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Disabilities

Welcome to Roseville Today’s section on disabilities. Featuring a combination of original content, guest posts, inspiring stories, and practical tips. We hope you’ll find this section useful and informative. May it lift you with encouragement, empower you with empathy, and fuel you with compassion.

Dave Dravecky (Part 1)

It was one of baseball's greatest moments: San Francisco Giants pitcher Dave Dravecky surviving cancer surgery in his throwing arm and only a year later in August 1989 in a miraculous comeback bid pitching seven flawless innings against the Cincinnati Reds.

Golf Instructor Keeps Swinging at 78

At the age of 78 and on the surface, at least, Ed Koepp seems to have gone through life effortlessly and has accomplished much.

Caring for Alzheimer’s Relative

Though she doesn't have Alzheimer's disease, 57-year-old school teacher 'Susie' of Cincinnati, Ohio, certainly knows its ins and outs. She cared for her ex-mother-in-law for a number of years.

Radiation Exposure Could Have Caused Parkinson’s

In the late 1970s at a Nevada air force base, a technician accidentally exposed airman Dan Hott to a great deal of radiation, perhaps...

Antonino: You Can’t Be Limited

I enjoyed talking with Steve Antonino of New York City. At 29, he has muscular dystrophy, uses a power wheelchair to get around

Autism

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) website defines autism as a wide spectrum of disorders characterized 'by varying degrees of impairment in communication skills, social interactions, and restricted, repetitive, stereotyped patterns of behavior.'

Humor can help with disabilities

On Christmas Eve 1995, diabetic Dan Adragna checked into a Santa Cruz, California, clinic with what seemed a nasty spell of flu, except he had double pneumonia and would black out.

Person with Autism Starts Business

I hear dogs love them. David Shunkey of Albuquerque, New Mexico, makes Peanut Butter Puppy Bites, which are crisp canine treats shaped to resemble dog...

Hendrickson Reconciles Disability and Faith

Over the years, I've interviewed many people who had some challenges reconciling their intense struggles associated with acquiring and having a disability along with their faith

Allyhoos Comfort Young Hospital Patients

It all began with her own physical suffering, and through this suffering she has helped heal others.

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Welcome to the Brighter Side

Roseville Venture Lab business accelerator and incubator

The City of Roseville, in partnership with the Growth Factory, is launching Roseville Venture Lab in Downtown Roseville. City Council approved plans for the business accelerator and incubator at the May 18 meeting.