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Quest Diagnostics Violates Americans with Disabilities Act

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Recently I was escorted out of a Quest Diagnostics patient service center and they refused to take my blood because I had a fully vested service dog with me, his name is Fred. After waiting for over an hour I was rudely told to leave. My blood was finally drawn by a tech in my [...]

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Disabilities and Hip Pain

Friday, April 17, 2009

For the past year I’ve had bad hip pain. I guess that it’s a side effect of being in a wheelchair, and the lack of movement or walking. We recently found out it was my S.I. joint. The S.I. joint is the joint or articulation between the sacrum and ilium. The doctor gave me a Lidocine and Cortisone injection in the joint. Since [...]

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Disability ART Program in Miami

Monday, April 13, 2009

A few months ago we had our 2nd annual ART exhibition “Colours Erupted”. Twenty disabled artists displayed their work at the MAC center in Coral Gables, Florida. It was held to support the ART program and I sold all my pieces! We even had a mosaic composed of  individual pieces by the artists. I also [...]

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Cerebral Palsy is a Disability

Monday, April 13, 2009

Cerebral Palsy is a disorder usually caused by brain damage and marked by muscular impairment. It’s a disability that affects about 1 million individuals in the United States. Cerebral Palsy can occur at or before birth, or as a result of surgery or other trauma, as in my case. CP is caused by damage to [...]

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Welcome to Disability News

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Disability News is finally up. My goal is to help those who have the incredible ability of succeeding, not withstanding their disabilities. I will be posting information on the latest developments and the best resources related to disabilities and the services provided to enhance your life. From the innovations coming from stem cells to the [...]

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