Jacquie Ripat, MSc; and Ann Booth, MBA
Deciding on the appropriate assistive technology (AT) for an individual can be a complex endeavor. The process must consider the needs of each of the primary stakeholders in combination with the unique social, economic, and political environment where the service delivery occurs. Although the literature discusses various […]

Jeff Canar, PhD
Prevalence rates for dementing illnesses in the US ranges from 2.8% for adults aged 65 to 74 up to 28% for adults greater than 65 years of age (Desai, Zhang and Hennessy, 1999). Dementia, broadly defined, involves impairment in memory plus impairment in at least one other cognitive domain including language; apraxia––the inability […]

Debbie Blanchard, LCSW
In the seven months since New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, I have learned not only what it means to––as the song goes––miss New Orleans, but I also got some pointed instruction about a lot of other stuff that I wish I never had to learn. Then again, maybe they were lessons […]

Issues, Implications, and Ideas for Serving Students with Spinal Cord Injuries and Physical Disabilities in the School Setting

Susan Schaming McNiff, EdD, LPC, NBCC

More than one million people suffer from spinal cord and brain injuries each year (Carnes & Quinn, 2005). In addition, nearly three decades of epidemiological studies have consistently reported that significant psychosocial […]