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Disaboom Becomes Umbrella Sponsor for Life Rolls On Foundation

Published: July 17th, 2007 | Category: News

DENVER, CO–(MARKET WIRE)–Jul 18, 2007 — Disaboom, Inc. (OTC BB:DSBO.OB – News), which is developing the first online community for people living with or directly affected by disabilities or Functional limitations, today announced a year-long partnership with Life Rolls On Foundation (LRO), a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for young people affected by spinal cord injury. Through this partnership, Disaboom will be the 2007 Umbrella Sponsor of LRO’s upcoming 4th Annual Night by the Ocean Dinner and Auction, 9th Annual Charity Golf Tournament and US Open of Surfing Expression Session.

“We are excited to team up with Life Rolls On to encourage active lifestyles among today’s youth living with spinal cord injuries, as the mission of this esteemed organization complements disaboom.com’s own philosophy,” said J.W. Roth, Chairman and CEO of Disaboom. Continue Reading »

Teacher’s reach extends beyond classroom

Published: July 17th, 2007 | Category: News

When Tiffany Nickel tells her special education students that their disabilities are no excuse for not achieving, they know she’s not just saying that. If she can learn to tie her own shoes, she tells them, they can learn to add multi-digit numbers.

“Where there’s a will, there’s a way,” she says.

It’s a lesson she’s been living since Sept. 1, 1996, the day she dived into a swimming pool and broke her neck.

A piece of bone went into her spinal cord, paralyzing her.

She’d been at her first teaching job for just eight days when the accident occurred. Continue Reading »