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Diet is also worth considering, mainly for the point of view of Attention Deficit Disorder, which can often be made worse by the child’s reaction to certain foods or chemicals. Vision is one of the most overlooked areas of examination, because most people think that, if their child can see, there is absolutely nothing wrong with their vision. The crazy thing about this is that, compared to most other testing methods, it is often the easiest and least expensive thing to test in a child with learning disabilities. The great news is that, in many cases, it can provide the break through that your child with learning disabilities needs. Vision is the dominant sense in the classroom, and for almost every learning experience your child has.

Over 80% of all information comes in through the visual system, which involves far more than simply seeing the page of print. As a Behavioral Optometrist, I have dedicated my life to helping children with learning disabilities, and I have found that in the majority of cases I can help these children both with the appropriate lenses and with vision therapy, a specialized series of exercises and games to train the visual system and thus enable learning to become an easier task. It makes sense that, if we train the right visual skills, we will see the learning ability of a child increase. So, for example, if they have trouble skipping lines or misreading words, training the child’s eye movements should enhance their ability to move their eyes effectively across the page, thus reading more fluidly.

If they have trouble remembering spelling words, it makes sense that if we train and teach visual memory through visualization that they will be able to recall spelling words more effectively. The question for parent is, “where do I go to have the type of visual examination that tests for these things? ” Most parents would realize that the average eye care professional does not perform these tests, they are looking at eye health and prescribing glasses. Let me be frank; if your child has a learning disability then you need to get your child’s eyes tested, making sure that they are not long or short sighted. For the extra tests looking at the main areas of difficulty in children with learning disabilities, you will require something different.

And that is the purpose of this article. I am passionate about helping children with learning disabilities, and have developed a few short tests which can be down loaded from our site and performed in your own home. It can help by indicating if your child has difficulties in many extra areas of vision, and show you exactly how to improve their visual skills. If these tests indicate a deficiency, that our therapy program is guaranteed to improve the learning disabilities you struggle with in your child. And best of all, the screening test is free, so please, for the sake of your child and their future, come and obtain your free vision test.

Getting Social Security disability benefits can be a long and complicated process. You will work closely with your lawyer and her staff. Before you hire a lawyer you must do your homework. The following steps will help you find a lawyer who can best meet your needs.

1. Get as much information as you can before you talk to a lawyer. First, go to her website. Is there helpful information on the website about the process you will go through to get Social Security disability benefits? Or is the website just about the lawyer and her law firm? You want a lawyer who will share helpful information and teach you about the Social Security disability process.

2. When you call the lawyer’s office, how are you treated? Is this staff rushed or do they treat you like a welcomed visitor? Are they helpful? Are they empathetic? The lawyer sets the tone for the office. How her staff treats you is a good indication of how the lawyer will treat you.

3. You should meet with the lawyer, either in person or in a telephone consult if it is too difficult for you to get to the office. Were you given a choice? You should be!

4. When you talk to the lawyer, ask about her experience handling Social Security disability cases. How long has she been handling these cases? What percent of her practice involves Social Security disability cases? Some lawyers only devote a small percentage of their time to these cases, making it difficult for them to keep up with changes in the rules and regulations. In addition, they may not be as familiar with the judges who hear, and ultimately decide, these cases. You should look for a lawyer who devotes 50% or more of her time to Social Security disability cases.

5. Ask the lawyer what her success rate is for Social Security disability cases. No lawyer wins every case and no lawyer can guarantee a specific result in your case. Each case is different and must be evaluated on its own facts. You want to ask this question to get an idea of how carefully the lawyer evaluates these cases throughout the process. Social Security disability cases are won or lost on the medical evidence. Your disability lawyer should continually evaluate the evidence to determine if she can prove that you are disabled. If the evidence does not support the claim, a good disability lawyer will tell you so and not take the case further unless additional evidence is available. You should look for an attorney with an 85% + success rate.

6. Ask the lawyer if she has any trial experience. Trial lawyers are trained to develop evidence, present it in the court room and argue the case to a judge or jury. Social Security disability cases may go to a hearing with an Administrative Law Judge. It is beneficial to have a lawyer with trial experience representing you in these cases.

7. Ask the lawyer if she has any medical or nursing training. Social Security disability cases are won or lost on the medical evidence and the evidence of physical or psychological limitations. A lawyer with medical knowledge will understand your disabling condition and be in a better position to develop the evidence and present it to the judge.

8. Ask the attorney how she will develop your case. You want to know that your lawyer will gather your pertinent medical records throughout the process, not just before your hearing with an Administrative Law Judge. In addition, your lawyer should collect specific information from your treating doctors about the limitations that prevent you from working. Your lawyer will do this through the use of special disability reports and disease questionnaires. These reports will help to strengthen your case. If the lawyer you interview is not going to take these additional steps to gather evidence, you should keep looking.

9. Ask the lawyer why she chose to work on Social Security disability cases. The answer to this question is very telling. For me, helping clients get their disability benefits is one of the greatest joys in practicing law. I know that my staff and I can make a difference in our clients’ lives. Clients come into my office troubled, frustrated, worried and in pain. We work through the process together and there is no better feeling than calling a client to report that they have been approved for Social Security disability benefits.

10. Ask the lawyer who will be working on your case. The lawyer should have staff to help gather your medical records and develop the evidence. Social Security disability cases are document intensive. It is important that there is sufficient staff to obtain, maintain and file all of the necessary documents.

11. How are you treated by the lawyer? Do you feel welcomed or do you feel like a number? Ask who you can talk to if you have questions as the case develops. When can you expect a return phone call? Phone calls should be answered within 24 hours. While the attorney will not be able to return every phone call herself there should be sufficient staff available to answer your questions.

12. Do you feel comfortable with the lawyer and her staff? You are entering a long-term relationship so you must feel comfortable. During the initial consultation, were your questions answered? Were you treated with respect? Was the Social Security disability process described and explained to your satisfaction? Were the office procedures explained? If the answer to any of these questions is no, you should keep looking.

13. What do the lawyer’s clients say about her? Go to her website. Are there testimonials from former clients? Is she willing to let you contact other clients for a reference? The best way to understand how you will be treated is to talk to other clients.

For most people trying to get Social Security disability benefits, hiring a lawyer is the best thing they can do to improve their chances of winning. However, you need to have the lawyer who is right for you. Taking the time to gather the information outlined above will help you to make the right decision.

Copyright (c) 2009 Sharon A Christie

By: Sharon A Christie

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Sharon Christie is a nurse and an attorney in Towson, Maryland. She handles Social Security disability and serious personal injury cases. Find out more about Sharon A Christie and request her popular free book on Social Security Disability claims at www.SharonChristieLaw.com . You can also reach her at 410-823-8200.

When most people think about accommodating people with disabilities in their business they get a scared feeling in their gut and their mind scrambles to search for that all-important date when the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) went into effect. It doesn’t have to be that way! When business owners open their eyes and start to realize that there are literally billions of dollars to be made in the accessible travel market, I believe we will start to remove the fear associated with the ADA.

There are currently more than 50 million people with disabilities in the United States and 180 million worldwide, representing the single largest untapped tourist market in the world. According to a recent Harris Poll conducted in conjunction with the Open Doors Organization and the Travel Industry Association of America, the 50 million people with disabilities in our country have a combined income of more than $175 billion. In 2002, these people took 32 million trips and spent more than $13.6 billion on travel ($4.2 billion on hotels, $3.3 billion on airfare, $2.7 billion on food and beverage, and $3.4 billion on retail, transportation, and other activities). This study suggested that these travelers would double their spending if some minor amenities were made available. Meet and greet programs at airports, preferred seating on airplanes, hotel rooms closer to amenities, and employees who go out of their way to accommodate guests with disabilities topped the list.

The current trends in adaptive travel show most of these travelers taking advantage of destinations that they know are already accessible such as cruise ships, Florida, and Las Vegas. The visitors bureaus and businesses at these destinations that have gone to great lengths to ensure their visitors that there will not be any accessibility issues during their stay. From personal experience and years of traveling in a wheelchair, I can guarantee that these locations have built and will continue to build strong relationships with travelers with disabilities. This group is a very loyal one, who will often return to the same city, hotel, or activity provider year after year if they have a good experience. If everyone were to catch on to this we would see growth in the tourism industry like we have never seen!

With this in mind, it is a wonder that more business owners have not taken steps to make their accommodations more accessible and even start marketing to these travelers. If the staggering numbers listed above aren’t proof enough, the U.S. Census Bureau recently stated that nearly 16.5% of all people with disabilities in the U.S. leave their home two days per week or less. That constitutes nearly 11 million people that are not traveling at all. Also keep in mind that there are millions of people in their golden years that are looking for accessible travel accommodations. Many of these people use canes or walkers, travel with oxygen tanks, or have other mobility impairments, and are not included in disability statistics.

With millions of people in need of accessible travel options, and with our Baby Boomers (almost 25% of our population) starting to reach retirement age as well now is the time to start thinking about improving marketing efforts to include people with disabilities and about better overall accessibility in general. By educating business owners on the benefits of marketing to people with disabilities and educating travel agents who are fighting a losing battle with the internet, we can begin to focus on this new target market.

If you want to take advantage of the rapidly growing adaptive travel market, get started now! I recommend hiring an expert to get your business rated and start removing barriers to access as soon as possible. Think about accessibility anytime you’re planning a remodel or addition. These improvements will benefit everyone, not just people with disabilities. For those of you who have already taken steps to improve accessibility, start bragging about it.

Craig P. Kennedy, Steamboat Springs, Colorado,

CK Consulting: Setting Standards for Accessibility

http://www.CKConsultingonline.com

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About The Author

Craig Kennedy is a published adaptive travel author, accessibility consultant, and motivational speaker with almost ten years of adaptive travel experience and more than 15 years of tourism and service industry expertise. He specializes in resort business growth and customer attraction through better overall accessibility, education, and marketing, and works with businesses who wish to become leaders in accessible travel and accommodation.

Copyright Craig P. Kennedy 2005

craig@accessanything.net

This article was posted on April 12, 2005

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Causes of learning impairments can be genetic or environmental. But children with learning disabilities are characterized by some unusual abilities. A learning disability does not make a child less intelligent. It is just that he learns differently.

Albert Einstein showed learning disability. He was a ‘below average’ student at school. He could not speak until he was three and was weak in Math. He grew up to become one of the greatest Mathematicians. Other famed people with learning disabilities were Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison. Edison found difficulty in reading until he was twelve and in writing, even after that.

It is believed that Leonardo Da Vinci, needless to say who he was, was dyslectic. Sylvester Stallone, Cher, Tom Cruise, Mozart and Robin Williams, who are enlisted as being famous in the field of art, have been victims of learning disabilities. Lewis Carroll, famous for authoring ‘Alice in Wonderland’, suffered from a stammer in speech. George Bernard Shaw is reported to have had an Attention deficit disorder. Suzanne Somers, famous for her work in ‘Three’s company’ was a poor student at school and was diagnosed of dyslexia. A relatively recent example of a learning disability is Phillip Manuel, a famous jazz vocalist who was identified of having AD/HD in the year 2000.

The very well known Napoleon Bonaparte had to struggle with dyslexia. Winston Churchill, who is famous for leading Great Britain during World War II, suffered from speech impediment during his childhood. Woodrow Wilson did not learn the alphabet until an age of nine and was unable to read until an age of twelve. This shows that he probably had a learning disability.

We know of Jackie Stewart. He has described in his biography, his dyslexia. He has written about his inferiority complex at school and how he overcame it. Bruce Jenner, the world’s greatest athlete as he was called, had fallen prey to learning disabilities.

Business Entrepreneurs like Richard Branson, David Neeleman and Charles Schwab were dyslexics. Donald Winkler, defeating his dyslexia, inspired many to become successful.

The Indian movie, “Taarein Zameen Par”, brought learning disabilities in children under the Spotlight and counseled parents about how they should react to children exhibiting such disabilities. Actor Aamir Khan was shown to illustrate the learning disabilities in some well-known people, thus rousing the parents all over the world to realize the possibility of some very unique talent to stem out of their kids! The movie also tries to comfort children with learning disabilities and here were some examples of some famous people who had learning disabilities when they were young.

All the celebrities mentioned above and those left unmentioned had one commonality of striving towards success and attaining it, in spite of their learning disabilities. Feelings of shame, fear, depression and loneliness are evident in dyslexics. These famous people got over all these negativities and conquered not only their disabilities but also the world, by winning hearts and becoming inspirers for the aspirants world over!

By Manali Oak
Published: 5/19/2008