Rural families in Western NSW who have a child with a disability are faced with difficult decisions about whether or not to stay in their communities, according to a study by the University of Sydney. "The lack of access to therapy services such as speech and physiotherapy in rural Australia ...
A study of 486 adults living in 13 urban residential areas in Australia affected by a range of contaminants was undertaken in 2014. Ordinal logistic regression analysis found respondents with a disability were significantly more likely to worry about contamination than those without. People living ...
This column has a simple purpose but a difficult goal--discuss issues that affect the lives, well-being, and state of mind of those who must live and cope with a disability and do so in a humorous way. Not an easy thing to do, since there is certainly nothing funny or humorous about...
Participation of people living with disabilities in physical activity: a global perspective Approximately 1·5 billion people worldwide live with a physical, mental, sensory, or intellectual disability, about 80% of which are in low-income and middle-income countries. This Series paper provides a ...
Hiking with help at the Bay Cliff Post-Polio Wellness Retreat in Michigan. (Left: Dr. Fred Maynard; right, Mr. Bruce Sachs, former President, Michigan Polio Network)Photo by Diane Dych-Sachs Check out Polio Australia here. Lots going on!
For people living with MS the most important life domains were standard of living and achieving in life. The domain of personal health was more influential for people living with MS (p < 0.01) than the general population. The life domains most susceptible to MS-related disability were ...
A craftsman living with a disability who makes clay figurines (泥雕) has recently made netizens amazed across the country.In 2003, Mi ___ his hands in a crash. Unwilling to ___ to fate, he gradually learned to eat and get dressed in the year that followed the unexpected ___. After...
Place and community inclusion: Locational patterns of supportive housing for people with intellectual disability and people with psychiatric disorders. People with PD were concentrated in neighborhoods with more socio-economic disadvantage, more residential instability, and a higher level of race/ethnic .....
"There are one million blind children living in developing countries in Asia. Unless something is done to address their blindness, they will live with that disability for the rest of their lives, receiving little to no education and greatly reducing their quality of life." ...
Living life with a chronic illness is definitely not easy. But I do my best to push through all the barriers this illness puts in front of me! In my heart and mind, I believe maintaining a positive outlook on all situations in life will carry us through