The current generation of Americans might be the least shy of all time. Everything they do is broadcasted all over social media, for all of their friends and family to see. We make reality stars into household names. Americans are overexposed!
No CommentsJust like many large businesses, the U. S. Federal Government does an awful lot of procurement, which translates to spending large numbers of dollars. The subject of federal spending on contractors has been a recurring theme in the news for decades. Efforts to curb rampant spending have resulted in measures like the 2011 Budget Control Act, which limits the annual…
No CommentsIt’s a national election year, and among the topics we hear bantered about is of course the state of healthcare in the U.S. It has become commonplace to hear references to our having “the best healthcare in the world”, but anyone who takes the time to actually look at the data knows that this is not the case. Statistically, the…
No CommentsAt this point in time, we’re so firmly established in the super-connected world of the digital era that most people take it for granted that you can find anything you’re looking for online. We all tend to start the overwhelming majority of our efforts to look for almost any product or service we need with a Google search. For example,…
No CommentsBeing in a wheelchair is not the problem that it used to be. Just consider all of the social stigmas that wheelchair users were subject to in the past. The Americans with Disabilities Act isn’t even 30-years-old yet – businesses and employers weren’t required to provide reasonable accommodations before it existed. And even so, people still look at wheelchair users…
No CommentsAre you familiar with our company’s origin story? If not, I advise you to brush up on it, but here’s the Cliffs Notes version: our founder Douglas Pearson has a good friend in a wheelchair named Paul. And Douglas noticed that invariably, Paul always seemed to take too long in the bathroom. When Douglas finally worked up the nerve to…
No CommentsAre you familiar with our company’s origin story? If not, I advise you to brush up on it, but here’s the Cliffs Notes version: our founder Douglas Pearson has a good friend in a wheelchair named Paul. And Douglas noticed that invariably, Paul always seemed to take too long in the bathroom. When Douglas finally worked up the nerve to…
No CommentsThere’s usually some confusion about what an occupation therapist does, because the name can be slightly confusing. The best answer: everything.
No CommentsThere are all sorts of caregivers, nurses and specialists in this world, who deal with all types of patients. Sometimes, this is simple – if you’re caring for an elderly patient, you help ensure they don’t fall, you perform normal daily chores for them, cook them food, give them their medication, etc. It’s fairly straightforward. But what about when you’re…
No CommentsThanks to the internet, Americans are snarky and cynical regarding just about everything now. Every topic becomes a meme or an internet joke overnight. Let’s pretend you’re a rich NBA owner who just had his heart ripped out by Steph Curry’s long-range 3-pointers. Wouldn’t you like to mourn in solitude? Well, poor Paul Allen became an instant internet meme instead….
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