Individuals diagnosed with handicaps or disabilities often use a wide variety of terms and phrases to describe special needs, educational guidelines, behaviors and social conditions. Understanding some of these terms helps you, your parents,...
Diabetes, a chronic disease of insulin deficiency or resistance characterized by disturbances in carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism, can lead to heart disease, stroke, renal failure, blindness and death. According to the National Diabetes...
World hunger is a problem that has plagued humans since biblical times, yet it seems to get worse every year. From war-torn countries to cities rocked by earthquakes, people in the world are starving and facing the realities of malnutrition. When...
Because people tend to refer to the body's energy source as blood sugar, especially in reference to diabetes, it's easy to understand the pervasive myth that diabetes is caused by eating too much dietary sugar. It's true that being overweight and...
Vision therapists provide instruction and education to people who are blind or visually impaired. They typically are referred to as vision rehabilitation therapists because they work with people who have low vision to assist them in developing the...
Paying for college can be difficult, particularly for those students who face certain barriers to higher education including disability. With the cost of college tuition steadily increasing, more and more students are turning to scholarship...
Eye condition may appear at birth, or take a number of years before the first symptoms. Some degenerative eye diseases will cause gradual changes, making detection more difficult. Eye doctors can often detect juvenile eye conditions, though...
Your eyeball is located inside a pear-shaped bony cavity known as the orbit. The orbit also holds muscles, nerves, blood vessels and structures that form and drain tears. The white part of the eyeball is called the sclera. The sclera is covered by...
When images fall on an area of the retina without light receptors, they become invisible in a phenomenon referred to as the blind spot. Blind spots are perfectly normal and everyone has them. Blind spots change over time as part of the normal...
When a child's health problems cause physical disabilities, his parents might consider placing him in a school for the physically disabled. While traditional school districts do provide as many services as they can for these students, some...
Diabetes changes the way insulin is produced or managed in the body. If you have diabetes, you may have to give yourself injections of insulin several times per day. An insulin pump is a small medical device that delivers a continuous amount of...
There are many associations nationwide aimed at providing information, education, services, and social networking opportunities for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. Some of these associations are state-specific, and others are nationwide or...
Without realistic goals and continued motivation, it can be difficult to diet and lose weight. According to MayoClinic.com, successful weight loss relies on a number of psychological factors, in addition to reducing calories and increasing...
