Tag: disabilities
group name: unseendisability
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August 15, 2008 05:31 PM EDT --
We take our days moment by moment, day by day eternally grateful to be present in the moment. Our gratitude comes from the knowing that this could pass this feeling of being able. We know because . . . more
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January 08, 2008 10:03 AM EST --
I am going to be 40 years old in 11 days!
I do not look it. People get kind of twisted when I tell them I have a 16 year old son.
I had him when I was 24, not awfully young but people 'cannot . . . more
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June 11, 2008 11:41 AM EDT --
By Daniel Lawton
When a person is learning to live with a new disability, getting to and from their employer's workplace on a daily basis can be a real hardship. The option of working . . . more
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April 01, 2008 03:13 PM EDT --
This article is in response to the article posted by BERF at
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977298740
and the many interesting comments that article has inspired.
Depression . . . more
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April 16, 2008 05:46 PM EDT --
by Tiffiny Carlson
Driving with hand controls is the sometimes bothersome—yet necessary—result of a disability that affects your legs. If you want to drive safely and get your driver's . . . more
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January 06, 2008 02:25 PM EST --
I live a life of great wealth both friends and family equal. If I want a new camera, I simply purchase with ease. The wealth I have is high above many that I discover, then again I have . . . more
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June 12, 2008 05:00 PM EDT --
Transferable skills are one of the most important assets when considering new job opportunities. This pertains to everyone, but especially to those recently affected by a new disability according . . . more
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May 13, 2008 03:24 PM EDT --
By Daniel Lawton
For a person who has just experienced or been diagnosed with a life-changing disability, the first priority will probably be stabilizing their health and . . . more
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January 19, 2008 12:30 PM EST --
TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY: JANUARY 19, 1968 - born around dinner time is the best they could come up with timewise
My Mom was dropped off at the hospital and my Dad gave the nurses the phone number . . . more
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May 02, 2008 05:48 PM EDT --
By Kim Donahue
According to a recent study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, walking regularly lengthens the lives of diabetics regardless of age, sex, race, or body mass . . . more
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June 16, 2008 11:29 AM EDT --
By Kim Dority
According to the U.N., 650 million people –or 10 percent of the world's population – live with disabilities, a number that designates people with disabilities as the world's . . . more
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June 02, 2008 06:20 PM EDT --
By J. Glen House, M.D.
Recently I was asked to explain how I came up with the name for " Disaboom ," an online resource that combines medical information, lifestyle articles, resources, . . . more
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May 07, 2008 01:05 PM EDT --
by Lori Batcheller
Accessible sports venues are bringing new meaning to the commonly used phrase "level the playing field."Besides incorporating the idea of fair competition, where no advantage . . . more
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June 10, 2008 06:37 PM EDT --
By Kim Dority
Alejandro Albor , a double-leg amputee and world champion handcyclist, participated in Denver's 8 th Annual Rocky Mountain Cycling Omnium on June 6, and took first place in the . . . more
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April 16, 2008 05:58 PM EDT --
by Bill Koeblitz
Life after a spinal cord injury is never the same. Often one of the final steps in regaining independence is returning to driving according to Disaboom , the largest online community . . . more
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April 08, 2008 06:33 PM EDT --
By Craig Kennedy
When most people think about traveling on an airplane, they think of getting up way too early, long lines at security, lost baggage, and inevitable delays. When most wheelchair . . . more
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August 12, 2008 02:40 AM EDT --
I received a comment today on my blog concerning the boycott of Tropic Thunder. This is what Sherry said:
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There are more atrocities in life than a couple of adjectives used impolitely. . . . more
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August 18, 2008 02:43 AM EDT --
This past week has probably been one of the busiest weeks I have had in a very long time! I have worked, with very little sleep I might add, on educating those who don't "get" it on why . . . more
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May 15, 2008 01:00 PM EDT --
Disaboom (OTCBB: DSBO), the premier resource and online community for people living with or touched by disability, today announced that Barack Obama has chosen Disaboom as a venue for outreach and discussion . . . more
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July 14, 2008 06:02 PM EDT --
Survey commissioned by Disaboom Reveals That Majority of Americans Think Life with a Severe Disability is Not Worth Living
52 percent of Americans would rather die than live . . . more
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