Ever Have Odd Little Symptoms?

You may wonder if it’s one more side effect of your medications or even your illness. Or it this a brand new condition and you want to check out the possibilities fast without wading through dozens of Google results where some of them are for canines. Visit this web site that has a fast Symptom Checker. Granted, when it comes to your illness, you may know more specifics than this database of information but it could still come in handy for those off the wall medical events, like when your husband gets bit by a squirrel (don’t ask!)

 

Webcast on “Disaster Preparedness When You Have an Illness or Disability”

This is a live webcast on Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 2:00pm Central. Lex Frieden who is leading the webcast is chairperson of the National Council on Disability, president of Rehabilitation International, and chairperson of the American Association of People with Disabilities. He is credited with defining and pioneering the concept of “independent living” in the early 1970’s.

It will discuss community responsibilities for disaster preparedness and emergency planning with regards to people with disabilities. Each community is required to consider the needs of people with disabilities in their local emergency planning. These plans are supposed to be coordinated with the county, state and federal levels of government. Mr. Frieden will discuss:

• how people with disabilities must be involved in the planning process
• how to develop plans that accommodate people with disabilities
• best practice models for community preparedness
• how the Americans with Disabilities Act impacts planning and execution
• and resources available including http://www.disability911.org

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Feeling Inept at the Computer Sometimes?

Don’t sweat it! A quarter of Internet users said they wanted to search Google for something, but when placed in front of a computer, couldn’t figure it out. “Instead, they either completely failed to get to any search engine or ended up running their query on a different search engine — usually whatever type-in field happened to be at hand.” If you’re looking to learn how to better use the internet or some shortcuts to what you already know, check out the web site Intenet Tutorials.

 

College for Those with Illness

Could You Go Back to School?
May 22, 2008 is The Fourth Annual Chronic Illness and Postsecondary Educational Symposium on “Linking Clinical and Educational Perspectives in Service of Students who have Chronic Illness.” This is sponsored by DePaul University’s Chronic Illness Initiative. There will be sessions dedicated to students with chronic illness who are currently attending or aspiring to attend college, and a next day orientation event for those who are interested in learning more about the campus. Visit their web site for more information and watch HopeKeepers Magazine for an article on going back to school.