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Deaf Child - Imagine A World Without Sound
2008-05-06 20:28:00 Delve into the imagination of a deaf girl who invents sounds to fill her silent world. Imagine what the world might sound like if you were a deaf child with a vivid imagination? How might you fill the silence? Perhaps you might imagine that the sun rumbles, that birds croak like frogs or that the wind ...
Cubital-Tunnel.com Launched!
2008-04-08 20:37:00 Cubital tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a repetitive stress injury (RSI) that can result in moderate to severe pain and numbness in the elbow and ring & little fingers. Last year I wrote the article "Programmer's Nightmare: Cubital Tunnel Syndrome" about my pain and struggles with CTS and how it threatens my programming career. As people ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Cubital-Tunnel.com Launched!", url: "http://www.devtopics.com/cubit-al-tunnelcom-launched/" });
Unbelievable guitar player with birth disabilities rules us all!
2008-04-07 21:13:00 I don’t know if you are familiar with Guitar-Idol.co.uk website. I wasn’t until I recently found it and I can tell you I was surprised. To say in a few words what it is about this site (even if I think the name it is self describing) Online competition to find the hottest new guitarist - have YOU got what it takes to be Guitar Idol 2008? Play in front of thousands of guitar fans AND open up on the main stage for a LEGENDARY guitar virtuoso at the London International Music Show - and win tons of fantastic prizes! … So, curious, I have started to listen the guys there trying to bet on the next guitar idol. Of course, most of them were Malmsteen, Satriani, Vai fans. Nothing to surprise me here. By the way,at a first glance, I think Malmsteen has more followers than Satriani and Vai. Just an observation… And then, while listening around, I’ve seen this guy,Rick Renstrom! He has entered the competition with a video posted on YouTube. I thought I don&rsquo...
Teaching financial skills to children with learning disabilities
2008-04-05 16:40:00 As many as 1 out of every 5 people in the United States has a learning disability. Almost 3 million children (ages 6 through 21) have some form of a learning disability and receive special education in school. Different types of learning disabilities have different effects on a child?s ability to perceive, comprehend, and interpret information, ...
Tip: Access Pass: A Free Pass for People with Disabilities (US)
2008-04-01 06:02:00 Access Pass: A Free Pass for People with Disabilities With spring coming, now is the time to get out and see some of nations parks. If the nicer weather wasn't incentive enough... how about because it is free for those with disabilities? The Access Pass is a special permit for people of any age who are medically determined to be blind or have other permanent disabilities. It offers the same benefits as the Senior Pass, but it is completely free. No processing fee is charged for the Access Pass. Click to read more ...
Database of more than 1,700 job candidates with disabilities to be made ava
2008-03-21 00:00:00 On March 19, the U.S. Department of Labor will make available to employers nationwide a free database of 1,769 new job candidates with disabilities seeking work in a wide variety of fields. Federal employers can tap into this ongoing recruitment resource online, and private sector, other government and nonprofit employers can request unlimited searches by calling a toll-free telephone number.
Societal disabilities
2008-03-10 16:25:00 Both federal and state laws define a person with a disability as an individual who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, (such as such as self-care, employment or thinking) or has a record of such impairment, or is regarded as having such impairment.
Parent Resource Page: Using Music To Help Your Child With Disabilities
2008-03-07 01:53:00 *This page is actively updated*Music Therapy:American Music Therapy Association - The official site for music therapy as a profession. This site includes a very informative FAQ section describing music therapy and its applications.Prelude Music Therapy - Kathleen Coleman and Betsey King have developed many useful materials for use in music therapy. Kathleen is a pioneer in music therapy in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and offers helpful information about music therapy in the public school setting.What Happens in a Music Therapy Assessment - This article answers many questions that I regularly receive from teachers as I prepare to evaluate a student in their classes.Music Strategies and Inspirational Stories:Scooby Doo Meets His Match! - A story about the power of live music and singing to help a boy with autism do his work.Using Music With Children Who Have Visual Impairments - Children who have visual impairments or blindness combined with disabilities such as mental retardation, a...
Usability Guidelines: Web Design for Users With Disabilities
2008-02-19 12:42:00 Free stuff! Slightly outdated (2001), but still useful stuff nonetheless. Provided by Nielsen Norman Group, apparently it's richly illustrated, which isn't strictly true, but the content offers some sound research about how people with disabilities access websites and how we as website designers should accommodate their needs. Download it now. Thanks to Matt Bailey for the link.
By: Sponge Project
Disabilities? No uber-abilities! part 2
2008-02-16 22:18:00 “You are left handed too, cool”! That’s what I hear as often as “your handwriting is horrible”. I was born right handed but because of nerve damage I had to learn to use my left and thusly my handwriting is not great. Very legible but not great. Most people are very impressed that I can even ...
By: monkeychapps
[Interesting] Federal judge says the Americans with Disabilities Act requir
2008-02-09 15:14:00 (NY Daily News)
A Government?s Initiative to Benefit People with Disabilities
2008-02-09 07:11:00 A positive start has been made by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. A report has been issued by the government agency only this month to oversee whether all the federal agencies has been complying on what Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 stated. This is regarding the active role of people with targeted disabilities in federal agencies and its activities.
Students with Disabilities can Enroll in Advanced Classes, ED Office Says
2008-01-17 00:00:00 The Department of Education sent a letter to school districts across the nation reminding administrators...
Bahamas National Council For The Disabled Renews Call For Disabilities Legi
2008-01-06 04:33:00 Renewed Call For Disabilities Legislation: By Rolanda Epstein - Nassau, Bahamas: The Bahamas National Council For The Disabled is hoping the government comes through and brings legislation to parliament this year, which would protect the rights of people with disabilities in The Bahamas. In the Speech from the Throne last May, the new government promised a sustained campaign of awareness aimed at educating the public on the rights of the disabled. The government said early attention will also be given to the completion of the National Disability Register. Council President Sherman Smith said Friday the Council is hopeful that legislation will soon be passed. He said such legislation would prohibit discrimination against people with disabilities in all areas of life, including civil rights, employment, education, housing, goods, facilities and services, including health, access to justice and access to transportation. Former Minister of Social Services and Community Developmen...
Resource Guide for Children with Disabilities
2008-01-03 03:30:00 For the vast majority of children with reading difficulties, the problems are confined to reading. Their struggles are a tragic result of the limited and inadequate systems used for teaching reading. But for some children, the problems go well beyond reading. Typically the youngsters are termed "children with special needs." As those familiar with the children know well, the families face many challenges. They benefit greatly from knowing the resources that are available and how to access those resources. One site that provides invaluable information is www.eparent.com. Among their offerings is a yearly resource guide. The 2008 is on its way. It offers comprehensive national directory of service organizations, associations, federally funded programs, parent and training information groups, and many other resources for the special needs community. Those who want that material now can turn to the 2007 edition http://www.eplibrary.com/refere-nce1resource1anddirectories/
Disabilities Participate In Games
2007-12-09 06:56:00 How-to-help-people-with-disabil-ities-participate-in-games The golden rule is a guide to most situations in life, “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” It is not always easy to put ourselves in another person’s shoes and try to understand how we would feel if we were them. However, it is important to do in order to be able to adapt activities to allow for our friends or family with disabilities to participate with us. Naturally humans are social beings, regardless of physical limitation, and even many mental disabilities. Because it can be difficult for others to know how to effectively involve those who have disabilities into regular activities, here are some tips to help get started. Adapting the game At first evaluation it may not seem that someone can participate in the activity who has a mental or physical disability. All it takes is a little creativity and a willingness to help adapt the game or puzzle to fit the needs of individuals playing. On...
Learning Disabilities May Create Entrepreneurial Traits
2007-12-08 00:00:00 Prevalence of dyslexia is higher in business owners than in the general population...Read full story
Raising a Child with Disabilities:
2007-12-02 11:16:00 The Importance of Peer Socialization If you are the parent of a child with disabilities, you understand the special challenges that you face each and every day. There are some steps that you can take to make life for your child (and for you) a bit easier. Moreover, there are some things that you can do ...
PC's and the Disabled: 20 Molehills that Become Mountains
2007-11-27 15:52:00 For the disabled PC user, every mouse click and keystroke can be a major effort or literal pain. So disabled users will often go to great lengths to automate repetitive tasks and minimize the steps required to perform each task. This includes the use of macros, voice recognition, mouse and keyboard utilities, and special hardware ...
[MADzone] - [thoughts] Disabilities Within Our Human Heart.
2007-11-27 14:44:00 People always sees what ahead or thing that can be justify by 5th sense. Nothing much like it when people do acknowledge about disability among human. Even kids can told the differences. I’ve read numerous articles about disable person achieving ‘things’ in life from winning dancing competition, being superb entrepreneurs, marrying to great person, having superb ...
Who Should Represent People with Disabilities in Advertising?
2007-11-12 21:48:00 We have all heard the cliché, “There’s no such thing as a stupid question.” However, the title of this piece provides a pretty good argument against the often-used phrase. Why would there be any question about a person with a disability representing a person with a disability in an advertisement. Lest you have any doubt, let me ask these questions as a contrast:Who should represent African-Americans in ads? Who should represent women in ads? Who should represent Asian or Latino in ads? I cannot imagine anyone saying that the above minorities should have anyone other than members of their own community portraying them; not someone made up to look like them, or pretending to be them. Not today. Yet, we still see ads like this one that recently appeared in the Joliet Herald-News. Description of Graphic None of the people pictured have a disability in the picture. The guy with the white cane is sighted; the guy in the wheelchair and the one usin...
By: Big Noise
Travelers with Disabilities: The Untapped Market
2007-11-10 00:00:00 When most people think about accommodating people with disabilities in their business they get a scared feeling in their gut and their mind scrambles to search for that all-important date when the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) went into effect.It doesn?t have to be that way!When business owners open their eyes and start to realize ...
By: Trading Studio
The Americans with Disabilities Act
2007-11-07 18:24:00 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed with bi-partisan support in 1990 and took effect in 1992. The Act was designed to protect "qualified individuals with disabilities" from discrimination. Activists now say that the law's power has been truncated by judicial rulings. There is strong support in the House for the ADA Restoration Act, which would reinforce the earlier law. Detractors contend that both laws are unnecessary and note that the percentage of working disabled has changed little over the past seventeen years. Many go so far as to say that the ADA is counterproductive, making employers leery of hiring candidates that could file lawsuits.
Learning Disabilities: Glossary of Terms
2007-10-31 14:47:00 By Mimi Rothschild In case your not familiar with the different learning disabilities that educators have identified and defined, below is a comprehensive list of definitions related to learning disabilities that Dr. Jean Lokerson has put together. I highly recommend that you homeschooling parents become familiar with the terms in this list so you can better recognize if your ...
Children?s Books About Disabilities
2007-10-29 20:42:00 By Mimi Rothschild Check out the book list below, it’s specifically geared towards students with disabilities. I only included part of the list, you can click the links to find more great books! Let me know what you think and what you discovered. I’d love to hear some of your recommendations! This list has been sorted by the books’ ...
Religion and spirituality help people cope with disabilities
2007-10-24 11:06:00 Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia have shown that religion and spirituality are linked to positive physical and mental health in disabled people. The ...
By: B4U India
Dogs with disabilities!
2007-10-11 05:30:00 Just in the past six months or so, our neighbor dog, Saba, has had loads of trouble walking. Her back legs just don't work anymore.Gracie and I visit with Saba through the fence sometimes, when she has enough energy to get that far. And, we have been thinking a lot about pups with walking disabilities.So we did some research. Seems there are many dogs that have trouble walking, because of old age, car accidents, or birth defects. And there are many resources on the Internet just for these types of pups - to help them live happy and healthy lives.We put together a Squidoo lens on the subject to document our research. Visit the lens, tell us what you think, and be sure and add some resources you discover about the subject. And thank you to the folks that work to make our lives better!
Foot mouse
2007-10-03 23:37:00 A new invention called Footime foot mouse arrive in our email box. At the first glance it seems to be weird but wait to read about it. Developed by Bili Inc (www.bilila.com) it working in conjunction with on-screen keyboard, and enables users to type by foot. Data from Digest of Data on Person with ...
Has Apple Forgotten People With Disabilities?
2007-09-24 10:10:00 Well, it seems so. At least, Apple has forgotten that there people with ear disabilities out there. When iPhone is held up to a cochlear implant and or a hearing aid it gives out a loud buzzing interference.Due to this problem, a group representing people with a hearing loss filed complaints with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission last month. The group is accusing Apple Inc. of not making its iPhone compatible with hearing aids.This complaint may turn pretty expensive for Apple. Results may vary from paying refunds to customers with disabilities to redesigning the device altogether. However, according to documents posted on the FCC's Web site, Apple may not be required to make changes to the iPhone. "Handset manufacturers that offer two or fewer digital wireless handsets in the U.S. need not comply with the hearing aid compatibility compliance obligations," the FCC states.Photo source: BusinessWeek.comThis post has originally been posted on iPhone.Blogvasion.com
By: BLOGVASION.COM
Interview: Daniel J. Vance, writer of the weekly column "Disabilities"
2007-09-18 00:14:00 Christine from butyoudontlooksick.com had the pleasure of interviewing Daniel J. Vance, writer of the weekly column "Disabilities". I had the chance to first talk with Daniel when he interviewed me in March of 2006 for his column. Since this year celebrates his fifth year of writing the column, I figured we would help him celebrate by getting to know him better.
Sexual Assaults Against Women With Disabilities
2007-08-21 14:00:00 A study presented at the recent convention of the American Psychological Association in San Francisco indicated that sexual assault on women with physical disabilities tended to be more coercive and more physically severe than assaults on women with other types of problems. The study was based on clients from a sexual assault clinic in Toronto and compared 1,091 women with disabilities to 1,120 women without disabilities. Of the 81 victims with physical disabilities (including motor, visual, and hearing impairments), 66.7% suffered physical trauma during the assault, compared with 63.8% of the women without disabilities; 63.3% of the women with a psychiatric disability, and 52.2% of the women with cognitive disability of developmental delay. 19.2% of the physically disabled victims were also subjected to forced anal intercourse compared to 8.4% for women without disabilities. In presenting her findings, Theresa Kelly, a doctoral student at t...
By: Providentia
Making Fun Of Other People's Disabilities Is Not Cool - It's Cruel
2007-08-19 04:06:00 MamaP posted something about these 14 year old girls who were making fun of people with Tourette's Syndrome (Aug 15th post titled Tic'd off) and it made me furious. I went to YouTube to try to find it - but to no avail. I was ready to rag on these girls - and I was hoping that somehow their parents can be told of their cruel acts. Maybe not finding the particular video was a good thing because I was planning on embedding it here to "humiliate" them. But if I do that, then I would be going down to their level, and that I don't want to do. Granting that these girls did not intend to be cruel, that they were just having fun, - they need to be taught that "having fun" at the expense of someone else's humiliation is unkind.Since I did not find that particular video, I decided to make a simple post addressed to us parents to remind us to teach our kids kindness and compassion - especially to those with disabilities. If you are doing it already - great. If you have tweens and tee...
By: Liza's Eyeview
Programmer's Nightmare: Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
2007-08-03 01:14:00 No programmers were harmed during development of this article. (Not true… my cubital hurts like mad today!) A programming career is supposed to offer advantages such as longevity and limited physical risk. Unlike an athlete or blue-collar worker whose livelihood depends on physical ability and can be cut short by injury or aging, most programmers should ...
Bionic Hand promise to help people with disabilities
2007-07-26 12:00:00 The Bionic Hand was invented by David Gow. The Bionic Hand thumb and fingers can move and grip just like a human hand and it is unique because it is uses patient’s mind and muscles control the movements. The bionic hand rival is X finger.
Books Regarding ADHD and Learning Disabilities
2007-07-22 08:59:00 Many children's writers draw from their own personal childhood experiences in their books. This book is evidently about a special teacher who helps a young child overcome the obstacles facing children with learning disabilities. Children want to read about other children they can identify with, especially when a character shares the same painful experiences. In Thank you Mr. Falker, Patricia Polacco draws from her own painful childhood experiences with dyslexia. I haven't read the book, although I will post a book review this evening! I'm also reading On Their Own, by Anne Ford, which I posted about earlier this month, and will have a discussion on August 8th. I would love to hear your comments about what you thought of the book, so get it before the book review and discussion. Here's the link to that post On Their Own, is a personal account of Anne Fords experience rearing a child with ADHD. The book explores how parents with adult children with ADHD or learning disabilities ...
Books Regarding ADHD and Learning Disabilities
2007-07-22 08:59:00 Many children's writers draw from their own personal childhood experiences in their books. This book is evidently about a special teacher who helps a young child overcome the obstacles facing children with learning disabilities. Children want to read about other children they can identify with, especially when a character shares the same painful experiences. In Thank you Mr. Falker, Patricia Polacco draws from her own painful childhood experiences with dyslexia. I haven't read the book, although I will post a book review this evening! I'm also reading On Their Own, by Anne Ford, which I posted about earlier this month, and will have a discussion on August 8th. I would love to hear your comments about what you thought of the book, so get it before the book review and discussion. Here's the link to that post On Their Own, is a personal account of Anne Fords experience rearing a child with ADHD. The book explores how parents with adult children with ADHD or learning disabilities ...
Why autism get more attention than any other mental disabilities
2007-06-27 05:00:00 Ask:Why autism get more attention than any other mental disabilities? Answer: I’m not so sure if Autism is getting so much more attention than other mental disabilities, but it is certainly getting more attention than it ever got before.In the 6 years since my niece was diagnosed autistic, peoples reactions when I would tell them about her ...
By: Autism-World
Report: Bullies More Likely to Target Children with Disabilities
2007-06-25 18:26:00 Disturbing news was released from a London charity group, Mencap, last week regarding bullies and children with disabilities. According to their study, 82% of children with a learning disability are... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Report: Bullies More Likely to Target Children with Disabilities
2007-06-25 18:26:00 Disturbing news was released from a London charity group, Mencap, last week regarding bullies and children with disabilities. According to their study, 82% of children with a learning disability are bullied. Mencap says bullying linked to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: The SPED Teacher
African American Women with Disabilities: An Overview
2007-06-15 16:49:00 By Eddie Glenn, Ph.D. Post Doctoral Fellowship Howard University Research and Training Center The premise of this paper is that African American women with disabilities are victims of the impact of a "triple jeopardy" syndrome: race, gender, and disability. The author makes the point that there is a dire need for research which focuses on the status, needs, and aspirations of African American women with disabilities. The research study under discussion is designed to address the issue of multiple jeopardy in which most African American women with disabilities find themselves. Introduction It is only recently that people in general have begun to hold candid discussions about disability. Even people with disabilities have always been reluctant to talk about themselves. In the past, many persons with disabilities were self-conscious. In addition, many of them refused to admit that there were differences between persons with disabilities and the non-disabled. In the African American....
By: Dark Beauty
Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference in Los Angeles
2007-03-23 19:51:00 I’m in Los Angeles right now attending the CSUN Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference. I’ll be networking and debuting this blog there.
Disneyland and Disabilities
2007-03-11 00:00:00 Even if you are confined to a wheelchair or on crutches, you can still enjoy Disneyland. If you are on crutches, you should consider renting a Disneyland Scooter to get around the park. The rental fee is $35 per day, with a $20 deposit. A valid driver?s license is required, ...
Public School Cultivates Learning Disabilities
2007-02-27 16:14:06 By Mimi Rothschild Joel Turtel, author of “Public Schools, Public Menace” cites a harrowing tale of the public school’s incompetence. He was a volunteer reading instructor some time ago and was asked to help a young boy read. He was dismayed to find that the child was never taught to sound out words using phonics, but simply memorized words that were simple enough to sight read. As a result, the boy insisted on reading only certain books that he had been able to memorize. When Turtel expressed to the boy’s parents that the reason why their child has not excelled in reading is not due to a learning disability or disinterest in reading, but because he had never actually learned how to read. When the school’s administrators found out about his suggestion, they were furious and demanded that he leave the premises. This heartbreaking story is indicative of a greater problem that is endemic to the public school way. Reading is perhaps the most tangible o...
Cognitive/Learning Disabilities
2007-02-13 08:12:01 ?Cognition? refers to ?understanding? ? the ability to comprehend what you see and hear, and to infer information from social cues and body language. People with these impairments may have trouble learning new things, making generalizations from one situation to another, and expressing themselves through spoken or written language. (Disability Law Resource Project) Asperger?s Syndrome ? A neurobiological disorder similar to autism and characterized by serious deficits in social and communication skills. People with Asperger?s Syndrome often have obsessive, repetitive routines and preoccupations with a particular subject matter. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - A neurobiological condition characterized by evelopmentally inappropriate levels of attention, concentration, activity, distractibility, and impulsivity. Specific Learning Disability ? ?a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using spoken or written langua...
By: macewan
Raymond's Room: Ending the Segregation of People with Disabilities
2007-02-04 14:19:00 I was recently given the opportunity to review the unpublished galley proof of a new book scheduled for release by its publisher Training Resource Network on February 15, 2007. The book is entitled Raymond’s Room: Ending the Segregation of Adults with Disabilities. This publication was written by Dale DiLeo, a long-time colleague of mine and staunch advocate of supported employment. For those who don’t know DiLeo, he is a well-known speaker, trainer, consultant, and a publisher of books and a national newsletter called InfoLines. DiLeo is an outstanding and tireless advocate promoting the job placement and integration of adults with significant disabilities in the workforce and community. Once Raymond’s Room arrived, I thumbed through its chapter titles slowly. I knew immediately I was embarking on a journey with much familiar terrain. Take a close look at the topics DiLeo has chosen to address: Chapter One: Institutional Life Chapter Two: Labeling and the Disability Industria...
The vocation of people with severe disabilities
2006-12-06 10:14:01 Last night Kim Fabricius went to hear a lecture by the excellent scholar Frances Young. Professor Young has a severely disabled son, and her lecture was on ?The Vocation of People with Severe Learning Disabilities.? Kim gave a response afterwards, which he has posted here ? he says:Against conventional theodicies, and above all against a culture that has lost its way ? where its answer to the question, ?What are people for?? is, ?For autonomy and control, for health and beauty, for performance and productivity? ? Professor Young has lodged a considerable critique. Human beings, she says, are made for friendship, and human communities are made for hospitality. And it would seem to be the vocation of so-called disabled people to take this gospel to so-called independent, fit, and achieving folk.It is not, observe, a question of the abled bringing help to the disabled ? just the reverse: the disabled are the ones who bring help to the abled by showing that we are all, one way or anothe...
Disneyland and Disabilities
2006-11-21 02:09:03 Even if you are confined to a wheelchair or on crutches, you can still enjoy Disneyland. If you are on crutches, you should consider renting a Disneyland Scooter to get around the park. The rental fee is $35 per day, with a $20 deposit. A valid driver?s license is required, and you ...
Recommended Books About Learning Disabilities
1999-11-30 01:00:00 One of the best and easiest ways to inform yourself about your child’s learning disability is by reading a good book on the subject. There is a ton of literature available about learning problems, so it may be a bit of daunting task to choose something to start with. Luckily, there are many ...
Parent Revolution to Beat Dyslexia or Learning Disabilities
1970-01-01 00:59:00 5 Steps to Improve Standardized Test Scores' Success Standardized reading tests are a major challenge for many students, especially for those with Dyslexia or Learni |
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