What’s Underneath – Jillian Mercado
Jillian Mercado, the 23 year old model and editor and founder of Manufactured 1987 is featured in StyleLikeU 's "What's Underneath Project". The "What's Underneath Project" has select individuals remove their clothes to honor how style is not the clothes you wear, but rather, what's underneath. Transcript Off camera. StyleLikeU: So you should just talk very freely, don’t edit. Just, you know, we’ll edit and just let yourself just roll. You’ll, whoever ask the question you can talk to. At the end of each question you’ll just take a piece of clothing off. Jillian Mercado Voice: Ok, I have one,
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"The overall message is that you cannot tell what a person is capable of or what their life is like simply by looking at them. " Brian Steel
Dysphagia (Swallowing Problems)
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Trailblazers
Trailblazers is a national network of more than 400 young disabled people who work together on a national and local level to highlight and address the issues that are important to them. We aim to fight the social injustices experienced by young disabled people and to ensure we can gain access to education, employment and the services we require. We are part of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, the leading UK charity focusing on muscular dystrophy and other related conditions. Our mission To fight against the social injustices experienced by young people living with muscle disease or a related condition. Our
Genetics Home Reference: DMD-associated dilated cardiomyopathy
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Former UCLA Student Fights Cuts to Disabled, Elderly
Governor Jerry Brown recently introduced a new state budget calling for deep cuts in many departments. Looking through the huge document, it’s easy to get lost in the fine print -- the line items, the pie charts -- and overlook the people who will actual
Blogger Shane Burcaw uses humor and honesty to cope with spinal muscular atrophy
Shane Burcaw is like any other 19-year-old college student. He goes to class, hangs out with friends and enjoys going to concerts. What sets him apart from his peers is his ability to use a wry sense of humor to cope with a life-threatening illness. Bu
Muscular Dystrophy Association
The Muscular Dystrophy Association, MDA http://www.mda.org/ MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. The Association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy and education. MDA combats neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive medical and support services, and far-reaching professional and public health education. With national headquarters in Tucson, MDA has more than 200 offices across the country, sponsors some 200 hospital-affiliated clinics and supports more than 330 research projects around the world. MDA supports more research on neuromuscular diseases than any other private-sector
The brain in myotonic dystrophy 1 and 2: evidence for a predominant white matter disease
Myotonic dystrophy types 1 and 2 are progressive multisystemic disorders with potential brain involvement. We compared 22 myotonic dystrophy type 1 and 22 myotonic dystrophy type 2 clinically and neuropsychologically well-characterized patients and a c
