, many patients suffer from health conditions directly related to the environment
in which they live and work. In addition, threats to patients' health often can be
found within the health care setting itself. "
http://www.nursingworld.org/tan/novdec00/pollutio.htm

Cleaners and Disinfectants
Health Care Without Harm
"...They often contribute to poor indoor air quality and may contain chemicals that cause
cancer, reproductive disorders, respiratory ailments (including occupational asthma), eye
and skin irritation, central nervous system impairment, and other human health effects.Ý..."
http://www.noharm.org/pesticidesCleaners/CleanersDis

Safe Use and Storage of Hazardous Household Products
March 1999; Fact Sheet #22
Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors in New York State
http://envirocancer.cornell.edu/FactSheet/General/fs22.safeUse.cfm

PDF: http://www.workcover.vic.gov.au/dir090/vwa/publica.nsf/0/a0344c868baba0464a2568a8002e6251/$FILE/hazards.pdf

Least toxic disinfectants include:
Tau Topics
An Eclectic Franciscan Site -- includes Least Toxic info
owned by Judy and Mike Stouffer ( mjstouff@execpc.com )
http://www.execpc.com/~mjstouff/

• Vinegar and Hydrogen Peroxide as Disinfectants
  http://www.execpc.com/~mjstouff/articles/vinegar.html

Doctors and Counselors
I've linked info which you may find of interest to print out and take to your doctor.
This category includes researchers. Please, if you know of names to add or info to change,
please inform barb at . Thank you.

To drop immediately to doctors, click here.

Asking for a diagnosis? Doctors love codes-- give 'em the following sets of codes, along
with the analyses of perfumes that form the basis of EHN's 1999 FDA Citizens'
Petition, 99P-1340. Remember to write to the FDA, just don't give identifying numbers!
! fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
http://www.ehnca.org/FDApetition/bkgrinfo.htm

ICD9-CM sorted by number
http://www.thera.info/icd9-cm/

• BENIGN NEOPLASMS (210-229)
  http://www.thera.info/icd9-cm/sect-210-229.html

  DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SENSE ORGANS (320-389)
  http://www.thera.info/icd9-cm/chap6.html

  346 Migraine
  http://www.thera.info/icd9-cm/sect-340-349.html#para346

• 506 Respiratory conditions due to chemical fumes and vapors
  http://www.thera.info/icd9-cm/sect-500-508.html

• TOXIC EFFECTS OF SUBSTANCES CHIEFLY NONMEDICINAL AS TO SOURCE (980-989)
  http://www.thera.info/icd9-cm/sect-980-989.html

      989.3 Organophosphate and carbamate
       http://www.thera.info/icd9-cm/sect-980-989.html#para989