Archive for September, 2009
Brain implanted chips may help disabled
Over the years many researchers have worked on a brain-computer interface that works well, does not have rejection issues, and allows the brain to send messages to a computer. The idea is to put a computer interface at the point of damage so the brain can send messages and the computer can send those same [...]
Disabled heckled at meeting
At a town hall meeting in New Jersey a disabled woman who spends half her day in a wheelchair was heckled. She started to explain that she has Rheumatoid Arthritis and Sjogren’s Syndrome, both which destroy healthy nerves. Then she explained what she thought should be in the health care bill for the disabled when [...]
Web to speech available on any browser
Those with limited eyesight have had problems trying to work within the web framework. Specialized software was required and the user was typically stuck paying for a copy of Windows along with the software to speak the text on a web page. The power of web browsers have increased dramatically over the last few years [...]
How Does Your Housing Authority Communicate with Consumers Who Cannot Read English?
Our own Marc Dubin, Esq. has written an interesting piece on what can happen if there is a communication problem with the landlord. Even though there are federal laws in place to protect consumers from unscrupulous landlords, they will be taken advantage of unless they know their rights. This is an important thing to remember, [...]
Barrier Free Initiative
Everyone that is disabled runs into situations where we cannot find a place to park or because of stairs, broken elevator, extra doors or other impediment cannot access a business or public building. Most large companies are getting better about making it easy for the disabled to get into the store by removing all stairs [...]
Guides to help those in chronic pain
As someone who suffers from CRPS, this site regularly reports on what is happening in the field of pain relief and share ideas to deal with the problem. From time to time we gain access to books or articles that are worth the download and storage for later use.
Olmstead Act turns 10
Ten years ago the Olmstead Act was put into law. This act removed the last of the “ugly” laws that controlled where and how disabled people lived in the state of Georgia. A lawsuit then started where land owners and home owner associations tried to make their rules against the disabled the official law of [...]
SCRN Editor in the Hospital
Sorry for the long length of time between new articles. The editor for SCRN, Greg George is in the hospital to deal with an infection found between C5-C6 in the spine. We don’t know how long he will be in the hospital but we are still working on new articles to be posted soon. Please [...]
Tampa jailer given leniency after abusing quadriplegic
On January 29, 2009 a Tampa jailer dumped a quadriplegic on the floor because he would not get up to do a fingerprinting. Fortunately for the man in the wheelchair the whole incident was caught on tape so he could prove the abuse he experienced. After the tape was leaked to the media, the Tampa [...]
US finally signs UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities
The United Nations passed a special convention for the rights of people with disabilities. During the Bush administration disabled advocacy groups all over the US asked the president to sign the convention but he refused during his 8 years in office. The convention outlined the basic rights of all disabled people on the planet and [...]
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