From persons who are newly disabled to those born with a disability; Disabled World provides a free Disability Community, resources, information, and assistance. About 1 in 5 U.S. residents - 19 percent - reported some level of disability in 2005. These 54.4 million Americans are roughly equal to the combined total populations of California and Florida - U.S. Census Bureau.
Many books point out 'disabled' is an identity that one is not necessarily born with, as disabilities are more often acquired than congenital. Many people will develop disabilities in their lives due to accidents, illness (physical, mental or emotional), or late-emerging effects of genetics. Issues and debates surrounding disabilities include social and political rights, social inclusion and citizenship. In developed countries, the debate has moved beyond concerns about the perceived cost of maintaining dependent people with disabilities to efforts of finding ways to ensure people with disabilities participate in and contribute to society in all spheres of life - Definitions of Disability.
Disability will affect the lives of everyone at some point in their life, it is time society changed to acknowledge this - Disabled World
- Following is the National Council on Disability's newsletter for September 2010:
- Autistic Children and Families in Detroit Are Offered Help from the Children's Center of Wayne County as They Prepare for School
- Circadian Rhythms: Their role and dysfunction in affective disorder.
- American Association on Health and Disability Scholarship Program.
- Prestigious 113-year-old pharmacy publication among first B-to-B publications available for the iPad.
- Modern Facility Showcases Green Technology, is Gateway to PA Wilds Region.
- Celebrate World Heart Day with "Well Traveled" Healthy Recipes.
- BayCare Behavioral Health Hosts Recovery Month Events to Benefit Florida Veterans - Events include Rockin' Recovery Concert and Tampa Bay Rays Game.
- BMO Financial Group, IBM Canada, PepsiCo, RBC and TD Bank Financial Group are seeking to connect with Fall 2010/Winter 2011 graduates with disabilities for a wide variety of full time positions.
- Gender differences in health and disease are widely known, yet they have not been sufficiently explored by the biopharmaceutical industry.
- In our aging society, taunting decisions are being made for elderly parents by well meaning children every day. 'Parental Controls' by Faye Hollins-Moore (available at www.Amazon.com) is a guidance manual written in fiction form to assist in the decision making process.
- The NSW Government today announced a $68,000 funding boost to Parkinson’s NSW, a non-government organisation providing support to those living with Parkinson’s disease and their carers.
- Actavis has received approval from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to market Atomoxetine HCl capsules for the treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
- Pivotal study finds link between PTSD and dementia - More study needed to determine why veterans with PTSD are more at risk than others.
- New guidelines to ease sleepless nights - Insomnia and other sleep disorders are very common, yet are not generally well understood by doctors and other health care professionals.
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