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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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The Neglected Demographic: Faculty Members With Disabilities

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Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education By Joseph Grigely JUNE 27, 2017 More than 25 years after the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act, the situation for students with disabilities has vastly improved. Most colleges now have offices for disability-related accommodations, and students are using these services in exponential numbers: At the School of …

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Dying well with an intellectual disability and dementia

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Source: The Journal of Dementia Care July/August 2017 Vol 25 No 4 As more people with intellectual disabilities live into old age, the prevalence of dementia in this group is increasing. Kathryn Service and colleagues examine the challenges to dementia practice presented by intellectual disability. Download Dying well with an intellectual disability & dementia

Consensus statement of the International Summit on Intellectual Disability and Dementia related to end-of-life care in advanced dementia

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Philip McCallion1 | Mary Hogan2 | Flavia H Santos3 | Mary McCarron4 | Kathryn Service5 | Sandy Stemp6 | Seth Keller7 | Juan Fortea8 | Kathleen Bishop9 | Karen Watchman10 | Matthew P Janicki11 | and the Working Group of the International Summit on Intellectual Disability and Dementia End-of-life (McCallion et al 2017) J Appl Res …

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Promoting Worksite Health | The Community Guide

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Worksite policies and programs may help employees reduce health risks and improve their quality of life. Source: Promoting Worksite Health | The Community Guide Worksite interventions can be delivered: At the worksite (e.g., signs to encourage stair use, health education classes) At other locations (e.g., gym membership discounts, weight management counseling) Through the employee health …

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Baltimore hospital settles allegations of disability discrimination with $180,000 payment | Legal Newsline

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BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced April 27 that Harbor Hospital Inc., trading as MedStar Hospital, will pay $179,576 after allegations of federal disability discrimination. Source: Baltimore hospital settles allegations of disability discrimination with $180,000 payment | Legal Newsline “Health care providers, like all employers, must be mindful of …

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Great Big Story : How a Doctor Without Legs Treats Patients in Her Mountain Village

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Since she was a young girl, Li Juhong dreamed of becoming a doctor. Then, at 4 years old, she lost her legs in a tragic and painful accident. But that experience didn’t weaken Juhong’s resolve; rather, it drove her to help others in pain. Now, the 38-year-old is one of two doctors responsible for around …

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International Summit Consensus Statement: Intellectual Disability Inclusion in National Dementia Plans

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Karen Watchman, PhD, Matthew P. Janicki, PhD, Michael Splaine, MA, Frode K. Larsen, MPH, Tiziano Gomiero, PhD, and Ronald Lucchino, PhD Source: ID in National Plans Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for the development and adoption of national plans or strategies to guide public policy and set goals for services, supports, and …

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