Thursday, March 28, 2024

Tag: People with Disabilities

Aquatic therapy

Ancient Egyptians knew it, Greek philosopher and writer Hippocrates was talking about it over 2,400 years ago and physicians of the Roman Empire recommended...

Decades after ADA became law, disabled people are still fighting for full inclusion

During one especially cold morning in January of last year, a disabled man who uses a wheelchair and ventilator , and his wife were...

Severity of Spinal Cord Injury Has No Impact On How Adults Rate Their Health,...

Severity of spinal cord injury in adults is not related to how they rate their health, Wayne State University researchers have found. In a study...

Sexuality of the disabled often overlooked

While few caregivers would think twice about assisting a person with disabilities in the bathroom, many feel squeamish about advising or assisting that same...

Does she have a disability or just an injured leg?

Cast for broken bone gets paralyzed woman different treatment I remember seeing a movie years ago about a girl who is paralyzed but pretends to...

The Site That Breathes

"Life is not measured by the number breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." This quote has two meanings...

Yes, ITKAN: Change IT expectations

Abusiness model that empowers leaders, develops teamwork and promotes a strategic vision is part of a Chicago technology group’s efforts to network, update members’...

Festival of Ability celebration

As 16-year-old Luke Watt expertly manoeuvres his wheelchair around his car, he lovingly polishes the bonnet with a cloth. Luke was born with no...

Spinal Injuries Awareness Week

Meet Martin Hume. Almost three years ago the 21-year-old from Elanora on the Gold Coast suffered major spinal injuries after a wakeboarding accident only...

Promise of stem cells fulfilled

clinical trial in Atlanta, Georgia, is proof that informed public debate is the key to medical advance IF I'm honest, my first reaction to recent...