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Snowdrop: Treatment for cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities: - Neuro-cognitive... by Rudy S. Patient Expert

This is a comprehensive article about neuro-cognitive therapy.In the treatment of cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities Link: Snowdrop: Treatment for cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities: - ... Read on »

Severe Disability not on Steve Pakin's Agenda by Claire Patient Expert

... ally a quality piece of work. He is a good interviewer and moderator. I was excited, then, when his show came up with a piece about life after deinstitutionalisation of the cognitively disabled in Ontario. As you may recall from a previous post, Ontario closed it's last institutions on March 31st. I was looking forward to something incisive and ... Read on »

The Journey: A Parent Comes to Terms with Her Daughter’s Disability by Real IN Moms .. Patient Expert

When Deborah, my eldest daughter, was diagnosed with epilepsy and {cognitive disabilities}, I read books and attended meetings and conferences that described parents of children with disabilities as being “in a state of chronic sorrow.” That ... Read on »

UK Official Denigrates Elderly with Profound Cognitive Impairments by Using the Hateful V-Epithet by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

... fight for the equal moral worth of those in her public policy charge. She should be stripped of her portfolio immediately. Labels: Ageism. Discrimination against People with Cognitive Disabilities. Duty to die. United Kingdom. Read on »

Thoughts on Blogging Against Disablism Day by David Patient Expert

... ader policy-- disability discrimination was the policy .” “So where are the self-reflective posts by nondisabled folks about ability, bodily privilege, fear of people with cognitive disabilities, or even angst about becoming impaired? Where is the recognition of participating in and privileging from an ableist culture?” "We have a couple of p ... Read on »

Disability Blog Carnival #3 by David Patient Expert

... ught of as acceptable as a sacramental response?" Jeff McNair, a Christian youth minister, challenges his fellow ministers to be open to the positive changes a person with a cognitive disability brings to a youth group in Value Added. In Reflecting on Spirituality and What I Believe In, Emma gives a comprehensive analysis of her spiritual experie ... Read on »

The Burden of Parental Decision Making and the Negative Impact on Disability Rights by Claire Patient Expert

... ATE?by Christine RyanIt is a profoundly disturbing (American) legal document, one that brings into question (among other things) the "personhood" of individuals with profound cognitive disabilities. The document points out that legal precedent regarding the sterilization of persons with profound cognitive disabilities has "creat(ed) confusing juri ... Read on »

Novel Concept by Chrystal .. Patient Expert

... to the cause. Who else thinks it would be so easy to just add the r-word in there? I do. But the sad thing is that we seem so far from that actually happening. People with cognitive disabilities don't seem to be at the top of very many people's lists these days. Read on »

Does Data Support Claim That Developmental Disabilities Will "Destroy The US"? by Joseph .. Patient Expert

... 2 which may be requested from California DDS (CDDS). California population data is obtained from the California Department of Health Services. Let us first look at trends in cognitive disability as a whole, by analyzing data on an aggregation of moderate, severe and profound mental retardation in the state of California as registered by CDDS. Ment ... Read on »

Let's Play . . but Make the Set Accessible by Vicki B. Patient Expert

... result in cognitive difficulties as well as physical limitations, so I enjoy turning my efforts into mental fitness. When I asked my doctor the best way to delay the onset of cognitive disability, he told me to do something like crossword puzzles to exercise my mind. My preferred exercise program consists of television game shows. ( Read More ) ... Read on »