Sentences with phrase «focus on disability»

Unum's strategy eventually evolved to have a clear focus on disability and special risk products.

Since our agency focuses on insuring people's incomes, we tend to focus on disability insurance and term life insurance.

[As for bar associations], many bar associations, including the Chicago Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association have designated committees to focus on disability issues.

In other words, it may not be productive to establish categories or to focus on the disability except to isolate the specific barriers and determine how best they can be overcome.

But teachers have so much on their plate, it is unrealistic to think they have time to individually focus on every disability or difficulty that enters their classroom.

This is why it's not a good idea to talk on the phone while driving,» says Jerker Rönnberg of Linköping University, professor of psychology with a focus on disability research.

We salute Margarita Lopez for waging a strong, hard fought campaign for Manhattan Borough President and for her focus on disability issues, particularly accessible taxis.

As well as child poverty this will include a focus on disability, with one in three disabled adults of working age living in poverty.

[2] Mainstream organizations are defined here as those working in different projects, without a focus on disability — as opposed to disability focused NGOs, which usually implement (or partner with local organizations for that purpose) different types of projects, with persons with disabilities as their primary beneficiaries.

Editor's note: Abby works in policy focused on disability issues.

504 Dems is the first Democratic Club in the country focusing on disability rights!

She has made a number of television programs focusing on disability issues, worked with various organizations serving persons with disabilities, and started the Eyes for Hope Foundation, which provides services for sight impaired impoverished individuals in Asia.

This bundle focuses on disability equality in education and includes a reference card on disability (including learning difficulties), Frequently Asked Questions about disability equality in education and about raising the achievement of all pupils, and reference cards on: achievement; the law on equality in education; and learning about equality, diversity and human rights.

Moreover, a reading disability may hinder the development of an academic gift because of focusing on the disability and neglecting growth and challenge in the areas of giftedness.

That campus wasn't completely accessible, says Lindsey Patterson, a history professor at Elmhurst College whose scholarship focuses on disability activism.

While this blog, and Seyfarth's Disability Access Team, are focused on disability access issues affecting places of public accommodation that provide goods and services to the general public (not employees, though many of our team members are employment specialists as well), this emerging litigation trend is worthy of our discussion here because it is an extension of the tsunami of website accessibility demand letters and lawsuits pursued under Title III, involving the same technological and other issues, as well as the same plaintiffs and plaintiffs» attorneys.

Larry Cohen and Peter Early join Robyn Powell, attorney, writer, and scholar whose work focuses on disability law and policy, to discuss the controversial change to the ADA and the potential impact this could have for disabled people.

While this site focuses on disability insurance, we offer term insurance as well.

Rather than focusing on the disabilities, I coordinate and adapt lesson plans to draw out and develop students» abilities.

Their attention stays focused on your disability claim and not multiple unrelated areas.

Health and wellbeing takes centre place in chapter six, Focus on disabilities.

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That includes a focus on communities of color, the military community, LGBTQ, people with disabilities and those in small towns and cities.

Robin is also a member of the Presidents Group, a network of business leaders in B.C. focused on increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

If you are unfamiliar, the USBLN focuses on sharing and developing proven strategies for including people with disabilities in the workplace and supply chain, including through the certification of disability - owned business enterprises (DOBEs).

Diverse data: In a briefing with reporters, NIH officials said they are focusing on gathering health and genetic data from diverse and historically underrepresented groups — including ethnic and sexual minorities, as well as people with disabilities, with less than a high school education, and with income below the poverty level.

It is uncertain how long Social Security will remain solvent, so it is prudent to err on the side of caution and focus on personal savings and investments as well as insurance for retirement, disability and premature death.

In addition to focusing on life insurance, long - term care and disability insurance, the study also reveals how average consumers feel about their financial situation and outlook.

She is simply trying to rationalize her son's disability with her faith in God and to try to focus on the positives as much as possible.

As Jana Bennett has pointed out, the judgment of Charlie's physicians, his hospital, and the court was focused primarily on Charlie's mental disability.

The organization focuses on the humanitarian side of post-football related issues, which include coordination of social services to retired players who are in need due to a variety of reasons including inadequate disability and / or pensions.

Simultaneously the Youth Sport Trust continued to listen, understand and ensure their programmes are able to reach out to those with physical disabilities, learning difficulties, special educational needs and other equalities groups — with a clear focus on those least able to engage.

Rather than focus on all the bad things about your child's disability, talk about all the people who are making a big effort to help him.

Focuses on special education advocacy, community integration initiatives, and disability rights.

«We focus a lot on their abilities, leaving aside their disabilities.

[2] Despite the comprehensive disability definition used in this article, focusing on the limitations of functionalities of an individual based on their impairment is the approach most commonly adopted when collecting data on persons with disabilities.

While he has focused on topics close to his heart, such as disability rights, motivated by the lack of representation for those like his daughter who have Downs Syndrome, he has also long been a fierce critic of corruption, especially in connection to the 2014 World Cup held in Brazil.

In his statement Thursday, Molinaro said he will «focus on the important work we are accomplishing in Dutchess County, continue traveling the state advocating for those with disabilities, and my wife Corinne and I will continue raising our young family.»

We are also focusing on improving accessibility for those with disabilities and reducing emissions to help combat climate change.

He said he is looking forward to expanding his focus to include more towns, while focusing on the needs of veterans, seniors and people with disabilities.

Robert, my post didn't focus at all on the specific issues which arise in applying tougher conditionality to those with disabilities.

The city added that its study would not be limited to Uber, but that it would also study the taxi and car - hail industries more broadly, «with a particular focus on revenue for public transit, consumer protections, driver and employee protections, and accessibility for people with disabilities.»

His private practice still focuses on Workers» Compensation and Social Security disability cases.

This week we focus on the prevention of violence against people with disabilities.

David Congdon, head of campaigns and policy at learning disability charity Mencap, added: «The government has a responsibility to ensure the cuts do not disproportionately impact on those people least able to afford it, yet the chancellor's focus on further welfare cuts means many disabled people will fear they will continue to be the hardest hit.

«I will focus on the important work we are accomplishing in Dutchess County, continue traveling the state advocating for those with disabilities, and my wife Corinne and I will continue raising our young family,» Molinaro said.

Of the rest, Scott Stronger has been a strong ally, and was the former Chair of the Assembly Task Force on Persons with Disabilities, although they haven't focused as much on our issues as Lopez and Stringer have.

He reported that the bulk of his allocations are awarded to organizations focusing on mental and physical disabilities.

On his questionnaire, he faulted the incumbent for not scheduling physically accessible community meetings and pledged to hire a staff member based upon the recommendation of our club to be liaison to the disability community and focus hiring those with knowledge of disability issues.

Of the rest, Scott Stringer has been a strong ally, and was the former Chair of the Assembly Task Force on Persons with Disabilities, although they haven't focused as much on our issues as Lopez and Stringer have.

He has focused his work, including two recent amendments — one to recruit, and the other to memorialize lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender members who have served honorably and with distinction in the Armed Forces — as well as to eliminate all forms of discrimination based on color, race, religion, gender, sex, creed, disability, sexual orientation or national origin.»