It’s estimated that nearly 1 in 5 Americans (or 43 million individuals nationwide) have some form of disability. The City of Bloomington in Indiana is on a mission to spread accessibility and disability awareness. During the entire month of April, the City of Bloomington’s Council for Community Accessibility (CCA) celebrates Accessibility Awareness Month. Throughout the month, […]
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Brain Power: The Road to Rehabilitation
Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing What do you know about traumatic brain injuries (TBI)? Did you know 5.3 million Americans live with a long-term disability as a result of TBI? TBI is a major cause of death and disability in the U.S., and those who survive a TBI can face effects lasting from a few […]
Dream Big Dreams with Limbitless Solutions!
First thing’s first… Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ♣ It is a beautiful day here in Indianapolis. The birds are singing and the winter ground has thawed just in time for St. Patrick’s Day! You know what that means, right? It’s warm enough to lay marshmallow Lucky Charms on the grass as bait for a leprechaun! I remember setting small green traps when I […]
Virtual Speech Center, 3 Speech and Language Apps
There are many resources available to help individuals with communication disorders, but I recently stumbled across one that offers countless language apps. Virtual Speech Center Inc. was founded in 2011 by speech and language pathologist Beata Klarowska, and her husband Bartosz, a software engineer. It takes speech and language therapy apps to the next level by […]
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From Workplace to Showcase
Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing It started out as a working lab, showing off assistive technology categorized by disability — for those individuals who are blind or vision-impaired; Deaf or Hard of Hearing; have mobility challenges; or learning or cognition challenges. Now, as the reality of the AT world is changing, the INDATA Project at […]
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Saving Lives to Save Lives
Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing About 30 percent of men and women who have spent time in war zones experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); many of those veterans also suffer from depression. And approximately 7.6 million companion animals enter animal shelters nationwide each year. Why not bring veterans and furry friends together with a program […]