Sentences with phrase «mobility impairments on»

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«Dependence on others and geriatric illnesses, such as cognitive impairment and mobility problems, affect the majority of older emergency patients across a wide range of nations with different health systems and cultural contexts.

A new NIST study — with findings based on the concerns, insights and opinions of people with mobility impairments voiced during interviews — provides guidance for helping them get safely out of multistory buildings during emergencies, including the use of special evacuation elevators.

At Premia, students with a range of disabilities — deafness, visual impairments, dyslexia, chronic fatigue syndrome, mobility impairments, and mental health difficulties, among others — tell their stories and give advice on pursuing a research degree, from dealing with a supervisor to attending a conference.

A paper published in the December 1999 IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering describes a NavChair Assistive Wheelchair Navigation System (pdf) developed at the time to reduce the «cognitive and physical requirements of operating a power wheelchair for people with wide ranging impairments that limit their access to powered mobility.»

He directs the Motion Analysis Laboratory, and his research falls under general areas related to biomechanics and motor control of human movement, with focuses on the investigation of mobility impairments associated with ageing, musculoskeletal diseases or injuries, and traumatic brain injury.

Dr. Samuel Logan and his team from UD have done extensive research on the impact of improved mobility opportunities for young children with moderate to severe disabilities, including visual impairment.

The Maryland School for the Blind (MSB) and the University of Delaware Pediatric Mobility Lab and Design Studio are partnering on a program that adapts «off the shelf» electronic ride - on cars for children with disabilities, including visual impairments.

You can focus on autism, applied behavior analysis, deaf education, educational diagnostics, orientation and mobility, transition or visual impairment, or you can do a general special education program.

4 Paws has chosen to focus on serving veterans of recent combat whose primary disability is a mobility or hearing impairment as a result of a combat injury during one of the more recent wars and conflicts are eligible for the program.

Apartment entrance can have a ramp fitted to the 3 stairs going up Hotel restaurant Meeting rooms Front entrance is not wheel - chair accessible but our side entrance is Reception, Concierge and Guest Services are located in the lobby, very easily accessible Accessible elevators, Left Lift Door 750 mm, Depth 1200 mm, Right Lift A Door 750 mm, Depth 1200 mm Large font menus upon request Wheelchair arranged on behalf of guest Personal assistance offered Assistance dogs permitted throughout Grab rail locations in bathroom Disabled toilets Disabled parking arrangements In the case of a fire, the hotel is fully equipped to deal with able - bodied as well as disabled guests (including all impairments: mobility, visual, and auditory Visual alarms for hearing impaired in public areas

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As well the direct connection between level of disability and functional impairments means characterization could create arbitrary results unless distinctions based on reading the printed word, using a conventional telephone or walking upstairs are treated in the same fashion as distinctions based on visual, auditory or mobility disabilities.

It also describes disability according to ten types: seeing, hearing, mobility, flexibility, dexterity, pain - related, learning, developmental, mental health - related, and memory; the severity of the disability: mild, moderate, severe, and very severe; and the impairment or limitations due to the length of time it is experienced, as well as limitation in daily activities: Statistics Canada, The Canadian Survey on Disability, 2012 - A Profile of Persons with Disabilities aged 15 years or older, 2012 [Statistics Canada 2012 Profile of Disability], online, Statistics Canada http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/89-654-x/89-654-x2015001-eng.htm#a0.

If the built environment takes into consideration the needs of people who use wheelchairs, walkers, or other aids, then people who have mobility impairments can get around just like people who walk on two feet.

The biggest thing is making sure you can qualify for life insurance with SBLI, so lets cover (in general) what SBLI will and won't insure: SBLI Underwriting Uninsurable medical scenarios with SBLI: • Aids / HIV + status • ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) • Alzheimer's disease or dementia or significant cognitive impairments related to functionality • Cancer diagnosis within last 2 years • Chronic pain treatment, severe, receiving disability, narcotic use • Cirrhosis of the Liver • Congestive heart Failure • COPD / Emphysema or chronic bronchitis - Severe or with current nicotine use • Cystic Fibrosis • Defibrillator use • Depression, severe, recurrent or with multiple in - patient hospitalization history • Diabetes with co-morbidities that include significant cardiac disease, or impairment of renal function or mobility • Heart / Cardiac Disease - multiple vessels diagnosed within 2 years or any past history with current nicotine use • Muscular Dystrophy • Multiple Sclerosis, if symptoms progressing • Organ Transplants, in most scenarios • Quadriplegia • Pulmonary hypertension • Renal failure, Renal insufficiency - severe • Stroke within 1 year • Suicide attempt within 5 years • Surgical repair of heart valves, aneurysms, intracranial tumors, major organs within six months, including gastric bypass Uninsurable non-medical scenarios: • Marijuana use, 4 or more times weekly • Substance abuse / misuse within last 5 years • Criminal activity - any history within the last 10 years • DUI, more than 2 or under age 25 if within 1 year • Unemployed (other than homemakers or retired) with minimal household income or dependent on SSI / disability benefits • Bankruptcy filing within 2 years • Liens / Judgements - outstanding activity that exceeds $ 50K