"At first I was very introverted and dared not to meet people because of the low self-esteem brought by my disability. But everything changed after I found my interest in creating birch bark pieces. My family members have also given me strong supp...
the terms you will be offered (such as hours of work and pay); and by not offering the job. If you are an employee, your employer must not discriminate against you in terms of: your terms of employment (hours, pay etc); the chance of promotion, transfer, training or receiving certain...
Whether or not you know it, your workplace is already diverse and includes people with disabilities. But how we talk about disability is nuanced, and sometimes complicated. Where do our legal obligations intertwine with our ability to be effective allies? In this CLE, learn about who ...
Administrative, technical, or material support: Szanton, Guralnik, Wolff, Tanner. Supervision: Szanton, Tanner, Bishai, Gitlin. Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Drs Szanton and Gitlin reported being inventors of the CAPABLE training program, for which the Johns Hopkins University is entitled to fe...
Demonstrating an inability to work: You must be unable to work at your previous job or adjust to new work. Being unable to work can mean that you aren’t able to do basic work-related activities such as bending, lifting, or participating in training. Having a qualifying medical condition:...
If the theatre of warfare seems an obvious place to look for medics at work, the many examples of judicial mutilations and other blindings scattered throughout this book also demand attention as potential theatres of surgery. If the idea was to inflict a lasting punishment, the person nee...
Each therapist offered both treatments after training, which consisted of a 2-day workshop and supervision of 3 PST and 3 ST training cases. Fidelity to treatment manuals was monitored by independent experts in both PST and ST who reviewed and rated 20% of randomly selected audiotaped sessions...
Mark was born in Fiji, the eldest of 7 children to parents of Tongan descent. His family immigrated to Sydney where he attended Homebush Boys High School. Mark left school disillusioned at 15 years old and drifted into labouring work; he later found purp
Mark was born in Fiji, the eldest of 7 children to parents of Tongan descent. His family immigrated to Sydney where he attended Homebush Boys High School. Mark left school disillusioned at 15 years old and drifted into labouring work; he later found purp
and other more pragmatic arguments when defending their choices. Inan age in which race-blind and gender-bending casting is becoming increasinglythe norm, the question must be confronted: are the disabled a different kind of“Other,” such that the reasons that support actor training, race-blind...