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It's YOUR Life ... Choose to Set Yourself Free and Live Beyond the Barriers!
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 ... In Pursuit of a Barrier Free Lifestyle Much of the negative impact on "quality of life" once traditionally associated with a disability may now be neutralized by making practical lifestyle modifications. Today's technological advances have made these improvements in quality of life easier now than ever before in history. Not so long ago, even in the USA, a disability once took a much bigger toll on people than it does today. This was due primarily to what were then insurmountable physical barriers that effectively isolated disabled people. As a result of those barriers, people with various degrees of disability or mobility impairment were frequently isolated, shunned by "polite society" and confined to one particular floor of a house, or even to a particular room, for their "safety." However, today this is no longer the case ... and need never be the case anymore ... for anyone! Assistive technology today is more affordable, and more varied than ever. For example, just consider the wide variety of mobility scooters, adaptive clothing, and chair-lifts on the market! Advancements in assistive technology have put increased mobility within the reach of everyone. The simple fact is that the overall damage done by disability and its consequential social isolation has been greatly lessened because of today's social and technological advances. The Internet is another example of "assistive technology that has greatly decresed the negative effects that disabilities have for many people: In today's America, a disabled person (or anyone else) with a reasonably new computer and a reliable Internet connection can work from home, go shopping online, get an education or even attend church — all without ever leaving home — and also participate in real-world social activities (such as going out to dinner with friends or family members, for example) by simply choosing only places that are accessible for them with respect to their particular disability! Today, the possibilities are practically endless for improving one's "quality of life" through the innovative use of assistive technology. And we at BarrierFreeChoices are dedicated to helping provide the information you need to achieve that purpose in your own life! Being "disabled" is not the prison sentence it used to be. |
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— the BarrierFreeChoices Staff
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Where Would You Like to Go Next?
CHECK OUT a sampling of popular "Lifestyle" resourcesSHOP for Barrier Free Lifestyle EnhancementsREAD "Defining and Finding 'True Accessibility'"READ "Living Beyond the 'Illusion' of Disability"READ "Who's Disabled in America Today?"RETURN to the "Lifestyle" Section MenuRETURN to the Top of This PageNAVIGATE to Other BFC Resources |
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