I'm always amazed by the power Social Media has to change lives and make a better world. From helping civilians to communicate in Egypt and Libya and begin a social revolution to helping Japanese families to find lost relatives in the recent earthquake.
Disaboom Inc., a recent start-up is working to solve some of the problems that the disabled face. It was founded by Dr. Glen House, who is a physician and a quadriplegic himself. Disaboom is based on his firsthand knowledge of the challenges faced by the disabled community, which inspired him to provide a comprehensive, evolving source of information for disabled communities.
Like many online communities, such as Facebook and Twitter, Disaboom is a free community and combines a social environment, providing online dating (www.LoveByrd.com), forums, and blogs with practical resources pertaining to living with disabilities, such as medical information, classifieds, and job posting.
Some segments of the population are almost always overlooked and find it hard to get the services and the products they need. More than 54 million Americans live with some form of disability today. The U.S. market for goods and services specific for disabilities is greater than $300 billion, and the discretionary income of people with disabilities exceeds $135 billion.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
What's your opinion on that? Have you seen any online service that positively impact minorities and is able to change peoples' lives?
Disaboom Inc., a recent start-up is working to solve some of the problems that the disabled face. It was founded by Dr. Glen House, who is a physician and a quadriplegic himself. Disaboom is based on his firsthand knowledge of the challenges faced by the disabled community, which inspired him to provide a comprehensive, evolving source of information for disabled communities.
Like many online communities, such as Facebook and Twitter, Disaboom is a free community and combines a social environment, providing online dating (www.LoveByrd.com), forums, and blogs with practical resources pertaining to living with disabilities, such as medical information, classifieds, and job posting.
Some segments of the population are almost always overlooked and find it hard to get the services and the products they need. More than 54 million Americans live with some form of disability today. The U.S. market for goods and services specific for disabilities is greater than $300 billion, and the discretionary income of people with disabilities exceeds $135 billion.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
What's your opinion on that? Have you seen any online service that positively impact minorities and is able to change peoples' lives?
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