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Sep

Disabled Being Left Behind During Emergency Evacuations

Posted by derekd  Published in Uncategorized

I recently read an interesting article mentioning how people with disabilities were being left out of the evacuation process during emergencies.  This interested me because normally you don’t expect emergencies to happen in the first place, but when they do everyone should have the opportunity to escape danger.  This article written by Megan Tady talked […]

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14

Sep

A Day Spent Experiencing the Life of Being Handicapped

Posted by derekd  Published in Wheelchair

Hi, my name is Derek Davis and I am a student at Bowling Green State University.  I am majoring in business education and over the course of my educational experiences I came across an activity that changed my life forever.  This experience happened to occur in Dr. Mandlebaum’s EDIS 231 course in which I had the […]

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7

Sep

The Effects of ADHD Throughout Life

Posted by derekd  Published in ADHD

I found a very interesting article on the topic of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) through the Mental Health Agency America of Illinois.  This document can be found at http://www.mhai.org/ADHD_in_the_Workplace.pdf .  ADHD is defined as a nuerobiological psychiatric disorder that includes a persistent pattern of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity.  How many people are affected by ADHD? […]

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2

Sep

Blaze Sports: Offering Sports Competition for the Disabled

Posted by derekd  Published in Sports and Disability

I found an amazing organization known as Blaze Sports that offers youth and adults with disabilities a chance to enjoy themselves through sport and healthy lifestyles.  Blaze Sports focuses on people who are disabled with spinal cord injury, spina bifida, celebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, muscular dystrophy, amputation, visual impairment, and many other physical disabilities.  Blaze […]

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