Using a longitudinal dataset which followed 2195 individuals employed in 3379 separate job placements over a four-year period, this paper explores movement between the employment supports, [Transitional (TE), Supported (SE), and Independent Employment (IE)], offered by clubhouses. Sixty-four percent of employed members held only one job (N=1395) and 36% held multiple jobs during the study (N=79...

Independent living technologies have tremendous potential to facilitate the study of aging and chronic disease. By collecting medical and behavioral data continuously as people live their daily lives, we are able to form a much clearer picture of the changes in people’s health, and the efficacy of treatments over time, than is possible by using periodic clinical visits. However, deploying these...

One of the most important questions in studying quantum computation is: whether a quantum computer can solve NP-complete problems more efficiently than a classical computer? In 2000, Farhi, et al. (Science, 292(5516):472–476, 2001) proposed the adiabatic quantum optimization (AQO), a paradigm that directly attacks NP-hard optimization problems. How powerful is AQO? Early on, van Dam and Vaziran...

The goal of the standards is to “address what a voting system should reliably do, not how system components should be configured to meet these requirement” [5, Vol I §1.1]. The standards present a certification procedure involving testing by an Independent Testing Authority (ITA) and many jurisdictions cannot use systems that are uncertified. Virtually all vendors have this testing done. Nevert...

The present study was conducted to examine the rates of symptomatic remission, the level of community functioning; and to assess functional recovery in a sample of chronic schizophrenia out-patients; to compare recovered versus nonrecovered patients according to demographic and clinical variables; and to identify predictive factors for recovery. Results indicate that 48.4% (n=92) patients fulfi...

To answer this question it is first necessary to examine what is meant by living independently in the community and exercising independence in personal relationships and at home. This will provide a yardstick against which social services and health services can be evaluated, to determine the extent to which the support provided is, or is not, failing to enable disabled people to exercise indep...

Combining exercise, health education, and the game of bingo may help older adults remain independent. The objective was to determine whether a 10-week health promotion program (Bingocize®) improves functional performance and health knowledge in older adults. Participants were assigned to experimental (n = 13) or control (n = 14) groups. The intervention was administered twice per week at two in...

INTRODUCTION The elimination of functional barriers resulting from disability through the provision of adequate orthopaedic and rehabilitation equipment, and homes adjusted for disability is the precondition for an efficient and independent functioning, and high quality of life of the disabled. The objective of the study was recognition of the needs of the disabled declared by them, and the deg...

Assistive technologies (AT) are tools that enhance the independence, safety, and quality of life of older people with functional limitations. While AT may extend independence in ageing, there are racial and ethnic disparities in late-life AT use, with lower rates reported among Hispanic older populations. The aim of this study was to identify barriers experienced by Hispanic community-living ol...

S ince the early days of the profession, occupational therapists have endorsed a humanistic philosophy that values individual choice, engagement in productive activity, and the right to self-fulfillment and equal opportunity for each individual. These values are evident in occupational therapy s rvices and in the multiple advocacy roles that therapists assume. Many therapists have been strong a...