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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.disaboom.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>disaboom</title><link>http://www.disaboom.com/Blogs/</link><description /><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20917.1142)</generator><item><title>How to Advertise with us!</title><link>http://www.disaboom.com/Blogs/disaboom/archive/2008/02/21/how-to-advertise-with-us.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">28f394d7-ba37-43a1-baa5-4a0a3f3961c4:35164</guid><dc:creator>Disaboom Inc. </dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.disaboom.com/Blogs/disaboom/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=35164</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://www.disaboom.com/Blogs/disaboom/archive/2008/02/21/how-to-advertise-with-us.aspx#comments</comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mission Statement:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Disaboom is the first comprehensive, Internet community dedicated to
constantly improving the way people with disabilities or functional
limitations live their lives. We will help our community reach their
goals and we will ensure that the profile, credibility, and visibility
of our movement continues to develop.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;650 million people living with disabilities (“PWD”) worldwide; 50+ million PWDsliving in the US alone.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
The US PWD Economy consists of:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&amp;nbsp; - $300 billion spent annually on goods, services and activities specific to their disabilities&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&amp;nbsp; - $1trillion in purchasing power&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&amp;nbsp; - $135+ billion in discretionary income&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&amp;nbsp; - $13.6+ billion on travel in 2004&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;


&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Research shows that US PWDs are highly motivated to spend money in areas that significantly improve their quality&amp;nbsp;of life PWD excludes people “directly affected by” disabilities or functional
limitations: i.e., caregivers, immediate family member or friend,
recreation or rehabilitation providers. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Adults with disabilities spend on average, twice as much time online
as adults without disabilities. 25 hours per week compared to 10
hours&amp;nbsp;per week. &lt;br /&gt;
- &lt;i&gt;Source: American Demographics&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href="http://aboutus.disaboom.com/getdoc/55ce0993-2fc7-4a85-a064-2daa727d9b92/Disaboom-Overview.aspx"&gt;Disaboom Overview&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://aboutus.disaboom.com/getdoc/71597abb-9afa-4696-a8fb-fc196e462775/DisaboomMediaKit.aspx"&gt;Disaboom Media Kit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://aboutus.disaboom.com/getdoc/1b299d7d-b588-4ec5-8c88-25c91f4479bf/disaboomIAStandardTermsConditionsFINAL.aspx"&gt;Disaboom IA Terms and Conditions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://aboutus.disaboom.com/getdoc/ced40f24-6e7d-4dd8-9b70-bd501a8bf375/disaboomSponsoredContentPolicyFINAL.aspx"&gt;Disaboom Sponsored Content Policy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://aboutus.disaboom.com/getdoc/30c95658-b491-453a-a4a4-6367a4b5c684/disaboomAdvertisingPolicyFINAL.aspx"&gt;Disaboom Advertising Policy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To learn more about Disaboom Inc., visit us at &lt;a href="http://www.disaboom-inc.com" title="Disaboom Corporate Site" target="_blank"&gt;www.disaboom-inc.com&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.disaboom.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=35164" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.disaboom.com/Blogs/disaboom/archive/tags/Disaboom/default.aspx">Disaboom</category><category domain="http://www.disaboom.com/Blogs/disaboom/archive/tags/ads/default.aspx">ads</category></item><item><title>What is Disaboom?</title><link>http://www.disaboom.com/Blogs/disaboom/archive/2008/02/19/what-is-disaboom.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:55:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">28f394d7-ba37-43a1-baa5-4a0a3f3961c4:34427</guid><dc:creator>Disaboom Inc. </dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.disaboom.com/Blogs/disaboom/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=34427</wfw:commentRss><comments>http://www.disaboom.com/Blogs/disaboom/archive/2008/02/19/what-is-disaboom.aspx#comments</comments><description>&lt;div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;Disaboom.com is based on the following core beliefs:&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Expertise comes in many forms.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;Often
the best advice comes not just from medical experts but also from
“peers” – others who’ve walked the path you’re on. That’s why in
addition to providing solid medical expertise, we’ve also put together
the largest online network of individuals to share their personal
experiences with you, providing honest, practical answers to hard
questions.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Knowledge is power – and so is community.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;Disaboom.com
strives to provide you the tools and guidance you need to live active,
engaged lives. But when it comes to sharing stories and personal
insights, there’s nothing stronger than the power of community – which
is why we’re connecting the millions touched by disability to both
information and each other.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;You don’t have to be disabled to be touched by disability.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;The
Disaboom.com community is as diverse as the communities we live in,
made up of mothers and models, surfers and surgeons, babies and baby
boomers. Our network of 180 million and growing includes not just
individuals with disabilities, but also medical practitioners,
caregivers, employers, family members, teachers, and others. In so many
important ways, people with disabilities may be anyone – and everyone.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;The word “disability” may apply to us – but will never define us.&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;We
decide who we are, and what lives we will create. The goal of
Disaboom.com is to provide the information, community, and connection
you need to define who you are, and what life you will lead.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;To learn more about Disaboom, be sure to go to &lt;a href="http://www.disaboom-inc.com" target="_blank"&gt;www.disaboom-inc.om&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.disaboom.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=34427" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="http://www.disaboom.com/Blogs/disaboom/archive/tags/Disaboom/default.aspx">Disaboom</category><category domain="http://www.disaboom.com/Blogs/disaboom/archive/tags/DSBO/default.aspx">DSBO</category></item></channel></rss>