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David Cameron on Autism - UK Autism FoundationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The charity, the UK Autism Foundation has heard from the Leader of the Opposition, David Cameron on the serious issues of autism. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 21, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Autism Source Type: info

AMA, AARP and MOAA Call for Passage of House Medicare Reform BillEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Bill Repeals Broken Physician Payment Formula That Hurts Access to Care for Seniors and Military Families. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 21, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: U.S. Medicare Source Type: info

Ultrasound Enhances Noninvasive Down Syndrome TestsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We did not miss a single case of Down syndrome with our overall screening program, which included an option for invasive testing. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 21, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Cognitive Disabilities Source Type: info

Senate Health Bill Raises Taxes on Families of Special Needs ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There is one group of FSA owners for whom this new cap will be particularly cruel and onerous: parents of special needs children. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 21, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: USA Disability News Source Type: info

Study of Vietnam-Era Women VeteransEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is launching a comprehensive study of women Veterans who served in the military during the Vietnam War. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 20, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Veterans News Source Type: info

Improving Health Supporting Justice The National Delivery Plan of the Health and Criminal Justice Programme BoardEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Government's national delivery plan for health and criminal justice as developed by the Health and Criminal Justice Programme Board, building on Lord Bradley's 2009 review of mental health and learning disability in the criminal justice system. (Source: Learning Disabilities Specialist Library)
Source: Learning Disabilities Specialist Library - November 20, 2009 Category: Disability Source Type: organizations

Skills for support: personal assistants and people with learning disabilitiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This paper is about how people get good support. This can happen when you have a direct payment, and you have your own personal assistant (PA). But you need to have a good PA, who knows how to communicate well. Two people with learning disabilities worked in the research team on this project. The team made videos of people with learning disabilities working with their PAs. It is important that the PA knows how to support you well. For instance, they should treat you with respect. This means that you can tell them what to do. They should talk to you like an adult, and listen to what you want. They should not rush you. A goo...
Source: British Journal of Learning Disabilities - November 20, 2009 Category: Disability Authors: Val Williams, Lisa Ponting, Kerrie Ford, Philippa Rudge Source Type: journals

Teaching methods and curriculum models used in Finland in the education of students diagnosed with having severe/profound intellectual disabilitiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To find out what models for educational planning and which methods are currently in use with severely intellectually disabled students in Finland. Teaching praxis is based on small child's normal psychological development and behavioral analytic tradition. Ten years ago children diagnosed as having severe/profound intellectual disabilities were allowed to attend and study in Finnish comprehensive schools. The nationwide intensive developmental work for creating a curriculum for this group of students began earlier, in the 1980s.The aim of this study was to discover what types of models of curriculums and which teaching met...
Source: British Journal of Learning Disabilities - November 20, 2009 Category: Disability Authors: Elina K. Kontu, Raija A. Pirttimaa Source Type: journals

Detecting and treating depression in people with mild intellectual disability: the views of key stakeholdersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Some people with intellectual disability feel depressed and it is important that we find out about this early and that we try to help them. We asked some people with intellectual disability, some family and some staff about what depression is like and what sort of things led to depression in people with mild intellectual disability. The people we talked to told us that there are lots of things that might show that a person is depressed. For example, they may not want to do things, they may want to be by themselves, they may have tantrums or even hurt themselves. They also said there were lots of things that could help, lik...
Source: British Journal of Learning Disabilities - November 20, 2009 Category: Disability Authors: Jane A. McGillivray, Marita P. McCabe Source Type: journals

Making a difference. Visual health needs of people with a learning disabilityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article discusses the findings from a study to assess the impact of corrective eye treatment in adults with a learning disability. The Special Visual Assessment Clinic (SVAC) is an optometry led multi professional service delivered in a Resource Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The study, which included user and carer input in its design, involved people with a learning disability (15), their family carers (21) and staff (12) in interviews, group discussions, completion of checklists and clinical audit. Findings revealed that prior to the SVAC taking place there was limited awareness of vision related problems amo...
Source: British Journal of Learning Disabilities - November 20, 2009 Category: Disability Authors: Anne McGlade, David Bickerstaff, Jennifer Lindsay, Roy McConkey, Jonathan Jackson Source Type: journals

GettingHired Announces Additional Funding for Disability Employment GrowthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
GettingHired.com, the largest disability employment portal in the USA, secured additional funding from Zenith Insurance Company, KDC and Fisher Capital Corp. for continued growth as well as for development of new product FastTrackRTW, a return to work initiative supporting long term disability and workers' compensation. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 19, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: US Disability Employment Source Type: info

FREE Drug Discount Card Raises Funds for Disabled VeteransEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) announces the launch of a free prescription drug discount card that offers savings up to 75% and when the card is used, 50 cents will be donated to the DAV from United Networks of America. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 19, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Pharmaceutical Source Type: info

Civic Access for People With Disabilities - Fargo, North DakotaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Project Civic Access was initiated to ensure that individuals with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in civic life. As part of the project, department investigators, attorneys and architects survey state and local government facilities and programs throughout the country to identify modifications necessary to comply with ADA requirements. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 18, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Legal and Lawyers Source Type: info

Fishing Tournament for Awareness of Spinal Cord InjuriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Approximately 20 fishing boats and a large-mouth/peacock bass-stocked lake inside the Homestead-Miami Speedway await participants who will fish at the annual Rejuvenate Auto Hot Rod & Reels(TM) NASCAR Drivers Charity Fishing Tournament with the likes of NASCAR personalities Darrell Waltrip, Clint Bowyer, Ryan Newman, team owner Richard Childress, Martin Truex, Scott Wimmer and many others. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 18, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: November 2009 Events Source Type: info

Disability Applicants Report Facing Foreclosure, Lost Health Insurance, Drained Retirement Savings and Worsening IllnessEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Allsup survey finds 85 percent of applicants say the SSA should explain assistance options at beginning of Social Security Disability Insurance application process. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 17, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Insurance Source Type: info

Holiday Toxin Tips from Pet Poison HelplineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The holidays are stressful enough without having to worry about a potentially poisoned pet. Below is a list of holiday-related decorations, plants and food items that the veterinarians at Pet Poison Helpline recommend keeping away from pets. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 17, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Service Animals Source Type: info

NFB Partners with Santa to Promote Braille Letters this ChristmasEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Once again, Santa has enlisted the help of the elves at the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Jernigan Institute to get Braille letters out to hundreds of blind boys and girls this Christmas season. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 17, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Awareness Source Type: info

Corporate Charity Fair a Big HitEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SOFTIN was invited to an unusual and wonderful event. A corporate Charity Fair. FLIR Corporation in Goleta, California does this each year. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 16, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Blogs Source Type: info

Darier Disease - Facts and InformationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Occasionally, people who have Darier disease also experience a form of neurological disorder, such as epilepsy, depression, or a mild intellectual disability. Learning and behavioral difficulties have also been reported among persons with Darier disease. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 16, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Skin Conditions Source Type: info

Disabled World Community Newsletter - November 15th, 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Disabled World - November 16, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Newsletter Source Type: info

The Council for Exceptional Children - Serving Children with DisabilitiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The CEC serves an audience that includes students, parents, teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals and support service providers. They serve all aspects of education and development of students with disabilities and those who are gifted. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 15, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Special Education Source Type: info

Keloids - Facts and InformationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A, "Keliod," is a form of enlarged growth or scar at the site of a wound or cut which extends beyond the confines of the original wound. Keloids can differ in their size, location, as well as their shape, and are common on hands, forearms or ear lobes. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 15, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Skin Conditions Source Type: info

Landmark UK Autism LawEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Autism Bill will receive Royal Assent today making it the Autism Act: England's first ever disability-specific law. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 13, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Autism Source Type: info

Diphtheria - Facts and InformationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Diphtheria is a bacterial infection that happens quickly and spreads easily, affecting a person's throat and nose. Children under the age of five years and adults over the age of sixty are at particular risk of the Diphtheria infection, as well as people who live in unclean and crowded conditions, people who are undernourished, and both adults and children who do not have current immunizations. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 13, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Types of Disability Source Type: info

More Disabilities Today than Previous GenerationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In a development that could have significant ramifications for the nation's health care system, Baby Boomers may well be entering their 60s suffering far more disabilities than their counterparts did in previous generations, according to a new UCLA study. The findings, researchers say, may be due in part to changing American demographics. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 13, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Source Type: info

Skin Cancer Risk for 250 Thousand Children Using SunbedsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An estimated quarter of a million 11-17 year olds in England are being put at increased risk of developing malignant melanoma by using sunbeds, warn researchers in a letter to this week's BMJ. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 13, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Skin Cancer Melanoma Source Type: info

Physiotherapy Associates at National Workers Compensation and Disability Conference and ExpoEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Physiotherapy Associates workers compensation services encompass physical therapy, occupational therapy, functional capacity evaluations, and specialized return-to-work programs such as work conditioning. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 13, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: November 2009 Events Source Type: info

Universities Will Not Deploy Kindle DX as Textbook Reader - National Federation of the BlindEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
National Federation of the Blind Commends Schools for Demanding Accessibility for Blind Students. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 12, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Assistive Computer Devices Source Type: info

New Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes - Health CanadaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ONGLYZA(TM) (saxagliptin) approval coincides with new research that shows 91 per cent of Canadians with diabetes are drifting in the management of their disease. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 12, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Diabetes Source Type: info

Bell's Palsy - Facts and InformationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Bell's palsy may also develop over a period of days. Because of the time period that it takes, rather quickly, people may think that they are experiencing a stroke, something that happens when a blood vessel in their brain becomes clogged or bursts. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 12, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Types of Disability Source Type: info

Health Communication Video - Language Access BarriersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Joint Commission, HHS Team Up in Language Access Education Effort - New video urges health care organizations to break language access barriers. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 11, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Books and Publications Source Type: info

Veterans Hearing and Aging DisordersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CASLPA Supports National Veterans' Week November 5-11, 2009, Canada. Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) estimates there are over 750,000 Canadian Forces (CF) veterans in Canada. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 11, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Veterans News Source Type: info

Veterans Day EventsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
List of events planned for U.S. veterans day 11 November 2009 (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 11, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: November 2009 Events Source Type: info

The relation between intrapersonal and interpersonal staff behaviour towards clients with ID and challenging behaviour: a validation study of the Staff–Client Interactive Behaviour InventoryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The SCIBI can be used to identify staff intrapersonal and interpersonal behaviour towards clients with ID and challenging behaviour. Results obtained with the SCIBI can provide new directions for individual client treatment plans and staff training programmes. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - November 11, 2009 Category: Disability Authors: A. P. A. M. Willems, P. J. C. M. Embregts, G. J. J. M. Stams, X. M. H. Moonen Source Type: journals

Teenage Obesity Linked to Increased Risk of MSEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The study found that women who had a BMI of 30 or larger at age 18 had more than twice the risk of developing MS compared to those with a BMI between 18.5 and 20.9. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 10, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Childhood Obesity Source Type: info

Call for Alcohol Industry to Prove No Harm in Funding of SportsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Researchers from Australia and the UK are calling for a new approach to the debate over whether alcohol industry sponsorship of sports increases drinking among sports participants. They want to shift the burden of proof to the alcohol industry. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 10, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Drug Addiction Source Type: info

New Type of Dental FillingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Tooth enamel is hardest material in the human body because it's made almost entirely of minerals. As tough as it may be, however, enamel can be broken down by bacteria, forming cavities and eventually destroying the tooth. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 10, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Dental and Teeth Source Type: info

Handwriting Problems for Children with AutismEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Children with autism may have lower quality handwriting and trouble forming letters compared to children without autism, according to a study published in the November 10, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 10, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Autism Source Type: info

Detecting Children With Arithmetic Disabilities From Kindergarten: Evidence From a 3-Year Longitudinal Study on the Role of Preparatory Arithmetic Abilities.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In a 3-year longitudinal study, 471 children were classified, based on their performances on arithmetic tests in first and second grade, as having persistent arithmetic disabilities (AD), persistent low achieving (LA), persistent typical achieving, inconsistent arithmetic disabilities (DF1), or inconsistent low achieving in arithmetic. Significant differences in the performances on the magnitude comparison in kindergarten (at age 5-6) were found between theAD and LA and between theAD and DF1 groups. Furthermore, the percentage of true-positive AD children (at age 7-8) correctly diagnosed in kindergarten by combination ...
Source: Journal of Learning Disabilities - November 10, 2009 Category: Disability Authors: Stock P, Desoete A, Roeyers H Tags: J Learn Disabil Source Type: journals

ACE Website Connects Veterans to Higher EducationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As the nation prepares to observe Veterans Day, the American Council on Education (ACE) today launched TodaysGIBill.org, a comprehensive college guidance web site to provide information and inspire veterans to enroll and succeed in higher education. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 9, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: US Disability Employment Source Type: info

Caregiver Perceptions of the Understanding of Death and Need for Bereavement Support in Adults with Intellectual DisabilitiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
What are staff perceptions of service users' conceptualizations of death, and how confident are they in their own ability to provide post-bereavement support? (Source: Learning Disabilities Specialist Library)
Source: Learning Disabilities Specialist Library - November 9, 2009 Category: Disability Source Type: organizations

Access to Secondary Healthcare for People with Intellectual Disabilities A Review of the LiteratureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
What are the barriers to access to secondary healthcare for people with learning disabilities, and what could help to remove them? (Source: Learning Disabilities Specialist Library)
Source: Learning Disabilities Specialist Library - November 9, 2009 Category: Disability Source Type: organizations

Cause-specific mortality and death certificate reporting in adults with moderate to profound intellectual disabilityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
How do causes of death in people with moderate to profound learning disabilities compare with the general population? (Source: Learning Disabilities Specialist Library)
Source: Learning Disabilities Specialist Library - November 9, 2009 Category: Disability Source Type: organizations

Borderline Personality Disorder - Facts and InformationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The experience of BPD can be distressing, not only for the person with the disorder, but for the people around them. Persons with BPD have a difficult time controlling their emotions and many times are in a state of upheaval. Childhood experiences or a brain dysfunction are potential reasons why. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 9, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Psychological Disorders Source Type: info

2009 World Congress on Disabilities Expo Event - EP Global Communications IncEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
EP Global Communications Inc, the parent company of Exceptional Parent (EP) magazine, is pleased to announce that the Company will be co-producing and sponsoring the 2009 World Congress on Disabilities (WCD) Expo. The WCD, which has as its principal theme, "Honoring Our Military and Nation's veterans," will be taking place from November 19-20, 2009 in Jacksonville, Florida at the Prime Osborn Convention Center. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 9, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: November 2009 Events Source Type: info

Alcohol Bracelets Help Keep U.S. Veterans SoberEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As the country prepares to honor its military veterans November 11th, the Buffalo Veterans Treatment Court is employing a high-tech tool to help keep their community's struggling military veterans sober and accountable. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 9, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Veterans News Source Type: info

Finding Love OnlineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A 51-year-old man who was married for a few months at 20, raised his daughter alone and never remarried meets a 50-year-old woman who never had children and ended her 11-year marriage in 1978. Although neither reports any instant fireworks, the couple were married within two years. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 9, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Disabled Dating Source Type: info

Using Exercise Stability Balls at WorkEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Using a stability ball as an office chair strengthens core muscles, similar to the use of a backless chair or stool; the freedom of movement from a stability ball also may decrease confined or constrained body postures that frequently occur at workstations. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 8, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Exercise Information Source Type: info

Health Education for People with Intellectual DisabilitiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Health Education Designed For Adults With Intellectual Disabilities: An Opportunity For Healthier Lives. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 8, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Cognitive Disabilities Source Type: info

House of Representatives Passes Affordable Health Care for America ActEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Tonight the House of Representatives passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act, landmark health reform legislation that will ensure every American has access to quality, affordable, stable and secure health care coverage. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 8, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: U.S. Medicare Source Type: info