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Monthly Archives: November 2011

Handihelp.net

Simple tools and ideas to reduce frustrations for individuals living with disabilities. Emphasis is on developing the attitudes, abilities and skills necessary to gain...

Nordic Council to help in fight against spinal cord injury

An Icelandic proposal that the Nordic countries should organise a joint project to search for an effective remedy/cure for spinal cord injuries has been...

Wheelchair Users Stage ‘Roll-In’ Protest Against ‘Taxi of Tomorrow’

FLATIRON — Wearing yellow buttons stating “Separate is NOT equal,” a dozen advocates in wheelchairs rolled into the “Taxi of Tomorrow” exhibit near Madison...

Paraplegic ‘excited’ as he joins medical trial

Paraplegic Jamie Harris hopes a groundbreaking research trial into spinal injuries could see him back on his feet. The Hamilton 26-year-old was hit by a...

There’s Nothing Like the Voice(s) of Experience

A spinal cord injury affects the entire family.  For families who are dealing with a new spinal cord injury, there is often a sense...

Ability Expo unites services and people

They came in wheels, with dogs and on foot to see dancers, sword-fighters and experts. Visitors flowed in steadily, mostly in wheelchairs, to join the...