Sentences with phrase «caused by the disability»

Used appropriately, accommodations should improve the validity of scores by removing the distortions or biases caused by disabilities.

«The high amount of lost instruction time and the large disparities documented in this report are large enough to suggest that at least some students with disabilities, and especially Black students with disabilities, are punished for behavior that is caused by their disability,» Losen wrote in the report.

Beyond this, the families alleged that the network «repeatedly violated federal law by not offering students with disabilities alternative instruction when they were suspended,» and failed to investigate «if the behavior leading to [these] suspensions was caused by disabilities and whether additional services were needed» (Taylor 2016).

[90] In the case at hand, the applicant has established that the respondent treated him in a disadvantageous manner because of his family status and disability when it terminated him because of his June 12, 13, and 14, 2012 absences from work, which absences were caused by his need to take care of his children and his inability to work because of pain caused by a disability.

The plans have unique benefit composition of Weekly compensation for Individuals or family members in case of loss of income caused by disability or death due to an accident.

The resume format of a physiotherapist would include key aspects of physiotherapy as bringing wellness and mobility in the patients who have become physically disable due to any reason, handling pain and physical problems caused by disabilities and injuries, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams for providing ultimate patient care and comfort in addition to managing and treating patients with disabilities in their home or in a community care center.

It's true that if turns out that it's caused by a disability covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act, they'd likely need to accommodate the problem... but it's not true that they can't even ask your coworker about it.

Not exact matches

Also, if a majority of the Board is comprised of persons other than (i) persons for whose election proxies were solicited by the Board; or (ii) persons who were appointed by the Board to fill vacancies caused by death or resignation or to fill newly - created directorships («Board Change»), unless the Committee or Board determines otherwise prior to such Board Change, then participants immediately prior to the Board Change who cease to be employees or non-employee directors within six months after such Board Change for any reason other than death or permanent disability generally have their (i) options and stock appreciation rights become immediately exercisable and to the extent not canceled or cashed out, generally have at least six months to exercise such awards; (ii) restrictions with respect to restricted stock and RSRs lapse and generally shares are delivered; and (iii) performance shares and performance units pay out pro rata based on performance through the end of the last calendar quarter before the time the participant ceased to be an employee.

The benefit would recognize pain and suffering caused by a service - related disability up to a maximum amount of $ 2,650.

When the Canadian Supreme Court conjured in its governing Charter the right to receive euthanasia for virtually any diagnosed condition that causes «irremediable suffering» — a term that includes «psychological pain,» disability, and suffering that is deemed irremediable because alleviating treatment is refused by the patient — I hoped Canadian doctors would revolt.

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.

I / WE accept and assume such risks and responsibility for the losses and / or damages following such injury, disability, paralysis or death, however caused and whether caused in whole or in part by the negligence of the Releasees named below.

This soiling is not caused by taking laxatives or other medications, and is not due to a disability or physical defect in the bowel.

Evidence suggests learning disabilities such as dyscalculia may be inherited or can be caused by problems with brain development.

This may be caused by a learning disability.

The dead baby may be the worst part, but much trauma is causes by the events surrounding the death / disability.

«This convention recognises that disability is caused by negative attitudes and barriers within society, not impairments, and that disabled people should have the same rights and freedoms as everyone else.»

Makes permanent the presumption that lung disabilities incurred by volunteer firefighters are caused by firefighting activities; originally adopted in 2006, set to expire in 2020.

Introduced in April 2013, PIP is replacing the disability living allowance and, like its predecessor, it is intended to help with the additional expenses caused by long - term health problems such as transport costs to and from hospital appointments.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission announced in December 2009 that it would conduct a formal inquiry into how disability - related harassment and its causes are being dealt with by public authorities The inquiry is now closed and the Commission is due to publish a «Manifesto for Change» later in 2012.

The penalty exceeded those imposed on many employees who had committed acts of abuse or neglect against people with developmental disabilities, and the case was complicated by the fact that the co-worker involved had previously been fired for cause.

«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.»

The researchers trialed their system on a female patient who has locked - in syndrome, a form of almost total paralysis caused by brain lesions, at the Royal Hospital for Neuro - disability in London.

The device, developed by composer and computer - music specialist Eduardo Miranda of the University of Plymouth, UK, working with computer scientists at the University of Essex, should eventually help people with severe physical disabilities, caused by brain or spinal - cord injuries, for example, to make music for recreational or therapeutic purposes.

Zika virus infection in pregnancy causes severe disability in babies by attacking stem cells in the developing brain.

The syndrome, which is caused by a mutation on the X chromosome, can cause intellectual disability, attention deficit disorder and autism spectrum disorders.

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

In the largest study of its kind, researchers found only 34 (0.31 %) healthy volunteers with serious adverse events, which are defined by the FDA as those that result in death; are life - threatening; require or prolong in - patient hospitalization; or cause a disability, congenital anomaly or birth defect.

Depression alone was the leading cause of disability in every region of the world except sub-Saharan Africa, and outranked the death and disability caused by anemia (a sign of malnutrition), heart disease, cancer, malaria and lung disease.

Our latest research suggests that devising drugs to prevent capillary constriction may offer new therapies for reducing the disability caused by stroke.»

Many people in rural African communities still believe that disability is caused by supernatural forces, curses and as «punishment» for wrongdoings — according to University of East Anglia research.

Serious consequences, such as a reaction that threatened a patient's life or caused a disability, were 2.6 times more frequent in 2005 than in 1998, while deaths increased by 2.7 times, from 5519 in 1998 to 15,107 in 2005, say researchers who examined data collected by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Typically caused by a blow to the head, TBI is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide.

Brain hemorrhage, bleeding inside the brain caused by a ruptured blood vessel that can lead to death or disability, is growing in prevalence.

Brain hemorrhage, bleeding inside the brain caused by a ruptured blood vessel, can lead to death or disability.

It also found no difference between the two groups in relapse rate or level of disability caused by the disease.

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.

In addition, they discovered that X-linked intellectual disability can also be caused by mutations in seven other genes that, until now, were not associated with the disorder.

The study measured a range of MS indicators and symptoms, including brain lesions on MRI brain scans of study participants, relapse rate, disabilities caused by the disease, body weight and cholesterol levels.

FMRP is the protein encoded by the gene FMR1, whose dysfunction causes Fragile - X syndrome and is a major risk factor in intellectual disability.

A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) is giving researchers a first look at the early stages of brain development in patients with Fragile X syndrome, a disorder that causes mild to severe intellectual disability and is the most common genetic cause of autism spectrum disorder.

X-linked intellectual disability is caused by defective genes on the X chromosome.

«In addition, by studying how the same exact genetic change can cause either intellectual disability or autism, we can explore how these disorders originate and where they overlap.»

The condition is caused by mutations in a gene dubbed NF1, but the precise mechanism that lead to learning disabilities was not known until now.

Epidemiologists have assessed the disability and death caused by sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the past, but that's only one part of the picture, says Shahul Ebrahim of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

Silva hypothesized that GABA's influence on synapses, physical connections between neurons, accounted for the learning disabilities caused by neurofibromatosis.

A 2011 study by CDC scientists showed that whereas the overwhelming majority of parents reported vaccinating their children, 30 percent worried that such inoculations might cause learning disabilities including autism.

After an ischemic stroke, caused by a blood clot in the brain, 36.5 percent had functional disability and 14.6 were unable to live independently.

Knee pain in older adults, often caused by osteoarthritis, usually means more visits to the doctor and also can be a harbinger of disability.

After a hemorrhagic stroke, caused by a brain bleed, 49.3 percent had functional disability and 18.2 percent didn't have the skills for independent living.