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Development, implementation, and scalability of the Family Engagement in Research Course: a novel online course for family partners and researchers in neurodevelopmental disability and child health

Research Involvement and Engagement
Background Since 2011 when the Canadian Institutes of Health Research launched the Strategy for Patient Oriented Research, there has been a growing expectation to embed patient-oriented research (POR) in the health research community in Canada.
Andrea Cross, Alice Kelen Soper, Donna Thomson, Connie Putterman, Dayle McCauley, Samantha K. Micsinszki, Rachel Martens, Patricia Solomon, Lorraine Carter, James N. Reynolds, Olaf Kraus de Camargo, Jan Willem Gorter   +11 more
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Developing the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0.

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2010
OBJECTIVE To describe the development of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) for measuring functioning and disability in accordance with the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health ...
T. Üstün, Somnath Chatterji, N. Kostanjsek, Jürgen Rehm, C. Kennedy, J. Epping-jordan, S. Saxena, M. Von Korff, Charles Pull   +8 more
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Diverse Perspectives: People With Disabilities Fulfilling Your Business Goals [PDF]

, 2005
[Excerpt] By fostering a culture of diversity, or a capacity to appreciate and value individual differences, in all aspects of their operations, employers benefit from varied perspectives on how to confront business challenges and achieve success ...
Office of Disability Employment Policy
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Rights and knowledge-based approach to aging and disability: an overview of issues and approaches

Social Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach, 2012
This analysis paper is part of a larger project led by the Canadian Centre on Disability Studies (CCDS) and funded by Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC), called “From Research and Knowledge to Better Practice: Building Strategies and ...
Olga Krassioukova-Enns, Laurie Ringaert
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The Promise of Empathy: Design, Disability, and Knowing the "Other"

International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2019
This paper examines the promise of empathy, the name commonly given to the initial phase of the human-centered design process in which designers seek to understand their intended users in order to inform technology development.
Cynthia L. Bennett, D. Rosner
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Opening Doors to all Candidates: Tips for Ensuring Access for Applicants with Disabilities [PDF]

, 2005
[Excerpt] The goal of the hiring process is to attract and identify the individual who has the best mix of skills and attributes for the job available. Ensuring that all qualified individuals can participate in the process is key to achieving this goal ...
Office of Disability Employment Policy
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Understanding the Impact of Assistive Technology on Users’ Lives in England: A Capability Approach

Bioengineering
This study presents an analysis of England’s 2023 national assessment of assistive technology (AT) access and use, with a particular focus on the qualitative impact of AT as described by users.
Rebecca Joskow, Dilisha Patel, Anna Landre, Kate Mattick, Catherine Holloway, Jamie Danemayer, Victoria Austin   +6 more
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Q & A on Customized Employment: Assistive Technology as a Workplace Support [PDF]

, 2005
[Excerpt] Despite the promise of assistive technology, many people with significant physical disabilities remain in facility-based employment programs. Underutilization of AT to facilitate competitive employment is related to a number of critical issues.
Office of Disability Employment Policy
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Prevalence of LGBTQ+ identity among people with disabilities and long-term services and supports needs in the United States

BMC Public Health
Background People with disabilities and sexual orientation and gender identity minority individuals are both considered health disparity populations, but there has been limited work assessing the prevalence of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and ...
Ian Moura, Kaitlin Stober, Joseph Caldwell, Teresa Nguyen   +3 more
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Equitable inclusion of people with disabilities in clinical trials: a scoping review

BMJ Open
Objectives People with disabilities are underrepresented in clinical trials, which impacts generalisability and ethical integrity of results. Despite international mandates to diversify participants, there is a lack of guidance on how to make trials ...
Lori Rosman, Kaloyan Kamenov, Franz Castro, Bonnielin Swenor, Grace Jo, Caroline Cerilli, Varshini Varadaraj, Darryl Barrett   +7 more
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