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A Room With A Grim View: The ‘Ambient Despair’ That Marks Life In Assisted Living

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A Room With A Grim View: The ‘Ambient Despair’ That Marks Life In Assisted LivingBy Martin Bayne After entering an assisted living facility at age fifty-three because of young-onset Parkinson’s, an observer-advocate contemplates the dire need for long-term care reform. Read: (http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/31/7/1633.full.pdf)Listen: (http://www.healthaffairs.org/Media/podcasts/narrativematters/aging/bayne_martin_aroomwithagrimview_2012_full.mp3)Download PDF The essay appears in Health Affairs’ July 2012 issue. Visit the …

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OFCCP Publishes Proposal to Improve Job Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities

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OFCCP Publishes Proposal to Improve Job Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilitieshttp://www.dol.gov/ofccp/503/ The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing a new rule that would require federal contractors and subcontractors to set a hiring goal of having 7 percent of their workforces be people with disabilities, among other requirements. The department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs …

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The Sea Glass Group

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The Sea Glass GroupExpanding the Boundaries of Professional SearchSpecializing in the Recruitment of College and Advanced Degreed Professionals with Evident and Non-Evident Disabilities What is The Sea Glass Group? The Sea Glass Group is a privately held professional search firm headquartered in Chicago, IL and serving corporate clients across the country. We specialize in the …

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Additional Federal Attention Needed to Help Protect Access for Students with Disabilities

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Charter schools enrolled a lower percentage of students with disabilities than traditional public schools, but little is known about the factors contributing to these differences. In school year 2009-2010, which was the most recent data available at the time of our review, approximately 11 percent of students enrolled in traditional public schools were students with …

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Additional Federal Attention Needed to Help Protect Access for Students with Disabilities

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Charter schools enrolled a lower percentage of students with disabilities than traditional public schools, but little is known about the factors contributing to these differences. In school year 2009-2010, which was the most recent data available at the time of our review, approximately 11 percent of students enrolled in traditional public schools were students with …

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Study Finds Medical Procedures Violating the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities: Stunting Growth, Removing Body Parts with No Judicial Review

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Study Finds Medical Procedures Violating the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities: Stunting Growth, Removing Body Parts with No Judicial Review Washington, DC – In a first of its kind study, the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) determined that performing certain medical procedures or withholding life sustaining treatment in non-terminal situations without judicial review violates …

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“What can YOU do?” Video Contest 2012 Winners Announced

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“What can YOU do?” Video Contest 2012 Winners Announced Campaign for Disability Employment (CDE) The Campaign for Disability Employment’s 2012 “What can YOU do?” Video Contest challenged the general public, youth, and employers to produce disability employment awareness videos that reflect the diversity of skills people with disabilities offer, challenge common misconceptions about disability and …

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Employer Strategies for Responding to an Aging Workforce

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Employer Strategies for Responding to an Aging Workforce by Francine M. Tishman, Sara Van Looy, and Susanne M. Bruyère Executive SummaryAccording to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report issued in 2006, the number of workers over age 55 is projected to increase significantly over the next 20 years, with this demographic group projected to comprise …

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Employer Strategies for Responding to an Aging Workforce

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Employer Strategies for Responding to an Aging Workforce by Francine M. Tishman, Sara Van Looy, and Susanne M. Bruyère Executive SummaryAccording to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report issued in 2006, the number of workers over age 55 is projected to increase significantly over the next 20 years, with this demographic group projected to comprise …

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