The social model of disability frames disability as something that is created by society, rather than only by medical conditions or physical differences. The model acknowledges that people have ...
Purpose Research focusing on the consequences of sensory impairments for the everyday competence of the oldest-old is emerging. The two main goals of this study were to document the prevalence of self ...
To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. What qualifies as a disability for employees got even more ...
This study presents national data on the comparative role impairments of common mental and chronic medical disorders in the general population. These data come from the National Comorbidity Survey ...
Last week, with the backing of big business groups, organized labor, and disability rights groups, the House of Representatives passed an amended version of the ADA [Americans with Disabilities Act] ...
The term "learning disorder" describes a condition in which a person with normal or above average intelligence does not achieve at the expected level in academic areas. This gap in performance is ...
Major depressive disorder, a mental health condition, is the primary diagnosis for workers aged 15 to 44 with a disability subject to protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to ...