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If you thought prosthetics couldn’t let you “feel” anything but only assist you in the most basic functions, think again. Surgeons have tried a unique method with Claudia Mitchell and have hot-wired the prosthetic to her brain via her shoulder...
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Admitted that the illiterate and ill mannered conductors have to put in long hours of work in the rickety, smelly, and often broken seats in the local transport...
made popular Jun 26 2009
A relaxed bath in a comfy bathroom is more than enough to freshen up your body and mind, but if your bathroom comes incorporated with a shelved wardrobe, a dryer and a...
made popular Jun 23 2009
Glenda Watson Hyatt rocked SOBCon09 with her presentation asking us if our blogs are disabled for accessibility.
made popular May 6 2009
AP, Des Moines
Iowa’s social-services agency acknowledged Tuesday that it looked into a company’s treatment of its mentally disabled meatpacking workers as early as the...
made popular Feb 25 2009
AP, Iowa City
An Iowa state agency says lodging 21 mentally disabled men in an unsafe, poorly heated building is grounds for criminal charges.
made popular Feb 10 2009
AP, Des Moines
State officials say 21 mentally disabled men lived for 20 years or more in an old building with boarded-up windows and nothing but space heaters for heat. It...
made popular Feb 10 2009
AP, Los Angeles
Disabled rights advocates are suing the city of Los Angeles, contending special-needs residents have been overlooked in its disaster response plan.
made popular Jan 15 2009
AP, Camden
Prosecutors and a state agency are investigating the death of a 28-year-old woman who had dwindled to 48 pounds in a New Jersey-licensed home for developmentally...
made popular Nov 26 2008
AP, Camden
The state is investigating the death of a 28-year-old woman who had dwindled to 43 pounds in a state-licensed home for developmentally disabled adults, officials said...
made popular Nov 25 2008
We have the ability to do what we yearn, but many are dependent on others for daily chores, so self-reliance to them means only a word beyond comprehension....
made popular Nov 21 2008
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed “Vocal Joystick” software, which allows disabled people to use computers in a better way. The...
made popular Oct 11 2008
Design Status: The Palm Pistol has just been developed by certified NRA instructor Matthew Carmel and is in the pre-production stage. The product can be booked for a...
made popular Sep 30 2008
AP, East St. Louis
Two teenagers were charged Tuesday with beating their mentally challenged adult cousin over a year with items such as a broom and pipe at the behest of an aunt too ill...
made popular Sep 24 2008
Forget new 4×4s and SUV’s. Instead, watch out for people on wheelchairs beating you to the finish line in a rally!
Surprised? So was I. But this is a really...
made popular Sep 10 2008
AP, Hamilton
A judge has sentenced an Ohio teenager convicted in the torture beating of a mentally disabled woman to 44 years in prison.
made popular Sep 5 2008
Ji-Hoon Hong has designed a scooter especially for the physically challenged and the elderly. Most of us seem to ignore the transportation requirements and needs of...
made popular Aug 28 2008
When we think of the human tongue, we think of a piece of human flesh that serves a lot of purposes, whether it is tasting food, cleaning our lips and mouth, kissing,...
made popular Aug 26 2008
AP, Hamilton
A southwest Ohio teen has pleaded guilty to seven felonies in the torture beating of a mentally disabled woman.
made popular Jul 30 2008
The Italian government was ordered to pay $160,000 to a gay man who received a driver’s license for the disabled after he volunteered information on his sexual...
made popular Jul 16 2008
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Claudia Mitchell is the first ever woman to receive a ‘bionic arm’, after she lost her arm in a motorbike accident some time back. This is indeed a...
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