Well, on an island 146 miles long and up to 51 miles wide, with six mountain ranges, 120 rivers and 150 miles of beaches...anything and everything is possible.   
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Assistive Technology Solutions II....PLANET2000 
- by Kendell Lang
DisabledPerson.Com again visited an Internet conference looking for new technology that will benefit our community. This time, we stayed near home and attended the Planet 2000 conference that was put on by i2
Technologies.   
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Assistive Technology Solutions....
eLink2000 Technology Conference in Las Vegas 
- by Kendell Lang
So you think all these awesome dotCom companies are doing their part to support assistive and adaptive technology for the Disabled Community? The answer to that is........!   
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Maintaining a Positive Attitude
How many times have we heard that one? While our emotions can not cause fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome, they no doubt affect our symptoms..  
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Holidays and Reunions,Enemies of Denial
by Peggy Lowell
I was planning to go to a family reunion today. I knew about it about two weeks ago and had spent a lot of time hoping and praying that it would be a good day for me. Reality has set in...   
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Pondering Pain
by Peggy Lowell
I have seen frequently that it is difficult for patients to get help fortheir pain from their doctors who sometimes are frightened by it and don’treally know how severe the pain is....   
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The Evaluation and Treatment of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
OK so you suspect or are certain that you have MCS. What next? Do you simply go to any physician that is available? The answer to that is a resounding NO!   
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Multiple Chemical Sensitivity - What Is It? Part 2
Read this follow-on article which continues from last months Part 1 to find out additional information about this  multi-system disorder  
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Multiple Chemical Sensitivity - What Is It? Part 1
MCS no longer is an enigma in our society.  Read this article to find out how this multi-system disorder is being handled  
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
1991 was the year I was first diagnosed with this.  
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Jennifer's Prom 
Hi my name is Jennifer, I wear braces and walk with a walker because I have CP.  
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Carrie's Prom 
I am 17 years old and I live in a small town in Minnesota called Willmar.  I have spina bifida and walk with braces on my legs.  
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Summer 2000! 
Are you eager to promote inter-cultural understanding in an exciting international, cross-disability environment? 
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Life Has Become A Microcosm 
Man, did I have a realization this weekend. I mean until this weekend, I didn’t realize just how bad things have gotten. It made me understand though why people simply don’t care anymore. 
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Do You Still Care About Your Personal Hygiene? 
OK...so you have a disability. Does that give you the right to ignore you personal hygiene? What about your loved ones, do they have a say about it?
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Community Activism 
by John Williams
Despite the fact that I stutter, and for many years of my life I stuttered severely, I made a decision many years ago to become active in my community.
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Is Your Bathroom Safe? 
To most abled body people, the bathroom is a place of sanctuary. It is a place of respite, a place where they can have their privacy. It is also a place where they can read the paper, figure out their next move, or simply relax. However, to most disabled body individuals, the bathroom can be a devastating place.
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Hard Climb to Success 
by John Williams
Last week the Assistive Technology column that I wrote on Democratic Senator Max Cleland for BusinessWeek.Com produced nearly 400 e-mails over three days. By most standards of online columns, 10 e-mails responding to a column constitutes a success.
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The Stephen Hawking Story 
I am quite often asked: How do you feel about having ALS. The answer is, not a lot. I try to lead as normal a life as possible, and not think about my condition, or regret the things it prevents me from doing, which are not that many.
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The Tommy "The Hammer" Page Story 
Hi, my name is Tommy "The Hammer" Page.  I have Cerebral Palsy but I never let it slow me down.
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Caregivers Resources 
What would an issue on care giving be without an article on resources? There are hundreds of Internet sites out there that deal with resources. After looking at most of them, I am listing the ones that I think will help you the caregiver the most.
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Power of Patience 
Exploring the power of patience…. when one person must be dependent on another for basic life needs.
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What is a Caregiver
For the purpose of this article, a caregiver is a family member, a friend, a neighbor who stands by loved ones that are disabled or chronically ill.
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What is Disability 
The term disability has nothing to do with your physical impairment. Disability is defined as an inability to perform work. So can an individual have a physical impairment and not be disabled?
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The Pain of Being Disabled 
No matter what your disability is and no matter what part of your body is impaired, we all share a common pain. This is what I like to call the pain of being disabled.
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Changing Direction 
Boy isn’t it difficult for us as human beings to change directions? I mean it’s hard enough on us to follow directions never the less change them.
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Household Budget 
Having to deal with the financial realities of being disabled is almost as difficult as the disability itself if you are not prepared. How do you get prepared? By making a household budget.
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How do you get Your Adrenaline Rush? 
Every human being has something that they do that gives them an adrenaline rush. For some, it is intellectually based. For others, it is emotionally based. But for a large majority of people, the rush is physically based.
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