www.northeastcenter.com Northeast Center for Special CareNortheast Center for Special Care - The latest news and information about brain injury, spinal cord injury, respiratory, ventilator care, rehabilitation and health care<br /> <br /> Visit us on the web www.northeastcenter.com<br /> <br />Disabled Regina teen denied access to flight CANADA- July 4, 2008 After a travel nightmare that stranded her in Ottawa, a teenage quadriplegic finally boarded a flight home to Regina on Thursday night. But instead of the regular WestJet Airlines Ltd. flight she had planned to be on, 15-year-old Avery Ottenbreit was expected to arrive home early this morning on board an air ambulance after the airline decided her harness didn't meet flight regulations.http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/local/story.html?id=f46e5e79-7e67-4236-a9d... Spinal cord injured get help with sexual intimacy NEW ZEALAND- July 4, 2008 North Islanders with a spinal cord injury are getting help in expressing sexual intimacy thanks to an innovative new programme. The Auckland Spinal Rehabilitation Unit and TASC (The Association for Spinal Concerns) have together helped four hundred patients learn new ways of expressing their sexuality.http://www.xable.com/index.php?page=news&p=5 New home gives disabled couple independence MONTANA- July 4, 2008 Pam and Lyle Whitmore lived for years in an old Bozeman trailer that had holes in the floor, lights that flickered on and off when doors closed, and mold in the ceiling and carpet. As a married couple with disabilities, the Whitmores also worried about people throwing things at their rented trailer and stealing their belongings. On Thursday, the Whitmores celebrated the purchase of their own home -- a beautiful, clean townhouse in the Chequamegon Village on West Babcock Street.http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2008/07/04/news/10home%20sweet%20home.txt Hospital halts therapy program CALIFORNIA- July 4, 2008 A state-funded program that helps the physically disabled will shut down after budget reductions from the California Department of Rehabilitation. Project Threshold, part of the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey, partnered occupational and physical therapists with disabled individuals to evaluate their home, work and school conditions and provide assistive technology.http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_9783293?source=rss Georgia To Offer More Community Living Alternatives For Individuals With Disabilities- July 4, 2008 More than 2,300 individuals with disabilities currently institutionalized in Georgia's eight public psychiatric hospitals and mental retardation facilities will have the opportunity to live in their communities with appropriate supports tailored to meet their individualized needs as a result of a settlement agreement between the state of Georgia and the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Georgia will promote individuals' rights under the United States Supreme Court's 1999 ruling in Olmstead v..http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113887.php Caregiver Pleads No Contest To Abusing Disabled Man FLORIDA- July 4, 2008 A Volusia County caregiver was ordered to spend the next 30 days in jail after pleading no contest to abusing a disabled adult after surveillance video surfaced that showed her hitting a man with Down syndrome more than 15 times.http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/7/4/caregiver_pleads_no_contest_to_abusing_disable... Disabled man 'failed' by council UK- July 4, 2008 A disabled man suffered "unnecessary indignity and inconvenience" because of failures at Sheffield City Council, an ombudsman's report has said. The council failed to adapt the man's home to meet his needs and as a result he spent up to 14 weeks without access to washing facilities or a toilet.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/7489527.stm Brain op survivor's Tube map for disabled UK- July 4, 2008 A MAN left with learning difficulties after a brain operation is helping to design a Tube map specifically for disabled people. When Byron Konizi was ten, surgeons successfully removed a potentially deadly tumour but the operation affected his concentration levels and short-term memory.http://www.wansteadandwoodfordguardian.co.uk/display.var.2380026.0.waltham_forest_brain_op... Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Balanced Nutrition Saves Lives- July 2, 2008 Clinician-scientists from NewYork-Presbyterian HospitalWeill Cornell Medical Center are suggesting an immediate and important change to guidelines used in the care of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The researchers say that following TBI, patients should be given nutritional supplementation through a gastric feeding tube as soon as possible, which they say can improve their chances of survival by as much as four-fold.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113604.php Trekinetic: Reinventing the wheelchair UK- July 2, 2008 Back in 2000, Mike Spindle was going on holiday when his family's flight from Luton was delayed. In the crowded airport lounge, Spindle noticed a "cool, good-looking lad" in a wheelchair and was struck by the jarring contrast between the fashion-conscious teenager's hair and clothes, and the staid, traditional design of his wheelchair. He immediately vowed to produce something better and started sketching ideas for radical new wheelchair designs on the back of his boarding pass.http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/trekinetic-reinventing-t... |