Physical Disabilities

STUDY: Adults With Disabilities More Likely To Be Abused Than Non-Disabled Adults

Posted 02.29.2012

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Adults with disabilities are at a higher risk of getting physically and sexually abused than than non-disabled adults, a new study published by the La...

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Actor Survives Horrific Crash, Proves Doctors Wrong

Posted 02.23.2012

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After a dump truck blindsided his car in a horrific crash, doctors gave Randy Bertisch less than a 1 percent chance of surviving. Twenty-four year...

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Applying To College With Physical Disabilities: What You Need To Know

| Menachem Wecker | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Wright State University, Physically Disabled Students, University of California Berkeley, Chris Wise Tiedemann, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US News, College Applications, Physical Disabilities, University of Houston, High School News

Applicants should try to visit campuses and prepare, as students, to advocate for their needs. There are about 1.1 million physically disabled unde...

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Vancouver 2010: It's Not Over Yet!

Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Winter Olympics 2010, Vancouver Winter Olympics, Gold Medals, Brad Bowden, Athletes, Olympics, Vancouver, Cross Country, Paul Rosen, Vancouver Olympics, Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Injury, Sledge Hockey, Canada, Skiing, Brian Mckeever, Hockey, Cerebral Palsy, Disabilities, Vancouver Winter Games, Paralympics, Alpine, Paralympic Games, Paralympic-Games, Ice Hockey, Physical Disabilities, Stephen Colbert, Sports News
Ali A. Rizvi

When Brian McKeever qualified to compete in the men's 50-kilometer cross-country race at the Olympics, he made headlines. What distinguishes him from the rest is the fact that he is legally blind.

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Stem Cell Research Up Close

Robert Slayton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wheelchair, Stem Cell Research, Bush, Physical Disabilities, Stem Cells, Politics News
Robert Slayton

Under the Bush administration we lost eight years stem cell research that might have helped me. At my age I don't have those eight years to spare.

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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of a Platform - Dallas Platform Meeting

Esther Drew | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Americans With Disabilities Act, Stroke, Equal Rights, Universal Health Care, Obama Platform Meetings, Two-State Solution, Democratic Party, Executive Power, Physical Disabilities, Foreign Policy, Home News
Esther Drew

Saturday, July 26 at two in the afternoon, I found myself in the living room of Jon and Liesl McQuillan. This, my first chance to attend a Democratic ...

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