Tag: disabilities
member name: Erik Keith
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June 11, 2008 11:41 AM EDT --
By Daniel Lawton
When a person is learning to live with a new disability, getting to and from their employer's workplace on a daily basis can be a real hardship. The option of working . . .
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June 12, 2008 05:00 PM EDT --
Transferable skills are one of the most important assets when considering new job opportunities. This pertains to everyone, but especially to those recently affected by a new disability according . . .
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April 16, 2008 05:46 PM EDT --
by Tiffiny Carlson
Driving with hand controls is the sometimes bothersome—yet necessary—result of a disability that affects your legs. If you want to drive safely and get your driver's . . .
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May 02, 2008 05:48 PM EDT --
By Kim Donahue
According to a recent study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, walking regularly lengthens the lives of diabetics regardless of age, sex, race, or body mass . . .
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June 16, 2008 11:29 AM EDT --
By Kim Dority
According to the U.N., 650 million people –or 10 percent of the world's population – live with disabilities, a number that designates people with disabilities as the world's . . .
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May 07, 2008 01:05 PM EDT --
by Lori Batcheller
Accessible sports venues are bringing new meaning to the commonly used phrase "level the playing field."Besides incorporating the idea of fair competition, where no advantage . . .
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May 13, 2008 03:24 PM EDT --
By Daniel Lawton
For a person who has just experienced or been diagnosed with a life-changing disability, the first priority will probably be stabilizing their health and . . .
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June 10, 2008 06:37 PM EDT --
By Kim Dority
Alejandro Albor , a double-leg amputee and world champion handcyclist, participated in Denver's 8 th Annual Rocky Mountain Cycling Omnium on June 6, and took first place in the . . .
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May 15, 2008 01:00 PM EDT --
Disaboom (OTCBB: DSBO), the premier resource and online community for people living with or touched by disability, today announced that Barack Obama has chosen Disaboom as a venue for outreach and discussion . . .
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February 13, 2008 05:20 PM EST --
By Kim Donahue
Valentine's Day is the biggest date night of the year. The idea of dining with the masses on this crowded holiday, however, may strike some as not only unoriginal but a navigational . . .
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April 23, 2008 11:32 AM EDT --
by Pam Vetter
Diana Elizabeth Jordan, an actress with cerebral palsy, loves to talk about film, television and theatre and her positive spirit is infectious, offering inspiration to everyone. . . .
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April 16, 2008 05:58 PM EDT --
by Bill Koeblitz
Life after a spinal cord injury is never the same. Often one of the final steps in regaining independence is returning to driving according to Disaboom , the largest online community . . .
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July 29, 2008 03:27 PM EDT --
Disaboom (OTCBB: DSBO; www.disaboom.com), the premiere online community for people touched by disability, today announced a new partnership with worldwide hotel chain, Microtel Inns & Suites. . . .
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June 02, 2008 06:20 PM EDT --
By J. Glen House, M.D.
Recently I was asked to explain how I came up with the name for " Disaboom ," an online resource that combines medical information, lifestyle articles, resources, . . .
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July 14, 2008 06:02 PM EDT --
Survey commissioned by Disaboom Reveals That Majority of Americans Think Life with a Severe Disability is Not Worth Living
52 percent of Americans would rather die than live . . .
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July 23, 2008 03:53 PM EDT --
More than half of Americans would rather die than live with a severe disability, according to a recent nationwide study by Disaboom (OTCBB: DSBO; www.disaboom.com ), the premier online community for . . .
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July 28, 2008 12:51 PM EDT --
More than half of Americans would rather die than live with a severe disability, according to a recent nationwide study by Disaboom ( www.disaboom.com ), the premier online community for people touched . . .
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January 11, 2008 05:27 PM EST --
Greetings,
I discovered this information on an online community for people withdisabilities with which I subscribe to called Disaboom . It's a greatresource for news, advice, networking, . . .
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February 19, 2008 12:51 PM EST --
By Kim Donahue
For those newly touched by a disability, it can be discouraging to let go of familiar everyday routines. Activities that used to be commonplace now pose lofty challenges, . . .
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March 11, 2008 02:12 PM EDT --
by Cherl Petso with Disaboom
Don Mehringer sits slumped in his wheelchair in the lobby at the Bellevue Aquatic Center, his wispy white hair scattered haphazardly over his freckled scalp. A . . .
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