Source: Removing Barriers and Facilitating Access: Increasing the Number of Physicians With Disabilities: Academic Medicine Meeks, Lisa, M.; Herzer, Kurt; Jain, Neera, R. Download PDF ABSTRACT Nearly one-fifth of the U.S. population has a disability, and many of these Americans experience disparities in the health care they receive. In part, these health care disparities result …
Source: Paving the Way for Medical Students, Physicians With Disabilities Tuesday, March 13, 2018 |by Stacy Weiner, Senior Writer A new report explores the experiences of students and residents with disabilities and outlines promising practices for medical schools and teaching hospitals. Medical schools and teaching hospitals are striving to support learners with disabilities, yet they often …
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Source: Exclusive: Nurses with disabilities face discrimination in workplace | News | Nursing Times Nurses with disabilities regularly face discrimination in the NHS, despite ongoing efforts to boost equality, an investigation by Nursing Times has found. One nurse with a lifelong condition described how she had been told by colleagues she was a danger to herself and …
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Journal of Gerontological Social Work (JGSW) 61(4) 411-431. Nancy Jokinen is the senior author. A number of Summit members, representing various nationalities, participated in the writing of this article [Nancy Jokinen, Tiziano Gomiero, Karen Watchman, Matthew P. Janicki, Mary Hogan, Frode Larsen, Anna Beránková, Flávia Heloísa Santos, Kathy Service, & Jim Crowe] Abstract: This article, an …
Source: Mayo Clinic Alumni Association | ‘It can be done:’ Mayo Clinic School of Medicine evolves, accommodating a student’s disabilities When Leah Grengs Thompson, M.D. (MED ’17), was 6 years old, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law. The ADA prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life including jobs, …
The aim of the study was to conduct the first systematic review investigating the prevalence of loneliness in people with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDD) and the interventions targeting loneliness. Source: Loneliness in people with intellectual and developmental disorders across the lifespan: A systematic review of prevalence and interventions – Alexandra – 2018 – Journal of …
Qualitative study in General Practices located in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Scotland, UK.MethodEleven practice nurses from 11 intervention practices participated in a semi-structured interview. Analysis was guided by a framework approach. Source: Embedding routine health checks for adults with intellectual disabilities in primary care: practice nurse perceptions – Macdonald – 2018 – Journal of …
Disability Statistics 2016 Disability Status Report http://bit.ly/2GfvPhN This annual report from Cornell University provides a summary of the most recent demographic and economic statistics on the non-institutionalized population with disabilities. The report includes information about the population size and disability prevalence for various demographic subpopulations. Statistics related to employment, earnings, household income, veterans’ service-connected disability …
February 14, 2018 The President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) has released its 2017 report, America’s Direct Support Workforce Crisis: Effects on People with Intellectual Disabilities, Families, Communities and the U.S. Economy. Source: PCPID Releases Report on Direct Support Workforce | ACL Administration for Community Living Direct support professionals (DSPs) provide services and …
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RRTCDD 2016/17 Fall/Winter Health and Wellness Series Presenter: Susan Kahan, MA, LCPC (skahan@uic.edu) Play recording (1 hr 4 min) Download Sexuality and Healthy Relationships PowerPoint Presentation Thursday, January 19, 2017 3:00pm | Eastern Daylight Time Presenter Biosketch: Susan is the clinical staff at the University of Illinois at Chicago Developmental Disability Family Clinics, Susan, provides individual and …
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