Columns
Editor's Column
by Tim Benjamin
Every one of the 150 or more
people who came to the Third Annual Charlie Smith Award Banquet on
November 4, 2005 helped to make the evening a success. I had a great
time and I’m pretty sure most everyone else did too. The night
took off with the help of Emcee and Chairwoman of the Banquet, JoAnn
Cardenas Enos, and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mike Chevrette,
who acted as Co-Emcee. They carried the whole evening without a flaw! ... read
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Disability Technology
Living from the Bedside
By Jennifer Mundl, MS
Pressure sores are nothing
to fool around with for individuals with disabilities. They account
for $1 billion in medical costs each year according to Emedicine
in 2003. Additionally, it is estimated that between 5% and 8% of
all paraplegics and quadriplegics will die from a pressure sore (decubitus
ulcer). Bed rest is a common regimen once the pressure sore has developed.
It may last a couple days or many months ... read
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Home Access Answers
The Numbers Game: How to
Select a Contractor
By Jane Hampton
Dear Jane,
We are renovating our home to make it wheelchair accessible for our
son and have received bids, very different bids, from three contractors.
Two of the bids include “allowances,” while the other
does not. Having never done this before, what exactly is an “allowance” and
how do we begin to evaluate each bid and select a contractor? ... read
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