Tag: Disabilty
A Severe Injury Brings Concern, and a Call for Insurance
CLEVELAND, July 19 — While the storm clouds were still forming, before they eventually rained out competition Thursday at the Dew Action Sports Tour...
Teacher’s reach extends beyond classroom
When Tiffany Nickel tells her special education students that their disabilities are no excuse for not achieving, they know she's not just saying that....
Psychological or physiological
Why are tetraplegic patients content?
Objective: To assess the effects of spinal cord injury (SCI) on perceived health-related quality of life (QOL).
Background: SCI is physically...
We are praying for a miracle
MUMBAI: A year after the bomb blast in a local train at Khar Road severely incapacitated 22-year-old Chirag Chauhan, life is still a big...
Disabled laud efforts to make intimacy easier
Alan Tholkes expected good-natured ribbing when he shared his new-product idea with colleagues at HealthPostures, the ergonomic-furniture company in Glencoe, Minn., that he co-founded...
Paralyzed woman hopes to walk again
ASPEN — Fifteen years ago when Amanda Boxtel crossed her ski tips at Snowmass Ski Area, she somersaulted and landed hard, severely injuring four...
Puppet teaches fire cadets about people with disabilities
DECATUR - Spencer Goodwin wears a Superman ball cap, jeans and a denim jacket as he sits in his specially made wheelchair to teach...
They said she’d never walk again
But, Amanda Boxtel is fighting back
ASPEN — Fifteen years ago when Amanda Boxtel crossed her ski tips at Snowmass Ski Area, she somersaulted and...
Sharing a hard lesson
It was close to midnight on a hot June night in 1992 when Eric Wildt dived into a friend's in-ground swimming pool.
His head hit...
Daughter is inspired by mom’s injury
On hot summer night in 1994, Betty Uriegas' life changed forever.
For nine years, she had been a Hall County Sheriff's deputy and served as...
