Project Open House provides for the removal of architectural barriers in the homes of disabled low and moderate income New York City dwellers. This program was developed as a cooperative effort between United Cerebral Palsy of New York City, Inc., the New York City Mayor's Office for the Handicapped, and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. Project Open House operates as foll...

This paper discusses an investigation carried out in designing and evaluating a neurorehabiliatory communication interfaces for nonverbal Quadriplegic and other clinically brain injured persons. Research was conducted where brain-injured persons communicated using a brain-body interface and a computer program with simple text such as Yes, No, Thanks etc. This research was further developed into...

Cerebral Palsy, T.B., Epilepsy, deafness, and the physical handicaps of school children, are amongst the subjects dealt with; the present position in regard to them is reviewed and the "gaps' pointed out. Prevention rather than treatment is stressed, and how far we have to travel to attain the objective of a really adequate and comprehensive service which makes provision for both these things, ...

Through fifteen years of extraordinary effort, China has set in motion a nation-wide programme for preventing disability and improving the quality of life of people with disability. A strong and comprehensive framework for rehabilitation efforts is now in place. In an attempt to reach those most in need and least able to access services, China has adopted a community based approach to rehabilit...

These welcome additions to the scanty literature on their subject both come from Australasia, witnessing to the increasing concern felt there for the welfare of children unsuitable for school. In the first, much detailed information and advice on training given clearly and simply, especially in preparing a child for Emission to an Occupation Centre. A chapter on "Occupational Possibilities" des...

Growth in the number of applications and subsequent awards for Social Security disabled-worker benefits marked the period from 1986 through 1993. These increases resulted in the 37 percent rise in the number of disabled-worker beneficiaries, 6 out of 10 of whom had disabilities within three diagnostic groups: circulatory disorders; mental disorders (other than mental retardation); and musculosk...

BACKGROUND Research has shown that women with disabilities face additional challenges in accessing and using healthcare services compared to non-disabled women. However, relatively little is known about the utilisation of cancer screening services for women with disabilities. This study addresses this gap by examining the utilisation of the Papanicolaou test and mammography for disabled women i...

In the view that, the projects Chinese disabled people had participated in Paralympics are less, the number of entries and as well as the experience are also less than others, however, much of our competitors are people of a new type. Facing on the so called “more less than 3, more than1 " problems, this paper uses time series analysis, and then concludes that Chinese cities disabled athletes p...