Researchers at Cardiff University are exploring the reasons why cancer patients with physical impairments experience greater problems in accessing healthcare compared to the general population.
Oct 26, 2017
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Personal assistance relationships are usually empowering and flexible for both employer and workers, but can become emotionally fraught and even wounded, according to a report launched today.
Jun 28, 2017
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At a time when Social Care in England is at a 'tipping point', according to the Care Quality Commission, it is vital that local authorities find ways of working together with people who use social care services. With that ...
Jan 19, 2017
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New research has found that while most elite disabled athletes are active in seeking positive change within their sport, relatively few are active in openly addressing wider societal issues and injustices facing the disabled ...
Sep 7, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Proactive, prepared and protected. These are the keys to good health when traveling, experts say.
Aug 3, 2016
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Among more than 1,500 adults who underwent cardiac surgery, those who were divorced, separated, or widowed were more likely to have died or develop a new functional disability after the surgery compared with the married participants, ...
Oct 28, 2015
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(HealthDay)—More than 50 million Americans live with a physical or mental disability, according to research published in the July 31 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality ...
Aug 1, 2015
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Researchers have explored the characteristics of people with disabilities who have achieved success in the workplace. The gap was found to be smaller among women, married people, individuals with higher educational achievement, ...
Jul 29, 2015
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More than two-thirds of American adults with disabilities are "striving to work," according to a national employment survey being released just before the landmark legislation protecting their rights turns 25.
Jun 2, 2015
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On a recent Sunday, a group of museum visitors sat in front of a large canvas by the French artist Jean Dubuffet as their guide described the work—an abstract painting created with crumpled aluminum foil tinted with oil ...
Apr 7, 2015
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