Tag: disability
group name: unseendisability
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May 15, 2008 01:56 PM EDT --
Today in the mail, I got a letter from Social Security's Department of Disability Services.
I medically qualify for disability payments. They are checking now to make sure I meet the requirements . . . more
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April 14, 2008 08:16 PM EDT --
I went to see my Pain Management Specialist today and let him know how badly my hips have been hurting me. Before I knew it, I was on my side and they were spraying me with cold freezy spray and . . . more
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January 24, 2008 07:37 PM EST --
Act I: Erin
The young blond walked toward the downtown Lincoln Center subway train which arrived as she stepped down the worn concrete steps on her way to meet her girlfriend Sally . . . 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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March 02, 2008 01:06 PM EST --
Once upon a time there was a brilliant doctor who, through an accident, was changed so that anytime he felt extreme emotion he shifted into a huge, powerful green monster.
This simple sentence . . . 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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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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March 18, 2008 06:07 PM EDT --
by Steven M. Benecke, MD
Pain is a major reason why people seek healthcare. This may be the pain of a broken bone, the pain of a heart attack, the joy-filled pain of labor, or even the . . . more
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March 19, 2008 01:15 PM EDT --
by Catherine Mabe with Disaboom
Jenny McCarthy's career may have had a healthy jump-start from appearances in Playboy and on MTV, but her role as the mother of an autistic child is what led . . . more
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March 31, 2008 06:14 PM EDT --
by Pat Mora
Most people end up as caregivers without any advance warning or preparation for the role, according to Disaboom , the largest online community for people with disabilities. . . . more
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July 23, 2008 03:53 PM EDT --
More than half of Americans would rather die than live with a severe disability, according to a recent nationwide study by Disaboom (OTCBB: DSBO; www.disaboom.com ), the premier online community for . . . more
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February 19, 2008 12:51 PM EST --
By Kim Donahue
For those newly touched by a disability, it can be discouraging to let go of familiar everyday routines. Activities that used to be commonplace now pose lofty challenges, . . . 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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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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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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March 19, 2008 01:11 PM EDT --
by Erica Boynton
It's becoming more common to see people with disabilities on primetime television. Unfortunately, the Hollywood standard of able-bodied actors playing these parts is still ever . . . more
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March 31, 2008 06:09 PM EDT --
by Pat Mora
Caregivers frequently sacrifice their own physical and emotional needs to help a family member or friend. Although done for the best possible reasons, overextending oneself may sooner . . . more
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June 16, 2008 10:48 PM EDT --
I have just most of the afternoon and the entire evening guiding a friend around a city I've never seen.
He's been on his bicycle all day, and I have been giving him directions using Yahoo maps. . . . more
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March 11, 2008 02:12 PM EDT --
by Cherl Petso with Disaboom
Don Mehringer sits slumped in his wheelchair in the lobby at the Bellevue Aquatic Center, his wispy white hair scattered haphazardly over his freckled scalp. A . . . 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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