Mobility Corner's January 2008 Archive

January 2008

"Simple Tips for Making a Home Senior-Friendly"
Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” books and website. Savvy Senior is an information/resource service devoted to meeting the needs of older Americans and the families who support them.

Visit the Savvy Senior website at: http://www.savvysenior.org/

Categories: Accessibility, Seniors

Dear Savvy Senior,
Can you give me some tips to make our house more senior-friendly. My wife and I are in our 70’s and don’t have much of a budget for big projects (nor do we want the construction mess), but we would like to do what we can to stay in our house as long as possible.

Read the entire article at "Simple Tips for Making a Home Senior-Friendly"

January 30, 2008
Upward mobility - Local contractors give time to build ramps for disabled
Categories: Wheelchairs, Accessibility

Link: http://www.thetimesherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/
20080130/NEWS01/801300307/1002

January 29, 2008
Machine May Help MS Patients With Mobility
Categories: Multiple Sclerosis

Link: http://www.nbc4.com/health/15167128/detail.html

January 21, 2008
What You Should Know About A First Wheelchair
Categories: Wheelchairs

Link: http://nncf.unl.edu/family/info/firstwheelchair.html

January 16, 2008
Fix Attitudes and Bust Disability Myths
Categories: Disability

Link: http://www.examiner.com/a-
1060268~Fix_Attitudes_and_Bust_Disability_Myths.html

January 7, 2008
Social Security and You: Trial period lets you work while on disability
Categories: Benefits and Funding

Link: http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/stories/
MYSA111907.4R.socialsecurity.1ecafe6.html

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