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Massage Therapy for Those With Disabilities

Monday, January 4, 2010

Massage therapy is an accepted therapy for those with disabilities. According to several studies, massage therapy has been found to help children with autism, ADHD, cystic fibrosis, and cerebral palsy. The combination of strokes and passive stretching benefits most people. It is also very important for adults in that it keeps the muscles stretched and [...]

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Behavioral Therapy for Those With Disabilities

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Behavior therapy is a form of psychotherapy used to treat depression, phobias, anxiety disorders and other forms of psychopathology. The therapy is important for individuals with disabilities, specially developmentally disabled children, as it will help break unwanted behaviors that exist as a result of their physical and mental condition. 
Behavior therapy is based upon the behavior modification [...]

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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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Quest Diagnostics Needs to Stop Discrimination

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Today was not a good one. I had an appointment to take a blood test at Quest Diagnostics in the Dadeland center. That’s in Miami, Florida. Since it required that I fast, my mom made an appointment for me in the morning so that we didn’t have to wait. Quest Diagnostics, unlike LabCorp, allows you to [...]

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Autism and the Disabilities of those with Autism

Monday, April 20, 2009

Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder of children that is characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity and emotional detachment. Autistic children have impaired social interaction along with restricted and repetitive behavior.

Autism is thought to be the result of genetics. The genetics of autism are complex and it is unclear whether autism is the result of  [...]

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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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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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