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Frontiers in Psychology, 2014 Listening in noise is often perceived to be effortful. This is partly because cognitive resources are engaged in separating the target signal from background noise, leaving fewer resources for storage and processing of the content of the message in ...
Niklas eRönnberg +9 more
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Investing In People: Job Accommodation Situations and Solutions [PDF]
, 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
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CSF Biomarker‐Based Cognitive Trajectories in Parkinson's Disease‐Subjective Cognitive Decline
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Cognitive complaints without objective cognitive impairment in Parkinson's Disease, termed Parkinson's Disease‐Subjective Cognitive Decline (PD‐SCD), have been associated with cognitive decline. However, its progression is heterogeneous, highlighting the need for improved identification of patients at greater risk for deterioration ...
Jon Rodriguez‐Antiguedad +7 more
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The United Nations has expressed that every person should have access to paid work. However, people with disabilities appear to be structurally disadvantaged as they are 50 % less often employed compared to people without disabilities. All kind of barriers and hindrances in society and the labour market put them at a disadvantage.
Zijlstra, Fred +1 more
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Circle of Champions: Innovators in Employing All Americans [PDF]
, 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
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Who is Screened Out? Application Costs and the Targeting of Disability Programs
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2017 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
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Actionable Wearables Data for the Neurology Clinic: A Proof‐of‐Concept Tool
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Wearable devices can monitor key health and fitness domains. In multiple sclerosis (MS), monitoring step count and sleep is feasible, valid, and offers a holistic glimpse of patient functioning and worsening. However, data generated from wearables are typically unavailable at the point of care.
Nicolette Miller +12 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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Poverty and disability in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review
PLoS ONE, 2017 Introduction Disability and poverty are believed to operate in a cycle, with each reinforcing the other. While agreement on the existence of a link is strong, robust empirical evidence substantiating and describing this potential association is lacking ...
L. Banks, H. Kuper, S. Polack
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To provide a comprehensive clinical and genetic characterization of individuals with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC), focusing on the distribution of genetic etiologies across the neuromuscular spectrum and comparing myogenic and neurogenic subtypes. Methods A total of 105 individuals with AMC were clinically and genetically
Florencia Pérez‐Vidarte +13 more
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