Towards solutions for assistive technology [PDF]
Introduction What is assistive technology? The agreed World Health Organisation definition is "Assistive technology can be defined as “any piece of equipment, or product, whether it is acquired commercially, modified, or customized, that is used to ...
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Demystifying the Rehabilitation Act: What Faith-based and Community Organizations Need To Know About Using Federal Financial Assistance to Serve People With Disabilities [PDF]
, 2006 [Excerpt] If you represent a faith-based or community-based organization that is • Receiving financial assistance from the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) (e.g., a grant, sub-award, contract, in-kind assistance, etc.), or • Planning to apply ...
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Risk factors for incidence and persistence of disability in chronic major depression and alcohol use disorders: longitudinal analyses of a population-based study [PDF]
, 2014 BackgroundMajor depression and alcohol use disorders are risk factors for incidence of disability. However, it is still unclear whether a chronic course of these health conditions is also prospectively associated with incidence of disability.
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BMC Health Services Research, 2017 Background Universal Health Coverage is widely endorsed as the pivotal goal in global health, however substantial barriers to accessing health services for children in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) exist.
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Psychiatric Disability and Employment: II.Follow-Up of 95 Unemployed Subjects [PDF]
, 1955 Morris Markowe +2 more
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Maximizing Productivity: Accomodations for Emergency Preparedness [PDF]
, 2005 [Excerpt] Emergency planning is just as critical for the workplace as it is for the home. In recent years, the nation, particularly the federal government, has re-evaluated its approach to emergency preparedness and response.
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Disability following “radical neck dissection”.An assessment based on the postoperative evaluation of 100 patients [PDF]
, 1952 M. R. Ewing, Hayes Martin
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Disability, Access to Food and the UN CRPD: Navigating Discourses of Human Rights in the Netherlands
Social Inclusion, 2018 In 2016, the Netherlands ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD), one of the last developed nations to do so.
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REHABILITATION OF THE DISABLED
Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 1955 “Rehabilitation”, as applied to the disabled, has been defined as “the restoration of lost or impaired functions as nearly as possible to normal, and, by treatment, training and re-education, to fit individuals for and place them in suitable employment of a permanent nature within their physical and mental capacities”.
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Cultivating Leadership: Mentoring Youth with Disabilities [PDF]
, 2005 [Excerpt] A mentor is a person who through support, counsel, friendship, reinforcement and constructive example helps another person, usually a young person, to reach his or her work and life goals.
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