Public Housing ignoring ADA
In Missouri public housing officials are ignoring pleas by the handicapped. Residents that find themselves in public housing because of the ongoing recession/depression are fighting to get into said apartments. Many are finding that the doorways are too narrow for wheelchairs or that housing managers are refusing to install ramps. One couple has been complaining [...]
Emergency Preparedness: Do You Have a Plan?
As a person with a disability, I know how overwhelming life can be when faced with a serious medical condition. I also know that people with disabilities often have to be resourceful and creative when it comes to dealing with some of the challenges thrown our way. And while it’s been thought that those with [...]
United Airlines to Pay $850,000 for Disability Discrimination
Infozine.com has a story about United Airlines paying a large sum to close out an ADA lawsuit. Evidently when an employee is switched to "light duty" work, they are automatically barred from working overtime. This was put into place even if the employee was cleared by doctors to work over 40 hours. A lawsuit was [...]
Chronic pain reorganizes brain
Northwestern University has finished a study that shows brains involved with chronic pain are more likely to have depression and other cognitive declines. Cognitive and emotional functions appear to be negatively affected by chronic pain creating an atrophy in cells that are repeatedly forced to send pain comands over and over. This is the first [...]
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