The Lighter Side
Mobile Devices Could be Bad for Your Eyes
I just found out that texting could be bad for my eyes. I say, so what? I need my cell phone. One good reason is that I want to know what’s going on with my young adult kids. I don’t call them because I know they won’t answer their smartphones. So, instead of leaving them voicemail messages, I send them texts. Nine times out of 10 I’ll get an instant response. It’s amazing how that works. Read more…
Read moreThe Buzz Phrase for Sunscreen Products Now is “Broad Spectrum”
New FDA regulations will require that sunscreen products that protect against all types of sun damage including skin cancer…
Read moreYou Could Get Sick from the Fresh Produce You Eat
Anyone can get sick from food. But people who have a disabling medical condition could get…
Read moreEarth Day Alert! Areas of Our World are Vanishing
This Earth Day, as people around the world pledge an “act of green,” shorelines are shrinking and some places could…
Read moreWhy Do We Add an Hour in the Spring Just to Lose it in the Fall?
Why is it okay to push our clocks forward one hour in the spring and then push it back again in the fall? Why do we do it? And who came up with this idea…
Read moreAre You Careless with Your Internet Passwords?
There are more people than you think mishandling their own Internet security. How should you create passwords and protect them to…
Read moreMeditate on This: Music, Motion and a Good Laugh can Help You Feel Better
There are some very basic feel-good things a person with a health condition or disability can do to improve quality of life…
Read moreRoof Rakes, Ice Dams, and a Groundhog Named Phil
It’s been some winter for us here at Freedom Disability National Headquarters in Shelton, Connecticut but it’s business as usual…
Read moreOur World Seen through the Lens of a Space Poet’s Photos
In celebration of the New Year, awe-inspiring photos taken from space…
Read moreTSA Letter Explains Airport Scanners to the Disability Community
If you plan to travel by air this holiday season, and have a disability, you should know about new full-body security scanners now in use at some airports…
Read moreNew York Builds First-Ever Disability History Museum
The state of New York has taken a big leap forward for people with disabilities by chronicling the past to educate the present to ensure …
Read moreShould the Food Pyramid Change?
Every five years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) updates its dietary guidelines to help Americans eat healthy diets. However, do Americans understand them?…
Read moreHow Disability-Accessible is Your City?
Why should the issue of ‘accessibility’ be exclusive to people with disabilities? Why not make accessibility for everyone? Could we live in a future where…
Read moreDriving Blind
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) has announced its partnership with Virginia Tech to develop an innovative technology to allow a blind person to drive independently…
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