Disaboom: A Web Company Making a Real Difference to People Touched by Disabilities

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the first of the 78.2 million Baby Boomers turns sixty-two years old this year. With the Boomers that follow coming to an age where many of them will develop health issues or disabilities, an exciting new Internet company to watch grow and thrive over the coming year will be Disaboom, Inc. Since going live last fall with a startup fund of 14 million dollars, Disaboom has targeted an estimated 54 million underserved consumers---people with disabilities.

Disaboom is no lightweight when it comes to turning their plans into reality. With 500,000 visitors per month, they are well on their way to living up to their mission that states Disaboom wants "to create the first comprehensive, evolving source of information, insight, and personal engagement for the disability community." Plus, Disaboom is poised to enter the political policy arena. They have recently welcomed Senator Obama to share his views on empowering people with disabilities and the site plans to bring continued coverage of political issues that affects the disability community.

The backbone of Disaboom---the expert information and peer support for a wide array of medical conditions and disabilities---is mind-boggling. They have something for everyone and the demographic bulge caused by the Baby Boomers will create a wave of people searching for what they have to offer. Disaboom is certain to become a favorite one-stop resource for Boomers and their families facing lifestyle changes due to newly acquired disabilities such as osteoarthritis, stroke, chronic pain, heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, hip and knee surgeries, and Parkinson's disease just to name a few of the medical conditions covered on Disaboom.com. A recent addition to Disaboom that will also be valuable to site users is the Marketplace for services and products.