The Department of Labor announced grants totaling $18,597,758 to eight states to provide education, training and employment opportunities for youth and adults with disabilities. The grants are part of the Disability Employment Initiative (DEI), a program jointly funded and administered…
Day: October 1, 2013
BOC launches new website
The Board of Certification/Accreditation recently launched a new website. The new home page is updated with social media feeds and upcoming continuing education opportunities, according to a press release. BOC certificants and accredited facility owners can log in directly to…
A successful transaction requires thorough pre-planning and a hard look at your profit and loss statement.
Women who used an active spinal orthosis demonstrated a clinically relevant improvement in back extensor strength, and clinically relevant differences in pain and physical functioning, according to a study published inProsthetics and Orthotics International. “Vertebral fractures are a common clinical…
Bank lending to small businesses has fallen significantly since the 2007-2009 recession. A recent report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland found multiple reasons for this decline, including increased regulatory scrutiny and lack of demand, and recommended policymakers to…
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3-D printing has the potential to enable cost-effective and efficient fabrication of O&P devices, but its practicality still must be explored.