Disability Learning & Health
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Mark Smith is the Man in Seat Sixty-One. Although this might make him sound like a fictional spy, he is in fact the man behind the massively popular www.seat61.com website, which offers invaluable advice on worldwide train travel. This book is the essential guide for anyone who wishes to travel to Europe and beyond by […]
Cheap car leasing deals see new car sales rise again New car sales figures have revealed that buyers are continuing to be attracted by the cheap car leasing deals available on some of the UK’s favourite models. August 2013 saw the 18th month of consecutive rises in the UK’s new car market as registrations grew […]
Cerebral palsy is a term that covers a set of neurological conditions that cause physical disability in human development. It affects brain and nervous system and mainly it is related to the brain or cerebrum. Children mostly develop this due to injuries to the brain after birth or during pregnancy. Actually, the brain injury leads […]
Scapegoat: Why We Are Failing Disabled People Every few months there’s a shocking news story about the sustained, and often fatal, abuse of a disabled person. It’s easy to write off such cases as bullying that got out of hand, terrible criminal anomalies or regrettable failures of the care system, but in fact they point […]
Sex and Disability Every year, millions of people around the world confront a life-threatening illness or acquire a disability and survive. What follows for them is a physical and emotional roller coaster of treatment and coping. Often, the most difficult adjustment involves sexual activities. People with a disability or living with an illness may wonder […]
Top 10 Apps for People with a Disability 1. My DisableGo London – Free This is an app that allows you to look up the disabled access to over 20,000 venues in London, with trustworthy information as each venue is assessed in person. You can search out the places nearest to you, or search for […]
Being handicapped isn’t a sin. It doesn’t make you any less or incapable than others. You can be equally happy and enjoy the good things in life. Do not ever think of a disability as a limitation or hurdle in doing all those things you love. See the bright side of life. Be positive. Do […]
Life Without Limits PB: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life What Would Your Life be Like if Anything Were Possible? Born without arms or legs, Nick Vujicic overcame his disabilities to live an independent, rich, fulfilling, and ‘ridiculously good’ life while serving as a role model for anyone seeking true happiness. Now an internationally successful […]
Since the Egyptian times man has tried to implant false teeth into our jaws when natural teeth have been lost. This came to a head in the 1960’s when numerous systems were being tried and dental implants received a very bad press as they had a 90% failure rate. The change came when in 1952 […]