Stella Young Paraplegia

A physical handicap that limits an individual’s ability to get help, for example, lack of mobility

One hundred and twenty injured participants will be randomly selected from Midwest Ohio hospitals. Inclusionary criteria for the study will be: (a) age at injury between 6.0 and 14.0 years, (b) evidence of some time period of loss of consciousness, (c) hospital records of a closed head injury, classified by the GCS and (d) medical documentation that provides information classifying TBI severity level.

Education is not the only area where disabled people feel disadvantaged. Many people with physical disabilities feel disadvantaged at their homes and also at school. Some physical disabilities include paraplegia, quadriplegia, multiple sclerosis, hemiplegia, and cerebral palsy. Paraplegia is paralysis of the legs and lower body, quadriplegia is the paralysis of all arms and legs, and hemiplegia is paralysis of one side of the body. Multiple sclerosis is a disease that affects the central nervous system that can cause the patient to become paralyzed, blind or even have numbness in some of the limbs while cerebral palsy is the loss of motor function (Nordqvist, 2016). The most common trend between these physical disabilities includes the loss of function in one or more parts of the body. Because of this lack of function, people with these disabilities often need to use

Motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) are the leading cause of death in US teens, encompassing greater than one in three deaths.1 Based on 2010 data, 2,700 teenagers were killed and 282,000 were treated in Emergency Departments (ED) for injuries sustained in MVCs.1 That equates to approximately seven teens between the ages of 16 and 19 dying daily due to injuries sustained in MVCs. Mile per mile teens aged 16 to 19 are more likely than those aged 20 and older to be involved in a fatal crash.2 People aged 15 to 24 years old encompass approximately 14% of the US population; however, males and females of this age group account for 30% ($19 Billion) and 28% ($7 Billion) of the total costs of injuries due to MVCs, respectively.3

A disability is a physical and/or mental condition that inhibit one's ability to properly perform daily activities of living. This disability will cause a person to alter the way he/she performs this activity. For example, if a person recently experienced a stroke, one side of his or her body may be affected and may need assistance in activities he/she was able to complete independently prior to the stroke. In addition, a person may have a mental disability which can inhibit his/her ability to interact with society. For example, if a person has dementia, he/she suffers from memory loss and may wander due to the confusion. Though the word disability may have a negative connotation in our society, one may be able to overcome

I decided to take on the role as a wheel chair bound individual. As I took on the role as a wheel chair bound individual I quickly realized how much I needed the assistance of others to help me to be able to function as a whole body. Being wheel chair bound restricted my mobility a great deal. I did not realize how much a wheelchair could limit a person’s mobility until I personally carried out this exercise on my own (Smith, 2015). Many of my daily activities that I normally performed on my own became impossible without the help from others. The wheel chair did not allow me to access certain areas in my home due to the fact that the wheelchair limited my mobility because of the size. The wheelchair put me at a lower position versus a

I think this is another one people with mental illness hear quite a bit. Just replace the words 'use that wheelchair' with 'worry', 'cry', 'get angry', or 'become confused', and you're as good as saying that your family member can make these challenges go away at will. It just doesn't work that way.

A physical disability is a limitation on a person 's physical functioning, mobility or stamina. These disabilities may have arisen at birth as a result of genetic abnormality, through a contraction of disease, or through an injury. It can make it difficult for people to perform simple everyday tasks and may lead to discrimination and a lack of opportunities in areas such as education, employment and promotion. For example, people confined to wheelchairs represent how a physical disability can restrict movement to and around schools or workplaces unless there are appropriate support mechanisms. However, they can usually manage their own affairs and generally do not require a guardian.

A Disability is consider a physical or mental condition that limits a person’s movements, activities or even a person senses. A disability could occur throughout a person’s life or may be presented at birth. Some disabilities are hidden and make it hard to be seen. The disability may be a mild case to a moderate or even a severe profound case. A person may be able to be have multiple disabilities as well. There are different types of disabilities that range from physical to mental impairments that can decrease a person’s activities in a day to day bases. A disability can affect different areas such as Mobility and Physical Impairments, Spinal Cord Disability, Head Injuries involving the Brain, Vision, Hearing, Cognitive, and Psychological, and Invisible Disabilities.

This source has less of a bias purpose and more of a purpose to relay information and educate others about conditions and needs around the world. The author talks about awards given the inventor of the wheelchair, the need for wheelchairs, and statistics about disabled

Throughout our daily lives, we begin to understand that those with disabilities struggle in both the physical and cognitive domains. People with physical disabilities may use wheelchair and often times require the assistance of another individual. For example, when people with physical disabilities are entering a bus they use a ramp and their seatbelts are buckled by the bus driver. Encountering those with physical disabilities is not uncommon due to the fact that their

According to Bushnick et al.4 there are three leading causes of TBI. These include vehicular crashes, violence, and falls in order of highest incidence. There is also a wide demographic of people who are at risk for TBI. Young people typically are at a greater risk for car crashes and violence related TBI. On the other hand, Elderly people are at a greater risk for injuries associated with falls. The risk for TBI is

Two years ago, my grandmother had a knee surgery. For half year, she had to rely on her wheelchair to get around. I took care of her for a month. It seemed the world revealed a new layer for me—a tough world for the elder. Despite it’s a power wheelchair, I found we literally can go nowhere without extreme laboursome movements. Compared to the wheelchair ramp, reserved parking, accessible

Wheelchairs, canes, crutches- all these devices help an individual maneuver around after certain injuries or complications make life harder for them. Although full mobility with these devices isn’t restored, it makes a metaphorical bridge for their reentry into society. As if life wasn’t hard enough for these people, they still have to work and make a life for themselves. Due to the fact that many diseases are incurable they have to find ways to cope with their disabilities. Having less maneuverability calls for things such as designated areas for the disabled on Public busses or ergonomic seats that can work on both the disabled in a general situation, and the typical passenger. These things need to be implemented on Metro busses in the Los Angeles Region because roughly 1.3 million riders have a disability. Certain things can happen in today’s system where a disabled rider could hurt themselves in the movement of the bus when they’re not strapped in or when there are no open seats on the bus. A

I think what Stella had to say about disabled people is absolutely right as disabled people are looked upon as objects of inspiration by non-disabled people. Non-disable people look at disabled people for only being disabled and look it as being “bad and “exceptional” as told by Stella Young. Therefore, if disabled people can do jobs that are part of our daily life gives non-disabled people have even more motivation and no excuse to do the job since the lives of disabled people are much harder which isn’t true.