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Disabled World Community Newsletter - October 15th, 2009By Thomas C. Weiss - Oct 16, 2009 2:56:20 PM Disabled World Community Newsletter - October 15th, 2009.
Benefits of Employing People with Disabilities October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Life Skills works with more than 130 employers throughout the St. Louis area by preparing 350 people with developmental disabilities for meaningful employment through individual skills assessment, job coaching and ongoing retention services. In honor of this month dedicated to increasing the awareness of the contributions and skills of American workers with disabilities, Life Skills demonstrates that hiring people with disabilities offers wonderful benefits for the hiring company’s bottom line. READ MORE...Benefits of Employing People with Disabilities READ MORE...State of the Science in Autism Disorders A speech or language impairment means an impairment of speech or sound production, fluency, voice or language which significantly affects a child’s educational performance or their social, emotional or vocational development. The child may stutter or experience problems with articulating words. They may have a lisp or voice impairment. Children who have a hearing loss commonly experience difficulty with speech as well. Children with selective mutism may as well, as my children with ADHD. An IEP team can assist in identification of a child as experiencing a speech or language impairment. READ MORE...Children and Speech or Language Impairments Former Paralympian Chris Waddell became the first paraplegic to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa’s highest mountain, on his own power. At 19,340 feet, Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain peak in Africa. With a highly trained team, which comprised of his doctor, trainer, guides, a camera crew and others who have helped him with his cause, he accomplished his goals. By using his arms, he wheeled himself up the steep and rocky terrain in a special four-wheeled cycle called a Bomba, a highly engineered four wheel mountain bike. The vehicle is driven entirely by Waddell’s arms and is capable of taking on foot-high boulders. READ MORE...Paraplegic Chris Waddell Climbs Mount Kilimanjaro Hooters Donates Over $20,000 to Special Olympics On October 5th Hooters of Central Carolina will present a check for $20,419 to Keith Fishburne, CEO of Special Olympics North Carolina. The Central Carolina locations exceeded their goal of raising "1 Mile of Quarters" during the 5 week fundraising effort. The check presentation will take place at 6:00 PM at the Hooters of Fayetteville, located at 501 N. McPherson Church Road. "We are so very grateful for Hooters' hard work in raising funds and awareness for Special Olympics in North Carolina," said Fishburne. "The funds will be very important in our mission to provide sports training and competition to children and adults who have intellectual disabilities throughout the state. READ MORE...Hooters Donates Over $20,000 to Special Olympics State of the Science in Autism Disorders Scientific understanding and medical treatments for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have advanced significantly over the past several years, but much remains to be done, say experts from the Center for Autism Research at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia who published a scientific review of the field today. "We summarized many new findings by autism researchers throughout the world, and give our perspective on the current state of the science in autism spectrum disorders," said lead author Susan E. Levy, M.D., a developmental pediatrician and medical director of the Regional Autism Center at Children's Hospital. "We hope our review will be a useful reference for healthcare professionals working with ASD patients and families." READ MORE...State of Science in Autism Disorders The National Federation of the Blind announced today that NFB-NEWSLINE(R), the largest electronic newspaper service in the world for blind and print-disabled Americans, now gives subscribers independent access to over three hundred newspapers and magazines. This free service allows those who cannot read conventional newsprint due to a physical disability to listen to the newspaper over the telephone, on the web, or by download to a digital talking-book player. With the addition of national newsmagazines like Time and interest-specific magazines like Science News to its roster of national and local publications, NFB-NEWSLINE(R) continues to cater to the increasingly divergent interests of its subscribers. READ MORE...Newspaper Service for the Blind Offers Over 300 Newspapers Americans with disabilities will be the focus of an October workshop on national broadband, Broadband Accessibility for People with Disabilities: Barriers, Opportunities, and Policy Recommendations, held by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the US communications Regulator. The workshop builds on a previous workshop, Broadband Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities, held in August 2009. The workshop will bring together interested parties from the disability community, industry and governments at all levels. The goal of the workshop is to determine... READ MORE...Broadband Access for all Americans Chicago-based MRSA Survivors Network calls for action and is pushing international health organizations, the Centers for Disease Control, governments and state health departments to declare MRSA an epidemic and pandemic. "Immediate action must be taken to save lives as MRSA sweeps across the globe," states founder Jeanine Thomas. MRSA Survivors Network has been drawing attention to the MRSA epidemic by launching World MRSA Day, Oct. 2nd, and the inaugural event was held at Loyola University Chicago. "It was an amazing and a transformational event for all of those who attended. The impact will change the course of this disease," states Thomas. READ MORE...World MRSA Awareness Month U.S. Veteran Facts and Statistics Total Veterans The number of military veterans in the United States in 2008 - 23.2 million Female Veterans The number of female veterans in 2008 - 1.8 million Race and Hispanic Origin The number of black veterans in 2008 - 2.3 million. Additionally, 1.1 million veterans were Hispanic; 276,000 were Asian; 160,000 were American Indian or Alaska Native; 27,000 were Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; and 18.3 million were non-Hispanic white. READ MORE...U.S. Veteran Facts and Statistics Adobe Photoshop.com Mobile for iPhone Application Adobe Systems Incorporated today introduced Photoshop.com Mobile for iPhone™ application, delivering Adobe® industry-leading digital-imaging technology to users on the go. Photoshop.com Mobile provides consumers a convenient way to edit photos, apply effects and share images instantly with friends — all with the flick of a finger. Seamless integration with users’ free Photoshop.com accounts enables photo sharing and data back-up, saving them valuable space on their iPhones. The application is available free of charge at Apple's App Store. “As the digital imaging leader, Adobe is excited to bring Photoshop.com Mobile to iPhone users,” said Doug Mack, vice president and general manager of Consumer and Hosted Solutions at Adobe. READ MORE...Adobe Photoshop.com Mobile for iPhone Application New Windows Phones from Microsoft Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of a new line of Windows(R) phones around the world that are available in a broad range of styles and prices. With a Windows phone, people can navigate their phone easily with the touch of a finger(1) and browse the Internet on a great mobile browser. People can also connect to two new services that allow them to back up and share data from their phone to the Web and buy a variety of useful applications from the Windows Marketplace for Mobile. Microsoft expects partners to deliver more than 30 new phones in more than 20 countries by the end of 2009. "We all want to connect quickly to the people and information that's important to us from across our lives at work and at home," said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. READ MORE...New Windows Phones from Microsoft Bell's Palsy Study - Rethink of Cause and Treatment Drugs widely prescribed to treat facial paralysis in Bell’s palsy are ineffective and are based on false notions of the cause of the condition, according to Cochrane Researchers. They say research must now focus on discovering other potential causes and treatments. Between 11 and 40 people in every 100,000 are affected by the condition, which causes paralysis on one side of the face. Paralysis is usually temporary, but a third of people suffer ongoing problems including facial disfigurement, pain and psychological difficulties. READ MORE...Bell's Palsy Study - Rethink of Cause and Treatment
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