http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:09:58 PST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/charity-fair.php Disability Blogs SOFTIN was invited to an unusual and wonderful event. A corporate Charity Fair. FLIR Corporation in Goleta, California does this each year. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:46 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/charity-fair.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/softin-boat-work.php Disability Blogs 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. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:17:35 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/softin-boat-work.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/jacobson-award-recipient.php Disability Blogs 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. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:22:40 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/jacobson-award-recipient.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/halloween-safety-tips.php Disability Blogs 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. Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:53:52 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/halloween-safety-tips.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/marlinspike-seamanship.php Disability Blogs 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. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:06:44 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/marlinspike-seamanship.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/ardipithecus-ramidus.php Disability Blogs 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". Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:45:02 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/ardipithecus-ramidus.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/cab-driver-kidney.php Disability Blogs 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. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:19:39 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/cab-driver-kidney.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/politically-incorrect-words.php Disability Blogs List of top politically incorrect words and phrases for 2009 from the global language monitor. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:22:57 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/politically-incorrect-words.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/walk-question.php Disability Blogs 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. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:17:14 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/walk-question.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/pelosi-fears-violence.php Disability Blogs 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. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:40:56 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/pelosi-fears-violence.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/porpoises-dolphins-softin.php Disability Blogs Loud cheers and high excitement fill SOFTIN's boat with joy whenever porpoise or dolphin are spotted during our educational adventures. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:21:22 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/porpoises-dolphins-softin.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/gadgets-gizmos.php Disability Blogs 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. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:36:12 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/gadgets-gizmos.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/disabled-toilets.php Disability Blogs 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. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:22:40 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/disabled-toilets.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/arrogance-ignorance.php Disability Blogs 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". Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:13:17 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/arrogance-ignorance.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/veteran-choices.php Disability Blogs 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. Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:37:52 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/veteran-choices.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/treatment-of-disabled.php Disability Blogs 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. Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:02:55 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/treatment-of-disabled.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/obamas-dog.php Disability Blogs 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. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:10:16 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/obamas-dog.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/sixth-sense.php Disability Blogs 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. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:04:27 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/sixth-sense.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/disabled-treatment.php Disability Blogs 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. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:02:34 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/disabled-treatment.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/store-treatment.php Disability Blogs 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. Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:12:52 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/store-treatment.php