Newly disabled in Haiti finding new life difficult
Falling debris and collapsing building have created hundreds and perhaps thousands of disabled people. Many have have lost more than one limb, making it all but impossible to get around a country that never was very disability friendly. With few building standards to begin with, there are no ramps for wheelchairs and mass transit has [...]
Gov’t report shows disabled ignored by states and businesses
The National, Council on Disability has written a report on the state of disability access to medical care in the United States. It is a sobering report showing the while some agencies are working hard to help the disabled and to remove barriers, both physical as well as administrative, others ignore virtually all federal laws. [...]
Virus outbreak simulated event in N. Florida – Oct 17th
There are very few times where the disabled can help the first helpers on a scene to understand the best way to help those that are in trouble – this is one of them. Pandemic Pandemonium is an exercise for North Florida neighborhood and community leaders. The idea is to use real residents as a [...]
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 [...]
The deaf community and emergency responders
SCRN has spent a tremendous amount of time trying to get the disabled on the same standing as those with no disabilities. To be honest we did not get very far because most of the folks in power were not disabled and higher management didn’t care what happened as long as bad press wasn’t generated. [...]
States adding disabled to list of those to help in emergencies
For the first time in California, a disaster drill that was held in Riverside included disabled people. Up to this point, the state assumed that disabled people would either be helped by their caregivers, sent to hospitals or somehow make it out of the area before the disaster overwhelmed state and federal officials. The Riverside [...]
In emergencies, the disabled still forgotten
Spinal Cord Resources Network has been reporting on the total inability of counties, states and federal agencies to help the disabled in times of emergencies for years. After working closely with Florida officials we had made some headway but much work had to be done. We had hoped that other groups working with other states [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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