Able Mart

There is help available for those with disabilities. Exercise is important! Dr. James Rimmer joins Melanie to discuss some of these options available.

A diagnosis of diabetes may have a huge impact on your life in many ways. You could develop serious health problems such as:

• Skin – Skin problems are common in diabetics. Watch out for infections and other skin disorders such as calluses and foot ulcers.

If you travel with a disability, handicap, physical limitation, mobility limitation, or developmental disability, have special needs, or use an electric wheelchair or handicap scooter, it’s a good idea to learn as much as you can to make disabled travel easier.

Or if you’re a mature traveler or senior who is a slow walker or just wants a slower pace, becoming more informed about disabled travel services and disability travel resources, will lessen the anxiety that often accompanies disabled travelers.

The teenage years are difficult for both parent and child.  Raging hormones combined with physical challenges can be a nightmare for the unprepared parent.  How can parents help their physically challenged teenager? First, remember that teenagers are in the thrall of hormones.

Between the ages of thirteen to eighteen, these children are growing into young adulthood.  Teenagers are finding out new things about their bodies and how to keep from feeling awkward in social situations.  When you factor in physical challenges, things can get explosive.

Dr. Marcia Scherer and Ms. Shelley Ducatt discuss how to interact with people who have a disability. Dr. Scherer is author of the book Living in the State of Stuck: How Assistive Technology Impacts the Lives of People with Disabilities. She is the director of the Institute for Matching Person and Technology and Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Ms. Shelley Ducatt is the Associate Director of the Student Disability Services at Texas Tech University.

I am a lot of things to many people. Daughter. Sister. Best friend. Writer. Columnist. Blogger.

Oh, yeah, and I have a physical disability, too.

Yes, I know that might sound a bit strange. To list one’s disability as a footnote of sorts, but that’s how I’ve come to view my disability. I was born with Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome, a rare genetic bone and muscular disorder. I’ve lived with its ups and downs all my life. It’s become a part of me.