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View Post: Equip KIDS International: International Day of Persons with ...
1 hour ago by Equip KIDS International  
For example, with the kids we work with in Peru, one parent needs to stay home to care for the child with a disability, meaning the family has a lower income. Therapies and assistive devices are also VERY costly (when they are available ...
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View Post: The Presidency - Republic of South Africa
8 hours ago
In addition, gone are the days when persons with disabilities were denied access to basic health care. The past fifteen years have seen advances being made to ensure access to free primary health care, assistive devices and disability ...
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View Post: 8980 seniors with disabilities out in the cold
1 Dec 2009 by Stephen Pate  
They do not receive coverage under the PEI Disability Support Program which provides assistive devices and other supports for persons living with disabilities. Assistive devices include aids used by the disabled and include wheelchairs, ...
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View Post: OKU Convoy 2009, 6 Dec 2009, 7.45 am at Times Square.
26 Nov 2009 by JASON  
A suitable assistive device is very important in enabling a disabled person to pursue an independent life. For example, people who have disabilities need a motorized wheel chair to move around independently. ...
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View Post: International Day of Disabled Persons 2009
2 Dec 2009 by Wheelie Catholic  
In many low-income and middle -income countries, only 5-15% of disabled people who require assistive devices and technology have access to them (5). Please join me today in celebrating the achievements of many people with disabilities ...
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View Post: Friday News Feed (12.04.2009) « The ASSET Blog
12 hours ago by Joel  
These programs include device loans, AT reuse, device demonstrations and state financing activities. For examples of how some states have helped people with disabilities get assistive technology visit the website of the Association of ...
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View Post: Accommodation is Not “Special Treatment”
1 Dec 2009 by Patricia Dudek  
That we deserve space on this Earth, just like everyone else. Greet us when we enter a room. Talk to us, not our interpreters/communicative devices. Don't touch our assistive devices without permission. You get the drift. Be good. ...
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View Post: Budget Cuts Work in Funny Ways
2 Dec 2009 by meloukhia  
I think about the fact that the library cuts are taking away a precious resource, and about the fact that while books might not be officially considered “assistive devices” in the eyes of the government, they totally can be. ...
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View Post: Becta contracts for assistive devices
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15 Nov 2009 ...
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View Post: Technologies - Five key trends in assistive technology
3 Dec 2009 by WebAdmin@eschoolnews.com  
Once considered a highly specialized field, assistive technology (AT) now increasingly can be found in applications and devices sold to the general public, says a new report that highlights several key trends in AT development. ... Other iPhone apps for students with disabilities include Picture Scheduler, which helps students with autism create and organize personal tasks, and iPrompts, which provides visual prompting tools to help students understand upcoming events and ...
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