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What Effect Does Transition Have on Health and Well-Being in Young People with Intellectual Disabilities? A Systematic Review

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 Source: JARID Background Transition to adulthood might be a risk period for poor health in people with intellectual disabilities. However, the present authors could find no synthesis of evidence on health and well-being outcomes during transition in this population. This review aimed to answer this question. MethodPRISMA/MOOSE guidelines were followed. Search terms were defined, electronic searches of …

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Prospects for an Impact Evaluation of Project SEARCH: An Evaluability Assessment

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Source: Prospects for an Impact Evaluation of Project SEARCH: An Evaluability Assessment Authors: Arif A. Mamun, Lori Timmins, and David C. Stapleton Download Report Project SEARCH has emerged as a promising program to address the challenges related to improving employment outcomes of youth with disabilities. It is a high school to work transition program that integrates …

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2017 National Research Summit on Care, Services and Supports for Persons with Dementia and Their Caregivers

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The National Research Summit on Care, Services and Supports for Persons with Dementia and Their Caregivers is two-day meeting of researchers, service providers, persons with dementia, family caregivers, and other stakeholder groups. Source: 2017 National Research Summit on Care, Services and Supports for Persons with Dementia and Their Caregivers Registration is open for the 2017 National …

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How I bridge 2 worlds as a deaf medical student

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Growing up as a deaf person has given me unique insights into patient care, which I hope to incorporate into my practice when I’m a physician. Source: How I bridge 2 worlds as a deaf medical student By VICTORIA MACPHERSON, OMS II  MONDAY, FEB. 13, 2017 I was born profoundly deaf in both ears, which means …

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Intellectual Disability and Dementia: A Caregiver’s Resource Guide for Rhode Islanders

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Source: The National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices Citation: Seven Hills Rhode Island. (2017). Intellectual Disability and Dementia: A Caregiver’s Resource Guide for Rhode Islanders. Woonsocket, Rhode Island: Seven Hills Rhode Island and the National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices. For print copies contact: Seven Hills Rhode Island, 30 Cumberland …

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Employers, looking for a roadmap to make your workplace is accessible to all?

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Source: Accessible Technology Action Steps: A Guide for Employers Looking for a roadmap to ensure that the technology in your workplace is accessible to all employees and job applicants? Visit: Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT) Whether you’re just getting started on accessible technology or looking for more advanced guidance, PEAT offers resources that can …

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Perspectives about support challenges facing health workers assisting older adults with and without intellectual disability in rural versus urban settings in Australia

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Rafat Hussain , Matthew P. Janicki , Marie Knox, Stuart Wark & Trevor Parmenter (2017): Perspectives about support challenges facing health workers assisting older adults with and without intellectual disability in rural versus urban settings in Australia, Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, DOI: 10.3109/13668250.2017.1326589 Source: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability ABSTRACT Aims: Life …

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Doctors With Disabilities: Why They’re Important – The New York Times

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There’s good reason to believe a more diverse work force — one that includes doctors with disabilities — would be good for patients and doctors. Patients of various backgrounds tend to feel more comfortable with physicians like them, and that’s true for people with disabilities as well. Source: Doctors With Disabilities: Why They’re Important – …

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Increasing the number of doctors with disabilities would improve health care.

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Increasing the number of doctors with disabilities would improve medical care, not weaken it Source: Increasing the number of doctors with disabilities would improve health care. We Need More Doctors With Disabilities One-fifth of all Americans have a disability, but less than 1 percent of doctors do. That’s slowly starting to change—to the benefit of …

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 Safety@Work and Return2Work

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S@W/R2W Research & State Demonstration Projects Source: U.S. Department of Labor — ODEP – Office of Disability Employment Policy Millions of American workers leave the workforce each year after experiencing an injury or illness.1 Hundreds of thousands of these workers go on to receive State or Federal disability benefits.2 Keeping even some of these workers in the …

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