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Product Spotlight: Sonus Hearing Care Professionals
An estimated 37 million people in the United States suffer from hearing loss. Let’s reflect on the enormity of that number—it’s about one out of every eight people. And of…
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FES Rowing Expands Exercise Possibilities for People with Disabilities
By Mark McAndrew, Concept2 Rowing Concept2 Rowing and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Cambridge will feature Exercise for Persons with Disabilities on September 21 at Abilities Expo Boston. Longtime hub of competitive…
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Eye-control Empowers People with Disabilities
By Tara Rudnicki, Tobii ATI WHO: Tobii Assistive Technology Inc. (ATI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tobii Technology, is the leading global provider of eye-tracking and gaze interaction-based Augmentative and Alternative Communication…
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Assistance Dogs: Private vs. Program Training
By Kristin Hartness, Canines for Disabled Kids More and more often I meet people who tell me they self-trained or privately trained their service dog. The answers I get when I…
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A Guide to Understanding Assistance Dogs
By Jenny Ho The old adage says a dog is man’s best friend; however, for more than 7,000 people with disabilities across the UK, they are a lot more than…
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Not Just Monkeying Around—Consider the Benefits of a Helping Hands Service Monkey
By Megan Talbert, Helping Hands Monkey Helpers Editor’s note: For 41 years, Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers trained capuchin monkeys to provide assistance to people with disabilities and they continue to…
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The New Horse Boy Method…Sans Horses
By Rupert Isaacson and Iliane Lorenz, Horse Boy World For those who read about Horse Boy Method in the August 2012 issue of The Buzz, we have some updates to…
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A Child With Autism Reaches Out
A Poem by Berg Two and a half years ago, 7-year-old Berg came to Horse Boy World burdened with a diagnosis of PDD-NOS and selective mutism. Virtually non-verbal, she rarely…
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It’s Okay to Ask for Help
By Lauren Dyer, Spiritual Meditation Mama I don’t know about you, but I have a problem asking for help. This just became a realization to me in the past few weeks.…
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Amputee Soccer? Amputee Soccer Absolutely!
It’s the fastest one-legged game on the planet—now played in 47 countries around the world. And Team USA is training to compete in the 2018 Amputee Soccer World Cup in…
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Popular Houston Festival to Fund Accessible Playground
By Elyssa Horvath, Friends of Oak Forest Park The Festival of Abilities at Oak Forest Park on Saturday, October 27, from 3-7 pm benefits a landmark Playground for All Abilities,…