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By Disabled World - Jan 1, 2008 9:28:46 AM
The Disabled World web site, based in Canada, was launched in Early May 2004 to provide a much needed international online community for people with disabilities. Disabled World, one of the very first online communities for persons with disabilities, is managed and maintained from a home basement near Montreal Canada. From site design, script coding, to article research, Disabled World is run entirely by Lynn and Ian Langtree, an ex mechanic from Darwin Australia, who is committed to assisting seniors and people with disabilities. With over 54 million people classified as disabled in the USA alone (The Census Bureau), Ian and Lynn saw the need to provide people with disabilities an interactive website where the disabled of all ages and from all walks of life could unite on common ground completely free from membership fees and charges, share experiences, information and provide tips of assistance to the newly and life long disabled. Disabled-World.Com offers subject areas covering seniors and disability news, assistive device reviews, and articles on everything from helpful tips to disability sports articles. Articles posted by members from around the world range from sad to the witty and entertaining, such as travel adventures, and the frustrating and sometimes humorous side of traveling with a disability. Disabled World believes in the Social Model of Disability, a belief developed by disabled people in the 1970's, the social model changes the focus away from people's impairments and towards removing the barriers that disabled people face in every day life. Disabled World is labeled as a family friendly site and is an associate member of The Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA) which is an independent, non-profit organization whose main aim is to empower parents to protect their children from potentially harmful content on the internet. A free disability community, discussion forum, along with a free disability dating service and disability chat rooms, allow people with disabilities from around the world a chance to communicate and get to know each other. Disabled World is more than happy to research material relating to articles or products if members seek further information on a topic.
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