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.
An orthosis is the correct term for an externally applied device that is designed and fitted to the body to achieve one or more of the following goals: 1  Control biomechanical alignment. 2  Correct or accommodate deformity. 3  Protect and support an injury.  Assist 1  rehabilitation. Reduce pain.  Increase 1  mobility. Increase independence.