Cure for Cerebral Palsy?

For years, researchers have been trying to find a way to end cerebral palsy (CP), and a new report confirms they may be close.  They gave rabbits that had CP an anti-inflammatory pill.  Results of the study will be printed in the journal Science Transitional Medicine.

Rabbits who received the pill were able to walk and hop.  These tasks were very hard for them to do before receiving the medicine.  Researchers state this shows significant improvement in the rabbits with CP and they hope it shows parallel effects on people with CP if given the pill.

“This is an exciting breakthrough and it certainly points toward new hope for those affected by cerebral palsy,” said Rangaramanujam Kannan, a chemical engineer at Wayne State University who worked on the study. “More questions need to be answered, but the potential is immense.”

Rabbits were given the drug the day they were born so this is why more research has to be gathered before human testing.  Since the pill was received by the rabbits early in life, researchers don’t know how the pill will react beyond the infancy stage.  They are also using the same pill to test effects of Alzheimer’s disease.

CP medicine: http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/04/19/in-breakthrough-cp-treatable/15421/

¿Cura para la Parálisis Cerebral?

Durante años, los investigadores han estado tratando de encontrar un camino para poner fin a la parálisis cerebral (PC) y un nuevo informe confirma que pueden estar cercanos.  Dieron conejos que tenía CP una píldora antiinflamatorio.  Resultados del estudio se publicará en la revista Science Medicine transitorio.

 Conejos que recibieron la píldora eran capaces de caminar y salto.  Estas tareas fueron muy duras para ellos hacer antes de recibir la medicina.  Investigadores estatales esta muestra una mejoría significativa en los conejos con parálisis cerebral y esperan muestra paralelas efectos sobre las personas con parálisis cerebral si la píldora.

 "Este es un avance emocionante y ciertamente apunta hacia nueva esperanza para los afectados por parálisis cerebral," dijo Rangaramanujam Kannan, un ingeniero químico en la Universidad Estatal de Wayne que trabajó en el estudio. "Más preguntas deben ser respondidas, pero el potencial es inmenso".

  

Conejos recibieron la droga el día nacieron para eso más investigación tiene que ser recogida antes de las pruebas humanas.  Ya que la píldora fue recibida por los conejos temprano en la vida, los investigadores no saben cómo reaccionará la píldora más allá de la etapa de la infancia.  También están utilizando la misma píldora para probar los efectos de la enfermedad de Alzheimer.

 Medicina CP: http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/04/19/in-breakthrough-cp-treatable/15421/

Housing Focuses on Physical Accessibility

Most housing is inaccessible for people with physical challenges which are something a campaign called “Visitability” is looking to end.   This campaign’s central focus is making all housing accessible.  It also hopes to increase public perception regarding housing.

“In the long run, these standards would not only guarantee more housing options for people with disabilities, but also assist individuals who acquire disabilities later in life to remain in their homes and age in place,” Kat Taylor, Disability Rights Manager at the Equal Rights Center, stated.

Visitability homes in their simplest designs would accommodate three points.  They would have one entrance without any steps and a bathroom on the main floor for wheelchair access.  Width of doors would be 32 inches or wider.

Supporters of the Visitability campaign state that accessibility designs should be incorporated into all new homes.  They maintain its more cost effective to make accommodations when the home is new rather than older.  Supporters also state changes to housing are needed because it’s projected that one in three supports systems will have a person with a physical/mental challenge living in their home by 2050.

Accommodations Needed: http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/04/18/campaign-greater-accessibility/15416/

   

Vivienda se centra en la accesibilidad física

Más vivienda es inaccesible para personas con desafíos físicos que son algo una campaña denominada "Visitability" está tratando de terminar.   Foco central de esta campaña es facilitar vivienda todos.  También espera incrementar la percepción del público respecto a la vivienda.  

"A largo plazo, estas normas serían no sólo garantizar más opciones de vivienda para personas con discapacidad, sino también ayudar a los individuos que adquieren la discapacidad más tarde en la vida para permanecer en sus hogares y la edad en el lugar," Kat Taylor, gestor de derechos de discapacidad en el centro de derechos de igualdad, dijo.

Casas de visitability en sus diseños más simples serían dar cabida a tres puntos.  Tendrían una entrada sin ningún paso y un baño en la planta principal de acceso para sillas de ruedas.  Ancho de puertas sería 32 pulgadas o más amplio.

  

Partidarios de la campaña de Visitability del Estado la accesibilidad diseños deben incorporarse en todas las casas nuevas.  Mantienen su más rentable hacer adaptaciones cuando la casa es nueva en lugar de mayores.  Partidarios también cambios de estado de vivienda son necesarios porque se prevé que uno de cada tres admite sistemas tendrán una persona con un físico y mental reto viven en su hogar para el año 2050.

Alojamiento necesario: http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/04/18/campaign-greater-accessibility/15416/

   

Girl with No Hands Wins Penmanship Contest

Annie Clark was born with no hands and writes with a pencil propped between her arms.  A publishing company rewarded her for best penmanship with $1,000 and a trophy.  Another student who also won the honor is sight impaired.

Annie was given the reward when her school had a surprise assembly.  Annie was quiet and taken aback by the honor.  At first, she exited the assembly because she thought she couldn’t skip math class.

  

"Annie has always been very, very determined, very self-sufficient in dressing herself and feeding herself," Tom Clark, Annie’s father, stated. "She can ride a bike. She swims. She is just determined that there's nothing she can't do."

The Clark family has other children with physical/mental challenges.  They believe that through their children God teaches them the importance of all humans.   They also feel that while some support systems look at physical/mental challenges as hardships, they look at all their children as blessings being practicing Christians.

Annie’s independence:  http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-south/first-grader-without-hands-wins-award-for-writing-632011/?p=0