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May 20, 2012 – Boynton Beach, Fla. - Recently graduated high school students with severe disabilities are often left without options for activities or employment following their school career. The Ross Jewish Community Center in Boynton Beach, FL is seeking to provide an answer to this dilemma.
A report from the Sun Sentinel showcased the final stages of Fara’s Place, a day activity center for high school graduates with severe disabilities.
Young adults with severe disabilities are allowed to stay in the Florida public school systems until they are 22-years-old. After this time, many are left without options, as they may not be able to continue their education or seek employment.
Fara’s Place is seeking to provide a daytime care program with daily activities, field trips, and social opportunities.
Children with severe disabilities may qualify for Social Security disability benefits from birth but will need to provide evidence of a continuing disability as they reach adulthood. When making the transition from child to adult disability benefits, it is often best to work with a disability attorney.
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The diagnosis of a severe medical condition may result in an inability to work for a long period of time while you undergo treatment. During your treatment and recovery, long-term disability benefits may be available.
In a report from Health Day, a new study finds that obese colon cancer patients are at an increased risk of surgical site infection. Whether the surgery was a partial or complete removal of the colon, there is a 60% greater chance for an infection.
Along with the issue of treating the infection, this also leads to an increased expense in the procedure itself. The study found that while the average cost for this type of surgery was about $14,608, those who developed a surgical site infection found their cost to rise to about $31,933.
Additionally, patients who developed a surgical site infection had a higher chance of hospital readmission.
If you have been diagnosed with colon cancer or any other severe type of health condition and you are no longer able to work, you may need to speak with a Deerfield Beach long-term disability attorney. An attorney can assist you with the process of applying for disability benefits or appealing a claim that has been denied.
Long-term disability benefits may be available to those who have purchased a disability plan from a private insurer or have coverage through an employer. Unfortunately, the insurers don't make it easy for the disabled to get access to the benefits they deserve. When a severe medical condition makes it impossible for you to work and you've been denied your long-term disability benefits, an attorney from LaVan & Neidenberg, P.A. can help you to cut through the red tape and fight for your benefits, no matter where you live in the U.S! Contact a South Florida disability attorney today - 1-888-234-5758.
November 5, 2010 - One of the diseases associated with liver failure and identified in the Social Security Administration's listing of impairments is Hepatitis C. Two new treatment drugs are showing promising results and are now entering a race to gain approval from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA).
A report from The Boston Globe showcases Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. and their new drug telaprevir as well as Merck & Co.'s drug boceprevir. Vertex's recently released studies at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease showed that trials using telaprevir cut treatment times in patients in half, as well as curing about 90% of the patients in late-stage clinical trials.
Merck & Co. also presented case results showing comparable cure rates to telaprevir, with treatment time reduction to 66%. Both drugs are protease inhibitors that attack the Hepatitis C virus directly. Current treatments block cellular genes that host the virus and have failed to cure nearly 300,000 patients in the last 7 years.
Both drug companies are seeking to file applications for approval with the FDA by the end of the year. The approval of these new treatments may save more than 10,000 lives a year by preventing scarring of the liver, liver failure and cancer from developing.
Hepatitis C is classified by the Social Security Administration as a potentially disabling condition on its listing of impairments. It can cause many complications such as fatigue, pain, and aggravation of other related conditions. If you or a loved one suffers complications from diagnosed Hepatitis C, you may be able to file for Social Security disability benefits.
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Baby fat is fine for infants but a new study has shown that children who are obese are at a raised risk of heart disease. The study finds that excess body fat can start affecting the body at a very young age.
Dr. Nelly Mauras is the chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at Nemours Children's Clinic in Florida. Dr. Mauras tested over 200 obese and lean children. The children in the study ranged from age 7 to 18. The participants were screened for a variety of known markers for predicting heart disease.
"What we found is that these markers are way up, particularly the CRP," she said. "The CRP on the pubertal, simple obese kids was about tenfold that of the non-obese kids, and the pre-pubertal ones were almost 12-fold."
CRP is C-reactive protein. Lowering the levels of CRP and high blood pressure can prevent cardiovascular events in adults.
Dr. Mauras is calling for pediatricians to change the way they treat obese children. Currently doctors do not treat obesity in children unless there are other medical issues such as diabetes involved. Dr. Mauras would like physicians to encourage parents with obese children to improve their diet and exercise routines even if they do not have other medical issues.
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A new Florida law will require junior high students to participate in P.E. for one semester each year. In the past physical education was an elective, albeit a popular one.
George Lockhart is the principal of Roosevelt Middle School in West Palm Beach. He notes that current elective P.E. classes have been a popular part of the school day.
"Most kids want to do P.E," said Lockhart, adding that he expects very few if any objections from students or parents. "It's a non-issue as far as we are concerned."
Parents of middle school students can obtain a waiver for their children. The waivers will be granted if the student needs remedial academic courses, if the parents would rather they take another course or if the child is participating in physical activities after school.
The push for getting kids more active is in response to the growing number of obese children in Florida and across the nation. The hope is that the mandates will lower obesity rates among children and adolescents. Childhood obesity can lead to lifelong heath issues such as diabetes and heart disease.
Eric Stern is the Palm Beach County schools administrator overseeing physical education. He sees hope in the new mandates.
"The goal is to expose students to many different activities over the three years of middle school, so that in turn students will be comfortable with and will like a particular activity to carry through life," Stern said.
The Special Olympics are an important part of many disabled Floridians lives. The games and practices give participants a chance to join in group activities and remain physically fit. On top of this the Special Olympics are just plain fun for everyone involved.
New to Florida this month is the Special Olympics Young Athletes program. The new program is open to children ages 2-7. Children are eligible to participate in official Special Olympics training and competition when they are 8. Now there is a chance for even the youngest athletes to work on crucial early childhood development skills.
The Special Olympics Young Athletes program is designed to help children with special needs through two levels of play. Level 1 features physical activities that are focused on developing motor tracking skills and hand eye coordination. Level 2 takes these skills and applies them to sports skills such as walking and running, balance and jumping, trapping and catching, throwing, striking, kicking and other advanced skills.
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When disaster strikes Florida most people think of homeowners losing their houses or people being displaced for a few weeks. However, natural disasters most often affect people with special needs.
AbilityFirst was the host of an event that aims to help the elderly, disabled and their caregivers reach safety in the event of a disaster. The event was sponsored by the Florida Department of Health and the Florida Disability Task Force.
Both government officials and volunteers used the opportunity to meet with one another and those with special needs to ensure that a plan is in place and that nobody is left alone in the event of a disaster.
Judith Barrett is the executive director of AbilityFirst and is hopeful that the conference will be beneficial to both officials and those in need of extra assistance, "This conference will give us the opportunity to interact with different groups dedicated to serving the disabled and the elderly. We're going to really focus on how to empower these folks and keep them safe in the event of a natural disaster."
The event was free and open to residents of Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Madison, Taylor and Wakulla counties.
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For some Florida residents leaving their house is a near impossibility. If a wheelchair bound individual does not have the money to build a ramp there is often no way for them to leave home. The program Six Ramps/Six Days is working to fix this problem.
The program is funded through a $5,000 state grant and serves low-income families who do not qualify for help through other agencies and non-profits.
The Rios family applied for the program and over Memorial Day weekend the build team came to their house and built their son a ramp. Christopher Rios, age 5, uses a wheelchair to get around and the families' front steps made trips out of the house nearly impossible.
Volunteers from churches and other organizations make up the build teams. Local businesses often donate the materials needed to build ramps. This keeps costs down and allows the program to help more people. In fact Six Ramps has helped 15 people in the last two years, three more than their original goal.
According to Alexis Martin, Suncoast Center finance director, "We usually have 10 to 15 people on our wait list for ramps."
The ramps are even more important as hurricane season begins as an evacuation is much more difficult if the resident does not have a ramp.
If you would like more information on Six Ramps please contact Alan Gedeon at alan.gedeon@mymanatee.com.
Glenn Fenster has embarked on a fundraising effort of mammoth proportions. Fenster will ride 7,000 on his bicycle to raise awareness of epilepsy on the lives of millions of Americans.
Epilepsy is a seizure disorder that often causes frequent, violent seizures.
"It is my goal by 2010 to have raised $250,000," Fenster said. "I want to send children like my son to epilepsy-supported summer camps throughout America and Canada."
Fenster's son Nyle is an epileptic. His struggles have inspired Fenster to go to extreme measures to raise money and awareness of epilepsy. Nyle was stuck by epilepsy when he was two. Now, at age 15, Nyle has been through hundreds of seizures.
Though the boy has been through so much his father says he shown no signs of quitting life because of the disease.
"This trip pales in comparison to the courage my son and others exhibit each day," Fenster said.
Among others, Bill Barnett, mayor of Naples, was there to see Fenster off. Fenster has been embarking on long distance rides since 2006. That year he biked from Seattle to Miami. Each year his rides get longer and his commitment stronger.
Stimulus money targeted for Florida will help many citizens across the state. Brevard Public Schools have laid out a plan on how to spend $16.9 million in federal stimulus money that has been set aside to help disabled students and children with special needs.
The funds will help add teachers and instructional material in every school in the district. At this time about 18 percent of Brevard's students receive individualized education plans under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
The plan, though not final, sets aside about $5.3 million for the next to school year. This money will go toward hiring exceptional education teachers and assistants, psychologist and behavior technicians among others. Another $2.3 million will be spent on continuing education for all teachers on supporting students with reading and math difficulties.
Though the plan has been submitted there may be some wiggle room as far as the allocation of funds is concerned.
According to a school board member, "We had five days to get the application in, we didn't have a lot of time," DiPatri said. "No one has said that this is set in stone. If parts can be modified we will find out soon."
Though board members may disagree on how the stimulus money is spent one thing is certain; disabled students and children with special needs are sure to see its benefits.