News tagged with disabled people
Study shows the rights of people with disabilities are not being promoted
Historic legal rulings did not protect the rights of persons with disabilities, while legal rulings concerned with race or gender provided much more protection of individual rights and freedoms according to the Canadian Charter ...
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Autism redefined: Yale researchers study impact of proposed diagnostic criteria
Getting an autism diagnosis could be more difficult in 2013 when a revised diagnostic definition goes into effect. The proposed changes may affect the proportion of individuals who qualify for a diagnosis of autism spectrum ...
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Jan 20, 2012 |
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UK experts: Assisted suicide legally possible
An independent panel of experts in the U.K. says there is a strong case for changing British law to help terminally ill people die.
Jan 05, 2012 |
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The cost of disabilities could reach 77.2 percent of household income
A team of researchers have for the first time estimated the cost and impact of disabilities on the finances of disabled people. According to data, 90% of the population with a serious disability in Spain is ...
Jan 04, 2012 |
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Increase in negative coverage of disability issues in print media, report finds
There has been a significant increase in the amount of negative reporting of disability issues in the print media, according to a new study by the University of Glasgow.
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Mental health and disability stigmas thrive in India
Psychiatrist Fabian Almeida was stunned when the co-operative society next to his clinic outside Mumbai wrote to him complaining about his patients, who suffer from mental health issues.
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Preventive care can boost results, shrink price tag of Kansas Medicaid
Better access to preventive screenings and care for people with physical disabilities and cognitive limitations could help avert and prevent worsening of many chronic diseases that result in higher costs to the state’s ...
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Alcohol drinking in the elderly: Risks and benefits
The Royal College of Psychiatrists of London has published a report related primarily to problems of unrecognized alcohol misuse among the elderly. The report provides guidelines for psychiatrists and family physicians on ...
Jun 27, 2011 |
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Past medical testing on humans revealed
(AP) -- Shocking as it may seem, U.S. government doctors once thought it was fine to experiment on disabled people and prison inmates. Such experiments included giving hepatitis to mental patients in Connecticut, ...
Feb 27, 2011 |
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Europe to knock down barriers for disabled
The one in six Europeans with a disability should be able to cross EU borders carrying a single card offering bloc-wide entitlements from next year, the European Commission said Monday.
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Japan's Panasonic develops robot hair-washer
Japan's Panasonic on Thursday unveiled a robot that can scans a client's head using 3D technology, then shampoos their hair and massages the scalp with its rubbery "fingers".
Sep 30, 2010 |
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Showbusiness helped plight of Victorian disabled, says novelist
A theatre historian's new novel has shone a light on the way disabled people, forced to make a living as freakshow performers, were treated in the Victorian era.
Sep 16, 2010 |
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Schools still failing to promote positive attitudes towards disabled people
Many primary school teachers admit they 'could do better'. Lack of resources or insufficient training has led to teaching that is often inadequate and lacking in confidence, claim researchers.
Jun 22, 2010 |
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Breaking down the web barriers bit by bit
(PhysOrg.com) -- Computers and the internet can enable you to communicate globally and provide access to vast stores of information -- provided you have the ability to access it. A system to remove barriers ...
Jun 10, 2010 |
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New wheelchair gets its first real-world test
(PhysOrg.com) -- The U.N. Development Programme estimates that less than 1 percent of the need for wheelchairs in developing countries is met by local production, partly because small workshops can’t exploit ...
Feb 18, 2010 |
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