In a bid to provide direct financial and assistive support to the disabled people, one can find several government disability programs in Canada. These programs are proving to be attractive as well as fruitful to the needy people. The Ministry of Community and Social Services funds and monitors the Special Services at Home program to the needy people. These programs help adults and children who are caught under developmental disability. Children with a physical disability and their...

There are really several different phases when testing for dyslexia.  There will probably be a short questionnaire even before a screening test is given.  These questions will usually be in the form of a checklist of the signs of dyslexia and ask if the prospective dyslexic is exhibiting any of the signs.  If enough of the signs are present, the next step may be a phone consultation with an educator or psychologist who specializes in dyslexia.  They will ask more...

Owing to a disability several people are unable to live life to the fullest extent. What seems to be an everyday activity to most of us might be climbing the Everest for disabled people. Well, we are all human beings. Therefore, the desire to lead better and more successful lives is inherent in the disabled individuals also.

Becoming disabled can be the turning point in the life of an individual who had been leading a normal life till yesterday. Moreover, we cannot deny the fact...

During the formative years, an individual hardly realizes that he/she would also be facing adversities during the later stages of life. However, we cannot deny the fact that misfortune can take the toll on an individual at any point of time during his/her lifetime. Moreover, a fatal accident or an illness may lead to disability in an individual.

Generally, a disability restricts the life of an individual in many forms. At times, an individual is prevented from earning a...

Well, the first advice given to a person who suddenly becomes disabled is filing for disability claims. Though the advice seems to be a ray of hope to the disabled people, majority of people are frightened by the cumbersomeness of the procedure involved.

For the purpose of filing a claim, you need to fulfill specific disability guidelines in first place. You should be suffering from a severe and prolonged physical or mental disability that restricts your ability to lead a normal...

Health and Careare please to announce the launch of a brand new range of Aid for Daily Living products available to buy now. The Aids for Daily Living range offers thousands of useful products for around the home such as wheelchairs, grab bars, ramps and kitchenware.

Mostof us know someone who could benefit from a useful product to help them around the house. Whether it is a wheelchair ramp to help them over a door threshold or something as simple as easy grip cutleryHealth and...

If you are looking forward to buying a wheelchair, the best option is to go in for a Invacare wheelchair. Invacare is the most reputed and trustworthy company which manufactures wheelchairs and other medical equipments in the US. Incidentally Invacare was amongst the top spenders among the Ohio healthcare provider companies which had spent around $1.2 million. These Invacare wheelchairs are most suited for people who need assistance to move around and the high quality of these...

How to help your anxious child with crying before bedtime

Night time for a child with anxiety disorder can be a difficult time.  It is the time of the day when thoughts of the next day of school come to mind and a racing heart and uncontrollable fear sets in.  My daughter sometimes would start crying at dinner time building up to uncontrollable crying at bedtime with intense fear about the next day.  I can remember laying down with her and holding her crying...

A stair lift, also called chair lift, is a great piece of equipment to help elderly and disabled move around their home. It is designed to physically carry its occupant safely up and down their stair. You have chair lifts for both straight stairs and curved ones. The curved staircase lift is quite a bit more expensive, as it often has to be special designed to fit one type of stairs.

You need a lift to fit your staircase, so choosing between curved or straight is not the...

Taking a shower after a hip prosthesis is removed due to a staph infection or wear and tear can be a daunting task. Typically one cannot put more than 25% of one’s weight on the affected side because there is no real hip joint, just a spacer.

Even though we have two bathrooms, one has a regular bath tub, and the other has a stall shower with a step-over wall, about 6” high. To get in and out of either requires lifting the effected leg and putting full weight on it...