April is limb loss and limb difference awareness month. The goal is to increase awareness and education. The statistics around people born with limb differences and those whom undergo limb reduction surgery shortly after birth due to congenital defects are not very specific, those available indicate the numbers to be close to 1 in 2000. …
You may have heard that those with disabilities can’t work, or that they are less productive than someone without a limb difference. People with limb differences are often looked at as disabled but while they have to adjust to different obstacles in their life, it does not mean that they can’t enjoy success. This is …
March is National Epilepsy Awareness Month. It is a global initiative to raise awareness of epilepsy culminating on March 26 which has been named Purple Day. Purple Day was actually started by a 9-year-old girl in Nova Scotia Canada to let others diagnosed with epilepsy that they are not alone. So what is epilepsy? Epilepsy …
Lil Wayne Rap superstar Lil Wayne recently came clean about the condition he has dealt with for much of his life. In 2013, he was hospitalized when he had a series of seizures. They occurred after shooting a music video, and it was assumed they were brought on by a busy schedule and lack of …
Celebrating Australians living with a disability December 3 is the United Nations’ International Day for People with Disability (IDPwD), a day to increase awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability. Information on how you can get involved can be found here. Since July 2018, Prestige Employment Solutions (PES) has had the privilege to work with …
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A common question is whether a therapy dog is the same as a service dog. Each of these dogs has a very different job from the other and the terms are actually not interchangeable. In addition, different regulations and laws apply to Service Dogs and Therapy Dogs. What is a Service Dog? Service Dogs (also …
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