Medicare recipients already dropped
For those that have not followed all the reports on the new medical bill making it’s way through the Senate, Medicare recipients are losing doctors, hospitals, and general care right now. My doctors have to be careful which medications that the prescribe because many times the company paid by Medicare will not OK the drug. [...]
Hobby Lobby loses ADA lawsuit
Hob-Lob Inc, better known as Hobby Lobby a gift and craft store chain has lost a major ADA lawsuit. The case started when a worker was injured and could no longer use a ladder in their job. Rather than finding a job that the worker could do within the company, Hobby Lobby decided to let [...]
Medicare overpays again
A US Inspector General has reported that Medicare overpays almost $1000 on every wheelchair that they rent rather than purchase. The idea behind the Medicare program is that the disabled will have someone to go back to if there is a problem with their chair and that the repairs will be included with their monthly [...]
Cambridge City Council Ignores ADA and Service Dog rights
A woman who lives in Cambridge, Mass. a disabled woman wanted to sit in on the city council meetings but was refused because she has a service dog. The dog was in the chamber several times before without issue, but suddenly one of the council members has become allergic to animals. Even with the dog [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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