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Swine Flu and SCI
We normally don’t point out articles that are not specifically tied to the disabled community, but Swine Flu is an exception. This bug has gone from complete obscurity to front page fame in just a few days. The scary part of this flu is it’s capability of killing those in the 10 – 45 year [...]
Number of disabled people has increased dramatically
The New York Times has a story about research that was done by the Christopher Reeves Foundation that shows there are many times more disabled people in The US than first thought. Up until this time there has not been any serious research done to determine the number of disabled people in the United States [...]
New hardware helps spinal cord injured to breathe
Insciences.org has a story about a device that can control the diaphragm in both the number of compressions and the strength of each push. This device is now allowing patients in Austria to breathe on their own since their initial accidents forced them to use a ventilator to stay alive. Using rehabilitation techniques to strengthen [...]
First treatment for spinal cord injury imminent
Voxy.co.nz is reporting that the New Zealand Spinal Cord Association has developed a nerve transfer technique that has been given the green light for use as a standard procedure to help a spinal cord patient. The procedure, which takes nerve cells from the nose (the only brain cells exposed to the outside environment) and transplants [...]
US Steel drops job offer because applicant has disability
TradingMarkets.com has a story about a lawsuit brought on by the EEOC on behalf of a disabled person who was denied employment. The Gary, Indiana plant put out a job offer to an applicant who passed all the requirements for the job. The applicant was then tendered an offer of employment and the person was [...]
Braun Ability Van Giveaway
Doug Goddard from Joni and Friends of Central Florida sent us an article about a van giveaway.
If you read AbilityVoice regularly, then you already know about our Ultimate NASCAR Fan Sienna Rampvan. If you haven’t seen it, you can read all about it in this article. Today, we’re excited to announce the launch [...]
Stem cells found to help partially paralyzed
The Times of India have a story about how stem cells help the partially handicapped. Most studies are wrapped around fixing or repairing a broken spinal cord which includes complete loss of control of the arms and legs. This study was to determine how stem cells helped those that were not as badly hurt, and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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