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Early Check: translational science at the intersection of public health and newborn screening

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics, 2019
Background Newborn screening (NBS) occupies a unique space at the intersection of translational science and public health. As the only truly population-based public health program in the United States, NBS offers the promise of making the successes of ...
Donald B. Bailey   +23 more
doaj   +1 more source

Who Is Screened Out? Application Costs and the Targeting of Disability Programs

open access: yesAmerican Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2019
We study the effect of application costs on the targeting of disability programs. We identify these effects using the closings of Social Security Administration field offices, which provide assistance with filing disability applications. Closings lead to
M. Deshpande, Yue Li
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Loneliness, social support, social isolation and wellbeing among working age adults with and without disability: Cross-sectional study

open access: yesDisability and Health Journal, 2020
Background Loneliness is significantly related to health and wellbeing. However, there is little information on the prevalence of loneliness among people with disability or the association between disability, loneliness and wellbeing.
E. Emerson   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Investing In People: Job Accommodation Situations and Solutions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
[Excerpt] When thinking about accommodations, the focus should not be on the person’s disability but rather on essential job tasks and the physical functions necessary to complete them.
Office of Disability Employment Policy
core   +1 more source

Circle of Champions: Innovators in Employing All Americans [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
[Excerpt] The Circle of Champions (CoC) is the distinguished group of U.S. businesses and organizations that have received the Secretary of Labor’s New Freedom Initiative Award for its innovative and proactive efforts to recruit, hire, and promote people
Office of Disability Employment Policy
core   +1 more source

Evaluation of telemental health services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities: protocol for a randomized non-inferiority trial

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Roughly 40% of those with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD) have mental health needs, twice the national average. Unfortunately, outpatient mental health services are often inaccessible, increasing reliance on hospital-based ...
Luther G. Kalb   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Strategic Connections: Recruiting Candidates with Disabilities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
[Excerpt] Many individuals with disabilities possess precisely these attributes. Yet, as a whole, individuals with disabilities represent one of the largest untapped pools of skills and talent in the U.S. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, just over 60
Office of Disability Employment Policy
core   +1 more source

Impact of a disability-targeted microentrepreneurship programme in Kenya: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of the InBusiness programme

open access: yesTrials, 2023
Background There is a lack of evidence on the effectiveness of livelihood interventions amongst people with disabilities. In many countries, self-employment or microentrepreneurship is a dominant source of livelihoods for people with disabilities and ...
Lena Morgon Banks   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Deep Learning Algorithms to Identify Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children-Based Facial Landmarks

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2023
People with autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs) have difficulty recognizing and engaging with others. The symptoms of ASD may occur in a wide range of situations. There are numerous different types of functions for people with an ASD.
Hasan Alkahtani   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of Disabilities and Health Care Access by Disability Status and Type Among Adults — United States, 2016

open access: yesMMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2018
Persons with disabilities face greater barriers to health care than do those without disabilities (1). To identify characteristics of noninstitutionalized adults with six specific disability types (hearing, vision, cognition, mobility, self-care, and ...
Catherine Okoro   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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