Disability Benefits, Facts, Statistics, Resources Document List

Disability Information Publications - (70 Articles)

• Positive Reframing Disability Model

  Positive Reframing Disability describes the stages that people with disabilities experience. Their journeys are not linear. They progress and regress and may go through stages multiple times and/or simultaneously.

• U.S. Federal Legislation Prevents Organ Transplant Discrimination

  Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act prohibits discrimination against individuals based on their disability when seeking an organ transplant.

• NCPD ID Cards for Persons with Disabilities and Disability App

  National Commission for Persons with Disabilities proposes mobile app for persons with disabilities and their families in addition to creation of an ID Card for persons with disabilities.

• Obesity, Smoking, Physical Labor May Explain Disability Disparities

  University of Michigan (U-M) study reveals excess body mass, smoking, and manual labor explain a large proportion of disability disparities in the U.S..

• Towards a Disability-Smart World: Strategies for Global Disability Inclusion

  Towards a Disability-Smart World: Developing a global disability inclusion strategy study draws on evidence and case studies from organisations including Shell, Unilever, HSBC, Accenture and Microsoft.

• Disability ID Cards: How and Where to Obtain One

  List of locations and contact information of places that provide Disability ID Cards, or similar forms of identification for people with disabilities.

• Disability in South American Countries

  Basic facts, statistics and information regarding disabilities from South American Countries.

• Pride in Disability and Self-identifying as Disabled Aids Overall Well-being

  Study reveals experiencing stigma, severity of disability, and a persons age and income level help determine whether someone considers themselves to be disabled.

• New Model to Support Workers with Disabilities

  New employment model piloted by Aramark people with intellectual and developmental disabilities could have better odds at getting meaningful work and an independent life.

• Common Risk Factors Impacting Disability Rate

  Reducing or eliminating five common risk factors could decrease the prevalence of disability across the United States, according to research led by the University of Michigan.

• Access Board Issues Guidance on the International Symbol of Accessibility

  Guidance addresses questions on use of alternative disability accessibility symbols, and explains how use of symbols other than ISA impacts compliance with ADA.

• Cyber-victimisation of People with Disabilities

  Information and research survey regarding online victimisation of people with disabilities.

• How Prison Solitary Confinement Harms People with Physical Disabilities

  National report on how solitary confinement harms people with physical disabilities - Wheelchairs, braille materials, hearing aids, and other vital devices often denied in solitary.

• Countries Efforts to Address Rights of People with Disabilities

  UCLA WORLD Policy Analysis Center assesses countries efforts to address rights of people with disabilities.

• Overcriminalization of People with Disabilities Must Be Addressed in Criminal Justice Reform

  Report puts disability issues in perspective within criminal justice reform, highlighting steps to combat inappropriate and unjust incarceration and criminalization of people with disabilities, and ensure appropriate and humane treatment of people with disabilities throughout the justice system.

• Outlining Need for Accommodations for Prisoners with Disabilities

  AVID releases Making Hard Time Harder: Programmatic Accommodations for Inmates with Disabilities Under the Americans with Disabilities Act outlining lack of accommodations for inmates with disabilities.

• The Fine Line Between Disabled and Abled

  Article examines the fine line between abled and the reality of the ease of becoming disabled.

• Spinal Muscular Atrophies: Signs, Symptoms and Treatments

  General overview of Spinal Muscular Atrophies, conditions that sap physical strength by affecting motor nerve cells in the spinal cord, and takes away ability to walk, eat, or breathe.

• Usher Syndrome: Types, Causes and Treatment Options

  General information and overview of Usher syndrome, a rare inherited disorder that causes gradual vision loss and deafness.

• Aphantasia: The Inability to Visualize Images

  Information and studies regarding Aphantasia to find why some people are born with poor or diminished visual imagery ability.

• Nazis, Sterilization and Deaths of People with Disabilities

  Forced sterilization in Germany was the precursor to systematic killing of people with forms of mental illnesses and the physically disabled.

• Zero Project: 337 Nominations from 98 Countries

  The Zero Project nominations demonstrate there is a global movement of practitioners implementing inclusive education helping children with all kinds of disabilities around the world.

• Can Brits Really be Educated About Disability?

  Scope reports that around 67% of British people feel so awkward and uncomfortable around disabled people that they avoid any form of contact at all.

• How Our Ancestors Turned Disability into Advantage

  New evolutionary theory explains how small populations of early humans survived, despite increased chance of hereditary disabilities being passed to offspring.

• Experts Discuss Whether Obesity is a Disability

  Although obesity may not always be a disability by itself, it can lead to health problems that constitute disability.

• ABLE Act Major Victory for Persons with Disabilities and Their Families

  Information regarding ABLE accounts that individuals with disabilities and their families should know.

• Conquer Paralysis Now Challenge : $20M in Grants and Prizes

  Conquer Paralysis Now (CPN) launches groundbreaking competition to cure paralysis in the next 10 years.

• Toxic Furniture Flame Retardant Chemicals Found in Americans

  Urine samples found Americans are contaminated with toxic flame retardants including TCEP that has never before been detected.

• Voices of Disability: The World Listens!

  Young people with intellectual disabilities win backing from United Nations for right to have a voice in decisions about their lives.

• Zero Project and Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

  The mission of the Zero Project is to work for A World Without Barriers in accordance with the principles of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

• Promoting Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Refugee and Displacement Settings

  New research throws spotlight on positive practices and ongoing gaps to meet the needs of 6.7 million displaced people with disabilities.

• Quadriplegia and Paraplegia Information and Infographic

  Infographic contains information regarding the difference between Quadriplegia and Paraplegia including vertebra and spinal functions.

• People with Disabilities: Accommodation Vs. Inclusion

  The duty to provide reasonable accommodations is a fundamental statutory requirement due to the nature of discrimination people with disabilities face.

• Eligibility for Expedited Disability Benefit Hearings

  Under SSA guidelines expedited disability benefit hearings may be available in several situations.

• 22q, Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome, DiGeorge Syndrome, Shprintzen Syndrome

  Information regarding Velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS) a form of genetic condition that is related to DiGeorge syndrome.

• Noonan Syndrome: Symptoms, Genetics, Information

  Noonan syndrome is a condition that affects many areas of a person's body. Mildly unusual facial characteristics, heart defects, short stature, skeletal malformations, bleeding issues, and other signs and symptoms characterize the condition.

• Second Greatest Cause of Disability - Musculoskeletal Conditions

  Study on Global Burden of Disease reveals Musculoskeletal diseases are the second greatest cause of disability in all regions of the world.

• Disability Benefits in Different Countries

  Provision of disability benefits available varies widely from country to country; here we look at an example from each continent.

• Psychological and Social Aspects of Disability

  Psychological intervention can help a person with a disability progress through stages of disability and assist them resolving difficulties experienced.

• Financial Planning for Possible Future Disability

  Financial planning if you are unable to return to work due to a serious disability or illness is essential.

• Disability is a Common Experience for Majority of People

  Many of the factors involved with living in a modern, industrialized society create hazards which find nearly everyone likely to experience a form of disability at some point during their lifetime due to illness, accident, or aging.

• Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia: Atlastin and Membrane Fusion Study

  First detailed account of biochemical workings of atlastin a protein produced by one of the genes linked to Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia.

• Much Different Work Histories for Disability Rejects, Beneficiaries

  Male disability applicants rejected for federal benefits tend to have lower earnings and labor force participation rates.

• Benefits Access for Vulnerable Seniors and Adults With Disabilities

  Connecting seniors and adults with disabilities to benefits programs is key to helping them live with economic security in their own communities.

• The Great Disability Divide: Significant Gap Between Employee Perception and Reality

  The Disability Divide reveals severe disconnects between what consumers believe about disability and income protection planning and the actual facts about the two issues.

• Drums and Disabilities to Release Groundbreaking Therapy Kit

  Drum therapy kit enables parents therapists and teachers to help autistic and special needs children and adults in home office or classroom.

• Life Disparities for Adults Living with Disabilities and their Families

  Parents of adult children with disabilities have far greater levels of concern about their childs future than parents of adult children without disabilities.

• Illnesses or Injury Increase Odds of Seniors Developing New or Worsening Disability

  Illnesses and injuries greatly increase chances of older adults developing new or worsening disability.

• Am I Eligible for Disability Benefits

  There are different types of disability a person may be able to receive.

• The Struggle with Disability - Doctor Patient Relationships

  Social Security disability programs and how they impact on the interaction between doctor physician and patient.

• Defining Disability Diversity in Society

  Information on Disability Diversity in society including the definition of both diversity and disabilities.

• Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP): Facts and Information

  Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) a degenerative genetic disorder with stiffness and weakness of leg and hip muscles gait difficulties and issues with walking.

• Hurler Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

  Information regarding Hurler syndrome, a form of rare and inherited disease involving human metabolism.

• Mobility Related Disability in Middle-aged Americans

  Proportion of older middle-aged Americans who report disabilities related to mobility increased significantly.

• Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF): Facts and Information

  Information regarding Pulmonary Fibrosis including causes, symptoms, diagnosing, and IPF treatment options.

• Canada Ratifies UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

  Government of Canada has ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

• Permanent and Partial Disability

  To quality for compensation disability must be proved either Permanent Partial Disability and Temporary Total Disability.

• U.S. National Council on Disability

  The National Council on Disability (NCD) is an advisory board within the United States Department of Education to guarantee equal opportunity for people with disabilities.

• Couples Cope Better with Disability and Health Shocks

  How individuals cope economically with disability and health shocks.

• Physician Assisted Suicide - Perspective from Advocates for People with Disability

  Disability Perspective on the Issue of Physician-Assisted Suicide a special issue of Disability and Health Journal.

• More Disabilities Today than Previous Generations

  Individuals between the ages of 60 and 69 exhibited increases in several types of disabilities over time.

• How to Cope with Sudden Illness or Disability

  Article provides valuable information, advice, and solutions to help you cope with a sudden illness or disability.

• Tips for the Newly Disabled

  Article provides helpful tips and advice to newly disabled persons who suddenly find themselves with a disability.

• Disability Quotes: List of Quotations Regarding Disabilities

  A fascinating collection of disabled motivational and inspiring quotes regarding disability and health related disabilities written by famous as well as everyday people.

• Number of Americans with Disability Growing

  Nearly 48 million Americans have a disability an increase of three million from 1999 and arthritis tops the list of most common causes of disabilities.

• Workplace Disability and Health Trends

  The escalating rate of workplace disabilities is causing businesses and consumers alike to revisit how they handle stress and health issues.

• Disability - A State of Mind

  In todays society with its progressive treatment of people with disabilities opportunities are available to people with a disability to become full members of society.

• Defining Disability Today

  Two models used for deriving the definition of disability are known as the medical model and the social model.

• Focus on Your Abilities Not Disabilities

  Most times when people look at others with a disability they only see what they can not do.

• President Elect Barack Obamas Plan to Empower Persons with Disabilities

  President Elect Barack Obamas plan to increase access and opportunity for persons with disabilities in America.