Many years ago Reebok ran a great commercial based on Newton’s Laws of motion. The take away from that commercial was “A body in motion, stays in motion and a body at rest stays at rest”. I wonder if Newton knew that within his statement was the perfect exercise prescription!
Is Quality of Healthcare Just Luck?
Nov 10, 2010
I recently had the opportunity to have lunch and good conversation with two individuals living with Fibromyalgia (among other conditions), but Fibro was their common thread. What struck me though, was how different their experiences were not only with Fibro itself, but even more so, how different their experiences with healthcare, and specifically healthcare professionals, were.
Why Such a Lack in Vigorous Activity Among Americans?
Nov 09, 2010
I live in the city, and there isn’t much chance of me doing a technical mountain climb. But I do get out with my family on the bike trail along Lake Michigan almost every day. Every day there are hundreds of us out there running, walking, wheeling and moving in every way imaginable along the Chicago Parks and Recreation trail that runs 36 miles along the lakeshore.
We Can’t Just Sit Around and Wait…
Nov 09, 2010
I’ve been a student for nearly all of my adult life – and the two short years I took off between my first and second rounds of graduate school, I spent working in campus recreation.
Motivational Speaker Kicked Off Plane As “Too Disabled to Fly”
Nov 09, 2010
Johnnie Tuitel is an advocate and motivation speaker with cerebral palsy who was traveling to a give a speech in Kansas City to the National Self Advocacy Conference about people with disabilities. Johnnie’s wheelchair had been tagged, taken to be loaded as baggage, and he was already seated when a U.S. Airways gate agent returned with a narrow aisle chair to take Johnnie off the plane. Johnnie said people were pointing and staring at him. He was embarrassed and “humiliated” when U.S. Airways removed him from the flight because he was “too disabled to fly.”
Caseworker embezzles $70,000 from clients with disabilities in group home
Nov 08, 2010
Whether or not to place your loved one in a group home is a tough decision, often talked through with a case worker. In Texas, at a privately owned group home, the case manager exploited and swindled more than a dozen residents with disabilities while he was entrusted with managing their money.
“Is Strength the New Beauty? ”
Nov 08, 2010
In a culture overwhelmed with images of beauty and perfection, how does the average person achieve the seemingly unobtainable goal of being beautiful? Can every person regardless of his or her genetic predisposition be deemed attractive or good-looking?
A Real Class Act: Bus Driver Steals Passengers’ with Disabilities IDs
Nov 04, 2010
With the economy as it is, times are tough for everyone, but there is no excuse for this “class act.”
What Does Disability Look Like?
Nov 03, 2010
If the number of American adults diagnosed with arthritis is 51.2 million (Centers for Disease Control) and the number of Americans with disabilities is 54.4 million (U.S. Census), I’m confused.
From Accessible to Inclusive: The Story of a University Ice Arena
Nov 02, 2010
You know how there are some stories that you use over and over, no matter how old they are, because they illustrate a point so well? For me, one of those stories is that of a university student who wanted to attend hockey games with his fellow students. Essentially the story goes like this…
