Disability Blogs

The Disabled World Disability Blogs focus on News associated with Disability, Health, as well as Disabled Veterans - including items of interest to Persons with Disabilities around the world!

Blogs, also called weblogs, are thoughts and ideas presented in an online diary format. Our Disability Blogs cover topics of interest to people with disability or health condition.

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In this category we also list other Disability Blogs that can be found online and that we consider provide information of value and interest to the worldwide community of persons with disabilities.

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Corporate Charity Fair a Big Hit
SOFTIN was invited to an unusual and wonderful event. A corporate Charity Fair. FLIR Corporation in Goleta, California does this each year.

Boat work - the Other Full-time SOFTIN Job
Anything that has to do with boats comes with a hidden agenda... boat work. SOFTIN's good deeds are no exception. For every hour spent with our special-needs passengers, there is an hour and a half worth of boat work to do.

Jacobson Award Recipient Wants to Be a Taxpayer
It's common to hear workers complain about paying taxes. But for Willmar resident Neil Hughes, paying taxes again is a goal he's striving to achieve. A stroke survivor, Hughes is on his way to reaching his goal, as this year's Judd Jacobson Memorial Award recipient.

Kids Halloween Safety Tips when Trick or Treating
Parents know how dangerous Halloween is for kids. From spiked Halloween candy, costumes that block vision or movement, predators, and teenage pranks, keeping your child safe is the top priority to make it a safe day.

Marlinspike Seamanship for Special Needs People
A look of self pride comes over anyone who masters a nautical knot or accomplishes some other form of marlinspike seamanship. But when a special-needs person learns well and demonstrates proficiency, the power of that feeling of accomplishment is a tangible and contagious feeling of joy.

Ardipithecus Ramidus - Ardi - Oldest Skeleton of Human Ancestors
On October 1, 2009, paleotologists announced the discovery of a relatively complete Ardipithecus ramidus fossil skeleton. The fossil is the remains of a small-brained 110 lb (50 kg) female, nicknamed "Ardi".

Cab Driver Can Not Donate Kidney to Passenger
A well intentioned Phoenix cab driver who was determined to donate a kidney to a passenger he drives to dialysis three times a week has been hit with a profound disappointment.

Politically Incorrect Words List
List of top politically incorrect words and phrases for 2009 from the global language monitor.

To Walk or Not to Walk that is the Question
Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that my strong healthy body would suddenly start deteriorating at such a rapid rate. It has now come down to partial use of my right arm only. My left arm and legs are "just there for the show" to prove that I was once healthy.

Nancy Pelosi Fears Violence
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently invoked the grim specter of political violence, arguing that today's angry political climate could cause people to cross the line from heated talk to dangerous actions.

Porpoises, Dolphins and other SOFTIN Friends
Loud cheers and high excitement fill SOFTIN's boat with joy whenever porpoise or dolphin are spotted during our educational adventures.

Gadgets and Gizmos
Last week I woke up at what seemed to be the middle of the night to the realization that we are all fast becoming slaves to the latest technologies of gadgets, gizmos, thingys (dingesses to some in South Africa) glowing lights in an array of colours, beeps, buzzes and a cacophony of other indescribable sounds.

Encounters with Disabled Toilets
Now when people talk to me about disabled toilets I can't help but visualize a buckled and bent toilet with its cistern lid crooked and flush handle hanging loose, either on crutches or in a wheel chair.

The Arrogance or Ignorance of the Healthy
I recently read an article written by a doctor in England who also has a chronic disease, where he talks about the "arrogance of the healthy".

The Choices Faced by a Busted-Up Veteran
I was not prepared for the realities I was facing when I became disabled. Much of the problem was mental; I felt, somehow, as though I had become less valuable to society. I was brought up on the work ethic, and to not be able to work, I felt I was a burden on my family and society as a whole. I gave up, and as so many, contemplated suicide.

New Video Blog Opens Eyes to Treatment of Disabled
The Deal With Disability is a new video blog capturing one 26-year-old woman's experience navigating through life with a "severe" physical disability. Eva Sweeney was born with a condition called cerebral palsy, which means that she cannot walk, speak, or use her muscles in conventional ways. She uses a power wheelchair to get around and spells out what she wants to say on a letter board.

Why Obama's Dog has Curly Hair
University of Utah researchers used data from Portuguese water dogs - the breed of President Barack Obama's dog Bo - to help find a gene that gives some dogs curly hair and others long, wavy hair.

The Sixth Sense - Fish and the Lateral-line System
Fish and some amphibians possess a unique sensory capability in the so-called lateral-line system. It allows them, in effect, to "touch" objects in their surroundings without direct physical contact or to "see" in the dark. Professor Leo van Hermmen and his team in the physics department of the Technische Universitaet Muenchen are exploring the fundamental basis for this sensory system.

Outraged by Treatment of Disabled Today
We have the same rights as the person in the next booth who doesn't have a disability. We are citizens of this country either by birth right, since the pilgrim days, or by naturalization. I am so sick of hearing that we can't own property because that will end our disability income.

Store Treatment - Disability Awareness
I waited as long as I could, looked around desperately once again, hoping that a chair or a bench would magically appear, but none did. In frustration I finally told the clerk I was returning to my car...parked right in front in the disabled parking area, and I left.

Fixing America's Disability Housing Issues
There are multiple housing programs currently available such as FHA; however, none of these programs address the needs of the disabled. Try obtaining a conventional loan on an income of less than $8,000 a year. I propose a program that offers those on disability a low interest home loan with no money down and not based on credit history.

Disabled Veteran Left out in the Cold
In the past I was not a veteran that would have complained a lot in public. I would quietly go about putting in requests for medical treatment and monetary awards. I believed in my country back then despite the US Army not wanting to help me while I was in service.

New to Being Disabled
I started my journey of being classified as disabled five years ago when I was injured at work. I crushed three vertebrae and was told that I would never be able to work again. I had a hard time accepting that as I was an active mother of six little girls.

Deadbeat Dads and Disability
State Governments are seizing the Federal Stimulus Checks from the disabled. By going back years in their paperwork, Washington DSS is finding ways to snag some of the stimulus money under the guise of going after "Deadbeat Dads".