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Disabilities
Disability DISABILITY MODELS GLOBAL ATTITUDES TOWARD DISABILITY DISABILITY RESEARCH AND SOCIAL POLICY BIBLIOGRAPHY Disability, and what it means to be a disabled person, is socially, culturally, and historically created. Disability studies, and associated disability research, is a... Read more |
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Physically disabled persons
Assistive Computer Technology for Persons with Disabilities Assistive Computer Technology for Persons with Disabilities The personal computer (PC) can be the backbone of independence for millions of individuals with sensory, physical, and learning disabilities. Computers and... Read more |
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Old-Age Survivors and Disability Insurance
OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS, AND DISABILITY INSURANCE The federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) system was developed pursuant to the federal Social Security Act of 1935 (42 U.S.C.A. § 301 et seq. [1935]) to provide government benefits to eligible retirees, disabled individuals,... Read more |
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learning disabilities
learning disabilities in education, any of various disorders involved in understanding or using spoken or written language, including difficulties in listening, thinking, talking, reading , writing, spelling, or arithmetic . They may affect people of average or above-average intelligence.... Read more |
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Reading Disabilities
READING DISABILITIES The concept of reading disability, while widely accepted, is not clearly understood. Traditionally, reading disability has been defined as unexpected underachievement characterized as a discrepancy between achievement and intellectual aptitude, despite adequate opportunity to... Read more |
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Tertiary Prevention
TERTIARY PREVENTION Tertiary prevention generally consists of the prevention of disease progression and attendant suffering after it is clinically obvious and a diagnosis established. This activity also includes the rehabilitation of disabling conditions. Examples include eliminating offending... Read more |
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Special education
Special education Definition Special education refers to a range of educational and social services provided by the public school system and other educational institutions to individuals with disabilities who are between three and 21 years of age. Purpose Special education is designed to ensure that... Read more |
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Americans with Disabilities Act
Americans with Disabilities Act U.S. civil-rights law, enacted 1990, that forbids discrimination of various sorts against persons with physical or mental handicaps. Its primary emphasis is on enabling these persons to enter the job market and remain employed, but it also outlaws most physical... Read more |
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Vocational guidance
Vocational RehabilitationBIBLIOGRAPHYThroughout medical history one can find references to helping individuals to recover from the effects of illness or accidents. Only in the present century, however, have organized national efforts been effectively brought to bear on the problems of integrating... Read more |
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