W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington and the Origins of the Civil Rights Movement Today on the birthday of pioneering civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois, we take a look at his rivalry with Booker T. Washington and how both leaders and their clashing ideologies paved the way for the modern Civil Rights Movement in America.
orthotics. n. 1. (Medicine) (functioning as singular) the provision and use of artificial or mechanical aids, such as braces, to prevent or assist movement of weak or injured joints or muscles. (ÉrËÎ¸Ét Éªks). n. (used with a sing.
Orthotics, also called braces, support limbs by controlling movement. Control and support are necessary when injury or congenital defects hinder the natural movement and shape of the limbs. In the case of ankle- or foot-related problems, an AFO brace, or ankle-foot orthotic brace, is used.