Archive for August, 2009
The deaf community and emergency responders
SCRN has spent a tremendous amount of time trying to get the disabled on the same standing as those with no disabilities. To be honest we did not get very far because most of the folks in power were not disabled and higher management didn’t care what happened as long as bad press wasn’t generated. [...]
Senator Kennedy Dies
One of the longest sitting senators in history has died. Mr. Kennedy was always a champion of the disabled and pushed legislation through for the disabled in education and was instrumental in getting the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) pushed through the senate. Many of us would not have a place to call home or [...]
Recall of Accusure Insulin Syringes
For those that use syringes please look and see if this recall effects you. Below is the notice from the company that produces the syringes.
Qualitest Pharmaceuticals and FDA notified patients and healthcare professionals of a voluntary nationwide recall of two lots of Accusure Insulin Syringes. The syringes in these lots have been found to have needles which [...]
Acupuncture found to help control chronic pain
A study at the University of Michigan has found that acupuncture can help to reduce pain and can increase the pain potential of opioids. Patients that were diagnosed with fibramyalgia were asked to keep taking their existing pain killers over a two month period of time. Then PET scans were taken at the beginning before [...]
Medical insurance changes on the way
The Department of Health and Human Services has developed a website to educate the public on the new medical insurance bill going through congress now. Pundits on the left and right have been discussing this bill for the last two months but no one has taken the time to actually write down what to [...]
Join new study on CRPS
For those with chronic pain and have a diagnosis of either CRPS Type I or II there is a study you can join. A PhD. Candidate from the University off Iowa is conducting research on the reduction of quality of life from CRPS. The study is being underwritten by the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Association which [...]
States adding disabled to list of those to help in emergencies
For the first time in California, a disaster drill that was held in Riverside included disabled people. Up to this point, the state assumed that disabled people would either be helped by their caregivers, sent to hospitals or somehow make it out of the area before the disaster overwhelmed state and federal officials. The Riverside [...]
Consumer Reports refuses to test disability products
Consumer Reports has been reporting on the quality of products for many years. The public has come to respect the magazine as an unbiased place to go when you are going to purchase a product or service. One thing you will find missing from the magazine and website is a write-up of any products used [...]
In emergencies, the disabled still forgotten
Spinal Cord Resources Network has been reporting on the total inability of counties, states and federal agencies to help the disabled in times of emergencies for years. After working closely with Florida officials we had made some headway but much work had to be done. We had hoped that other groups working with other states [...]
How to gas up your car
Once you go through the grief of getting your car or van upgraded so you can drive it again (and have been trained to use it) you soon find another problem – filling the gas tank. What once seemed a simple practice now turns into a major issue. You probably cannot easily get out of [...]
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