october 2008

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Celebrating our Paralympians: an athlete’s diary.


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October 2008

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square_bullet Celebrating our Paralympians + an athlete’s diary.

Features

square_bullet All pensions are not equal says Samantha Jenkinson

square_bullet Epilepsy is often subtle but its effects can be disabling.

square_bullet Too few aids and assistive devices are hobbling people with disability states Ken Baker.

square_bullet A reader’s true story of early onset dementia.

square_bullet Short statured but thinking tall – Margherita Coppolino.

square_bullet Hearing voices: when internal intruders take over.

square_bullet Too often people with disabilities are treated like things i.e. commodities

square_bullet 12 ways to help someone with depression

square_bullet Asthma: taking a deep breath is impossible for 2.2 million Australians.

square_bullet Overturning mediocrity – part 2 of Dan Kearns’ essay on poor training & education .

square_bullet Letting children loose in the garden with dirt and seeds.

square_bullet AART.BOXX: a rare forum for artists with disabilities

square_bullet Donna McDonald’s arresting essay on deafness – Part 1

Other Stories

square_bullet Grapefruit and its effects on medications.

square_bullet Selecting a scooter

square_bullet Reading labels – clarifying terms on pain killers

News

square_bullet Rethinking compensation for cerebral palsy

square_bullet New tool for diagnosing autism

Brain Box

square_bullet Crossword puzzle