Disabled

FARMINGTON -- Horse enthusiasts take note: A Saturday night fundraiser is designed for those at any skill level and benefits a young West Haven boy with a big need.

No prior experience is necessary for the team sorting event planned to start with sign-ups at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Buffalo Ranch, 37 N. Buffalo Road.

OGDEN -- Weber State University music professor Michael A. Palumbo responded to critics Tuesday after audience members from the Sunday night concert he conducted contacted the media with complaints.

At issue was Palumbo's decision to stop the concert twice after he heard what he calls a high "howling" sound from a disabled audience member seated near the rear of Austad Auditorium at Weber State's Browning Center.

Palumbo's recollection of events that followed differs from that of some angry audience members, including Leila E. Van Tassell, of Eagle Mountain, who submitted a letter to the editor to the Standard-Examiner.

OGDEN — Mike Taylor would like people to understand a few things that are crystal clear to him:

People with disabilities need to know they can find employment if they work hard and get really good at a skill that interests them.

And employers need to know that disabled people make great employees because they love their job, they are rarely late or unfocused, and they know the value of a job, so they are loyal.

CLEARFIELD -- People, no matter their condition, have the ability to do so much more than they are aware they can accomplish.

That was part of Kevin Ryan's message Thursday at Pioneer Adult Rehabilitation Center's Second Annual Disability Awareness Symposium.

Sarah is a nice, quiet middle-aged woman, smiling and friendly, but when I asked her how old her children are, she paused. Her eyes looked to the side. She closed her mouth and wrinkled her brow.

"Some days I just can't remember," she said finally. "I have a degree from Weber State University, but I can't remember what I studied."

HILL AIR FORCE BASE -- Curtis Richardson says he has found a career at Hill Air Force Base.

WEST VALLEY CITY — Emergency dispatchers say police officers had to go door-to-door to track down a mentally disabled woman who made 200 calls to 911 over a 10-day stretch.