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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
core   +1 more source

Expanding Hereditary Spastic Paraplegias Limits: Biallelic SPAST Variants in Cerebral Palsy Mimics

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSP) are rare neurodegenerative disorders marked by spasticity and lower limb weakness. The most common type, SPG4, is usually autosomal dominant and caused by SPAST gene variants, typically presenting as pure HSP.
Gregorio A. Nolasco   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advising Youth with Disabilities on Disclosure: Tips for Service Providers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
[Excerpt] As a professional who provides services such as occupational skills training and job readiness training, you need to know how to help young people decide if they should share information about their disabilities.
Office of Disability Employment Policy
core   +1 more source

Annual 12‐Week Dosing Gap of Natalizumab: Clinical Efficacy, Blood Biomarkers, and CSF Cell Composition

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Natalizumab (NTZ) is a highly effective therapy for multiple sclerosis (MS); however, its use is limited by the risk of a rare potentially severe opportunistic brain infection, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). Alternative dosing strategies are evaluated to reduce PML risk while still maintaining efficacy, which ...
Regina Berkovich   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accurate Identification of Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Using Machine Learning Approaches

open access: yesJournal of Disability Research
The identification of ADHD is laden with a great number of challenges and obstacles. If a patient is incorrectly diagnosed, there is a possibility that this will have adverse impact on their health. ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by
Nizar Alsharif   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
core   +1 more source

SNUPN‐Related Muscular Dystrophy: Novel Phenotypic, Pathological and Functional Protein Insights

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective SNUPN‐related muscular dystrophy or LGMDR29 is a new entity that covers from a congenital or childhood onset pure muscular dystrophy to more complex phenotypes combining neurodevelopmental features, cataracts, or spinocerebellar ataxia. So far, 12 different variants have been described.
Nuria Muelas   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving access to family planning for women with disabilities in Kaduna city, Nigeria: study protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial with integrated process evaluation

open access: yesTrials
Background Globally, women with disabilities are less likely to have access to family planning services compared to their peers without disabilities.
Sarah Marks   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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