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Dr. Marks directs research programs to empower people with disabilities through health promotion, health advocacy, and primary health care.

Give Nurses in Wheelchairs a Chance

Give Nurses in Wheelchairs a Chance Alexandra Wilson Pecci, for HealthLeaders Media , December 10, 2013 Although some nurse leaders cling to the rigid requirements of the profession, others are making accommodations for nurses in wheelchairs, sending a powerful message to patients in the process. A “walking interview” is one of the questionable—to say the least—tactics …

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Deaf Medical Student Wins ADA Case Against Creighton

Deaf Medical Student Wins ADA Case Against Creighton On September 4, 2013, Michael Argenyi, a deaf medical student, represented by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), the law firm of Stein & Vargas and Disability Rights Nebraska, won a jury trial against Creighton University in the United States District Court for the District of …

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Deaf Medical Student Wins ADA Case Against Creighton

Deaf Medical Student Wins ADA Case Against Creighton On September 4, 2013, Michael Argenyi, a deaf medical student, represented by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), the law firm of Stein & Vargas and Disability Rights Nebraska, won a jury trial against Creighton University in the United States District Court for the District of …

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Deaf Student Denied Interpreter by Medical School

Deaf Student Denied Interpreter by Medical School Deaf Student, Denied Interpreter by Medical School, Draws Focus of Advocates By JOHN ELIGON Speaking with the parents of a sick infant, Michael Argenyi, a medical student, could not understand why the child was hospitalized. During another clinical training session, he missed most of what a patient with …

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Americans with disabilities may be the best workers no one’s hiring

Americans with disabilities may be the best workers no one’s hiring Walgreens actually prefers disabled employees because they’re more efficient workers, explains a new report BY THE MONITOR’S EDITORIAL BOARD Walgreens and now a report by the National Governors Association show businesses can benefit by seeing disabled workers not as charity cases but employees with uncommon …

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Deaf Student Denied Interpreter by Medical School

Deaf Student Denied Interpreter by Medical SchoolDeaf Student, Denied Interpreter by Medical School, Draws Focus of Advocates By JOHN ELIGON Speaking with the parents of a sick infant, Michael Argenyi, a medical student, could not understand why the child was hospitalized. During another clinical training session, he missed most of what a patient with a …

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Americans with disabilities may be the best workers no one’s hiring

Americans with disabilities may be the best workers no one’s hiring Walgreens actually prefers disabled employees because they’re more efficient workers, explains a new report BY THE MONITOR’S EDITORIAL BOARD Walgreens and now a report by the National Governors Association show businesses can benefit by seeing disabled workers not as charity cases but employees with …

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