Showdown for a Chance at Gold
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| THE OBSERVATORY By Gary Presley “Why is it not God’s will that I am in this wheelchair?” “It was with anticipation mixed with dread that I began to watch Christopher Reeve’s retelling of the classic.” [...] Canada and Germany dominate Whistler Mountain at the Vancouver [...] | POLIO TIPS AND TECHNIQUES by Dr. Richard L. Bruno Last column, we talked about types of tremor, essential tremor being one, which is often treated with beta-blockers. Beta-blockers have been a first-line drug to treat high blood pressure. The problem for polio survivors is that the side effect of beta-blockers—and of most antihypertension drugs –is fatigue, something polio survivors don’t need more of. So, here are some suggestions to take to your doctor about drugs to lower your blood pressure that, hopefully, will not also put you to sleep: The first day of Paralympic competition saw the U.S. and Korea battle against each other in two sports, wheelchair curling and sled hockey, with Team USA getting the best of the Koreans in both [...] Bonaza Productions, Inc. is hosting an open casting call for a new NBC Television pilot created by and starring Paul Reiser (Mad About You). They are going the extra mile in conducting an extensive search for a 10 – 13 year old boy who is a wheelchair user to audition for the role of Paul’s son Zeke. Our friends at Wheelchair Sports Federation are blogging from the 2010 Paralympic Games in Vancouver and have graciously permitted us to share their stories and photos with Action readers. For more of their posts and pictures, go to the link above. You can also follow them on Twitter. | TECH EDGE By John M. Williams One of the joys of working in the field of Assistive Technology is you get to meet people who see a person with a disability being challenged and decide to address that need. Entrepreneurs Myron Alexander, through his company ease of Life Products, and Rob Mayben, through his desktop desk, are making a difference in the lives of people with disabilities in just this way. | WORKING WORLD By Tamar Asedo Sherman Ticket to Work Is 10! The Social Security Administration is marking the 10th anniversary of the enactment of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (Ticket Act) by launching the Choose Work web site (www.choosework.net). Yes, I absolutely want to walk again, but I do not have to walk again. [...] I wanted to try to create a Jabberwock, and I soon got my chance. [...] | SPORTS ROUNDUP Jess Markt (in white) brought his knowledge of wheelchair basketball to Afghanistan. By Tom Scott In late October 2009, Jess Markt, a 33-year-old Oregon native with a T6-7 spinal cord injury arrived at Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan’s capital city after an exhausting 30-hour journey from New York. Built in the early 1960s during a period of modernization, the airport was now primarily used by U.S. Armed Forces and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in the ongoing War in Afghanistan. Markt’s grogginess melted away as international security forces with their automatic rifles at the ready stared with curiosity [...] By Peggy Hathaway Some people are fed up with health care reform (HCR) and think it may be just as well that Congress is deadlocked. The truth is, now is the absolute worst time to tune out from HCR, which in danger of becoming victim to petty partisan politics as the 2010 elections approach. If given a choice between doing what’s right for all Americans in terms of reform and doing what’s right for themselves in order to get re-elected, don’t kid yourself, our representatives in Congress definitely need our input to make the best choice.
From our friends at United We Ride: www.UWRdialogue.org Spot the error. [...] It took more than nine years and two federal lawsuits, but Francis Wenke and his wife Diane are finally getting justice. [...] | LEGISLATIVE NEWS By Peggy Hathaway, Vice- President for Public Policy In 1999, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the civil rights of people with disabilities were violated if they had to be in an institution in order to receive needed services and supports. Commonly known as the Olmstead decision, the ruling requires states to provide community-based services to people with disabilities in most instances. | LEGISLATIVE NEWS By Andrew Morris, Director of Legislation United Spinal Association submitted comments to the National Institute of Health (NIH) in support of ethical embryonic stem cell research. The NIH had issued proposed guidelines in response to an Executive Order that President Obama signed in March of 2009 that reversed the Bush administration’s ban on embryonic stem cell research funded in any part with federal funds. |
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