The Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) is direct support program that helps people living with disabilities and are in financial scarcity. It provides assistance especially in the food and housing. Its legislation defines to cater financial and income support to the "persons with kind of disability." It basically pays on the monthly basis in the form of fixed amount for basic needs, and a variable and limited amount for shelter. The beneficiaries are paid to the...

Regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum, no one can deny the historical impact of this past week with the passing and signing of Obama's Healthcare Reform Bill. Much debate has already taken place and will continue to take place in the coming months, as the first steps are taken to implement this giant Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act bill. Many of the most significant parts of the bill will not even go into effect until 2014, with others slated as far out as...

The history of dyslexia is actually longer than most people might think—nearly 150 years. To further put that into perspective, autism was only identified and treated as a learning disability 100 years ago—and the signs of autism are more prominent. The biggest challenge researchers have had to overcome over the last century and a half has been the fact that dyslexia has no outward symptoms beyond the dyslexic's inability to read, write or do arithmetic.

As early as...

Disability, the word itself depicts the incapability of the persons who suffer from such a condition. A disability of any kind, either physical or mental poses restrictions in the life of an individual. Disabled people need the unconditional support and care of their family members as well as acquaintances.

The governments of nations across the world have extended a helping hand towards the disabled people. Different kind of disability programs are run by various governments in...

Mounting the hoist to the ceiling is usually the preferred method of installation when considering the manual handling of a patient or disabled person. A ceiling mounted hoist has several advantages over alternative lifting methods.

If you require a little assistance while moving around or you have difficulty walking longer distances, you can opt for a mobility scooter for yourself. It is just like an ordinary scooter but has been specially designed for people who require assistance in moving around the area. There are two such types – the electric mobility scooters and the gasoline driven mobility scooters. Lichfield District Council has recently appealed to the owners to be more careful when they are...

The following points are general observations that should be considered before making a decision about whether to opt for a converted, or an adapted vehicle.

With converted wheelchair accessible vehicles the structure and layout has been fundamentally and permanently altered to accept a passenger in a wheelchair. Whilst an adapted vehicle has had adaptations added which can subsequently be removed, for example upon resale of the vehicle.

Wheelchair Accessible...

Procrastination seems to be the rule rather than an exception when it comes to filing applications for social security benefits. There are quite a few out there who end up creating unprecedented delays in filing their applications. Most of these people end up waiting for more than several months before applying for these benefits that they are entitled to. Some people decide to wait, as they remain unsure about their eligibility while others do not realize the benefits that these...

I first realized I wasn’t my normal self towards the Christmas holidays...I'd just finished school and during my GCSE's I'd contracted a virus known as glandular fever which seems to be quite a popular trigger for M.E/CFS (Myalgic Encephalopathy/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)

...I was studying Animal Management at Sparsholt college in Winchester. During early November I began falling asleep during class, which at first I thought was just the sudden adjustment to full time...

Electronically chargeable mobility scooter is a remarkable device which is serving the people who are suffering with some provisional or permanent disability and provides them the ability to move indoors and outdoors without help with pleasure and contentment. Mobility scooters are of a variety of kinds and carry out various needs as well, as there are playful, foldable, heavy duty and medium duty scooters available presenting miscellaneous sort of functionalities and specs. These...