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PAC Mate Enables Blind Medical Student to Achieve her Ultimate Goal

Cooke, who at 40 is completing her last months’ studies at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, chose naturopathy as her specialty because, “Naturopathy combines the prescription of (standard manufactured) drugs with natural remedies and emphasizes general diagnosis, the use of natural therapeutics and traditional medicine, and we work with diet, nutrition, life …

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PAC Mate Enables Blind Medical Student to Achieve her Ultimate Goal

Portland, OregonIn a few months, the newest doctor – and one of the first doctors of her kind in the nation – will hang her shingle in the Portland, Oregon area. Chris L. Cooke will become one of the first totally blind doctors in the US with a specialty in naturopathic medicine. The new Dr. …

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The Future is Now: A Future Planning Training Curriculum for Families and Their Adult Relatives with Developmental Disabilities

The Future is Now: A Future Planning Training Curriculum for Families and Their Adult Relatives with Developmental Disabilities (2010). Factor, A., DeBrine, E., Caldwell, J., Arnold, K., Kramer, J., Nelis, T. & Heller, T.This curriculum equips families and their adult relative with a disability with the communication skills and information to jointly plan for the …

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Latina mothers caring for a son or daughter with autism or schizophrenia: Similarities, differences and the relationship between co-residency and maternal well-being

Latina mothers caring for a son or daughter with autism or schizophrenia: Similarities, differences and the relationship between co-residency and maternal well-being. Magaña S & Ghosh, S. (2010). Journal of Family and Social Work, 13, 227-250.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2903044/

Health Matters: The Exercise and Nutrition Health Education Curriculum for People with Developmental Disabilities

Health Matters: The Exercise and Nutrition Health Education Curriculum for People with Developmental Disabilities (2010). Marks, B., Sisirak, J. & Heller, T. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. The HealthMatters Program is a research-based, field-tested program that’s already made a dramatic difference in the lives of participants with disabilities, this proven curriculum shows professionals how …

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Health Trends From an International Sample of Older Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Health Trends From an International Sample of Older Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (2010). Robinson, L. M., Davidson, P. W., Henderson, C. M., Janicki, M. P., Merrick, J., Morad, M., Wang, K. Y., Hsieh, K., Heller, T., Bishop, K. M. & Wexler, O. International Journal on Disability and Human Development, 9 (4), 329–338

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