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Hope for the Webmaster: Patience; Prayer and a Sense of Humor
To all of our readers,
I know the site has been quiet since June without explanation. Our sincerest apologies. But at last I can tell you what has happened.
The webmaster’s SCI accident was 4+ years ago. Almost 3 years ago today, he went in for emergency shunt insertion surgery, due to spinal [...]
New Technology helps a blind soldier see with his tongue.
Submitted by Dillon Moses
Imagine being at war in the midst of battle without being aware of what was going on around you. Imagine having the desire to serve your country and help your fellow soldiers but you needed an aid to walk. This has been a problem for British soldier Craig Lundberg for the past [...]
City cracks down on illegal placard use
San Francisco California is cracking down on illegal disability placard use by increasing the fine from $100 to $1000 and increased enforcement. The city is doing this because thousands of the placards are either used by people that are not disabled or are fake. Last year alone over 1000 placards were grabbed from people that [...]
New dangers of CT Scans
Researchers are finding out that CT Scan systems are emitting more radiation than they should in many hospitals causing patients to experience radiation poisoning type conditions. A school teacher went in for a CT Scan and over the next several weeks found her hair falling out in a arc from her left temple across the [...]
Back up on upgraded server!
After several days of moving all our data and configuration from our old server to the new one we are back on the air. There are still a few house cleaning steps that we are working on, but we will be posting brand new stories tomorrow so stay tuned. We will also be refreshing the [...]
Red Cross does not help disabled in South Florida
While in South Florida Spinal Cord Resources had issues with the Red Cross refusing to transfer people in wheelchairs to commodes and to make westcot beds available during emergencies. According to the Department of Justice, anyone who is working for the county during an emergency must follow federal law and this means the ADA. The [...]
SCRN Webmaster is Fighting Medical System
Posted by Laura George, VP (aka…Roaring Mouse) Last Wednesday Webmaster/President of SCRN Greg George went into the hospital for partial paralysis to his left hand (3 hours); white lips; blue fingertips; fast respiration; and spasms. He was diagnosed with many issues but for the the concerns at hand – his shunt and neck. [...]
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 [...]
Law enforcement now performs all PC repairs
By Greg George
CEO
Spinal Cord Resources Network
The Texas legislature just passed a law that all computer repairs and help must be done by a person that has a private investigator license. In order to get a PI license you must either go through a 3 year college level degree program or spend three years as an [...]
MySpace development kit used by spammers
ItWorld.com is reporting that spammers are taking advantage of the MySpace development kit to blast their junk to users. The original tools allowed developers to send out promotional messages through applications as well as sending out large numbers of messages to those in user’s email list. To stop spammers from taking over MySpace the have [...]
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