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Without Pity: A Film about Abilities
"Disabled people are tired of being invisible, and are declaring their right to an equal chance at life." -Christopher Reeve This HBO documentary, narrated by Christopher Reeve, celebrates the efforts of people with disabilities to live full, produ...(more details) |
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Cerebral Palsy: What Every Parent Should Know
This program covers the causes, symptoms, and range of possible treatments of cerebral palsy, including the relationship between physical and mental handicaps, and the role of medications and physical therapy in treatment. Animation illustrates the a...(more details) |
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The Injured Brain: Closed Head Trauma
This program explains the types and symptoms of closed head injuries-anything from temporary loss of consciousness to coma-though some patients show almost no symptoms. It shows the tests used to determine the nature and extent of the injury, treatme...(more details) |
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Spinal Injuries: Recovery of Function
This program describes the need for immediate treatment of spinal injuries at the scene of the accident or in the hospital; the diagnosis of spinal injury and the different levels of spinal injury; when immediate treatment may slow or stop the damage...(more details) |
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Spinal Injury
This program offers an in-depth look at paraplegia and quadriplegia, explaining the physical, social, sexual, and psychological effects of spinal injury. It profiles a member of the first American expedition to climb Mt. Everest and a paraplegic sinc...(more details) |
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