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GettingHired Announces Additional Funding for Disability Employment GrowthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
GettingHired.com, the largest disability employment portal in the USA, secured additional funding from Zenith Insurance Company, KDC and Fisher Capital Corp. for continued growth as well as for development of new product FastTrackRTW, a return to work initiative supporting long term disability and workers' compensation. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 19, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: US Disability Employment Source Type: info

FREE Drug Discount Card Raises Funds for Disabled VeteransEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) announces the launch of a free prescription drug discount card that offers savings up to 75% and when the card is used, 50 cents will be donated to the DAV from United Networks of America. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 19, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Pharmaceutical Source Type: info

Civic Access for People With Disabilities - Fargo, North DakotaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Project Civic Access was initiated to ensure that individuals with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in civic life. As part of the project, department investigators, attorneys and architects survey state and local government facilities and programs throughout the country to identify modifications necessary to comply with ADA requirements. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 18, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Legal and Lawyers Source Type: info

Fishing Tournament for Awareness of Spinal Cord InjuriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Approximately 20 fishing boats and a large-mouth/peacock bass-stocked lake inside the Homestead-Miami Speedway await participants who will fish at the annual Rejuvenate Auto Hot Rod & Reels(TM) NASCAR Drivers Charity Fishing Tournament with the likes of NASCAR personalities Darrell Waltrip, Clint Bowyer, Ryan Newman, team owner Richard Childress, Martin Truex, Scott Wimmer and many others. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 18, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: November 2009 Events Source Type: info

Disability Applicants Report Facing Foreclosure, Lost Health Insurance, Drained Retirement Savings and Worsening IllnessEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Allsup survey finds 85 percent of applicants say the SSA should explain assistance options at beginning of Social Security Disability Insurance application process. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 17, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Insurance Source Type: info

Holiday Toxin Tips from Pet Poison HelplineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The holidays are stressful enough without having to worry about a potentially poisoned pet. Below is a list of holiday-related decorations, plants and food items that the veterinarians at Pet Poison Helpline recommend keeping away from pets. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 17, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Service Animals Source Type: info

NFB Partners with Santa to Promote Braille Letters this ChristmasEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Once again, Santa has enlisted the help of the elves at the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Jernigan Institute to get Braille letters out to hundreds of blind boys and girls this Christmas season. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 17, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Awareness Source Type: info

Corporate Charity Fair a Big HitEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SOFTIN was invited to an unusual and wonderful event. A corporate Charity Fair. FLIR Corporation in Goleta, California does this each year. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 16, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Blogs Source Type: info

Darier Disease - Facts and InformationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Occasionally, people who have Darier disease also experience a form of neurological disorder, such as epilepsy, depression, or a mild intellectual disability. Learning and behavioral difficulties have also been reported among persons with Darier disease. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 16, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Skin Conditions Source Type: info

Disabled World Community Newsletter - November 15th, 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Disabled World - November 16, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Newsletter Source Type: info

The Council for Exceptional Children - Serving Children with DisabilitiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The CEC serves an audience that includes students, parents, teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals and support service providers. They serve all aspects of education and development of students with disabilities and those who are gifted. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 15, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Special Education Source Type: info

Keloids - Facts and InformationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A, "Keliod," is a form of enlarged growth or scar at the site of a wound or cut which extends beyond the confines of the original wound. Keloids can differ in their size, location, as well as their shape, and are common on hands, forearms or ear lobes. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 15, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Skin Conditions Source Type: info

Landmark UK Autism LawEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Autism Bill will receive Royal Assent today making it the Autism Act: England's first ever disability-specific law. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 13, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Autism Source Type: info

Diphtheria - Facts and InformationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Diphtheria is a bacterial infection that happens quickly and spreads easily, affecting a person's throat and nose. Children under the age of five years and adults over the age of sixty are at particular risk of the Diphtheria infection, as well as people who live in unclean and crowded conditions, people who are undernourished, and both adults and children who do not have current immunizations. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 13, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Types of Disability Source Type: info

More Disabilities Today than Previous GenerationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In a development that could have significant ramifications for the nation's health care system, Baby Boomers may well be entering their 60s suffering far more disabilities than their counterparts did in previous generations, according to a new UCLA study. The findings, researchers say, may be due in part to changing American demographics. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 13, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Source Type: info

Skin Cancer Risk for 250 Thousand Children Using SunbedsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An estimated quarter of a million 11-17 year olds in England are being put at increased risk of developing malignant melanoma by using sunbeds, warn researchers in a letter to this week's BMJ. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 13, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Skin Cancer Melanoma Source Type: info

Physiotherapy Associates at National Workers Compensation and Disability Conference and ExpoEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Physiotherapy Associates workers compensation services encompass physical therapy, occupational therapy, functional capacity evaluations, and specialized return-to-work programs such as work conditioning. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 13, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: November 2009 Events Source Type: info

Universities Will Not Deploy Kindle DX as Textbook Reader - National Federation of the BlindEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
National Federation of the Blind Commends Schools for Demanding Accessibility for Blind Students. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 12, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Assistive Computer Devices Source Type: info

New Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes - Health CanadaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ONGLYZA(TM) (saxagliptin) approval coincides with new research that shows 91 per cent of Canadians with diabetes are drifting in the management of their disease. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 12, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Diabetes Source Type: info

Bell's Palsy - Facts and InformationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Bell's palsy may also develop over a period of days. Because of the time period that it takes, rather quickly, people may think that they are experiencing a stroke, something that happens when a blood vessel in their brain becomes clogged or bursts. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 12, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Types of Disability Source Type: info

Health Communication Video - Language Access BarriersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Joint Commission, HHS Team Up in Language Access Education Effort - New video urges health care organizations to break language access barriers. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 11, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Books and Publications Source Type: info

Veterans Hearing and Aging DisordersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CASLPA Supports National Veterans' Week November 5-11, 2009, Canada. Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) estimates there are over 750,000 Canadian Forces (CF) veterans in Canada. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 11, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Veterans News Source Type: info

Veterans Day EventsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
List of events planned for U.S. veterans day 11 November 2009 (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 11, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: November 2009 Events Source Type: info

Teenage Obesity Linked to Increased Risk of MSEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The study found that women who had a BMI of 30 or larger at age 18 had more than twice the risk of developing MS compared to those with a BMI between 18.5 and 20.9. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 10, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Childhood Obesity Source Type: info

Call for Alcohol Industry to Prove No Harm in Funding of SportsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Researchers from Australia and the UK are calling for a new approach to the debate over whether alcohol industry sponsorship of sports increases drinking among sports participants. They want to shift the burden of proof to the alcohol industry. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 10, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Drug Addiction Source Type: info

New Type of Dental FillingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Tooth enamel is hardest material in the human body because it's made almost entirely of minerals. As tough as it may be, however, enamel can be broken down by bacteria, forming cavities and eventually destroying the tooth. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 10, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Dental and Teeth Source Type: info

Handwriting Problems for Children with AutismEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Children with autism may have lower quality handwriting and trouble forming letters compared to children without autism, according to a study published in the November 10, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 10, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Autism Source Type: info

ACE Website Connects Veterans to Higher EducationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As the nation prepares to observe Veterans Day, the American Council on Education (ACE) today launched TodaysGIBill.org, a comprehensive college guidance web site to provide information and inspire veterans to enroll and succeed in higher education. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 9, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: US Disability Employment Source Type: info

Borderline Personality Disorder - Facts and InformationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The experience of BPD can be distressing, not only for the person with the disorder, but for the people around them. Persons with BPD have a difficult time controlling their emotions and many times are in a state of upheaval. Childhood experiences or a brain dysfunction are potential reasons why. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 9, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Psychological Disorders Source Type: info

2009 World Congress on Disabilities Expo Event - EP Global Communications IncEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
EP Global Communications Inc, the parent company of Exceptional Parent (EP) magazine, is pleased to announce that the Company will be co-producing and sponsoring the 2009 World Congress on Disabilities (WCD) Expo. The WCD, which has as its principal theme, "Honoring Our Military and Nation's veterans," will be taking place from November 19-20, 2009 in Jacksonville, Florida at the Prime Osborn Convention Center. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 9, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: November 2009 Events Source Type: info

Alcohol Bracelets Help Keep U.S. Veterans SoberEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As the country prepares to honor its military veterans November 11th, the Buffalo Veterans Treatment Court is employing a high-tech tool to help keep their community's struggling military veterans sober and accountable. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 9, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Veterans News Source Type: info

Finding Love OnlineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A 51-year-old man who was married for a few months at 20, raised his daughter alone and never remarried meets a 50-year-old woman who never had children and ended her 11-year marriage in 1978. Although neither reports any instant fireworks, the couple were married within two years. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 9, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Disabled Dating Source Type: info

Using Exercise Stability Balls at WorkEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Using a stability ball as an office chair strengthens core muscles, similar to the use of a backless chair or stool; the freedom of movement from a stability ball also may decrease confined or constrained body postures that frequently occur at workstations. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 8, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Exercise Information Source Type: info

Health Education for People with Intellectual DisabilitiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Health Education Designed For Adults With Intellectual Disabilities: An Opportunity For Healthier Lives. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 8, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Cognitive Disabilities Source Type: info

House of Representatives Passes Affordable Health Care for America ActEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Tonight the House of Representatives passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act, landmark health reform legislation that will ensure every American has access to quality, affordable, stable and secure health care coverage. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 8, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: U.S. Medicare Source Type: info

The PACER Center - A Parent Training and Information CenterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The PACER Center is a parent information and training center for families of children and young people with disabilities whose young ones are between the ages of birth and twenty-one years of age. The center is located in Minneapolis and serves people from across America to include families in Minnesota. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 8, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Child Disability Information Source Type: info

Improved Vision and Inflammation in Graves Eye DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Study shows that rituximab, used for other autoimmune disease, is effective after steroids fail. A small group of patients with severe Graves eye disease experienced rapid improvement of their symptoms - and improved vision - following treatment with the drug rituximab. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 6, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Autoimmune Diseases Source Type: info

Babies with an AccentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, the scientists compared recordings of 30 French and 30 German infants aged between two and five days old. While the French newborns more frequently produced rising crying tones, German babies cried with falling intonation. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 6, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Strange Offbeat News Source Type: info

Attorney Disability Insurance LLC Launches Website for Attorneys and Law StudentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Attorney Disability Insurance LLC recently launched its new website, which offers free disability insurance quote comparisons of the industry's leading carriers to attorneys and law students in all fifty states. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 6, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Insurance Source Type: info

Canada Employment Program Supports People with Disabilities in VancouverEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Local community organizations will be able to help people with disabilities develop the skills they need to make the transition to the labour market thanks to support from the Government of Canada. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 6, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Employment Source Type: info

Conference Helps Employers Hire More People with DisabilitiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Job prospects for Ontarians living with a disability are taking another step forward today as more than 150 Toronto businesses and 300 delegates gather to address issues related to hiring people with disabilities. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 6, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Employment Source Type: info

NAMI-OC Veterans Front Line Event for Veterans and Their FamiliesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
On November 14 from 9 AM - 2:30 PM professionals and community agencies will be available at the American Legion Newport Harbor Post 291 to offer a free lunch, support and services to Orange County Veterans and their families. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 6, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: November 2009 Events Source Type: info

Ankylosing Spondylitis - Knee, Hip and Spine PainEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Information on Ankylosing Spondylitis a chronic inflammatory arthritis and autoimmune disease affecting spinal joints and causing eventual fusion of the spine. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 5, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Autoimmune Diseases Source Type: info

Prevent Spinal Cord Damage with Vitamin B3 PrecursorEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Substances naturally produced by the human body may one day help prevent paralysis following a spinal cord injury, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College. A recent $2.5 million grant from the New York State Spinal Cord Injury Research Board will fund their research investigating this possibility. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 5, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Spinal Cord Injury Source Type: info

Segways for Wounded WarriorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Through a unique pilot project, Wounded Warriors.ca is pleased to announce the presentation of Segway Personal Transporters to seven Canadian Forces members who were wounded overseas. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 5, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Veterans News Source Type: info

Recycling Event for Wheelchairs and Other Home Care ItemsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, Too! (FODAC) is proud to be an organizational sponsor of the southeast Abilities Expo which will be held THIS Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, November 6-8, at the Cobb Galleria Convention Center in Marietta, GA. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 5, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: November 2009 Events Source Type: info

Psoriasis - A Disability with Emotional and Physical TollEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Psoriasis is a real disability that affects approximately one million Canadians. A recent Canadian survey found that the causes and effects of this chronic, recurrent skin disorder are often misunderstood - and the result of these misperceptions can leave a lasting negative impact on those who suffer from this debilitating immune system disease. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 5, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Source Type: info

Antibody and Stem Cells Successfully Treats Advanced LeukemiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
For the first time, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have reported the use of a radiolabeled antibody to deliver targeted doses of radiation, followed by a stem cell transplant, to successfully treat a group of leukemia and pre-leukemia patients for whom there previously had been no other curative treatment options. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 5, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Leukemia Source Type: info

Autism Consortium Symposium - Autism UpdateEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Autism Consortium symposium draws record number of researchers, advocates, parents for autism update. The Autism Consortium, an innovative collaboration of researchers, clinicians, funders and families dedicated to catalyzing research and enhancing clinical care for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), held its fourth annual symposium on October 28th, 2009, at Harvard Medical School in Boston. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 5, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Autism Source Type: info

Call on States and Communities to Get Health Coverage to Uninsured ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today called on states and communities to join with HHS to redouble efforts to find and enroll the 5 million children who are currently eligible for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), but are not yet covered. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 5, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Insurance Source Type: info