Steven Brown, Part 11 of 12: “New Perspectives on Disability Advocacy”

Steven Brown, part 11 of 12: “New Perspectives on Disability Advocacy” – Steven Brown of Louisville, KY speaks about legendary independent living advocate Ed Roberts, disability advocacy, and the development of disability culture. Steven became an advocate in his 20’s after being discriminated based on his physical disability. He has directed an independent living center in Oklahoma, served as Training Director at the World Institute on Disability, co-founded the Institute on Disability Culture in 1994. Steven has written several books, including his most recent work, “Movie Stars and Sensuous Scars: Essays on the Journey from Disability Shame to Disability Pride”. This is #21 out of more than 1000 interviews that “It’s Our Story” has collected in an effort to free the voices of the disability community. Visit us at www.itsourstory.org This interview transcribed by Nancy Cavanah.

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Alabama (Sept. 17)

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The conjugates of the invention provide an optimal balance of polymer size and structure for achieving improved drug loading, since the conjugates of the invention possess three or more active agents releasably attached to a multi-armed water soluble …
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Kidney Society Describes Ways to Eliminate Wasteful Tests and Procedures

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Do not administer erythropoiesis stimulating agents — drugs that are commonly used to treat anemia — to chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with hemoglobin levels ?10 g/dL without symptoms of anemia;. 3. … Study co-authors include Amy Dwyer, MD …
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