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20 hours ago · That is why the priorities and initiatives we are recommending focus on practical ways people with disability can take greater control over supports and services, and test-drive new ideas and ...
20 hours ago · The minimum statutory employment target for people with disabilities in the public sector is currently is 3 per cent and is due to increase to 6 per cent next year. Brian Dooley at the Fórsa ...
May 18, 2024 · The final report of a four-year inquiry in Australia (Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, 2023) contains the familiar claim that positive behavioural support (PBS) is the appropriate response to people with intellectual disabilities who become distressed or disturbed. PBS is the most recent ...
20 hours ago · Like many government announcements, details were slim, and we knew we’d have to fight hard alongside advocates and the disability community to ensure this new benefit did not fail Canadians. But ...
5 hours ago · When abuse touches the most vulnerable. Myra has missed 30 years of her life, due to a coma, but has found a new friendship with her young neighbor, Ossie. Together, they both are searching for their place in this world. Catch up with previous editions of What’d I Miss, and read more about Denver artist R. Alan Brooks.
20 hours ago · Down syndrome or Down's syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. [3] It is usually associated with developmental delays, mild to moderate intellectual disability, and characteristic physical features. [1] [12] There are three types of Down syndrome, the ...
4 hours ago · With that comes blindness, sometimes learning disabilities, cognitive disability, and loss of gross motor functions. But Sawyer is just your typical 13-year-old.
