My Life With a Disability
by Debbie Riendeau
Wow, what a way to describe your life! "I’m disabled". Even though recently I have come to terms with the word disability and I have accepted it as being a part of my life, it is still difficult to start a paper titled "My Life With a Disability."
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How will the Energy Crisis effect the disABLED Community?
How will the Energy Crisis effect the disABLED Community?
by Diana Malfa
By now, we are all aware of the energy crisis that is evolving in the United States. It appears that again, big business is thinking only of the bottom line that we all know is profitability and not consumer interest.
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Web Accessibility: 500 Million and Growing
Web Accessibility: 500 Million and Growing
By Michael G. Paciello with his permission
At first glance, it's hard to believe that more than 500 million people make up what has always been viewed by mainstream industry as a small niche market. This is in fact a 1980 estimate maintained by the United Nations and contained in their report on the World Programme of Action Concerning People with Disabilities. 
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Garrett vs. Alabama 
and the Disabled Community 
vs. the United States Supreme Court.
Garrett vs. Alabama 
and the Disabled Community 
vs. the United States Supreme Court.
Wednesday February 21^st 2001 will be a day to remember for the disabled community as a whole. On that day, the United States Supreme Court limited the reach of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) by saying that state workers can not file employment discrimination lawsuits against their state employers under the ADA.
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September 3^rd 2001 is the day that Jerry Lewis hosts the 36^th annual Labor Day muscular dystrophy telethon. As I’m sure many of you are aware by now, Mr. Lewis when interviewed on "CBS Sunday Morning" which aired in May said "if it’s pity, we’ll get some money."
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A letter from Christy Ford
To Whom It May Concern:
My name is Christy Ford. My daughter's name is Abigail (Abbee) Ford and she was born 3/29/00 at OSU Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio at 23 weeks gestation weighing only 1 lb. and 6 oz and being 12 inches long. She is the light of my life!
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Inhaled Insulin NO MORE SHOTS?
Besides the potentially serious implications of being diabetic, being insulin dependent and having to inject yourself day in and day out for the rest of your life gets old. Oh yes! You get used to it. You have to. It becomes routine. Some in the morning, more before bed.
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UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER BEGINS STUDY TO EVALUATE BYPASS SURGERY WITHOUT GENERAL ANESTHESIA. Twenty patients will undergo cardiac surgery while awake
Last fall the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) launched a study to determine if there are advantages of performing direct coronary bypass (MIDCAB) in patients without general anesthesia the procedure is minimally invasive
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A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment
There are more opportunities now than ever before for people who are receiving SSDI and SSI benefits to learn job skills and find permanent employment.
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Expert Consensus Treatment Guidelines for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder:
A Guide for Patients and Families
reprinted with permission from the web site www.psychguide.com/oche.html
If you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you may feel you are the only person facing the difficulties of this illness. But you are not alone. In the United States, 1 in 50 adults currently has OCD, and twice that many have had it at some point in their lives. Fortunately, very effective treatments for OCD are now available to help you regain a more satisfying life. Here are answers to the most commonly asked questions about OCD.
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What is Post Polio Syndrome(PPS)?
Post-Polio Syndrome, or PPS, is a name that describes NEW symptoms that occur to an individual whose average age is 31 years old. The symptoms occur usually from 20 to 40 years after the onset of the initial polio infection and after a period of "recovery" of at least 10 years.
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New CDC Chemical Exposure Report Begins to Fill Critical Information Gaps in Environmental Health for the U.S. Population
Data Show Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke Down Dramatically and Levels of Blood Lead Continuing to Decline
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released the first National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, an important new research tool that will provide better information on levels of exposure to environmental chemicals, and over time what these levels mean for public health
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Remembering When
by Joe Di Pace 
There are times when some of us who have acquired a mobility disability will stop and remember what is was like when we were abled bodied. No I don’t mean the every day occurrence of trying to remember what it was like without pain or lack of mobility. I mean thinking back and savoring moments that defined who we once were. The freedom of moving around unrestricted, without giving it a second thought. The freedom of bouncing up from a lying down position without having to think about how you are going to do it for 3-4 minute. Those of you who have acquired a mobility disability later on in life know exactly what I am talking about.
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Human Stem Cell Research
What Is All the Commotion About?
Human Stem Cell Research
What Is All the Commotion About?
Let me start off by telling you what a Human Stem Cell (HSC) is. A HSC is a precursor cell that can give rise to multiple tissue types. HSC are broken down into Embryonic Stem Cells (ES), Embryonic Germ Cells (EG), fetal stem cells, and adult stem cells. In essence, the idea is that with further research, that scientists some day can basically clone healthy cells from these HSC that are organ specific and theoretically can heal diseased organs.
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