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Disabilities (General) |
Disabilities are limitations in activity and/or functioning that are attributable to permanent medical conditions in physical, mental, emotional, and/or sensory domains and, significantly, are also due to societal responses to those limitations. Disabilities, then, denote more atomized perspectives on the phenomenon than does "disability" or "impairment". Those latter terms focus upon conditions within the individual. The term disabilities, by contrast, recognizes that people with disabiliti ...
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- 1999 Federal Government TTY Directory (Federal Citizen Information Center, GSA)
Disabilities News Headlines
- Standardized Diagnostic Test For Learning Disabilities
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- New Report Says Poverty And Social Exclusion Increases Risk Of Mental Illness In Young People With Learning Disabilities
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Public Welcomes Workers With Intellectual Disabilities
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- Standardized Diagnostic Test For Learning Disabilities Developed
ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Yale Researchers Named Ellison Foundation Senior Scholars In Aging
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- New York Hosts Major Conference On Dyslexia
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Response To The Disability Rights Commission Disability Agenda, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Standardized learning disability test made
The Earth Times - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 06:37 EST
- People With Mental Health Disabilities Fare Worse In Discrimination Lawsuits
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:00 EST
- 'Smart' Prosthetics Restore Independence To People With Disabilities
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Missouri Legislature Passes Bill To Extend Medicaid Coverage To Working Disabled Residents
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Abuse Of Vulnerable People Not Just Restricted To Sutton And Merton, Says Learning Disability Charity, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 05:00 EST
- Healthcare Watchdog's Investigation Finds Neglect Of People With Learning Disabilities In Sutton And Merton, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:00 EST
- Children With Learning Disabilities Should Be Supported Locally, Not Sent Away, Says Charity, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 14 Jan 2007 01:00 EST
- Chiropractic care may benefits dyslexics
The Earth Times - Thu, 18 Jan 2007 03:31 EST
- Prenatal Cocaine's Lasting Cellular Effects
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 17 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- Chiropractic Care May Help Children With Learning Disorders And Dyslexia
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 20 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- UK watchdog reports sex attacks, neglect at national healthcare trust
The Earth Times - Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:17 EST
- Workers' Compensation Ratings Don't Accurately Predict Disabilities
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 25 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Employees With Severe Disabilities Are Happy And Proud Of Their Work
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
- CMS Experts Educate Texas Seniors On The Benefits Of Medicare's Drug Coverage
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Babies with made-to-order defects?
MSNBC - Fri, 22 Dec 2006 02:10 EST
- Issue Brief Discusses Medicaid Buy-In Program For Adults With Disabilities, Kaiser Family Foundation Updates Information On 2007 Medicare Prescription
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 23 Nov 2006 07:00 EST
- Mutation Responsible For Noonan Syndrome Uncovered By Study
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:00 EST
- Blacks, Whites Divided On End-Of-Life Treatment
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 04 Dec 2006 09:00 EST
- Study Uncovers Mutation Responsible For Noonan Syndrome
ScienceDaily - Tue, 05 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Breast Cancer Patients With Disabilities Less Likely To Get Breast-Conserving Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 10 Nov 2006 01:00 EST
- Nevada Experts Educate Seniors On The Benefits Of Medicare's Drug Coverage
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 02 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Disparities In Breast Cancer Treatment Shown For Women With Disabilities
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 12 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
- Giving Hope Back To Disabled Veterans
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:00 EST
- Kennedy Krieger Awarded $9 Million To Study Learning Disabilities In Growing Ranks Of Adolescents
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 11 Nov 2006 03:00 EST
- Passive Exoskeletons For Assisting Limb Movement
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 21 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
- Behavioral And Emotional Problems Common Among Children With Developmental Disabilities
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 28 Oct 2006 01:00 EST
- Independent Resources From Consumer Group Provide Answers To Questions About The Medicare Drug Benefit, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 07 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
- Reading Disabilities Put Students At Risk For Suicidal Thoughts And Behavior And Dropping Out ...
ScienceDaily - Fri, 03 Nov 2006 04:00 EST
- Administration's Proposed Five-Year, $12.2 Billion Medicaid Cuts Jeopardize Stability, Viability Of Certain Care Facilities, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 06 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
- DH Provides Book To Help Parents With Learning Disabilites, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 25 Sep 2006 03:00 EST
- States Get Federal Grants To Help People With Disabilities Live In The Community, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 16 Sep 2006 06:00 EST
- Too Many Copies Of Rai1 Spoil Development
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 07 Oct 2006 10:00 EST
- Huge Cuts In Medicare Mobility Equipment Prices Will Restrict Access For Medicare Beneficiaries
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 09 Oct 2006 07:00 EST
- W. Va. Governor Settles Lawsuit Challenging Stricter Eligibility For In-Home Services Program
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:00 EST
- Understanding The Issues Faced By Fathers Of Children With A Learning Disability: Conference 21st November, 2006
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 24 Sep 2006 06:00 EST
- AIST Develops 'Intelligent' Electronic Wheelchair With Next-generation Graphic Sensing System
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 23 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
- Disabled 'suffer healthcare gap'
BBC - Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:08 EST
- BMA Response To The Disability Rights Commission's Report On Health Inequalities, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 14 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
- Rate Of Disabilities Higher Among U.S. Residents With Lower Incomes, Study Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:00 EST
- Cholesterol Precursors Can Cause Developmental Defects
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 06 Sep 2006 03:00 EST
- Sen. Durbin, Rep. Davis Criticize Plan To End Medicaid Reimbursements For Special Education Services
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 05 Sep 2006 12:00 EST
- State Health Department Web Sites Remain Unavailable To Many
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 27 Aug 2006 07:00 EST
- PBS' 'NewsHour' Profiles Rural Health Fair Providing No Cost Care For Uninsured Residents
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:00 EST
- Innovative Method For Creating A Human Cytomegalovirus Vaccine Outlined
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 05 Aug 2006 05:00 EST
- National Professional Organization Of People In Recovery From Psychiatric Disabilities Is Created
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 29 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- Poor diabetes control tied to cognitive difficulty
Reuters - Fri, 11 Aug 2006 05:32 EST
- Technologies For People With Disabilities Pave The Way For Next Generation Mobile Web
ScienceDaily - Wed, 09 Aug 2006 02:00 EST
- Sexuality Of Children And Adolescents With Developmental Disabilities
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 08 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu Launches Christian Blind Mission Campaign
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 10 Aug 2006 06:00 EST
- Learning Disabilities: NIH Turns To FSU For Top Research
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 14 Jul 2006 01:00 EST
- Innovative Method For Creating A Human Cytomegalovirus Vaccine Outlined
ScienceDaily - Thu, 03 Aug 2006 02:00 EST
- Missouri Unlikely To Reinstate Medicaid Program For Disabled Workers
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 27 Jul 2006 04:00 EST
- Walgreens Recruits Employees With Disabilities Through New, Highly Accessible Web Site
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 08 Jul 2006 10:00 EST
- MS Will Grant $1.75 Billion For Medicaid Home And Community Care; Massachusetts House Votes To Boost Homecare In Medicaid, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 30 Jul 2006 12:00 EST
- Health And Social Care Inspectorates Set Out Serious Concerns About Services For People With Learning Disabilities
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 09 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- Investigation Finds Widespread Institutional Abuse Of People With Learning Disabilities At An NHS Trust In Cornwall, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 09 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- 3rd Annual Wheelchair Wash Festivity Reaches Out To The Disabled Community
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 22 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- Disease taboos can stifle satisfaction
MSNBC - Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:48 EST
- More disabled kids living with single women
MSNBC - Fri, 14 Jul 2006 01:25 EST
- Carnegie Mellon, Pitt Receive $15 Million From NSF To Found Center To Improve Quality Of Life
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:00 EST
- Mother Jones Examines Complexity Of ART, Embryos Left Over After IVF
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 13 Jul 2006 09:00 EST
- DH Statement Re Investigations Into Care For People With Learning Disabilities In Cornwall, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 10 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- HHS Announces New HIPAA Privacy Decision Tool For Emergency Preparedness Planning, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 10 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- DH Statement Re Investigations Into Care For People With Learning Disabilities In Cornwall, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 06 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report Highlights Women's Health Policy Issues Related To 2006 Elections
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 07 Jul 2006 09:00 EST
- Over One Million People With Severe Disabilities Stranded Without Medicare Coverage, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 12 Jun 2006 06:00 EST
- Scientists discover way to recreate stem cells in the brain, helping stroke victims
The Earth Times - Mon, 26 Jun 2006 03:02 EST
- Health Affairs Web Exclusive Examines Drug Effectiveness Project; Medicare Rx Benefit Guide For People With Disabilities Published
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 10 Jun 2006 07:00 EST
- Health Affairs Web Exclusive Examines Drug Effectiveness Project; Medicare Rx Benefit Guide For People With Disabilities Published
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 10 Jun 2006 06:00 EST
- Quality Of Care For People With Autism To Improve As Mount Sinai And YAI/NIPD Network Join Forces
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 02 May 2006 12:00 EST
- Learning to Savor a Full Life, Love Life Included
New York Times - Thu, 20 Apr 2006 03:00 EST
- New National Director To Boost Workplace Health, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 27 Apr 2006 06:00 EST
- Making Eye-tracking Technologies More Affordable For People With Disabilities
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 04 Apr 2006 11:00 EST
- Help For Siblings Of Children With Special Needs
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 07:00 EST
- Idaho Gov. Signs Bill Allowing Disabled Medicaid Beneficiaries To Work While Receiving Benefits
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 30 Mar 2006 03:00 EST
- An Affordable Future For Eye Tracking In Sight
ScienceDaily - Thu, 06 Apr 2006 02:00 EST
- Tennessee Gov. Bredesen Seeks Expansion Of Home And Community-Based Care For Medicaid Beneficiaries
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 02:00 EST
- Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report Highlights Recently Released Studies
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 11 Apr 2006 03:00 EST
- Florida Suspends Paperwork Changes That Resulted In Denial Of Medicaid Coverage For Nutritional Supplements For Many Beneficiaries
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 29 Mar 2006 06:00 EST
- Impact Of Aging Baby Boomer Population Might Be Less Than Thought, Partly Due To Fewer Elderly People With Disabilities, Census Report Says
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 14 Mar 2006 01:00 EST
- Idaho House Passes Bill Allowing Medicaid Beneficiaries To Work While Receiving Coverage
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 10 Mar 2006 01:00 EST
- Census Report Foresees No Crisis Over Aging Generation''s Health
New York Times - Fri, 10 Mar 2006 03:00 EST
- Florida Gov. Bush Highlights Funding For Disabled, Seniors In State Of The State Address
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 15 Mar 2006 08:00 EST
- Maine Senate Votes To Expand Medicaid For Working, Disabled Beneficiaries
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 07 Mar 2006 04:00 EST
- Poor Neighborhood Conditions Triple Risk For Disabilities
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 05 Mar 2006 08:00 EST
- Poor Neighborhood Conditions Triple Risk For Disabilities, Researchers Find
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 02 Mar 2006 04:00 EST
- Column Addresses Deadline For Medicare Rx Plan, Report Examines Medicaid Services For Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 07 Mar 2006 07:00 EST
- Intensive Support Programmes Benefit Parents Of Children With Rare Diseases
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 25 Feb 2006 08:00 EST
- Parents Of Children With Rare Diseases Benefit From Intensive Support Programmes
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 23 Feb 2006 02:00 EST
- The Foundation For People With Learning Disabilities Wins Positive Practice Award For Mental Health Project
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 29 Dec 2005 11:00 EST
- Book Looks At Improving Health-care Access For Disabled
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Dec 2005 03:00 EST
- New Fathers research programme launched by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 29 Aug 2005 08:00 EST
- Cytokine IL-6 levels are selectively increased in cerebrospinal fluid from Transverse Myelitis patients
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Sep 2005 05:00 EST
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