Tag: Disabilty
Barrier-Free Travel – Book
Barrier-Free Travel: A Nuts And Bolts Guide For Wheelers And Slow Walkers, 2nd Edition Candy Harrington
Authored by the editor of the leading travel magazine...
Striving for Normalcy
Rebecca Wylie has learned how to live what she calls a normal collegiate life despite an illness that has left her paralyzed
Every morning, Rebecca...
How disability is determined:
Social Security uses a step-by-step process involving five questions: Are you working? If you are and your earnings average more than $700 a month,...
Self-Employment for Persons with a Disability
In most of the world, the ultimate determination of self-control is employment. This is the basis for almost all micro-lending activity worldwide. Self-employment carries...
SCI Rehabilitation
It is very important to be confident about the quality of care you or a loved one will receive when entering a Rehabilitation program....
Spinal Cord Injury Awareness – Understanding the Importance of Language and Images
Every day more than 30 people become paralyzed from spinal cord injury (SCI) or disease. SCI generally results in one of two types of...
How to Start Support or Discussion Group
We frequently receive calls for information on local support groups. Although there are thousands of people with all over the US, there are...
The Scientific Method: The Importance of Basic Science in Spinal Cord Injury Research
The ultimate dream for many people with a spinal cord injury (SCI) - or for those who care about someone with SCI - is...
What is a Physiatrist?
Many people are unaware that there is a special branch of medicine specifically dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of physical Disability. Physiatrists are...
Travel After Spinal Cord Injury
Arranging travel is a fairly straight-forward process for non-disabled individuals. Most people contact a travel agency, choose a destination and hope that their baggage...
