Highlights the fourth annual National Disability Sports Conference hosted by the U.S. Disabled Athletes Fund at the University of Georgia in Athens from March 17 to 20, 2005. Benefits of the event for community-based individuals who pr...
through its School of Graduate Studies & Research (SGSR) and the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social & Economic Studies (SALISES) is collaborating with the Social Justice (SO-JUST) Project in Jamaica to host a national Social Justice Disability Conference. The...
Disability Managers and Professionals Insurance Professionals Attorneys and Consultants Agents/Brokers VPs, Directors, & Managers of HR Benefits Managers Safety & Health Managers/Specialists Return-to-Work Coordinators/Specialists Managed Care Providers ...
Umbrella Conference brings together: ministry leaders families and individuals impacted by disability professionals community agencies and support workers under one umbrella for the purposes of learning, sharing and championing the cause to include people with disabilities in our faith communities. Join us ...
All current definitions posit that dyslexia is a learning disability; that is, the learning outcome is much smaller than would be expected from the efforts of the student. With the National Dyslexia Test, as with practically all other dyslexia tests (though see Elbro et al., 2012), only ...
SAN FRANCISCO-PrZen-- WAWOS (We're All Working On Something), a national nonprofit dedicated to shifting the perception of physical disability in children and teens, is proud to announce the appointment of Tristan Beck to its board of directors as an Honorary Member. As an ambassador...
#AskAlyson: How do I manage the fears and challenges of a child with a disability? Being fearful of an unknown future is to be expected, especially when you have so little information at this point. 4 days ago More healthing stories > News Releases Business Wire Promoted By Business Wi...
actively participate in daily physical activity, which can not only maintain physical function, but also enhance self-confidence and improve quality of life. Through systematic lifestyle adjustment and continuous exercise intervention, older people can effectively prevent disability and extend healthy life....
although individuals without an identified disability may experience negative feelings towards people with disabilities, such as threat (Blascovich et al.,2000) or discomfort (Kleck et al.,1966), their affective reaction towards members of this group is still more positive than that towards members ...
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is heralded as the second biggest social reform since Medicare and is currently being rolled out across Australia. The NDIS individualised funding model promises a transformational change in service delivery for people with disability and claims to deliver...