Chicago, October 14, 2015 NOND participates in a meeting convened by the Illinois Center for Nursing for Illinois nurses associations to meet with Secretary Bryan Schneider and Professional Regulation Director Jay Stewart of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
Fortuna, R.J., Robinson, L., Smith, T.H., Meccarello, J., Bullen, B., Nobis, K., Davidson, P.W.J Gen Intern Med. 2015 Sep 11. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11606-015-3509-x Abstract BACKGROUND: Children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have many well-known health concerns, yet health conditions in adults with ASD remain poorly defined. OBJECTIVE: To examine health conditions and functional status in …
Marks, B. & Ailey, S. (2014). White Paper on Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Nursing Educational Programs for the California Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities. Chicago, IL. Featured on The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) website: Accommodating Students with Disabilities (https://tinyurl.com/ov6tlec). A White Paper on Inclusion of Students with …
Medical Provider Fired Employee with a Disability, Federal Agency Charges DETROIT – Muskegon Family Care, a medical services provider located in Muskegon, Heights, MI, violated federal law by firing an employee due to a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.According to EEOC’s suit, Avis Lane worked for …
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Medical Provider Fired Employee with a Disability, Federal Agency Charges DETROIT – Muskegon Family Care, a medical services provider located in Muskegon, Heights, MI, violated federal law by firing an employee due to a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.According to EEOC’s suit, Avis Lane worked for …
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Supporting Nurses and Nursing Students with DisabilitiesNeal-Boylan, Leslie PhD, RN, APRN, CRRN, FAAN; Marks, Beth PhD, RN; McCulloh, Karen J. BSN, RNAJN, American Journal of Nursing: October 2015 – Volume 115 – Issue 10 – p 11Federal agencies and nursing organizations say it’s high time to put aside preconceptions.Nursing students and nurses with disabilities face …
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Diversity among doctors: Students with disabilities are finding their place in medical schools—and beyond Cathy Gulli September 25, 2015 For Jessica Dunkley, getting into medical school was no ordinary childhood dream. Deaf since the day she was born, Dunkley aspired to become a doctor when, at age 10, her aunt gave her a plastic human …
Advocating for herself, others with disabilitiesChristy Levy September 8, 2015 Self-advocacy specialist Tia Nelis at the steps of her portrait on the stairs of the National Museum of American History, on display in July.Tia Nelis has spent more than two decades advocating for herself. In the process, she’s spoken up for many others.Nelis wasn’t completely …
New Article Highlights Need for National Practice Guidelines for Adults with ID and Dementia Matthew P. Janicki and Seth M. Keller The NIDILRR-funded Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Developmental Disabilities and Health (RRTCDD) recently published an article, Why do we need national guidelines for adults with intellectual disability (ID) and dementia? in the open access …
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