Science & Technology
Science and Technology
Science and Technology
Mon, December 22, 2008
Disaboom Publishes First Annual Holiday Guide
DENVER--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Disaboom, Inc. (OTCBB:DSBO) ([ www.disaboom.com ]), the leading online resource for people with disabilities, today announced the release of its first annual Holiday Guide.
With a focus on creating an enjoyable—and memorable—holiday experience, the Disaboom Holiday Guide takes on travel, gift-giving, surviving the family holidays, and more.
"We wanted the guide to be fun as well as really practical, with useful information for people with disabilities as well as their friends, families, and caregivers," notes Kim Dority, Vice President of Content for Disaboom. "So we brought together articles, tips, and resource links on the topics that our community members indicated would be of most interest."
The guide includes articles and resources on:
- Welcoming Guests with Disabilities – creating a visitable, accessible home
- Signing Santas – enabling kids with hearing loss to talk with Santa
- Accessible Holiday Travel – traveling with a wheelchair, assistive technology, or other aids
- Toys Special-Needs Kids Will Love – for kids with hearing loss, vision loss, or other physical or developmental disabilities
- Best Online Shopping – shopping sites and how to be a safe online shopper
- Enjoying the Family – Really!– how to navigate those family get-togethers
- Budget Holiday Decorating – decorating for the holidays on the cheap
In addition, the Holiday Guide includes Disaboom's first Annual Best Books List, showcasing the ten books that Disaboom staffers and community members chose from among the more than sixty books reviewed by Disaboom in 2008.
"For most of us, the holidays can be a pretty stressful time," states Dority, "so we wanted to create something that would make them a bit easier – and more fun – for everybody." The [ Disaboom 2008 Holiday Guide ] can be downloaded, printed out, or read online.
About Disaboom
Disaboom, Inc. was founded as a dynamic, diverse, and interactive online community dedicated to constantly improving the way people with disabilities or functional limitations live their lives. It also serves as a comprehensive online resource not only for people living with such conditions, but also for their immediate families and friends, caregivers, recreation and rehabilitation providers, and employers. More than 54 million American adults live with disabilities or functional limitations today in the United States alone. Founded and designed by doctors and fellow disaboomers to meet this community's specific needs, [ www.disaboom.com ] brings together content and tools, ranging from specialized health information to social networking to daily living resources, in a single interactive site.
