3 ways to encourage people with disabilities to be involved in leading disaster responses
The United Nations recommends governments ensure no one gets left behind before, during and after a disaster. This includes people with disabilities.
The United Nations recommends governments ensure no one gets left behind before, during and after a disaster. This includes people with disabilities.
Social Sciences
Dec 3, 2019
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Research findings, an easy-to-read summary, a policy brief and series of video interviews with people with learning disability who co-created and delivered the Who's Challenging Who training project are published today by ...
Education
Nov 26, 2019
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An open access special issue of the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation (JVR) provides a comprehensive review of PROMISE (Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income), a joint initiative of U.S. federal ...
Education
Oct 22, 2019
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Dyslexia makes reading a struggle for millions of people, but the learning disability is rarely diagnosed before age seven. Now, a team of educators and scientists led by UConn professors has made a game-like app that could ...
Education
Oct 8, 2019
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Australians like to think we live in a country of the fair go, where anyone with the talent and willingness to work hard can succeed.
Social Sciences
Sep 30, 2019
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Businesses increasingly see diversity in the workplace as positive for their operations, according to a Conference Board of Canada survey of Canadian organizations.
Economics & Business
Jul 26, 2019
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History often focuses on the immediate death toll of war. But hostilities can have longer-term consequences on a population's health.
Social Sciences
Jul 16, 2019
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A new Portland State University study suggests that the likelihood of a child being classified with an educational disability depends on the characteristics of their school and how distinctive they are from their peers.
Education
May 29, 2019
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The Morrison government has finally agreed to a royal commission into the abuse of people living with disability – if the states get on board.
Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2019
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Mobile phones are increasingly more accessible by people with disabilities, but significant gaps remain, according to a newly published study from the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Wireless Inclusive Technologies ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 13, 2019
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