Articles related to "Amputee"
Children and Electronic Limbs
All Children should be able to have the latest in Myoelectronic devices even if the cost can not be paid for by the parent.
• amputation
• child amputee
• help
• amputee support
Amputee Mountain Biking
Mountain bikes can be adapted to suit prostheses.
• mtb amputee
• victor walther
• mountain biking for amputees
• disabled mountain bike
• handicapped mtb
Tha Amputee and Great Legs
New advances in making of artificial limbs, the CAD System
• amputees
• new legs
• artificial legs
• prosthesis
The Amputee in Daily Life
Things go on even if your are disabled. No one is untouched by sickness and fear.
• disabliity
• faith
• sickness
• what to do
• help
As Seen on TV
In an attempt to keep viewers during the writers' strike, networks trotted out a slew of new reality shows on their audiences. But reality has always been a favorite.
• disability
• physical impairment
• hearing loss
• amputee
• reality television
It Does Not Fit
Why amputees fail to use artificial limbs. Cause and understanding of problems associated with limb loss.
• artificial legs
• prosthetic devices
• attitude
• stump pain
• muscle pain
Politicians With Disabilities
"You've said it yourself a million times. If there had been a TV in every living room sixty years ago, this country does not elect a man in a wheelchair."
• disability
• amputee
• politician
• fdr
• vietnam
Profiles: Bonnie St. Johne Deane
How many people can say they've been an Olympic skier, Rhodes scholar, author and White House official all while having a great family life? Bonnie St. Johne Deane can.
• bonnie st
• john deane
• author
• amputee
• olympic
The Amputation
The loss of a limb is like the death of a loved one. We will explore the emotions, and physical problems and some solutions to help the amputee recover.
• amputation
• wooden legs
• support
• support for amputees
Here we go again:
This country has neglected the needs of the disabled. It is time to make some changes.
• amputee
• disability
• change
• change in government
• help
Is A Bionic Man in Our Future?
Are bionics body parts in our future. The progress of prosthetics.
• amputee
• health
• artificial limbs
• support for amputees
It is all in your Mind?
Is Phantom Pain real or in your mind?
• amputation
• health
• health care
• mental health
• phantom pain
Rambling On
the amputee and the disabled have civil rights. How come the rest of the world can not understand that?
• amputee
• prosthetic devices
• help
• support
• support group
So You Need A New Leg
A way for an amputee to choose a new leg.
• artificial legs
• help
• amputation
• help for amputee
• new legs
So You Need a New Leg?
Information on some advances in artificial legs
• amputation
• disability
• disable
• help for the amputee
• prosthetics
The Best Years of Our Lives
A great film about three soldiers returning home after World War II, who try to return to their pre-war, less horrific, lives.
• war
• movie
• film
• dana andrews
• frederic march
the Birth of a Cause
How I became involved in counseling amputees.
• amputation
• wooden leg
• amputee support
• counselling
• counseling
What a Shame
The lack of education of amputees has caused undue hardships and it is time for the medical profession to take note.
• amputee
• mental health
• disability
• ada
• artificial limbs
Comics Books & Disabilities
Disabled characters are rarely seen in prominent roles in TV shows and movies. When you enter the comic book universe, however, these characters are highly visible.
• comic books
• graphic novels
• tv
• movies
• disabilities
Oscar Pistorius' Olympic Bid Fails
The "fastest man on no legs" had his request to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics declined, because his carbon-fibre prosthetics allegedly give him an unfair advantage.
• oscar pistorius
• iaaf
• blade runner
• fastest man on no legs
• pistorius olympics
The Need to be Whole
Man has a need to be whole. Through out history amputation has caused man to find a way to use artificial limbs. Here is a breif history and comment on the need of man and his quest to be a whole person.
• amputation
• support for amputees
• artificial limbs
• help
• medical history
Post-Operative Prostheses
The amputee may benifit from the use of an Immediate Post-Operative Prostheses .
• amputee
• support for amputees and families. artificial limb
So You Need a New Leg?
Advances in Prosthetic divices
• amputee
• amputation
• artificial legs
• help for the disabled
• help for amputees.
Slow Man by J.M. Coetzee
Slow Man, by South African native and Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee, is a dreamy meditation on a life fundamentally changed by a devastating accident.
• slow man
• j.m. coetzee
• nobel prize in literature
• australia
• convalescence
Defining the Market of Travelers With Disabilities
Applying best practices to travel and hositality using the United Nation's definition of disability with notes from the field of Universal Design.
• wheelchair travel
• discrimination against persons with disabilities:
• turismus fur alles
• turismo para todos
• travel for all
Inclusive Tourism: Some Definitions
Inclusive Tourism draws from Universal Design and Visitability to assure participation of the broadest range of travelers.
• inclusion
• ada
• disability rights
• travel for all
• accessible travel
Taipei Plan of Action for Accessible Tourism
International Accessible Tourism Conference, held at Taipei from 5 to 6 May 2005, produced an action plan that promises continued, coordinated development of barrier-free tourism infrastructure in the region.
• barrier-free
• senior travel
• wheelchair travel
• turismo acessivel
• pessoa com deficiencias
The First International Conference on Accessible Tourism - Taipei, Taiwan
Eden Social Welfare Foundation will host the first international conference dedicated entirely to travel and disability. To be help May 4 - 8, 2005 in Taipei, Taiwan, the conference will simultaneously launch the Asia Pacific Accessible Travel League (APTL). Comments posted in the Discussion following this article will be used by conference organizers.
• pessoa com deficiencias
• travel
• scott paul rains
• bloglinker.com
• turismo para todos
The Global Reach of Accessible Tourism
Opening keynote from the 2005 International Conference on Accessible Tourism, Taipei, Taiwan, May 4-8, 2005.
• barrier-free
• senior travel
• discrimination against persons with disabilities:
• wheelchair travel
• turismo acessivel
The Vexel Quovis Has Landed
The Vexel Quovis is a unique vehicle that is designed to be driven from a wheelchair.
• accessible van
• hand controls
• adapted vehicles
• wheelchair car
• vexel
Theme Parks, Imaginary Worlds, and Real Access
Looking at theme parks from the perspective of inclusion.
• turismus fur alles
• discrimination against persons with disabilities:
• turismo para todos
• parques tematicos
• portador de deficiencias