Provocations for Critical Disability Studies
Disability & Society, 2019 This article posits a number of provocations for scholars and researchers engaged with Critical Disability Studies. We summarise some of the analytical twists and turns occurring over the last few years that create a number of questions and concerns.
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Maximizing Productivity: Accommodations for Employees with Psychiatric Disablities [PDF]
, 2006 [Excerpt] Reasonable accommodations are adjustments to a work setting that make it possible for qualified employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their jobs.
Office of Disability Employment Policy
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DisabilityInfo.gov: Frequently Asked Questions [PDF]
, 2006 [Excerpt] DisabilityInfo.gov is a comprehensive online resource designed to provide people with disabilities access to the information they need quickly and easily.
Office of Disability Employment Policy
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Increasing Options: The Ticket To Work And Self-Sufficiency Program [PDF]
, 2005 [Excerpt] The Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program is an avenue to employment for people with disabilities who want to join or reenter the workforce.
Office of Disability Employment Policy
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Encouraging Future Innovation: Youth Entrepreneurship Education [PDF]
, 2005 [Excerpt] Entrepreneurs drive America’s economy, accounting for the majority of our nation’s new job creation and innovations. According to the U. S. Census Bureau’s 2002 Survey of Business Owners, self-employed individuals who have no paid employees ...
Office of Disability Employment Policy
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Interviewing Essentials: Strategies For Creating A Positive Impression [PDF]
, 2005 [Excerpt] Congratulations! If you have been called for a job interview, the employer must have been impressed with your resume. You successfully passed the first critical step in the job-seeking process.
Office of Disability Employment Policy
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Disability weights for the Global Burden of Disease 2013 study.
Lancet Global Health, 2015 BACKGROUND The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study assesses health losses from diseases, injuries, and risk factors using disability-adjusted life-years, which need a set of disability weights to quantify health levels associated with non-fatal outcomes.
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Entering the World of Work: What Youth With Mental Health Needs Should Know About Accommodations [PDF]
, 2007 [Excerpt] Starting a job can be difficult for any young person. If you happen to have a hidden disability, such as a mental health impairment, a new workplace can be overwhelming. If you have ever felt this way, you are not alone.
Office of Disability Employment Policy
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Case study evaluating accessibility and use of a laboratory by a student who uses a wheelchair and a blind member of staff [PDF]
, 2004 This case study describes the findings of two disabled people who visited an engineering laboratory. It highlights aspects of building design, room layout and equipment use that are often overlooked and which often can be rectified quite simply and ...
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Focus on Ability: Interviewing Applicants with Disabilities [PDF]
, 2005 [Excerpt] As employers well know, the job interview plays a critical role in the hiring process, allowing them the opportunity to identify the individual who possesses the best mix of knowledge, skills and abilities for the position available.
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