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Functional Assessment for Adults with Disabilities

The U.S. Social Security Administration has requested that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine conduct a study to (1) provide an overview of ways to collect information about ...
Washingtonian

Breaking Barriers in Care: New Clinical Services Designed for Adults with Disabilities

For too long, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have had to navigate a healthcare system that wasn’t built for them. Rushed appointments, providers who aren’t trained in ...

Invisible Disability Reveals A Global Data Gap Across Economies

For women, the effects of unrecognized disability often surface through interrupted education, challenges navigating ...
The Conversation

Small changes could bridge communication and cultural gaps for people from refugee backgrounds who need disability support

Angela Dew receives funding from the National Disability Research Partnership, Australian Research Council, Medical Research Futures Fund, Endeavour Foundation, Lowitja Institute. Joanne Watson ...
The Conversation

For people with communication disability, complaining about their treatment isn’t so simple

Lecturer in Speech Pathology, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport; Research Affiliate in the Centre for Research Excellence in Aphasia Recovery and Rehabilitation, La Trobe University ...