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Helpful Information for the New School Year
Posted on August 27, 2010 | No CommentsBy Pam Lindemann Do it NOW! Please Don’t Wait! I cannot stress this enough: The time to start intervening on your child’s behalf with the school is NOW. The time to ask for services for your child is NOW. The time to ask, “What specifically... -
Explore the influence of deaf culture on baseball history
Posted on August 23, 2010 | No CommentsWhere did baseball hand signals come from? In exploring this seemingly simple question, the feature-length documentary, Signs of the Time, unveils stories of inspiration and controversy that transcend sports. The film unravels the mystery surrounding baseball’s greatest innovation. William Ellsworth Hoy started his professional career... -
Device restores taste, smell, some freedom to paralyzed patients
Posted on August 19, 2010 | 2 CommentsBY FRED TASKER ftasker@MiamiHerald.com CHARLES TRAINOR JR / MIAMI HERALD STAFF Ashley Hicks is thrilled that she can smell again after trading a bulky ventilator for the much smaller pacing system, cradled in her arm. The day after her new breathing device was implanted, Ashley... -
Floridians Pay More for Health Insurance
Posted on August 6, 2010 | No CommentsHow does the health insurance picture in Florida compare to other places in the country? A national survey of employer-provided health plans shows a picture that isn’t rosy for Floridians. Single coverage — for an employee only. In the United States, employees enrolled in health... -
Search for Environmental Influences on Autism Risk Expands at IMFAR 2010
Posted on July 27, 2010 | No CommentsAt this year’s International Meeting for Autism Research, researchers discussed a growing list of potential environmental risk factors for autism currently under study. Among the many factors discussed at the meeting were hazardous air pollutants, assisted reproductive technologies, medications given during pregnancy and childbirth, maternal infections,... -
Florida to Pay for Private PreK Therapies for Disabled Children
Posted on July 27, 2010 | No CommentsBy Allison Hertog, Esq., M.A. Yesterday Governor Crist signed into law what appears to be an extraordinary program for disabled prekindergarten children beginning with the 2012-13 school year. The details are not clear yet, but here’s the deal in brief. If your disabled child will... -
What the New Health Law Means to You
Posted on July 22, 2010 | No CommentsBy Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News Staff Writer This is an updated version of a story that was last published on April 13. The new health law signed by President Obama this spring contains the most sweeping changes to the American health system in a...