News tagged with disabled
Bringing gaming to the disabled
Oct 22, 2009 |
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Ironically, it was located in one of the least-accessible areas of the Games for Health conference held a few months ago in Boston. Up a set of stairs and around a corner from the large conference halls and breakout rooms ...
Dolphin-assisted therapy offers hope to disabled children, parents
Jun 19, 2009 |
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A 350-pound dolphin named Matteo tickles a toddler with his snout, sparking a burst of giggles.
Software allows disabled to work on computers
May 13, 2009 |
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For Christine Bakanoff-Adams and Gloria Kaswen too much of life has been about loss. Losing vision. Losing the use of their legs, then not being able to use their arms and ultimately not being able to work their hands.
Disabled Spanish athletes reach South Pole: report
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 01, 2009 |
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Three disabled athletes from Spain have reached the South Pole unassisted by animals or machines, in what a Spanish newspaper said Sunday was a world first.
Siblings of mentally disabled face own lifelong challenges, according to researchers
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 09, 2008 |
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People who have a sibling with a mental illness are more likely to suffer episodes of depression at some point in their lives, say researchers who analyzed four decades of data.
'Chilling' hardship rates among families raising disabled children
Aug 18, 2008 |
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Families with disabled children are struggling to keep food on the table, a roof over their heads, and to pay for needed health and dental care. But according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel ...
Out-of-pocket health care costs for disabled children vary widely by state
Jul 14, 2008 |
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The size of the financial burden on families with disabled children largely depends on which state they live in, according to a new study conducted by the schools of social work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel ...
Mobile users make same mistakes as disabled PC users
Jul 01, 2008 |
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Mobile phone owners make similar mistakes to physically impaired computer users when using the technology, according to new research from The University of Manchester.
