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Elderly Abusing Disabled People?? [UPDATED]

"Elder Abuse" is a term to describe the abuse of elderly people. This can occur in the home (by relatives or outpatient-care nurses) or in group homes for the elderly (by employees). It's a terrible- no- horrible...

Sorry folks, Sarah Palin is (partly) right on health care

"But that should not distract voters from this reality: President Obama has proposed a new body that would enhance Medicare’s ability to deny care to the elderly and disabled based on government bureaucrats’...

The Disabled in the South can Make Money, Restore Dignity

Being disabled in a poor country piles on yet another obstacle to succeeding in life. But I found this story showed there is hope. The South’s disabled are a large population and often suffer more than even...

Tonka the Tortoise uses wheels to get around after dog attack

Tonka the Tortoise had been attacked by a dog, and had one of her legs bitten off; when she was found rescuers were concerned she would not survive without her leg. However, they had the idea of attaching the...

Oscar Pistorius Blade Runner in Manchester Paralympic World Cup

Oscar Pistorius, known as 'Blade Runner' competed in the BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester on the 24 May 2009.  Sunny and warm conditions in Manchester helped the 27 paralympic athletic events to go...

Texas Fight Club Busted In State School For Mentally Disabled

After watching clips on TV about this fight club it was very disturbing. Recordings from a lost cell phone is how the police found out. I hope this opens eyes to Administrators of these facilities. Cameras need to...

Hamilton, Canada: House of Horrors

"Paul Morse The Hamilton Spectator House of Horrors video A young,...

Divorce - North American Style

Barry Artiste Op/Ed We have all read about a Montreal Woman suing her Billionaire Ex Husband for Millions, though she is relatively well off with close to a 100K a year, home and a few million to boot for her and her children.  Yet when it comes to Childless couples,...

Homeland Security: Respect civil rights

"Homeland Security: Respect civil rights SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL BOARD Americans have a right to move about without fear of being groundlessly stopped by law enforcement. As far as we know, that constitutional right applies to all Americans, not just the minority...

The Class of Being homless 101

In the absence of caves the next best thing is to find a box and call it your residence. But you must make sure that you can watch your belongings. This is someone who will get an A in the class on Being Homeless...

Jodhpur Charity For Blind School India

Netraheen Vikas Sansthan (Blind School Jodhpur-Rajasthan-India )is working for rehabilitation of blind students since last 31 years in Suncity Jodhpur by providing free education with boarding and lodging facility separately for boys and Girls. The School was started on 15th...

Disabled persons honored in Myanmar

Its really wonderful that the disabled person are getting awards for there skills.on the ocassion of disabled day in mayanmar many disabled persons got the award." A total of 22 outstanding disabled persons in Myanmar were honored by the government for their wonderful...

Closed Doors Leave Disabled Students Behind

Entrance to educational services with handicap accessible door lacking of push-buttons and indicating handicap symbol hinders handicap student access to building and. The Blue handicap symbol near the door of the...

Providing Power When There is None: Instant Access Networks, Frostburg Facult...

National security nuts are boosting the renewable energy revolution; an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) from a terrorist missile or solar flare could take out the power grid, computer systems and our economy, so they're developing a distributed backup system based on renewable...

China Mobile Asking Apple for Crippled iPhones

China Mobile is requesting a customized version of the iPhone for official release on its network. This is the opposite of an enhanced model, though, with disabled WiFi and W_CDMA chips (The article specifies...

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