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• 1 - I'mPOSSIBLE Award : Call for Nominations Launched - Agitos Foundation launches call for nominations for I'mPOSSIBLE Award, to be presented at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony - Agitos Foundation - International Paralympic Committee (IPC) - 2020/02/06
• 2 - Human Laterality Information and Right or Left Hand Test - Information, facts and statistics regarding human laterality, the preference for one side of the body over the other. Includes right or left handedness test - Disabled World - 2020/02/04
• 3 - Arise 'Sir' Iain Duncan Smith: But Should There Be a Criminal Investigation Over His Mistreatment of Disability? - Paul Dodenhoff writes on Iain Duncan Smith being rewarded for bullying disabled people into oblivion in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's, New Year's Honours list - Paul Dodenhoff - 2020/02/02
• 4 - 2020 Canadian Employer Summer Job Funding Applications Start - The Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program helps employers create quality summer job opportunities and provide valuable work experience for youth aged 15 to 30 - Employment and Social Development Canada - 2020/02/01
• 5 - Coronavirus COVID-19 Updates - Warnings - Statistics - Regular updates, statistics, warnings, and current information resources from the U.S. CDC regarding the new novel coronavirus, referred to as 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) - Disabled World - 2020/01/31
• 6 - Wheelchair Basketball May be Removed Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games - IPC warns International Wheelchair Basketball Federation of possible removal of wheelchair basketball from upcoming Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games - International Paralympic Committee (IPC) - 2020/01/31
• 7 - Wuhan 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) - Information regarding new novel coronavirus, referred to as 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), reported as causing outbreak of respiratory illnesses in Wuhan, China in late 2019 and early 2020 - Disabled World - 2020/01/29
• 8 - 2019-nCoV Coronavirus Detected in U.S. - First Travel Related Case - U.S. CDC confirms first case of 2019-nCoV Coronavirus in the state of Washington, U.S. - U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - 2020/01/24
• 9 - UK Paramedic Students to Benefit from Additional NHS Funding - Students studying to become paramedics, radiographers and physiotherapists will be among those receiving the new financial support from September 2020 - Department of Health and Social Care - 2020/01/21
• 10 - Cervical Hernias Can Cause Brain Damage Research Reveals - Specialist reserchers detect brain damage in patients with cervical hernias by using neuroimage and artificial intelligence techniques - Network of Valencian Universities for the promotion of Research - 2020/01/17
• 11 - Fitzpatrick Scale Skin Type Test and Result Information - Fitzpatrick skin type classification table denoting the six different skin types, colors, and reaction to UV sun exposure, includes self test to define your own skin classification - Disabled World - 2020/01/17
• 12 - Trump Seeks to Slash Social Security Benefits for Disabled - Under proposed change the U.S. government would look more closely at whether certain disability insurance recipients still qualify as disabled after they have already been awarded benefits - Arizona Democratic Party - 2020/01/15
• 13 - Boris Johnson Wins: But a Conservative Administration Still Pose a Considerable Existential Risk to British Disabled People - Paul Dodenhoff discusses Boris Johnson and the British Conservative Party win in the UK 2019 general election and what it means for Britain's disabled people - Paul Dodenhoff - 2020/01/07
• 14 - New Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Clinical Trial Begins Enrollment - Clinical trial of Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation versus Best Available Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis (BEAT-MS) begins enrollment - The Immune Tolerance Network; Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason. - 2020/01/07
• 15 - Human Heart Cells Printed with 3D Bioprinter on International Space Station - A 3D bioprinter privately owned by an American company has successfully printed with a large volume of human heart cells aboard the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory - Techshot Inc. - 2020/01/07
• 16 - Celebration of ADA 30th Anniversary All Year Long - The ADA anniversary will serve as a key component of the National Disability Employment Awareness Month - NDEAM - observance in October - Agency Office of Disability Employment Policy - 2020/01/06
• 17 - Sleep, Diet, Exercise, and Social Life Equals a Healthy Brain - Brain health, like physical health, depends on lifestyle factors including diet, exercise and proper sleep, all of which reduce inflammation - Dr. Alan Snow, PhD - 2019/12/21
• 18 - EESC Urges Commission to Make Disability Rights Strategy Far More Ambitious - EESC recommendations for EU Disability Rights Agenda urges European Commission to take them into account when drawing up strategy affecting lives of over 100M people with disability in Europe - European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) - 2019/12/18
• 19 - Common Cold and Influenza Symptoms and Difference - The flu (influenza) and the common cold may share a number of symptoms. However, there are important differences regarding the effects of their symptoms - Disabled World - 2019/12/13
• 20 - New Bone Bandage Accelerates Repair of a Break - Pro-Healing Biochemical bandage captures and holds a pro-healing molecule at site of a bone break to accelerate and improve natural healing process - Duke University - 2019/12/13
• 21 - Why Don't We Hire Disabled People? The Struggle of Getting a Job - Op-Ed on unemployment for disabled people asks: why don't we hire disabled people, and comments on the struggle of getting a job - Disabled World Submission - 2019/12/12
• 22 - Are Disabled People Losing the Equality Fight in Britain? - British writer Paul Dodenhoff writes on the upcoming U.K. election and asks whether people with disabilities are losing the equality fight in Britain - Paul Dodenhoff - 2019/12/11
• 23 - Qatar Launches Declaration to Promote Rights of Over 1.5 Billion People with Disabilities - Qatar Foundation for Social Work (QFSW) launches the Doha Declaration at the closing ceremony of the Doha International Conference on Disability and Development (DICDD) - Qatar Foundation for Social Work (QFSW) - 2019/12/08
• 24 - U.S. Social Security Benefit Taxation Thresholds Have Never Been Adjusted - Nearly 50% of retiree households report a portion of their Social Security benefits are now subject to taxation - The Senior Citizens League - 2019/12/03
• 25 - U.S. Department of Social Security Open Hours - U.S. Department of Social Security public hours at offices nationwide and Wednesdays will return to full public service hours - U.S. Social Security Administration - 2019/12/02
• 26 - ILCSC 43 Years of Independence - Awards Dinner a Big Success - Supporters joined in the celebration at Encino Banquet and Garden in Tarzana, to share in the presentations of this year’s ILCSC Awards - Marcella Hernandez - 2019/11/24
• 27 - JAR 914: Father Declares War on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - New Jersey dad declares war on son's incurable disease - Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. JAR of Hope nonprofit funds start of medical infusions to slow rare disease that effects 20,000 in U.S. - Jim Raffone - 2019/11/19
• 28 - Reporting U.S. Social Security Imposter Phone Scam Calls - United States Social Security Administration and its inspector general announce new online reporting form for imposter scam calls - U.S. Social Security Administration - 2019/11/19
• 29 - Disabled Vets and Some Caregivers Can Soon Shop in Army & Air Force Exchange Service Stores - U.S. Department of Defense to welcome home disabled veterans and certain caregivers with Army and Air Force Exchange Service in-store shopping privileges - U.S. DoD - 2019/11/15
• 30 - Improving Air Travel Accessibility and Inclusion - International Air Transport Association (IATA) concludes Global Accessibility Symposium seeking to improve air travel experience for passengers with disabilities - International Air Transport Association (IATA) - 2019/11/14

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