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Disabled World Community Newsletter August 15th, 2009. Caregiver Coalition Commends Government for Allowance to Aid Caregivers READ MORE... Caregiver Coalition Commends Government for Allowance to Aid Caregivers Declining Cancer Mortality Rates READ MORE... Declining Cancer Mortality Rates 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Competition Venues The Richmond Olympic Oval is located on the banks of the Fraser River, 14 kilometres south of downtown Vancouver. Located in the northwest corner of Richmond, the Oval is across the river from the Vancouver International Airport and near Richmond city centre. The venue will host all speed skating events. READ MORE... 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Competition Venues SkiAbility - Water Skiing and Wakeboarding for Persons with Disabilities SkiAbility is an organization with an approach to providing access to the sports of water skiing and wakeboarding for persons with disabilities. They emphasize the, 'ability,' in disability and aim to remove barriers to summer water activities. SkiAbility is an initiative of Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada, which serves the Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec regions of Canada. They accept people with any type or level of disability, of any age, and with any experience level. SkiAbility accepts people with disabilities who want to participate, from people at the novice level, all the way through world class athletes. READ MORE... SkiAbility - Water Skiing and Wakeboarding for Persons with Disabilities A new study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that relief of pain from vertebral compression fractures, as well as improvement in pain-related dysfunction, were similar in patients treated with vertebroplasty and those treated with simulated vertebroplasty without cement injections. The article, "A Randomized Controlled Trial of Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Spine Fractures," was released today in the New England Journal of Medicine. READ MORE... Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Spinal Compression Fractures Asperger's Syndrome - Facts and Treatment Asperger syndrome is a form of neurological disorder named after Viennese physician Hans Asperger, who described a pattern of behaviors in a number of young boys who had average intelligence and language capabilities, yet also exhibited autistic-like behaviors and deficiencies in both social and communication skills. Despite publication of a paper in the 1940's, Asperger syndrome was not added to the DSM-IV until 1944. The syndrome has only been recognized by professionals and parents in the past few years. READ MORE... Asperger's Syndrome - Facts and Treatment Diabetes Pill Instead of Injection READ MORE... Diabetes Pill Instead of Injection Making Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants Sound Clearer Hearing aids and cochlear implants act as tiny amplifiers so the deaf and hard-of-hearing can make sense of voices and music. Unfortunately, these devices also amplify background sound, so they're less effective in a noisy environment like a busy workplace or café. But help is on the way. Prof. Miriam Furst-Yust of Tel Aviv University's School of Electrical Engineering has developed a new software application named "Clearcall" for cochlear implants and hearing aids which improves speech recognition for the hard-of-hearing by up to 50%. READ MORE... Making Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants Sound Clearer Assisted Living Devices for Disabled - Review In today's society all individuals, including the less able, must have capacity to interface with technical, informational, and entertainment devices used in everyday information exchange. Without this ability individuals will find themselves below the curve as they'll be anchored to such fading tools of information exchange as newspapers and other print publications i.e. magazines, newsletters, etc., not to mention the inability to enjoy such popular pastime activities as video gaming and or recreational computing. READ MORE... Assisted Living Devices for Disabled - Review Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Indiana Provider of Retirement Housing The Justice Department today announced that the operator and manager of the Rathbone Retirement Community in Evansville, Ind., has agreed to pay up to $116,000 to resolve a housing discrimination lawsuit. The November 2008 lawsuit alleged that the defendants violated the Fair Housing Act by prohibiting the use of motorized wheelchairs and scooters in residents' apartments and in the home's common dining room during meals. READ MORE... Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Indiana Provider of Retirement Housing AARP - Women More Likely than Men to Experience a Life Crisis Financial and Emotional Impact Felt More Deeply Among Women AARP Financial Inc. Says Understanding Emotions, Getting Expert Advice Are Critical to Women's Ability to Successfully Manage Finances in a Life Crisis AARP Financial Inc. Offers Free Life Crisis Action Plans, Phone Consultations READ MORE... AARP - Women More Likely than Men to Experience a Life Crisis Food Stamps Linked To Weight Gain The U.S. Food Stamp Program may help contribute to obesity among its users, according to a new nationwide study that followed participants for 14 years. Researchers found that the average user of food stamps had a Body Mass Index (BMI) 1.15 points higher than non-users. The link between food stamps and higher weight was almost entirely based on women users, who averaged 1.24 points higher BMI than those not in the program, the study found. READ MORE... Food Stamps Linked To Weight Gain Physical Inactivity Poses Health Risk to Americans Physical inactivity poses greatest health risk to Americans, research shows. Leading exercise scientist points to increasing evidence that sedentary lives can be deadly. As many as 50 million Americans are living sedentary lives, putting them at increased risk of health problems and even early death, a leading expert in exercise science told the American Psychological Association today. READ MORE... Physical Inactivity Poses Health Risk to Americans Videos on Disabilities - Places to Find Disability Videos READ MORE... Videos on Disabilities - Places to Find Disability Videos Disabled World (www.disabled-world.com) provides a large range of worldwide health and disability information. Disabled World Welcomes Health and Disability Related Press Releases and Article Submissions © Copyright 2011 - Disabled World News - www.disabled-world.com |