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Tag Archives: lower limb amputation
Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, October 26 to Friday, October 30
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Human Interest: Paying it forward: Boston Marathon amputee funds another woman’s artificial leg (The Washington Post) Heather Abbott has come full circle, from patient to philanthropist. She received a prosthesis after her left … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, autism diagnosis, Boston Marathon bombing, characters with disabilities on television, diabetes overtreatment, diabetes treatment, hearing aids for children, insulin releasing patch, lower limb amputation, lower limb prosthesis, orthotic arm for people with tremor, seniors with diabetes, seniors with hypertension
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 5 – Friday, May 9
Human Interest: In first, contestant with special needs on ‘Wheel of Fortune’ (Disability Scoop) A self-described Wheel of Fortune fanatic who has both Asperger’s and Tourette syndromes is the first contestant with special needs ever to compete on the show. … Continue reading
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Tagged 3-D printed prosthesis, Alzheimer's Disease, Asperger Syndrome, below-knee prosthesis, club feet, cognitive disabilities, custom-designed prosthetics, dementia, DIY, educational funding, equine therapy, higher education, lower limb amputation, managed care company, Medicaid funding, modified toy vehicle, Rutgers, seniors, special needs, state funding, state legislation, Tourette Syndrome, Wheel of Fortune
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, April 14 – Friday, April 18
Human Interest: Amy Purdy’s bionic grace on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ (The Washington Post) A dancer who is a double amputee wears her prosthetic limbs to get through four weeks of competition on ABC television’s Dancing With the Stars. The … Continue reading
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Tagged adapted tableware, adapted utensil, Advanced Cell Technology, Alzheimer's Disease, autism, brain-machine interface, children with traumatic brain injury, Dancing With the Stars, dementia, double amputee, elderly, electronic tastebud stimulator, exoskeleton, frontal lobe brain injury, funding, legislation, lower limb amputation, macular degeneration, memory recorder, mind-controlled exoskeleton, prosthesis, prosthetic leg, prosthetic limbs, prosthetic liner, retinal pigment epithelium cell therapy, robotic bed, robotic wheelchair/bed, seniors, social skills, socket interface for amputees, stem cell treatment for blindness, traumatic brain injury
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