Category Archives: Misc

What to do for a person having a seizure (video)

By , May 15th, 2009 | Epilepsy, Video | 0 Comments

One of my favorite shows on the web, GeekBrief.tv, now GeekBrief with Cali Lewis, interviewed actor Greg Grunberg (Matt Parkman on “Heroes”).  Greg’s son, Jake, has epilepsy and Greg talks about what to do for someone during a seizure and what not to do (don’t put something into the person’s mouth!).

It’s a great video!  Greg talks about seizures starting at 3:50.

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15May

Twittering with your mind

By , May 8th, 2009 | Medical Advances, Video | 0 Comments

We previously talked about brain control interfaces. Here is a new device that lets you twitter with your thoughts.
A new device developed by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison allows users to tell a computer what to do simply by concentrating on a letter or action on the screen.

via Twittering For Those Who Can’t Talk Or Type – Disability Scoop.

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8May

CDC on Swine Flu

By , April 27th, 2009 | SSA News, Video | 0 Comments

For up to date information go to http://cdc.gov/swineflu/

Ok, everyone. Keep calm. Wash your hands. If you get sick (fever, coughs, body aches, sore throat, headache, chills, fatigue, occasionally associated with vomiting or diarrhea), go see a doctor.

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27Apr

Colorado Springs Gazette covers Law Day Ask-a-Lawyer

By , April 26th, 2009 | SSA News, Tom Talks | 0 Comments

Yesterday’s Ask-a-Lawyer event was a lot of fun and a chance to give back to the community.  We got to cover a lot of topics from family law and custody issues, to landlord/tenant and creditor matters.  I was even able to use my knowledge of the Social Security system for a couple of questions.

What a nice surprise it was to get a (misspelled) mention in the Colorado Springs Gazette this morning!
The annual event was held by the El Paso County Bar Association in honor of Law Day, which officially falls on May 1. …

One woman learned that her deferred sentence in a criminal matter would not be part of her criminal record if she meets the terms the judge laid …

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26Apr

Ask-a-Lawyer TODAY Saturday April 25 2009 at Citadel Mall

By , April 25th, 2009 | SSA News, Tom Talks | 0 Comments

The El Paso County Bar is providing an Ask-a-Lawyer table as part Law Day.

If you are in the Colorado Springs area, come on down to the Citadel Mall.  There will be a table set up by Dillards between 10am – 4pm.

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25Apr

What’s the Wordle?

By , March 24th, 2009 | SSA News, Website | 2 Comments

Wordle.net creates very pretty tag clouds based on most used words on your site. Here’s ours:

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24Mar

Video: PTSD

By , January 30th, 2009 | PTSD, Video | 0 Comments

 

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30Jan

Eye Disease – Glaucoma and Cataracts

By , January 16th, 2009 | Video | 1 Comment

 

University of California Health Matters on Eye Disease: Glaucoma and Cataracts

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16Jan

Video: The Ink Spots “Java Jive”

By , December 26th, 2008 | Fun, Video | 1 Comment

I found a video for the original song!

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26Dec

Video: Hepatitis C

By , December 12th, 2008 | Hepatitis, Video | 2 Comments

Terrific video from the Health Matters series about Hepatitis C.

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12Dec

Autism video

By , December 5th, 2008 | Autism, Video | 4 Comments

Very informative and detailed video about autism.

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5Dec
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