Children with special needs and their families are a major portion of the community. According to the US Census Bureau, as of 2010 more than 5 percent of the 53.9 million school-aged children in the country reportedly had a disability, and this doesn’t include unreported disabilities and other special needs that may not officially be …
Did you know that people with disabilities don’t have the same right to a minimum wage that others have? Although this probably strikes most of us as unfair or even shocking, it’s true. The most basic guiding principle of labor law is the familiar “equal pay for equal work.” However, thanks to a federal law …
In this series we’re providing everything there is to know about disability insurance, from pros and cons to the details on how it works. Watch for the pieces in this series to learn all about disability insurance. Overview of disability insurance If you have a car you probably have car insurance, and the majority of …
Bioethics and the disability community have always had a strange and uncomfortable relationship. That is because many of the mainstream controversies that define modern bioethics have a direct impact on people with disabilities: specifically, the use of technology to eliminate disabilities and questions surrounding genetic diversity. Genetic diversity and disability New reproductive technologies often appear …
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Here’s an easy to understand and detailed comparison of all 4 KD Smart Chairs. If you’re stuck on choosing which KD chair to buy, this infographic should help guide you in the right direction.
Are you ready to get back to the active lifestyle you’ve been missing? It’s not easy to lose the mobility you’re used to. Thankfully, mobility technology has come a long way, and the KD Smart Chair is the culmination of all of that progress. With the right power wheelchair, you can visit all of your …
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What’s so hard about choosing a wheelchair? I can just choose one that looks good to me, or chooses based on the cost of the wheelchair right? In the end, aren’t all wheelchairs basically alike? No, they’re definitely not. Wheelchairs are highly customizable, and they have to be; wheelchair users have diverse characteristics and a range …
More than ever, the pediatric wheelchairs of today are well-designed and technologically advanced. These power wheelchairs for kids are sophisticated, and exhibit a level of smart design that enables children who cannot walk on their own to experience a level of freedom that was previously out of reach. This is why choosing the right pediatric …
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has recently found what we all know in our hearts to be true: nothing should come between a girl and her dog, and there is a place for service dogs in school. Well, that’s definitely a paraphrase. Actually, the case concerns Ehlena Fry, a 13-year-old with cerebral …
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