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Disabled World Community Newsletter - July 15th, 2009By Thomas C. Weiss - Jul 16, 2009 9:31:33 AM Disabled World Community Newsletter - July 15th, 2009
Persons with Learning Disabilities More Likely to Develop Eyesight Problems The National Health System (NHS) in the United Kingdom has stated that thirty-percent of persons with a learning disability have a diagnosed visual impairment as well. What is frightening is that the NHS has also said that fifty-percent of persons with learning disabilities have an undiagnosed visual impairment, and have the potential to lose their vision unnecessarily. The Bridge to Vision program has local optometrists and NHS staff members, as well as support workers ... READ MORE...Persons with Learning Disabilities More Likely to develop Eyesight Problems Australian Employment Website - EthicalJobs If you're looking for a job or career in the disability sector or in the broader community sector in Australia, a new site is providing great new opportunities. EthicalJobs.com.au is a new Australian jobs site for people looking for an ethical job or career, and for employers from the not-for-profit, business & government sectors who see their organisations as contributing to a more equitable, more just or more sustainable world. The site promotes "work for a better world" and is Australia's only site dedicated to ethical jobs. READ MORE...Australian Employment Website - EthicalJobs Test Diagnoses Chronic Allergic Condition Scientists at Mayo Clinic have invented a quick new way to diagnose a puzzling digestive condition that has rocketed from a virtually "unheard of" disease to one that, in less than a decade, has become increasingly common. Incidence of eosinophilic esophagitis, also called EoE, or allergic esophagitis, has been on the rise... READ MORE...Test Diagnoses Chronic Allergic Condition Dermatitis Herpetiformis Information Dermatitis Herpetiformis is an extremely common skin ailment. In fact, it is known for being the chronic variety, which simply means that it does not go away after it is developed no matter how you treat the condition on an ongoing basis. There are, however, quite a variety of treatment methods available that can help to relieve and control the symptoms that are caused by Dermatitis Herpetiformis. READ MORE...Dermatitis Herpetiformis Information Adaptive Clothing Reduces the Risk of Injury for Disabled People and Caregivers Assisting Them In certain group homes and care facilities, the staff help dress non weight- bearing residents or steady them as they are dressing themselves. This is the prime time when injury to the staff member or to the disabled person may occur. There are many facilities where the administration does not even invest in a Hoyer lift. The staff seeks Workman’s Compensation for various back and shoulder injuries which occurred during bathrooming activities. READ MORE...Adaptive Clothing Reduces the Risk of Injury for Disabled People and Caregivers Assisting Them Disability No Block to This Graduate! Jasmine Bethea may have been born with a disability, one where she was told she would not even be able to learn, but that did not stop her from graduating this week. She has proven her doctors and everyone else wrong, not only graduating – but doing so with honors. Jasmine's doctors had told her mother Lorraine to put her in an institution and go on with her life. Jasmine was born with Cerebral Palsy. Her mother refused to just, 'give up,' on her daughter... READ MORE...Disability No Block to This Graduate! Stys in Eyes - Cures and Causes of Eyelid Sty What is an Eye Sty? READ MORE...Stys in Eyes - Cures and Causes of Eyelid Sty Avoid Cross Contamination When Using Reusable Grocery Shopping Bags Health Canada is reminding Canadians to take steps to prevent cross-contamination of foods when shopping using reusable grocery bags and bins. As an environmental choice, many Canadians are now shopping with reusable bins, reusable plastic bags and cloth bags to reduce the amount of plastic they are using. READ MORE...Avoid Cross Contamination When Using Reusable Grocery Shopping Bags 29th Annual Veterans Wheelchair Games Scheduled for Spokane A wide range of disabilities cannot stop more than 500 of America’s greatest wheelchair athletes, all U.S. military Veterans who will begin competition at the 29th National Veterans Wheelchair Games being held July 13-18 in Spokane, Wash. READ MORE...29th Annual Veterans Wheelchair Games Scheduled for Spokane Mayo Clinic Proceedings Reviews Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Psychiatric Diseases Pioneering therapeutic trials to investigate the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in hard-to-treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette's syndrome are underway at multiple medical centers around the world... READ MORE...Mayo Clinic Proceedings Reviews Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Psychiatric Diseases Diets Bad for Teeth Also Bad for the Body Beyond the immediate distress, dental pain may portend future medical problems - Dental disease may be a wake-up call that your diet is harming your body. "The five-alarm fire bell of a tooth ache is difficult to ignore," says Dr. Philippe P. Hujoel, professor of dental public health sciences at the University of Washington (UW) School of Dentistry in Seattle. READ MORE...Diets Bad for Teeth Also Bad for the Body Disability Awareness Day 2009 The Northwest Disability Awareness Day (DAD) for the year 2009 will be held on Sunday, July 12th, in Warrington in the United Kingdom. READ MORE...Disability Awareness Day 2009 Raymond's Room: Ending the Segregation of People With Disabilities “...will create the same kind of outrage as the blatant racial segregation of the 1950's...” -- Paul Wehman, Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University Paul Wehman, Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University Paul Wehman, Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University “DiLeo encourages a society of more independent living and working choices to enrich the lives of the disabled. Professionals resistant to change may argue they are providing a service that no one wants to do... DiLeo exposes the true face behind the altruistic mask of governmental agencies” --Foreword Magazine READ MORE...Raymond’s Room: Ending the Segregation of People With Disabilities
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