Perspective

In our society, many types of prejudice exist. The Larousse Dictionary includes various definitions: "To judge things before knowing them or without having all the necessary facts; opinion or judgment...

Conversations at cocktail parties usually follow a standard line of questioning. Living in Manhattan affords me the opportunity to participate in this protocol frequently. Normally people begin with a polite...

In any number of industries in the United States, there is a growing trend towards "co-opetition"-that rare and stratified arena where two companies who would otherwise be in competition with...

The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), Vancouver, Canada, has recently concluded a visioning report 3,4 and is in the final stages of carrying out a market analysis on the...

In December 2000 Congress passed the Benefits Improvement Act (BIPA), which, among other provisions, aims to protect patients from receiving orthotic and prosthetic care from unqualified providers. The Negotiated Rulemaking...

O.K. I admit it. Sometimes all this political correctness about disability cranks my tractor. I'm a regular guy, and yeah, I'm in touch with my sensitive side. My eyes tear...

Edward S. Neumann, PhD, PE, CP The quality of today's accredited and candidate O&P degree and certificate programs may well determine the fate of the profession during the next twenty...