Persons with disabilities.

Wilderness and Persons with Disabilities

Persons with disabilities are using the National Wilderness Preservation System, and they are receiving a range of benefits from such wilderness use. The means-end theoretical and analysis perspective was used to explore the outcomes and related meanings associated with participating in a wilderness experi­ ence program for people with disabilities as well as those without disabilities. Data we...

Life expectancy of persons with chronic disabilities.

The life expectancy is an important summary measure of an individual's prognosis for survival. The life table is the preferred method for computing life expectancies, but it is not always feasible. We show that for several chronic disabilities, the logarithms of the age-specific mortality ratios (relative to the general population) decline linearly with age, reaching parity at age 85 or older. ...

Self Advocacy by Persons with Disabilities

Sheltered employment for persons with disabilities

S employment is expanding in many countries with various types of institutions offering an increasing number of positions to persons with disabilities who wish to work. The structures involved are also showing a growing desire for recognition as full participants in the economy and as employing higher professional standards. In fact, many providers of sheltered employment are now using manageme...

Supported Education for Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities

Supported education may be defined as the provision of support and services to help persons with psychiatric disabilities gain access to and succeed in a postsecondary college or technical school. Since recovery-oriented services are those that support individuals in reclaiming their lives in the community and overcoming the effects of being perceived as mental patients (Tondora & Davidson, 200...