Accessibility
Accessibility and inclusion for people with special needs
Maayan Ziv was born with muscular dystrophy which she says has helped her build up a sense of resilience. “People assume that I’m a sweet little girl who has nice dreams,” she says wryly, “watch me kill that
… READ MOREJust like other children learn how to crawl, Evelyn slowly figured out how to wheel. Evelyn Moore at Treehouse, an indoor playground in northeast Edmonton that she often visits with her mom. With no wheelchairs small enough for baby
… READ MOREThis past Tuesday, I rolled by my local wheelchair shop to make a small chair adjustment. I’ve recently been working with one of the staff members to rebuild my backrest in a way that would give me better posture, and I wanted one
… READ MOREJesi Stracham used to captivate biotech investors and inadvertently move markets with social media posts documenting her dogged quest to get out of her wheelchair and back onto her feet. Jesi Stracham participates in an adaptive water
… READ MOREWhile playing baseball at the age of 21, an ill-advised slide into third base cost Loren Worthington the use of his limbs. 30 years later, he’s now a talented sports photographer whose work earned him a job capturing adaptive sports
… READ MOREThe bureaucratic mess will make you mad. The human harm could make you weep. Don Braid, Calgary Herald. Alberta’s auditor general says the government is failing the severely disabled through its income supports program.
… READ MOREStruggling to make ends meet, supporting five kids and putting more than half of their monthly pay into rent, Jeffrey Dumlao and his wife, Suzanne, often faced their biggest challenge at the end of each day. Gezai Gebrekidan, left,
… READ MOREConnor Groenewoud just started junior high school this fall. And as the only boy in his entire school in a wheelchair, the 12-year old understands other students at times have trouble with the fact that he’s different. Sarah
… READ MORESelf-driving scooter demonstrated at MIT complements autonomous golf carts and city cars. “Mobility is not only outdoors. You also want to be mobile in big complexes, like malls. So the concept of mobility is not only on the roads
… READ MOREA recent review of clinical evidence published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings by National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers suggests that complementary health techniques have a legitimate place in a physician’s pain relief
… READ MOREWhy aren’t new health care models studied more? A new study focuses on a hospital funding approach gaining popularity that would institute new incentives for hospitals to decrease wait times and increase efficiency. CBC Wendy
… READ MOREOne of my most memorable moments in high school came during my freshman year. A motivational speaker was addressing us in a huge assembly. I was seated with one of my best friends at the front of the auditorium, and the whole group
… READ MOREThe ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, Roman emperor Claudius and the Magna Carta. Last week, Court of Alberta Justice Paul Mason sits before a packed Calgary courtroom, with an address that includes the sombre, intellectual
… READ MOREAre you at risk for osteoporosis? As individuals continue to focus on their health, one area that people may not consider is the health of their bones. Attend an Osteoporosis Screening Clinic at London Drugs and our pharmacists will
… READ MOREA combination of complementary medicine and standard care shows potential to reduce preoperative anxiety levels and improve the outcome of the operation, state authors of a new report. Integrative Medicine: Healing Focused on Your
… READ MORECrossing over a lush grassy meadow on my handcycle, I stop on the wooden walkway to take in my surroundings — new spring growth on the trees juxtaposed with the sun’s illumination of giant granite walls. The thunderous sound of
… READ MOREPeople living longer, and having fewer kids, means that there’s an issue around being able to hire enough people to perform essential jobs. Not to mention, of course, that the tax base will inevitably shrink, reducing the money
… READ MOREThe two ends connect themselves, lock together and stay together. – Scott Peters Under Armour MagZip You might’ve heard about Under Armour’s crazy new zipper that only requires one hand to zip. Though the futuristic magnetic
… READ MORESam Schmidt (in the car) and the team of Arrow engineers with Project SAM in the pit lane at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Schmidt did some demo laps for the crowd on Carb Day. Arrow photo. Jonathan Gitlin, Ars Technica September
… READ MOREA significant number of hospitalizations among nursing home patients are potentially avoidable, several studies in recent years have shown. What’s more, skilled care patients do better overall when they don’t have to be moved
… READ MORETransportation issues shouldn’t prevent anyone from getting to or from a doctor’s appointment. But they do just that for an estimated 3.6 million Americans. Some of these individuals don’t have cars or access to public
… READ MOREWhether they are walking in high heels or rolling on two wheels, a group of disabled and non-disabled models will come together on Oct. 2 at famed Los Angeles Fashion Week and strike a pose in the Bezgraniz Couture fashion show. Dima
… READ MOREPolina Rožkova, representing wheelchair fencing for Latvia, competed at the Rio 2016 Paralympics this week with the aid of a back brace printed by Baltic3D, a Stratasys reseller and specialist WiDE software. Polina Rožkova fencing
… READ MOREPenn State student Brett Gravatt navigates a dirt path along a sidewalk in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. The broken stones and tree roots made the sidewalk inaccessible to wheelchairs forcing Gravatt to the dirt path.
… READ MOREStanford University researchers have managed to use an implanted multi-electrode array to read the brain signals of monkeys thinking of typing letters on a screen and to convert those signals into the target letters at a rate of 12
… READ MOREFull ‘Medical Records’ for Trump and Clinton? That’s Fiction. Casey Quinlan is a patient advocate who has a tattoo of a QR code — a type of bar code to store and track data — for her medical records. Credit Chet Strange for
… READ MOREI’ve always loved water sports — swimming, kayaking, water skiing, scuba diving — but until my recent discovery of adaptive rowing, the only water I’ve sported in has been in the shower. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. A
… READ MOREMobile phone technology could help beat bad practices in healthcare delivery, research suggests. Innovations such as apps offer opportunities for improving governance in the healthcare sector, particularly in low and middle income
… READ MOREThe wheelchair travel gods may have finally heeded the prayers of all the wheelchair travelers frustrated by the difficulty of hauling their luggage while on the road. Meet the Phoenix Instinct travel luggage — a slick looking,
… READ MOREEntering the playground, I heard a boy call my son’s name. We turned and saw one of his classmates running toward us. “We’re playing soccer! Wanna be on my team?” Illustration by Giselle Potter By Sandra Joy Stein, The New
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