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4 Surprising Reasons You Should Get a Cat
By Anne Beall, PhD Trevor, an emergency and critical care veterinarian, was suffering from “compassion fatigue” — which is rampant in caregiving professions. In order to function despite the stress and anxiety of seeing innocent animals suffer and die each day, he had...
5 Grants for People with Disabilities
By Patrick Bailey Quality of life can take many different forms. And no matter the age, independence and being able to work towards one’s full potential are key. Physical disabilities can create barriers that directly impact the quality of life in big ways. Grants for...
Walgreens Offers Employment Opportunities to People with Disabilities
By David-Elijah Nahmod Kyle Hahn is 32 and works at the Walgreens distribution center in Windsor, Connecticut. Nothing unusual about that, except that Hahn lives with a disability — he has attention deficit disorder (ADD). Many companies might not take a chance on...
WORLD Channel Presents 5 Movies About Disabilities
By David-Elijah Nahmod July 2020 marks the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the landmark civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in all areas of life, including employment, schools and...
SEC Financial Fraud Video Warns Deaf, Hearing Loss Communities About Scams
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently released a video as a public service announcement to warn the deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing loss communities about the dangers of financial fraud. Watch the video below (or click here to view it on YouTube) to...
Back to School? Considerations to Reduce COVID-19 Risks
By Craig Escude, MD, FAAFP, FAADM Many parents of children, with or without disabilities, are wondering about whether or not their kids should go back to group school settings in the fall. With the numbers of cases of COVID-19 on the rise, that’s a valid concern. One...
A Second Wave? How Parents of Kids with Cognitive Disabilities Can Prepare
By Craig Escude, MD, FAAFP, FAADM Should we fear a second wave of COVID-19? I’d suggest preparing but keeping fear to a minimum. There are a few good reasons why we may be less likely to have an intense second wave than we were in past pandemics: Near...
Disability in Film: 5 Streaming Options with Authentic Disability Representation
By David-Elijah Nahmod Four television shows and one feature film have been honored with the "Seal of Authentic Representation" from the Ruderman Family Foundation. Established in Boston in 2002, the Ruderman Family Foundation works toward the inclusion of people with...
GET HELP App Creates Better Access to Treatment
By Dr. Tony Greco Dr. Tony Greco is a disability rights advocate for mental health and addiction support and the founder of GET HELP. In 1977, my parents met in an AA meeting. My mom was still a teenager and my dad had a couple of years sober in the program. She was a...
To Be of Service Review: Moving Portraits of Vets with PTSD and Their Service Dogs
By David-Elijah Nahmod Josh Aronson's new documentary To Be of Service, now available on DVD and also streaming at Amazon Prime and Netflix, paints vivid portraits of the physical and emotional scars combat veterans often live with after service. To Be of Service...