Archive for April, 2009
Lawsuits start up to stop cuts in disability programs
Kold.com has a story that a class action lawsuit has been created to stop planned cuts in disability programs in Arizona. The cuts to children’s programs are especially troubling because they are putting the lives of kids in danger. While we can appreciate that no one wants their program cut, the economy is making it [...]
Team regrows fine motor skill neurons
Forbes.com is reporting on a team that has been able to recreate neurons that control fine motor skills. Up to this time gross motor skills have had success in reproduction and growth, but this is the first that has grown and partially moved into the spinal column. While this particular study was not able to [...]
Economy squeezing the disabled
Telegram.com has a story about the loss of services in Worcester Massachusetts.Because of shortfalls in money coming in from home owners in property taxes and reduced payments from businesses with reduced staffs the city is stuck with tough decisions. Since there is not enough money in the budget to run disability services, it is almost [...]
Service dog unwanted at university
DailyLobo.com reports that a woman going to a local university brought her service dog with her to class. The service dog then sniffed the bag of the student in front of her and the student grabbed a book and made a threatening gesture that he was going to hit the dog. There was no instructor [...]
Leg stimulator may help disabled walk again
Canadamanufacturing.com has a story about a team at Simon Fraser University that have a controller that can make a paralyzed leg work again. Taking messages from the brain and then sending it to various nerves and leg muscles, the person gets a near normal movement in their paralyzed leg. The user needs to only walk [...]
Getting help when doctors give up
For those of you that have chronic pain problems, you know how difficult it can be to get help. Unrelenting pain that blasts through your pain medication can quickly stop you in your tracks. While most doctors prescribe pain killers to deal with these problems, there are times when you want to find the problem [...]
Regenerative medicine coming to your local hospital
Medicalnewstoday.com has a story about the advances in stem cell research and what we can expect to see over time. This type of medicine that will allow doctors to repair areas of damaged tissue that typically is cosidered beyond any medical procedure available now. Cells from your body that can be programmed to turn into [...]
Where to fill up your car?
Radio Iowa has a story about how do the disabled get their cars refueled. Millions of disabled people go to service stations, just to be turned away because the attendants refuse to service the disabled. Virtually all gas station attendants do not know that they must help a disabled person fill up their car and [...]
Disabled workers worth anything?
The Sidney Morning Herald has a story that asks what do the disabled bring to the table for a company. The Australians are trying to get the disabled off of the Social Security rolls and back into a working environment – with mixed results. The government gives the business money to hire a disabled person [...]
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