Sentences with phrase «affected by a disability»

Pearl Buck Center enriches the lives of those affected by disabilities, through vocational, recreational and educational programs.

In the biggest effort ever undertaken, a group of scientists in December published the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2010 study, which estimated disease burdens — death as well as years of life affected by disability — for 291 diseases and injuries in 20 age groups in 21 global regions.

She was so accepting of Christine and not affected by her disability.

However, an employer may dismiss an employee who is not competent to perform the job duties even though he or she may be affected by a disability or is on medical leave, as long as it can be demonstrated that the disability or leave does not play a role in the dismissal.

Further, the Tribunal found that even if it accepted that the applicant was adversely affected by her disability, the School Board had fulfilled its duty to accommodate by requesting medical documentation that clarified her disability - related restrictions.

In Washington, for example, the law requires the words «This power of attorney shall not be affected by disability of the principal» or «This power of attorney shall become effective upon the disability of the principal», or similar words that clearly state the intent.

Our partner's acceptance and celebration of our bodies, particularly if they are affected by disability, often parallels an acceptance and sharing of our emotional worlds.

Since its inception, Joni and Friends has been dedicated to serving people who are affected by disability, whether it is the disabled person, a family member, or friend.

Not exact matches

The crux of the act is simply this: illegal wage bias (based on race, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability) occurs «when a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted, when a person becomes subject to a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, or when a person is affected by application of a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, including each time wages, benefits, or other compensation is paid, resulting in whole or in part from such a decision or other practice.»

Some local authorities responded to the request saying they were able to build a picture of who may be affected by collating information on risk factors such as parental mental health, parent learning disability, substance misuse and domestic violence.

Previously, they were only covered by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) if their condition had a long - term adverse affect on their ability to carry out day - to - day duties.

We believe people with disabilities will be the primary people affected by this legislation and we've got years of evidence to support that.»

For instance, there is no reliable information regarding the number of persons with disabilities affected by the conflict.

We are currently working with the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance («OTDA»), the issuers of the benefit, to determine the number of Erie County residents affected by the one - time payment and the total amount of benefits issued.

Additionally, the Office of the Third Sector now funds a National Talent Bank to provide volunteering opportunities for people whose work has been affected by the recession, and has created an Access to Volunteering programme to enable more people with disabilities to volunteer.

Halton Housing Trust told the DWP Select Committee that the initial response from tenants affected by the reduced cap was to apply for emergency funding or for those disability benefits that are exempt from the cap.

SUFFERN, NY (08/11/2014)(readMedia)-- Susan M. Kent, president of the New York State Public Employees Federation, will be testifying today at a legislative hearing held by state Sen. David Carlucci and Assembly Member Eileen Gunther to discuss how the U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead Decision is affecting services to people with developmental disabilities in New York.

The rally is being held to protest the reduction of services proposed by Governor Cuomo that will affect the state Office of Mental Health, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, the Office of People With Developmental Disabilities and SUNY Downstate Medical Center.

A Legislative hearing held by Sen. David Carlucci and Assembly Member Eileen Gunther to discuss how the U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead Decision is affecting people with developmental disabilities in New York.

«Sixty to seventy per cent of households in England affected by the [bedroom tax] contain somebody with a disability and many of these people will not be able to move home easily due to their disability.

It has been asked to «investigate how people's life chances are affected by gender, race, disability, age and other important aspects of inequality such as where they were born, what kind of family they were born into, where they live and their wealth».

- Lord Victor Adebowale, House of Lords and Chief Executive of Turning Point, a social care enterprise supporting people affected by drug and alcohol misuse, mental health problems and those with learning disabilities

More than 2.3 million people in the world are affected by MS, which can cause severe neurological disability.

This takes into account lives affected — and those lives cut short — by disabilities, disease or injuries, in areas around the world.

Various research studies reveal that an estimated 12 million Americans are affected each year by diagnostic errors, with one in three errors leading to serious patient injuries, including disability or death.

The «Preparation of Communities: Using personal narratives to affect attitudes to disability in Kilifi, Kenya (Pre-Call)» project was set up to promote disability awareness in small communities in a rural part of Kenya, by encouraging a process of reflection and education.

«We found that disability is often explained by things like extra marital affairs invoking a curse, witchcraft, supernatural forces such as demons or ghosts affecting the child, and the will of God.

This proportion is likely to rise as the population ages, warn the researchers, who add that chronic pain is a major cause of disability and distress among those affected by it.

A former researcher specializing in disability policy, bioethics, and knowledge translation, Mr. Stowe provides expertise in effective communication about ongoing research to the public and to families affected by stroke.

August 31, 2017 — East Hanover, NJ — Kessler Foundation, a major nonprofit organization in the field of disability, has pledged an emergency grant of $ 10,000 to Portlight Inclusive Disaster Strategies to help evacuate, shelter, and aid people with disabilities affected by Hurricane Harvey.

It results in disability and pain by affecting the knees, hip, and spine in the elderly and middle - aged population.

Dyslexia is by far the most common reading disability, affecting between five and 10 percent of the population.

«If children with disability are denied a quality education by an under - funded schools system this will affect every part of the rest of their lives.

NOTES: Comparative performance results may be affected by changes in exclusion rates for students with disabilities and limited - English - proficient students in the NAEP samples.

The Forum declared that Education for All must take account of the needs of the poor and the disadvantaged, including working children, remote rural dwellers and nomads, ethnic and linguistic minorities, children, young people and adults affected by HIV and AIDS, hunger and poor health, and those with disabilities or special needs.

The commissioner may also place under preliminary registration review any school that has conditions that threaten the health, safety and / or educational welfare of students or has been the subject of persistent complaints to the department by parents or persons in parental relation to the student, and has been identified by the commissioner as a poor learning environment based upon a combination of factors affecting student learning, including but not limited to: high rates of student absenteeism, high levels of school violence, excessive rates of student suspensions, violation of applicable building health and safety standards, high rates of teacher and administrator turnover, excessive rates of referral of students to or participation in special education or excessive rates of participation of students with disabilities in the alternate assessment, excessive transfers of students to alternative high school and high school equivalency programs and excessive use of uncertified teachers or teachers in subject areas other than those for which they possess certification.

Students with disabilities were affected by various disciplinary procedures disproportionately.

We will end the school to prison pipeline by opposing discipline policies which disproportionately affect students of color and students with disabilities, and by supporting the use of restorative justice practices that help students and staff resolve conflicts peacefully and respectfully while helping to improve the teaching and learning environment.

How are children affected by having a brother or sister with a disability?

Congress can act to repeal sequestration and pass a sensible solution that protects funding for programs like Title I, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, but to help spur them to act, they need to hear from the people who will be most affected by the cuts.

What School Leaders Need to Know, a new policy brief just issued by the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL), provides important information about the changing legal landscape affecting the preparation of youth with disabilities for work.

and «How are English language learners and students with disabilities affected by the new standards?»

A new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) says many of the nation's state voucher programs — as well as many private schools — aren't providing parents with the information about how leaving the public schools may affect the federal protections available to children with disabilities.

Intellectual (or Cognitive) Disability, formerly labeled «mental retardation,» is defined by IDEA as «significantly sub-average general intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period, that adversely affects a child's educational performance.»

Autism, as defined by IDEA, refers to «a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident (but not required) before age three, that adversely affects a child's educational performance.»

Aa required by IDEA, orthopedic impairments involve physical disabilities that affect the academic process of students.

-- The Secretary of Transportation shall require the appropriate person to develop a plan for carrying out this subparagraph that reflects consultation with individuals with disabilities affected by such plan and that establishes milestones for achievement of the requirements of this subparagraph.

Where the public entity is undertaking an alteration that affects or could affect usability of or access to an area of the facility containing a primary function, the entity shall also make the alterations in such a manner that, to the maximum extent feasible, the path of travel to the altered area and the bathrooms, telephones, and drinking fountains serving the altered area, are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs, upon completion of such alterations, where such alterations to the path of travel or the bathrooms, telephones, and drinking fountains serving the altered area are not disproportionate to the overall alterations in terms of cost and scope (as determined under criteria established by the Attorney General).

Where the entity is undertaking an alteration that affects or could affect usability of or access to an area of the facility containing a primary function, the entity shall also make the alterations in such a manner that, to the maximum extent feasible, the path of travel to the altered area and the bathrooms, telephones, and drinking fountains serving the altered area, are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities where such alterations to the path of travel or the bathrooms, telephones, and drinking fountains serving the altered area are not disproportionate to the overall alterations in terms of cost and scope (as determined under criteria established by the Attorney General).

-- It shall be considered discrimination, for purposes of section 202 of this Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), with respect to alterations that affect or could affect the usability of or access to an area of the station containing a primary function, for the responsible person, owner, or person in control of the station to fail to make the alterations in such a manner that, to the maximum extent feasible, the path of travel to the altered area, and the bathrooms, telephones, and drinking fountains serving the altered area, are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs, upon completion of such alterations, where such alterations to the path of travel or the bathrooms, telephones, and drinking fountains serving the altered area are not disproportionate to the overall alterations in terms of cost and scope (as determined under criteria established by the Attorney General).