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People with disabilities are at a greater risk of being the victims of violence and of suffering mental ill health when victimized, according to research published February 20 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Hind Khalifeh and colleagues from University College London and King's College London. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-people-disabilities-greater-violence-subsequent.html Health Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:00:05 EST news280601722 (AP)—A nursing home and an assisted living facility in New York are under scrutiny after The Associated Press disclosed that hundreds of elderly and disabled people forced to evacuate by Superstorm Sandy were still sleeping on cots in cramped and sometimes oppressive conditions two months later. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-ny-homes-elderly-scrutiny-sandy.html Health Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:56:14 EST news276540969 The rugged, low-cost wheelchairs designed by SF State's Whirlwind Wheelchair program have helped thousands of people in developing countries. Now they're available in the U.S., where they are opening up new territory for American wheelchair-riders, from hiking trails and beaches to snow-covered ground. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-off-road-wheelchairs.html Health Fri, 14 Dec 2012 08:39:46 EST news274696748 (AP)—The Obama administration says Republican-led states must commit to fully expanding their Medicaid programs to take advantage of generous funding in the federal health care law. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-feds-health-law-medicaid-expansion.html Health Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:06:36 EST news274381586 This year's Olympics and Paralympics in London has led to record numbers of people in England participating in sport, according to a survey conducted by Sports England after this year's London Games. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-olympics-games-english-sport.html Health Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:11:28 EST news274014677 Stanford researchers have designed the fastest, most accurate algorithm yet for brain-implantable prosthetic systems that can help disabled people maneuver computer cursors with their thoughts. The algorithm's speed, accuracy and natural movement approach those of a real arm, and the system avoids the long-term performance degradations of earlier technologies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-algorithm-greatly-accuracy-thought-controlled-cursor.html Neuroscience Sun, 18 Nov 2012 13:00:01 EST news272460136 Researchers from our Department of Education say attitudes in coaching towards disabled people need to change in order for more people to engage in sport. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-disabled-athletes-segregation.html Health Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:47:19 EST news265877233 A French researcher has built a device allowing disabled people to write or draw on a computer screen using only their eyes, a report said Thursday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-eyes-device-disabled.html Medical research Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:24:44 EST news262538676 (AP) -- The Obama administration is sidestepping an election-year confrontation with the hotel industry and other pool owners to give them more time to comply with access rules for the disabled. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-pool-access-disabled-controversy.html Other Fri, 25 May 2012 08:10:02 EST news257150922 A team of global partners has tasked itself with the daunting challenge of bringing mobility to disabled children of developing nations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-aims-mobility-disabled-children-worldwide.html Health Tue, 22 May 2012 17:41:22 EST news256927272 A new evaluation by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine of the physical rehabilitation response after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, finds that many hands didn't always make light work. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-good-intentions-results-haiti-disabled.html Other Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:46:01 EST news253878347 (AP) -- It doesn't compute: Medicare's bill for artificial feet has jumped by more than half, although foot and leg amputations due to diabetes continue to decline dramatically. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-medicare-puzzle-big-artificial-feet.html Health Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:20:02 EST news248518417 Getting an autism diagnosis could be more difficult in 2013 when a revised diagnostic definition goes into effect. The proposed changes may affect the proportion of individuals who qualify for a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, according to preliminary data presented by Yale School of Medicine researchers at a meeting of the Icelandic Medical Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-autism-redefined-yale-impact-diagnostic.html Autism spectrum disorders Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:27:08 EST news246288404 An independent panel of experts in the U.K. says there is a strong case for changing British law to help terminally ill people die. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-uk-experts-suicide-legally.html Other Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:00:19 EST news244994409 A team of researchers have for the first time estimated the cost and impact of disabilities on the finances of disabled people. According to data, 90% of the population with a serious disability in Spain is in a state of moderate poverty and 56% lives in a state of extreme poverty. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-disabilities-percent-household-income.html Health Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:17:08 EST news244901820 There has been a significant increase in the amount of negative reporting of disability issues in the print media, according to a new study by the University of Glasgow. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-negative-coverage-disability-issues-media.html Health Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:31:20 EST news238314667 Psychiatrist Fabian Almeida was stunned when the co-operative society next to his clinic outside Mumbai wrote to him complaining about his patients, who suffer from mental health issues. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-mental-health-disability-stigmas-india.html Health Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:08:40 EST news235192087