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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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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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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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