Tag: People with Disabilities
Remembering Dana Reeve: Why Did Stem Cell Research Disappear From Memory?
The national media was full of broken hearts last week when Dana Reeve died at 44, after nearly a decade of caring for disabled...
City Theatre casts actor who uses wheelchair in role of disabled character
Breaking Down Barriers
When handsome, California-blond Tobias Forrest steers his wheelchair onto the stage of City's Theatre's Lester Hamburg Studio for this week's opening of...
The State of Stem Cells, 2006
Hwang Woo-suk's reputation, and the hopes of millions of disabled people, balanced precariously on the outcome of the investigation into his alleged cloning successes....
Girl’s family pursues treatments
DETROIT - Laura Jackson doesn't want to wait for a cure.
Paralyzed in May 2003 while performing a backward flip in a cheerleading stunt, Laura,...
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A fresh, exciting and fully interactive virtual world for disabled people. Free Interactive community talk rooms, discussions forums, links and local information resources.
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Progress Report: the ADA and Employment
July 26th, 2005 marks the 15th anniversary of an important date in history – the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Since the...
Home Alone!
Many people think of "independence" not in terms of how well they can dress themselves, transfer into bed, or drive, but in terms of...
Bladder Cancer
You may have heard it from physicians, from family members who have been doing their reading, or from spinal cord injury survivors who go...
Bowel Problems
As a children’s book says, "Everyone poops." Although you may not talk about it or even think about it much, it’s important to your...
Cutting the Fat
Eating is one of the more enjoyable things life has to offer. That’s why what to eat and what not to eat – especially...
