The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) gives civil rights protections to disabled individuals that are similar to those provided to on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age and religion. It guarantees equal opportunity for disabled individuals in public accommodations, employment, transportation, state and local government services and telecommunications. The following are ques...

The 1972 Survey of Disabled and Nondisabled Adults found that more than 1 million severely disabled persons aged 20-64 were receiving payments under Federal-State public assistance programs. To determine the reasons why most of these individuals did not qualify for disabled-worker benefits under the social security program, their characteristics were compared with those of the approximately 1.5...

BACKGROUND It has been well established that increasing age is associated with decreasing functional ability in older adults. It is important to understand the specific factors that affect instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and functional independence among older adults with sensory disabilities. METHODS Nationally representative sample of adults aged 55 years and older with seein...

Why Are So Many Disabled Individuals Not Working in Spain? A Job Search Approach Unlike other disability systems in developed economies, the Spanish system allows partially disabled individuals to work while receiving disability benefits. The puzzle is, however, that employment rates in this group of individuals are very low. The aim of this paper is to understand the incentives and disincentiv...

BACKGROUND The main factor related to gingival/periodontal problems in disabled individuals is the inadequacy of the plaque removal from the teeth. Motor coordination problems and muscular limitation in neuromuscularly disabled individuals along with the difficulty in understanding the importance of oral hygiene in mentally disabled individuals have resulted in the progression of inflammatory d...

In many developing countries poor infrastructure – including sanitation and health facilities – exposes the population to high risks of disability. Low standards of health and safety at work and at home, coupled with political, ethnic, and domestic violence, also contribute to raising the risk of becoming physically disabled. The effect of physical disability on people's lives is likely to be w...

Engelliler çe?itli nedenlerle hareket k?s?tlamas? veya bozuklu?u ya?ayan bireylerdir. Engelli bireylerin sosyal hayata kat?l?mlar?n?n sa?lanabilmesi için k?s?tlamalar?n? bertaraf edecek düzenlemelere ihtiyaç duyulmaktad?r. Bu düzenlemeler toplumun geli?mi?li?ini gösteren unsurlardan biridir. Türkiye’de söz konusu yasalar mevcuttur. Fakat i?letmelerin bu yasal sorumluluklar? ne derece geçirdikle...

Disabled individuals under 65 years old account for 15% of Medicaid recipients but half of all Medicaid spending. Despite their large cost, few studies have investigated the effects of Medicaid expansions for disabled individuals on insurance coverage and crowd-out of private insurance. Using an eligibility expansion that allowed states to provide Medicaid to disabled individuals with incomes l...