President Barack Obama American with Disabilities have never had a better and a more compassionate friend as the Resident in the White House. Barack Obama strives everyday to improve the quality of lives for all Americans especially the middle class, the minorities and the population with disabilities. The President is committed to nurturing a society that values the contributions of all of our citizens and residents, including the approximately 50 million people in this country living with disabilities. While people with disabilities are integrated into society as never before, we must do more. President Obama and his Administration have achieved real results, motivated by the following guiding principles: The Inclusive Guiding Principles for People with Disabilities: Strengthen Health Care Increase Employment Opportunities Expand Educational Opportunities Protect Civil Rights and Promote Access to Community Living Support Development and Use...
(CNN REPORT): Forget horoscopes or fortune tellers. There's a new way to tell your future, and it involves a much more reliable medium: human neuroscience. A new study looks at over 70 scientific publications about brain scans such as functional magnetic resonance imaging or electroencephalography, noninvasive tests that measure brain activity. The paper that runs in the latest edition of Neuron concludes that doctors might have more success treating some patients if they examined the way a person's brain functioned first. Brain scans have been used to make basic discoveries about human behavior for decades, but they are not routinely ordered to determine someone's overall health or course of treatment in the way as blood test are used. This new study suggests technology in this area has become so advanced that approaches to treatment would be more effective if brain scans were used more routinely. For instance, when someone is being treated f...
By Michelle Diament Federal lawmakers say they’ve reached a deal to move forward on legislation that would establish a new way for people with disabilities to save money without jeopardizing their government benefits. Members of the U.S. Senate said Friday that they have an agreement that will allow the Achieving a Better Life Experience, or ABLE, Act to proceed. People with disabilities would be able to save money in a new type of account without risking eligibility for needed government benefits under a plan making its way through Congress. The bill’s chief sponsors and leaders of the Senate’s Committee on Finance said in a joint statement that they expect the legislation to be considered when Congress returns to Washington in November. “We are committed to working with our House colleagues to ensure this legislation will be passed in a bipartisan, bicameral manner and sent to the president’s desk in the lame duck session,” read the statement from Sen. Ron Wyd...
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