The Dynamics of Being Disabled [PDF]
Government policies on disability - and criticism of them - rest in part on an understanding of the circumstances of disabled people informed by cross-sectional survey data, dividing the population into 'the disabled' and 'the non-disabled'.
Tania Burchardt
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Survey of Rehabilitation and Return-to-Work Practices Among U.S. Disability Carriers [PDF]
, 2007 [Excerpt] Disability insurance provides financial protection for workers who become disabled and are unable to perform their occupations. It is beneficial to both disabled employees and their employers to have their employees return to work as soon as ...
Beal, Robert W
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Disability and the socialization of accounting professionals [PDF]
, 2011 This paper investigates the professional socialization of disabled accountants and their employment within the UK accounting industry by examining the oral history accounts of 12 disabled accountants.
Duff, Angus, Ferguson, John
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Assessment of the Effectiveness and Safety of Wheelchair Use Training for Patients with Hemiparesis
Вестник восстановительной медициныINTRODUCTION. The rationale of the research is defined by the large number of patients with hemiparesis, unable to restore an upright posture and in need of training to use a wheelchair. AIM.
Nina G. Konovalova +3 more
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Ergonomic standards for pedestrian areas for disabled people: literature review and consultations [PDF]
, 1988 As part of the project for the Transport and Road Research Laboratory concerned with the development of design guidance for pedestrian areas and footways to satisfy the needs of disabled and elderly people, a thorough examination of the literature ...
Berrett, B. +3 more
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Successful mobility in a wheelchair and the health status of people with paraplegia
Вестник восстановительной медициныIntroduction. Possession of a wheelchair allows disabled people with paraplegia to compensate for mobility limitations. In order to build the rehabilitation process, it is important to know what factors hinder and what factors facilitate the development ...
Nina G. Konovalova +3 more
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Ergonomic Standards for Pedestrian Areas for Disabled People: Methodology and Sample Identification [PDF]
, 1988 This project is a TRRL research contract, the aim of which is to produce guidance on the design of pedestrian areas and footways for elderly and disabled people.
Berrett, B. +3 more
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Ergonomic Standards for Disabled People in Pedestrian Areas : Results from Leeds Observation Work 1988/89 [PDF]
, 1989 This working paper is one of a series (WP 252, 253, 254, 255, 274, 275), describing work undertaken under contract to TRRL investigating design guidance for pedestrian areas and footways to satisfy the needs of disabled and elderly people.
Berrett, B. +3 more
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Voices of Swiss Paralympic athletes: Perspectives on mental health and well-being
Current Issues in Sport ScienceIntroduction The aim of this study is to provide an overview of Paralympic athletes’ views on mental health in a competitive sport context. Although research in the field of Paralympic sport has increased exponentially over the last two decades ...
Lucas Lüdi +7 more
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Technologies for the Disabled [PDF]
, 2017 Nowadays computers have taken the dominant role in our society.Most jobs now require access to computers and the Internet. But what happens if a person is blind, deaf or physically disabled?
Grechikhina, Julia +2 more
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