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Coastal Center for Obesity Offers Hispanics Weight Loss Surgery with a Warranty
Dr. Milton Owens and the Coastal Center for Obesity are the first and only in Southern California to provide protection for cash paying patients in the case of a rare complication, and the Hispanic community is benefiting. 2008-08-29 (Friend of PRWeb: 79)

Social Security Disability Can Be Key to Financial Future  
Allsup explains financial implications of SSDI benefits, online financial planning calculators available to people with disabilities. 2008-08-29

Lift Chair Warehouse Now Markets Only High-Quality, Reliable Lift Chairs From Golden Technologies  
New! Quality - Proven Lift Chairs and Recliners From Lift Chair Warehouse. 2008-08-28

Atlanta Communications Expert Presents Thesis At International Conference On Language And Social Psychology
Vann Morris, an account coordinator for Atlanta B2B advertising agency MLT Creative, recently presented her master's thesis on the topic of patronizing speech encountered by individuals with cognitive disabilities. 2008-08-28

Care.com Launches Caregiver Guide to Senior Health Issues  
Elder care guide addresses common health conditions 2008-08-27

RxSavings-Center By Medicare-PartD.com Simplifies the Search for Discounted Drugs  
Medicare-PartD.com releases their RxSavings-Center to help Medicare beneficiaries and others find prescription drug savings at their local retailers. The RxSavings-Center provides a variety of ways for people to compare discount drug programs including, alphabetical searching by drug name, searching by drug category, or a combination search of drug categories and discount drug programs. Discount drug information is also cross referenced with several lists of popular medications including a list of the top 100 Medicare drugs. Links for each medication provide users with more information on drug strengths, form and quantity, as well as discount drug program pricing, availability and program stipulations. 2008-08-27

B.C. Wife Circumvents Husband's Dyslexia with a Little Listening (and the Power of Text to Speech)
NextUp's TextAloud provides the key to overcoming the daily frustrations of visual reading. 2008-08-26 (Friend of PRWeb: 8)

Five Steps for Staying in Financial Control with Long-Term Disability  
Allsup executive Paul Gada outlines key financial concerns, including Social Security disability, for people with degenerative diseases during National Young-Onset Parkinson's Network Conference in Atlanta. 2008-08-22

FindAnyFloor.com Leading the Way in Website Accessibility  
Section 508 Compliance Opens the Door for All Users 2008-08-19

Curriki's Open-Source Content Now Available for eTouchBook™ Publishing Platform  
Innovative new tool gives teachers a publishing platform for providing students with a highly-customized learning experience. 2008-08-19 (Friend of PRWeb: 11)

Independent Living Aids LLC Achieves Gold Certification from NFB for Website Accessibility
Honorable nonvisual web accessibility certification granted to www.IndependentLiving.com. 2008-08-19

Allsup Outlines Five Critical Issues for Caregivers Preparing to Take on Financial and Healthcare Responsibilities  
From gaining legal authority to knowing the steps to take and when to seek help 2008-08-19

Brainteaser LONPOS 303 Pyramid and Rectangle Game Wins Yet More Awards for Mic-O-Mic Americas Inc.  
Mic-O-Mic Americas Inc.'s LONPOS 303 Pyramid and Rectangle Game wins one of the coveted Dr. Toy's "Best Summer Play and Learn Products Program - 2008" Awards 2008-08-15 (Friend of PRWeb: 12)

AmeriGlide Inc. Announces New Scholarship  
AmeriGlide Inc. officially announces the introduction of the AmeriGlide Achiever Scholarship. 2008-08-15

Wikk Industries, Inc. Offers Key to Keeping Aesthetic Integrity and ADA Compliance In Sync - with AccessAbility™ Automatic Door Activation Solutions  
Architects, specifiers, and security and access control specialists look to Wisconsin-based manufacturer that set the industry standard for meeting access requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act - whether the need is custom or standard. 2008-08-13

"Autism Hangout" Helps Community Members Learn, Share, Thrive
A new social networking website is bringing together members of the autism community to compile "hands-on-knowledge" that will help them learn, share and thrive. Membership is free to the public, and the advertise-supported site will help fund autism-related causes. 2008-08-13

House Available For Sale At A Tremendous Discount To Handicapped Military Veteran
A brand new house is available to a handicapped veteran. Fully furnished with brand new appliances, the house is being sold for $120,000.00. This represents a $60,000.00 discount from the construction costs, which exceeded $180,000.00. 2008-08-13

DAISY Consortium President Hiroshi Kawamura Receives 2008 Dr. Dayton M. Forman Award
CNIB, a nationwide, community-based, registered charity committed to research, public education and vision health for all Canadians, presents the 2008 Dr. Dayton M. Forman Memorial Award to Mr. Hiroshi Kawamura, President of the DAISY Consortium in recognition of his dedication and commitment to the development of equitable information services for people with print disabilities throughout the world. 2008-08-12

Convalescent Aid Society Celebrates 85 Years of Service in the San Gabriel Valley
The Convalescent Aid Society was founded in 1923 by a group of women in Pasadena. For more than eight decades now, CAS has been providing free medical equipment to residents of the San Gabriel Valley. Under the leadership of current Exec. Director Randy Votsch, there are more than 9,000 needy people who are currently using wheelchairs, bed pans and other equipment borrowed from a small but highly efficient staff of under 10 people. CAS also provides nursing scholarships to Pasadena Community College and Azusa Pacific University. 2008-08-10

Wounded Veteran: Voice-Controlled Laptop "Changed My Life"  
Inspiration and Co-founder of Project Valour-IT Tells How Software Helped Him Cope 2008-08-08 (Friend of PRWeb: 1)

New Eye Gaze System Provides Independence to Individuals Living with Significant Speech and Physical Disabilities
The EyeMax accessory from DynaVox provides individuals living with the speech and physical disabilities that often accompany diagnoses such as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke and cerebral palsy a comprehensive communication solution that can be accessed using eye gaze technology. 2008-08-08

SoundBytes Recommends Avoiding Permanent Hearing Damage by Using Noise Canceling Headsets When Listening to MP3 Players and IPods  
Recent Published Study Concerns Experts and Alerts Consumers 2008-08-07

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