More Women With Moderate Disability; Cause Not Clear; Obesity May Be Contributing Factor

More Older Women Now Living With "Moderate" Disability, Study Shows by Amy Norton.  March 18, 2016. 

Less Than 20% Of Medical Schools Teach Students How To Talk With Disabled Students--A Barrier To Care

Doctors' Ignorance Stands In The Way Of Care For The Disabled by Leana Wen.  National Public Radio.  May 17, 2014.

Lower Back Pain Causes More Global Disability Than Any Other Condition

Low Back Pain Afflicts Millions Around The World by Elizabeth DeVita Raeburn.  MedPage Today.  March 25, 2014.

Evidence Grows That Sitting Is An Independent Risk Factor For Disability; Amount Of Time Spent Sitting Increases Risk No Matter The Time In Moderate Exercise

Dangers of .... Sitting?  Regardless Of Exercise, Too Much Sedentary Time Is Linked To Major Disability After 60.  Northwestern University.  February 19, 2014.

(1)  True or False:  This study proves that sedentary behavior causes disability.

(2)  True or False:  "(The study) draws attention to the face that this is a _________ problem."

(3)  What are five approaches to cutting down on sitting time?

Major College Head Coach Works Around Epileptic Seizures

For Coach, Seizures Are Mere Distractions  by Greg Bishop.  The New York Times.  October 4, 2013.

The story of Jerry Kill, head football coach of the Golden Gophers of the University of Minnesota, probably the only coach in college football with a seizure protocol.

A Story Of Smartphone Adaptation And The Almost-Blind Photographer

Disruptions:  Visually Impaired Turn To Smartphones To See Their World by Nick Bilton.  The New York Times.  September 29, 2013.

The Blind Connect Through Technology

New Gadgets Assist the Blind by Te-Ping Chen.  The Wall Street Journal.  October 14, 2012.

There are 285 million visually impaired individuals worldwide according to the World Health Organization.  Increasingly technologies are addressing the problem of keeping these individuals connected and participating in society.  This article relates the efforts of companies like Ocean Blue Software which speaks TV menu listings, on-screen prompts, and schedule listings.  Also important has been the proliferation of smartphones which has been a boon to assistive technology.  An example is an app that will snap photos of menus or box labels and read them aloud.  This relatively new industry has growth potential as the population ages and new uses for unimpaired individuals are developed.

Transition for the Developmentally Disabled

After Decades in Institutions, a Bumpy Journey to a New Life  by Rachel L. Swarns.  The New York Times.  September 30 2012.

In response to Justice Department pressure, states are integrating the developmentally disabled into society.  The Department's view is that these individuals are needlessly segregated from society in public hospitals, nursing homes, and day programs.  Georgia has been, as a result, releasing hundreds of back into society mostly into small group homes with up to 4 residents.  This article traces the family and personal transitions of one developmentally disabled resident of Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, GA.  which is now mostly empty after housing up to 13,000 patients in the 1950's.