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Tag Archives: spinal muscular atrophy
What is Spinal Muscular Atrophy?
According to the Genetics Home Reference at the US National Library of Medicine, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a “genetic disorder that affects the control of muscle movement” and “is caused by a loss of specialized nerve cells in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Disabilities, disability, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, people with disabilities, SMA, spinal muscular atrophy
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, April 27 to Friday, May 1
Aqui puede leer este articulo en espanol Human Interest: When strangers assume your girlfriend is your nurse (The Washington Post) Shane has lived his entire life with spinal muscular atrophy. That’s 22 years, save the first three, that he has … Continue reading
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Tagged apps for blind users, autism, braille learning app, cannabidiol, cannabis, CBD, diabetes alert dog, epilepsy treatment, FOG, freezing of gait, hearing impairment, Microsoft Kinect, mobility and functional decline, neural prosthetic devices, Parkinson's Disease, prodigies, service dogs, spinal muscular atrophy, temporal acoustic patterns, type 1 diabetes
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, March 9 to Friday, March 13
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Culture: Being funny is Shannon DeVido’s world (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Shannon DeVido gets her laughs as a stand-up comedian, improvisational sketch artist, and host of her YouTube show, “Stare at Shannon.” “I’ve done … Continue reading
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Tagged adults with autism, Alzheimer's Disease, developmental disabilities, fall prevention, L'Arche communities, neurosignaling research, relationships, spinal muscular atrophy, Templeton Prize, thought-controlled arm, ultrasound therapy for Alzheimer's, upper-body exoskeleton
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