Deaf community needs emergency broadcast information
As we move into tornado season for many in the Midwest and south, we are once again running into problems getting emergency broadcasters to display weather emergencies for the hard of hearing. Most of the alerts that are sent by weather reporting bureaus is on the form of an audible alert explaining what to do [...]
Disabled trapped in apartment
A woman in Canadian woman is trapped in her apartment for three days and counting because the elevator is broken. Her apartment is on the third floor and she has no way of using the stairs to go to the grocery store or even collect her mail. Man calls have gone to the building management [...]
Emergency Laws to Protect the Disabled
For those that work for companies we have a link to the law and how you are to be treated. The disabled are usually the first to be tossed out the door and companies try to find excuses to do this. The law explicitly states that companies cannot toss out or layoff disabled people just [...]
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 [...]
No Shelter in a Storm
Laura George, of Coral Springs, Florida, was three months pregnant when her husband Greg became paralyzed from the waist down as a result of a hit-and-run accident in March of 2006.
As Greg recuperated in the hospital, the couple began to plan for the accommodations he would need upon returning home. The Georges also started questioning [...]
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 [...]
Hurricane season starts – things still a mess
By Greg George
CEO
Spinal Cord Resources Network
As we move into the 2008 hurricane season, it is sad to report that things are just as messed up as before. The Department of Justice should be releasing it’s findings next month and from what we hear it is not good news. Every shelter in Broward county has failures [...]
Paraplegic man saved after being buried in rubble for 11 days
CNN.com reports that an 80 year old paraplegic has been pulled from the earthquake rubble. The man was trapped in what was left of his home for nearly 266 hours. He became trapped when a beam holding up the roof broke and collapsed inside the residence. His wife kept him alive by bringing him food [...]
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