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Maximizing Productivity: Accomodations for Emergency Preparedness [PDF]

open access: yes, 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.
Office of Disability Employment Policy
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Beyond a buzzword: the need for shared language, education, and enhanced reporting of disability inclusive co-design research

open access: yesResearch Involvement and Engagement
Background Co-design is an increasingly prominent method for achieving disability-inclusive research. Co-design draws attention to the value of involving people with lived experience of disability in shaping research questions, methods, and outcomes ...
Kelsey Chapman   +8 more
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Finding Facts and Figures: Disability Data Resources [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
[Excerpt] Reliable data on various topics and trends can be critical to making informed decisions and effectively implementing programs and policies. The following are sources of disability-related statistics that may support decision makers in their ...
Office of Disability Employment Policy
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Employment Laws: Overview and Resources for Employers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
[Excerpt] There are many federal, state and local laws that affect the American workplace, and it is important for employers to know where to go for help in understanding their responsibilities under these laws. The U.S.
Office of Disability Employment Policy
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Effective Interaction: Communicating With And About People With Disabilities In The Workplace [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
[Excerpt] As children, we are curious —pointing to anything unfamiliar and asking questions. We have few, if any, inhibitions. As adults, we learn to censor our queries, feeling uncomfortable with anything unfamiliar.
Office of Disability Employment Policy
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Disability and Disability Culture

open access: yes, 2017
Social work has a rich history in working for the rights of people in society. The profession’s commitment to vulnerable and oppressed people and groups are codified in national and international ethical standards. Social justice and respecting the dignity and worth of people are core ethical principles.
Romel W. Mackelprang, Ryan Parrey
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Entrepreneurship: A Flexible Route To Economic Independence For People With DIsabilities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
[Excerpt] In recent years, changes in the global marketplace have significantly altered the character of the nation’s workforce. Trends such as downsizing, increased use of contingent, contract and temporary employees, and new ways of delivering goods ...
Office of Disability Employment Policy
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Segmentation window of speech information processing in the human auditory cortex

open access: yesScientific Reports
Humans perceive continuous speech signals as discrete sequences. To clarify the temporal segmentation window of speech information processing in the human auditory cortex, the relationship between speech perception and cortical responses was investigated
Minoru Hayashi, Tetsuo Kida, Koji Inui
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Employment Laws: Disability and Discrimination [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
[Excerpt] There are five important federal laws that protect individuals with disabilities from discrimination in employment and the job application process: ■ The Americans with Disabilities Act ■ The Rehabilitation Act ■ The Workforce Investment Act ...
Office of Disability Employment Policy
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