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                             THE HANDICAP DIGEST

                                 Issue # 2821

                            Friday, July 24, 1992

Today's Topics:


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                                  Epilepsy
                            Information Services
                            When Placards Travel
                          wanted: motivation inform
                          Re: WHEN PLACARDS TRAVEL
    Info wanted: Deakin Uni 1991 conference on students with disabilities
                              Re: Indolight(sp)
                            Re: Appendeges & Pain
                                   Re:Cost
                         Myoelectric Arm Exchange ?


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Subject: Epilepsy
From: Al.Smith@f281.n351.z1.fidonet.org (Al Smith)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:351/281 - <Second Chance, Nanaimo BC


 >     My wife started having problems with seizures
 > after she had her stroke.
 > They put her on dilantin first, then switched her over
 > to tegritol because of
 > some diverse side-effects.

Hi Rick, I hope your wife is feeling better now.Because My wife
Janis is almost finnish the process of switching over to tegretol
fron dilantain. She seems to be improving (with age)The main side
effect that I found out about when I was on dilantain and tegretol
together is that my liver is 3 times what it should be . But now
that I have had the surgery(no more seizures ) I feel great.If
there's anything you want to know (i'm no doctor) don't
hesitatateto drop me a line. Catch you later, Al

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Subject: Information Services
From: Malcolm.Arnold@f312.n250.z2.fidonet.org (Malcolm Arnold)
Organization: FidoNet node 2:250/312 - Pleiades Systems Pl, North York ON


BK>>It wouldn't be a problem for a phone company to operate a BBS
BK>>holding Yellow Pages information - then blind users could log on
BK>>and use their own technology to find numbers and services... I
BK>>wonder why no-one's doing that yet?

BK>Good idea, however, believe it or not, not enough blind folks have
BK>computers yet, although, proportionally, I'd suspect that more of them
BK>have computers than the sighted comunity.

But I wouldn't have thought the cost of a
small online system just making a phone database available would have
been terribly costly. If hobbyists can organise BBSs to quite a high
standard for little or no financial return, surely commercial companies
could manage... We have Yellow Pages online in the UK, but then we are
so much smaller! However - as a service for the blind community in your
area, wouldn't it be good PR for the phone company? Maybe someone should
mention this to them ;-)

BK>Incidentally, our local library has decided to start a database for
BK>blind users, and that will be up shortly I believe.  Ah yes, things
BK>are looking up.

Good news indeed. I'm for any public-access adoption of info technology!

Cheers...

MAL.

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Subject: When Placards Travel
From: Janet.Vibert@f6.n3615.z1.fidonet.org (Janet Vibert)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3615/6 - The Hitchin' Post, Knoxville TN


BD>well, I live in Ohio and when I visited Chicago I used my parking card and
BD>didn't have any problems. this could mean the chicago police do not patrol
BD>around parking lots or do not care who parks in disabled spots, or that
BD>you can use your card out of state. :)
BD>i'm not "in the know," but I do not see why you couldn't use your card while
BD>out of state (just as long as the card is from the same state your plates
BD>are).
 But Bob...  why would the placard have to be from the same state as the
 tags?  What about if you flew someplace and had room for your placard
 but not your vehicle?  That was the reason I chose the permanent
 placard over the permanent tag.  Sometimes when we go over to see my
 husband we take my m-i-l's car and her tags are out-of-state.  Last
 week I took my aunt and nephew over to see him and her tags are
 Florida.

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Subject: wanted: motivation inform
From: Janet.Vibert@f6.n3615.z1.fidonet.org (Janet Vibert)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3615/6 - The Hitchin' Post, Knoxville TN


WB>A good head trauma rehabilitAtion program with prfessionals very competent
WB>in the rehabilitation sub-speciality of head trauma is important.
WB>Unfortunately, not everyone can benefit or benefit as much from this
WB>specific rehabilitation.Progress is often measures over months & years.

I hear that one!  It has been 20 1/2 months since my husbands accident.

WB>P.S. I'm a clinical socialworker & famility therapist with about 7 years
WB>experience counseling  head injury survivors & their families. The
WB>neuropschologist and the occupational therapist are the major folks in such
WB>rehab programs.

It has just been in the past few months that they have arranged for me
to talk to a psychologist for ME!!  Sometimes I'm ready to bounce off
the walls!!  <grin>

Janet

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Subject: Re: WHEN PLACARDS TRAVEL
From: Bob.Dunlap@f360.n226.z1.fidonet.org (Bob Dunlap)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:226/360 - Hangar 18, Columbus OH


V >Actually, in my case, my placard will not match the state
V >plates of the vehicle we will be riding in back east. This,
V >because we will be flying back east and will be renting a
V >vehicle back there.
V >
V >I don't know if this complicates matters of not, now.

When in doubt, you could always give the dmv in whatever state you
are going to a ring. they should be able to set you straight, though
they might keep you on the phone for several hours since they cannot
find the right department. :)

bob

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Subject: Info wanted: Deakin Uni 1991 conference on students with disabilities
From: polly@tasman.cc.utas.edu.au (Pauline O'Connor)
Organization: YES Centre, University of Tasmania, Australia.

I urgently need basic information about the Conference held late last year
at Deakin University in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, about students with
disabilities.

If anybody attended this Conference I would be grateful if you would contact
me asap.

Thank you.

Pauline O'Connor

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Youth Education Studies Centre  |       Tel: (002) 20 2538
Centre For Education            |       Fax: (002) 20 7839
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GPO Box 252C
Hobart,  Tasmania
Australia    7001
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Subject: Re: Indolight(sp)
From: John.Hargrove@f68.n382.z1.fidonet.org (John Hargrove)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:382/68 - Diabetes Discussion, Austin TX


[This is from the Amputee Conference]

In a message to John Hargrove <07-15-92 19:33> Drew Dunn wrote:

DD> My wife (Val) has one and loves it!  After 5 or 6 legs that did
DD> absolutely no good, she can wear this one for hours on end.  In fact,
DD> she says that it is the closest thing to a real leg that she's felt
DD> since the "original".

I agree with you wife.  Love my endolite.  After 3 years of fighting with 3
 other legs and not one corrcting the problems I was having, I was begging to
 think I would just have to live with the discomfort I was having.  To tell you
 the truth I was a little skeptical at first at the claims my prothetist was
 giving me.  But after having the enodlite for a full month now I'm in love
 with the leg.  If I could I would sleep with the thing on.  Like Val I say it
 is the closes thing to a real leg that there is.  I feel in love with it when
 it gave me the flex in the ankle.  I never thought I would be able to climb
 hills again.  With the old legs I had it was an effort but now it is very much
 less of an effort and I seem to glide up the suckers.  For the money it cost I
 would of spent 3 times as much to have the leg 3 years ago.

John

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Subject: Re: Appendeges & Pain
From: Wayne.Briggs@p3.f26.n392.z1.fidonet.org (Wayne Briggs)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:392/26.3 - Star Express, Abilene Tx


[This is from the Amputee Conference]

Yes, it can make a difference. That's why I had 2 flack vests.

The pain is at bit unhandy at time when pain level is a bit high &
we want to do other things. First, to reduce pain I either take a
very hot bath (hot as in Japanese hot) to reduce pain by increasing
blood flow OR usuing ice on specific pain trigger points; Second
two make sure TENS is optimal; Third, wait 15-30 minnutes BUT NOT
LONGER after taking pain meds; Fourth, if pain level still too
high, do something that my wife enjoys both for her benefit & so
that I think I have been a good husband as opposed to uselessly get
angry at the pain.

Something humerous  sad happend several months ago when I was
trying to joke with my wife about by arm and sais "Well, I can do
somethings just as well with my left hand." I remember her saying
"Oh no, but you can't. It does make a difference." (I was
internally rather sad or a bit deiastated at the time; but tried
not to show it.) She remembers saying:"Oh, it dosen't make any
difference." I may have "heard" whAt I feared or she may have
mispoke herself. For a few weeks, I stopped joking about things
like that, then we talked, laughed, cried and "Life Goes On."

I'm trying to pray each morning to God that I'll do what he in the
"Operating, Survival, Meaning  & Optominal Use Manual for Human
Beings"..forget the past..don't worry aabout tomorrow..be anxious
in nothing; and try to be the kind of person  he wants me to be. I
find it very easy for the potential accomplishments & beauty of the
day to be diverted by unnecwessary energy & time drain on useless
activity when I forget to change or do what I can & forget the
wisdom of knowing the difference between that and what I can't.This
paragraph has increase my saline production, like talking with a
sponsor or God. Guess I' being a bit honest and sence that you are
a person who loves other folks, including me who you haven't met.
Thanks!

Now I'm aware of some things I do to do with the time that is today
and will never be here again.

Bye!

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Subject: Re:Cost
From: Wayne.Briggs@p3.f26.n392.z1.fidonet.org (Wayne Briggs)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:392/26.3 - Star Express, Abilene Tx


[This is from the Amputee Conference]

Prices my very because differenbt providers often chargew the
maximum insurance companies allow in a specific geographic area and
"Whatever the traffic will bear."

If you need to do so, you may be able to buy socket locally, get
prices elsewher & they see if your or another prosthestist in your
area will dicker on price.

Insurance companies track on what each provider charges and often
have a clAuse that they will pay your lowest prevalling charge.
That has made it hard for doctors & therapists to give people
breaks when they really want to. If you are a CHAMPUS provider, you
can end up in Leavenworth, Kansas. However, DOD said that they
would allow price deviation on up to 5% of patients provided there
was documention of unusual financial circumstances.

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Subject: Myoelectric Arm Exchange ?
From: Wayne.Briggs@p3.f26.n392.z1.fidonet.org (Wayne Briggs)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:392/26.3 - Star Express, Abilene Tx


[This is from the Amputee Conference]

Does anyone know of a service where a person can make provision to
donate a myoelectric arm after ther death so the exprensive
compoents can be used by someone withouth health insurance coverage ?

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