https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us provides the latest news from Hiram College Professionals in the fields of education and rehabilitation psychology have long used disability simulations to try to promote understanding and improve attitudes about persons with disabilities. To simulate blindness, for instance, participants might complete tasks while wearing blindfolds or goggles. Others use earplugs to mimic deafness. Others may navigate indoor and outdoor areas in a wheelchair. The idea is to boost empathy by giving people perspective on what it is like to have a disability. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-04-role-playing-disability-distress-discomfort-disinterest.html Tue, 11 Apr 2017 15:07:17 EDT news411142032 Want to get every perk possible from your power walk? Turn off your cell phone, advises Michael Rebold, Ph.D., assistant professor of integrative exercise science at Hiram College. In two recent studies published by Computers in Human Behavior and Performance Enhancement & Health, Rebold and researchers from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania revealed that talking or texting on a cell phone will lower the intensity of a workout and also affect balance. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-01-cell-curb-intensity-workout.html Wed, 11 Jan 2017 07:01:14 EST news403340465