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Developing an Easy Read version of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: This paper reports the experiences of developing and pre-testing an Easy Read version of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT) for self-report by people with intellectual disabilities.
Agnes Turnpenny   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Is Associated With a Dysbiotic Oral Microbiome

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation, demyelination, and neurological impairment. While the gut microbiota's role in MS is extensively studied, the association between the oral microbiota and MS remains underexplored, particularly in North American cohorts.
Sukirth M. Ganesan   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Developmental Timing on Cognitive and Behavioral Profiles in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Considerations for Education

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences
Associations and families demand the need to raise awareness of the implications in the cognitive and behavioral development of children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) that affect their learning and school participation.
Nerea Felgueras   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Responding to the health and rehabilitation needs of people with disabilities post-Haiyan

open access: yesWestern Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2015
Introduction: It is estimated that 15% of the world’s population has a disability, and disasters increase their risk and vulnerability. Rehabilitation services were limited in the area of the Philippines that was affected by Typhoon Haiyan.
Mylene Rose Benigno   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Job Accommodations for People with Learning Disabilities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
[Excerpt] The term reasonable accommodation refers to changes in the workplace that enable people with disabilities to effectively perform the tasks associated with their job. Accommodations can help people with learning disabilities do their work well,
Brown, Dale Susan
core   +1 more source

How Poor Are People With Disabilities? Evidence Based on the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index

open access: yesJournal of Disability Policy Studies, 2020
People with disabilities and their families have been recognized as a high-risk population for poverty. Although the number of studies analyzing the levels of poverty of this group has increased, there is still a lack of empirical evidence that ...
Mónica Pinilla-Roncancio, S. Alkire
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Accelerated Progression of Gait Impairment in Parkinson's Disease and REM Sleep Without Atonia

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective People with Parkinson's disease (PD) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep without atonia (RSWA) often have more severe gait disturbances compared to PD without RSWA. The association between the presence and expression of RSWA and the rate of progression of gait impairment in PD is unknown.
Sommer L. Amundsen‐Huffmaster   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forms of employment of people with disabilities - some aspects

open access: yesJournal of Education, Health and Sport, 2017
Vocational rehabilitation of disabled persons aims to prepare and help in finding work. Thanks to her,people with disabilities can meet professionally, which raises their self-esteem. Poland offers thepossibility of employment in a protected labor market.
Martyna Warchoł
doaj   +3 more sources

What are the Benefits and Challenges of Hiring Disabled Individuals? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
[Excerpt] Having a diverse workforce is essential for a successful global economy. A recent survey of national and multinational companies report that executives often identify disability as an area that needs improvement in their diversity and inclusion
Deshmukh, Renu, Song, Jenny
core   +1 more source

The Participation of People with Disabilities in the Workplace Across the Employment Cycle: Employer Concerns and Research Evidence

open access: yesJournal of business and psychology, 2019
Despite legislation on diversity in the workplace, people with disabilities still do not experience the same access to work opportunities as do their counterparts without disabilities.
Silvia Bonaccio   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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