Welcome to the Family Disaster Planning website, brought to you by the State of Florida! This website will better prepare you and your family for future disasters by helping you create your own personalized Family Disaster Plan.
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June 1st marked the official start of hurricane season and every year we've been providing you with resources and links to help you prepare. Landfall might not happen this year or even next, but eventually something will come our way. Are you prepared? We have been lucky for a few years now but ...
Todd Stabelfeldt has been paralyzed from the shoulders down since a gun accident at age 8 severed his spinal cord, leaving him confined to a wheelchair as a quadriplegic. Using iOS Switch Control, he's gained new abilities and independence through accessible technology. And now--using HomeKit and Siri--his entire home has become accessible.
Thousands of people who take a common bladder drug are at risk of developing dementia, experts warned last night. Use of oxybutynin, recommended by the NHS as a primary medication for urinary incontinence, has risen by 31 per cent in five years.
Recent News
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09/02/2017 - 9:02amNew Surgical Repair Technique Gives Hope to Victims of Spinal InjuriesThe Ring of Fire NetworkEven in the least severe cases, spinal cord injuries are complicated. In many cases, such injuries mean a lifetime of debilitating pain and...
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08/15/2017 - 9:57pmFox17 'There's nowhere I feel more comfortable' — Paralyzed man still riding dirt bikes competitivelyFox17LOWELL, Mich. -- A man in Lowell is back doing the very thing that almost took his life. It was four-and-a-half years ago...
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07/25/2017 - 9:09amThe military established special games for ill and injured troops and veterans in 2010, and the annual event drew crowds of up to 5,000 to the bases that hosted them — until this summer. Moving the Department of Defense Warrior Games to public...
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07/19/2017 - 4:36pmPurdue instructor talks flight details with Able Flight student Melissa Allensworth prior to take-off. When the Wright Brothers invented airplanes nearly 100 years ago, they probably never imagined quadriplegics and paraplegics taking to the skies....
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07/17/2017 - 5:38pmAnother broken/disassembled powerchair arriving at baggage claim. Flying on a commercial flight as a wheelchair user can be frustrating. Nearly every wheelchair user has a story to share, and generally it’s not a pleasant one. There are stories...
Upcoming Events
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Sat, 09/23/2017 - 9:00amWalter Fuller Park - St. Petersburg, FL
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Sat, 10/21/2017 - 10:00amSt. Petersburg Sailing Center
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Sat, 11/04/2017 - 9:00amWalter Fuller Park - St. Petersburg, FL