Sentences with phrase «by a person with a disability in»

The authors were asked a question by a person with a disability in the audience, which I highlight below.

Sam Glover: I think, though, a lot of people who don't think of themselves as having disabilities or who don't fall into that don't really understand how to empathize with the problems faced by people with disabilities in just moving around the world.

The experience by persons with disabilities in different age groups is also illustrative.

As a result the trial record in this proceeding is incomplete and unbalanced on crucial issues including: (1) the widespread suicidal ideation initially experienced by persons with disabilities responding to their disabilities; [8](2) relevant exploitation and abuse to which people with disabilities and the elderly are subjected; [9](3) prejudice faced by persons with disabilities in society at large and in the medical community; [10](4) the impact the lack of palliative care and support services has on suicidal ideation; [11](5) the impaired agency of persons with disabilities in dependent circumstances; [12](6) evidence of clinicians about the impact resulting from a state sanctioned paradigm shift legalizing assisted suicide and euthanasia («AS / E»); [13] and (7) the impact on the judgment of doctors of functioning in an environment of increasing health costs and budget constraints.

Manitoba's new Accessibility Advisory Council has published its initial recommendations for legislation and standards that would help identify, remove and prevent barriers faced by people with disabilities in that province.

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Zelinsky began developing the technology in 1996 to allow people with disabilities to instruct robots by using head gestures and eye movements.

The Vancouver Board of Trade is also pleased to see the investment in application processing by the NEB, and a continued commitment to workforce training and strengthening Canada's labour market, including the creation of the Canada Apprentice Loan program and assistance for persons with disabilities.

Clients who wish to provide feedback on the way MaRS provides services to people with disabilities can do so through e-mail, mail, in person or by telephone.

The Saskatchewan Rental Housing Supplement designed to help low income families and people with disabilities pay their rent will be replaced by a program co-developed with the federal government slated for implementation in 2020.

Second, my major ministry, the San Francisco Network Ministries, is among people long ago abandoned by the church — the frail elderly poor, the homeless, addicts and alcoholics, illiterates, people with AID»S / ARC who are living in poverty, prostitutes and other victims of our culture's «sex industry,» and people with various mental and physical disabilities struggling to live on meager benefit payments.

In the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches there are clear statements of doctrine opposing ministry by persons with physical disabilities (and what is de jure in these two churches is de facto in ProtestantismIn the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches there are clear statements of doctrine opposing ministry by persons with physical disabilities (and what is de jure in these two churches is de facto in Protestantismin these two churches is de facto in Protestantismin Protestantism).

He underlined the need to improve access to mental health support for people in the poorest places of the world and shared how he had witnessed first - hand, some of the challenges faced by children with disabilities on a trip to East Africa.

The reception brought together parliamentarians, CBM supporters and international development sector leaders to raise awareness of the exclusion faced by people with disabilities and in particular, those living with psychosocial disabilities - which are caused by mental health conditions.

Fausto's has been recognized multiple times for its hiring of developmentally disabled people, and was the only independently owned company in Florida honored by the Florida Agency for Persons With Disabilities.

The National Lottery funded programme - which is being supported financially by Liverpool Mutual Homes and Your Housing - is attempting to raise the statistic that only 22.6 per cent of people — around 3,200 — living in Liverpool with a limiting disability are involved in physical activity once a week.

The organization supports a network of youth mentoring programs run by and for those with learning differences, and organizes advocates to support the full inclusion of people with learning disabilities and ADHD in all aspects of society.

We are committed to meeting the needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner, and will do so by preventing and removing barriers to accessibility and meeting accessibility requirements under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabdisabilities in a timely manner, and will do so by preventing and removing barriers to accessibility and meeting accessibility requirements under the Accessibility for Ontarians with DisabilitiesDisabilities Act.

«The Administration has already begun the process to create the independent watchdog the Speaker is referring to by establishing a first - ever outside not - for - profit organization to monitor the system, advocate for the rights of people with special needs and disabilities and recommend future systemic reforms,» Introne said in the statement.

The government accuses Glenwood of being in violation of Fair Housing Act accessibility requirements and «unlawfully discriminated against persons with disabilities... by failing to design and construct Liberty Plaza so as to be accessible to persons with disabilities.»

Passed at a recent international conference, held by St Dunstan's and the European Blind Union and presented to the European Commission and European Disability Forum in Brussels, the Resolution urges national governments to promote the full participation of people with a visual impairment in all aspects of art and culture.

Bernard Fineson will be the 20th facility closed by the state if its doors are shut as planned in March 2017, leaving the state Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) with only two remaining DDSOs in New YWith Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) with only two remaining DDSOs in New Ywith only two remaining DDSOs in New York.

Figures released by the ONS just last week, showed a sharp increase in the number of people with long term illnesses and disabilities dropping out of the labour market altogether.

To date, 40 out of the 44 police services in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have signed up to the «Stand by me» police promise to improve how they serve people with a learning disability and tackle hate crime.

O'Mara, who has cerebral palsy, was highlighting the government's poor record on upholding disabled people's rights — as recently exposed in a report by the UN committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

This was echoed in the dissatisfaction felt by people with a learning disability with the way they had been treated by police.

Also at 10 a.m., Rep. Chris Gibson will deliver remarks and run in the 5K, which supports Valatie Boy Scout Troop 2114 and the programming offered by STRIDE Adaptive Sports for Wounded Warriors and people with disabilities, Glynn Square, Valatie.

Every time I wait until the person has expressed their opinion before explaining that it was made by people with learning disabilities in Banwell Pottery, a sheltered workplace, as a gift for me from the charity Brandon Trust.

Global Contact Services, the North Carolina - based company that runs Access - A-Ride, the MTA's transit service for people with disabilities, is the subject of an inquiry by the authority in response to the workers» persistent complaints.

The suit alleged the housing agency violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to provide reasonable accommodations to persons with asthma who experienced mold or excessive moisture in their apartments.

Her aunt, who is deaf, moved in with her family after several years of being housed in the infamous Willowbrook, and this has made her aware of how poorly persons with disabilities have been treated by society.

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.

Members of the Future Life for the Disabled (FLD), a group of Persons Living with Disabilities, broke into singing on Wednesday in appreciation of a 20,000 Ghana cedis donation made to the group by NPP Presidential Candidate, Nana Akufo - Addo and Running Mate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.

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.

Southern Tier CA$ H (Creating Assets, Savings and Hope) is an IRS sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, led by Arbor Housing and Development, offering free tax help for low - to - moderate income families and individuals, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns.

«Legislative reforms in regard to... additional support for people with disabilities and carers have been welcomed but are not fully funded by government causing financial burden on the council.»

«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.

There should also improvement in the provision for vulnerable groups, including pregnant women, nursing mothers, persons with disability and the aged, by giving them priority to cast their votes, the Declaration said.

Responding to a concern raised by one of the speakers, Kate Henshaw (a Nollywood star and politician) in her presentation about youth participation in the electoral process, the INEC Chairman said, «women, youth, People Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) have always been at the fulcrum of the Commission's plans.»

Responding to a concern raised by one of the speakers, Kate Henshaw, a Nollywood star, on her presentation about youths» participation in the electoral process, the INEC Chairman said, «women, youth, People Living with Disabilities and internally displaced persons had always been at the fulcrum of the commission's plans.»

Under the new program led by AAAS, educational institutions commit to removing barriers to STEM achievement for women, minorities and people with disabilities through participating in a program of voluntary self - assessment.

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In the UK concerns about institutional discrimination raised by the charity Mencap in its Death by Indifference report, and the Confidential Inquiry into Premature Deaths of People with Learning Disabilities, have highlighted the importance of tackling these issueIn the UK concerns about institutional discrimination raised by the charity Mencap in its Death by Indifference report, and the Confidential Inquiry into Premature Deaths of People with Learning Disabilities, have highlighted the importance of tackling these issuein its Death by Indifference report, and the Confidential Inquiry into Premature Deaths of People with Learning Disabilities, have highlighted the importance of tackling these issues.

An article published in Learning Disability Practice describes a UK framework to help professionals tackle the health and social care inequalities faced by people with learning disabilities.

SOURCES: Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2013, by National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics.

The findings show just how important it is for people with acute ischaemic stroke (in which blood flow to an area of the brain is blocked or reduced) to be identified quickly and treated by specialist staff in order to reduce the subsequent degree of disability.

Many of the students attending ERN are drawn from programs funded by NSF's Division of Human Resources Development, which provides several opportunities for underrepresented minorities, women, and people with disabilities to pursue research and education in STEM fields.

«The Tongue Drive System is a novel technology that empowers people with disability to achieve maximum independence at home and in the community by enabling them to drive a power wheelchair and control their environment in a smoother and more intuitive way,» said Northwestern co-lead investigator Elliot Roth, M.D, chair of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Feinberg and the medical director of the patient recovery unit at Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

Women, people of color, and people with disabilities, who responded to the survey, reported being stigmatized by their gender, race, or their physical condition in addition to their LGBT status.

The NSF program seeks to enhance U.S. leadership in science and technology while increasing participation by underrepresented groups, including women, members of racial and ethnic groups, persons with disabilities, and persons with low socio - economic status.

«We need to practice what we preach by demonstrating that we can be successful in hiring people with disabilities in all sectors and have an inclusive workforce wherever possible,» said Ms. Martinez.