scholarly journals Organizational Hiring Practices Of Persons With Disabilities: A Study And Review Of Corporations, Small Businesses, Non-Profit Organizations, Foundations, And The US Government

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-82
Author(s):  
Nancy A. Maier ◽  
Gregory W. Ulferts ◽  
Terry L. Howard
Keyword(s):  
Small Businesses ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Hiring Practices ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
The Us ◽  
Us Government ◽  
Employment Rates

This paper presents findings from research conducted to identify organizational hiring practices of people with disabilities. Despite the passage of the American with Disabilities Act in 1990, employment rates for people with disabilities remain far lower than for people of any other minority group. Further, this paper will offer best practices in hiring people with disabilities and resources available through federal, state and private sectors.

scholarly journals The 100 most influential studies in CAR-T: a bibliometric analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beomjun Seo ◽  
Jeeyoon Kim ◽  
Seungwook Kim
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Research Field ◽  
University Of Pennsylvania ◽  
Antigen Receptors ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Funding Agencies ◽  
Car T ◽  
The Us ◽  
Us Government ◽  
The University

Abstract Background: Bibliometric analysis of mainly cited articles is used to provide information on trends in a specific research field and objective indicators of the scientific impact of the publication. With bibliometric and network analysis, we map the scientific landscape of chimeric antigen receptors T-cells (CAR-T) research. Methods: Extract 100 most cited articles published over the last decade (from January 1, 2009 to Dec 31, 2018; 10 years) from the Web of Science Core Collection with bibliographic details; year of publication, country of author, funding agencies, research organization, author information, and keywords. Results: Of the 100 papers identified, most (92%) were written in the US. US government agencies and non-profit organizations provided the most funding, and the papers funded by the NIH had the most citations, followed by those funded by the Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (US). 33 papers out of the top 100 most cited papers were published from the University of Pennsylvania. As for authors, Carl H. June participated in 30 papers, followed by Bruce L. Levine who participated in 11 papers. As for journals, Blood (n=20), published the most papers, followed by Science Translational Medicine (n=10). The most frequently used keyword was “adoptive immunotherapy” (n=37), followed by “lymphocytes” (n=27), and “antitumor-activity” (n=25). Conclusion: We performed the quantitative bibliometric analysis of funding bodies, countries, organizations, journals, authors, and keywords for the CAR-T research trends and landscape. Moving forward, Analysis of highly influential CAR-T articles provides insight into areas for future development.

scholarly journals PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT OF A WHEELCHAIR FOR DISABILITIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Dian Palupi Restuputri ◽  
Giant Robby Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Training ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
New Product ◽  
The Body ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Public Facilities ◽  
Special Services ◽  
Limited Function ◽  
Product Concepts

Person with disabilities who are referred to as disabled people, are often regarded as unproductive citizens, unable to carry out their duties and responsibilities so that their rights are ignored. About 15 percent of the world's population are people with disabilities - more than one billion people. They are considered the largest minority group in the world. Persons with disabilities are often excluded from education, vocational training and employment opportunities. In reality, there are not many public facilities or special services provided to persons with disabilities. One of them is in the aspect of education. In public facilities, namely education, there are not many education buildings or educational providers that have facilities and infrastructure that can support people with disabilities. As for mobility equipment that can help people with disabilities on both legs, namely crutches, walking sticks, walkers, and wheelchairs that aim to help and facilitate their mobility. But the wheelchair that is available in the market today only has a limited function of moving left, right, and spinning, the function can not be maximized to help the movement of persons with disabilities there are some activities that cannot be done such as reaching higher objects, moving the body from a wheelchair to another seat, through the stairs / steps. Therefore we need a product design that starts from the preparation of product concepts from old products that will be modified into a new product to meet the needs of the market / people with disabilities.

Assessing Workplace Culture and Disability Inclusion Climate: A Preliminary Study

2021 ◽  
pp. JARC-D-20-00001
Author(s):  
Kanako Iwanaga ◽  
Fong Chan ◽  
Nicole Ditchman ◽  
Timothy N. Tansey
Keyword(s):  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Workplace Culture ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Employment Rates ◽  
Disability Employment

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act requires state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies to work closely with businesses to create employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The workplace climate may determine employers’ willingness to hire and retain persons with disabilities. Rehabilitation researchers are conducting research to validate assessment tools to help companies assess factors that affect their disability inclusion climate. The purpose of this study was to examine the factorial validity of the Workplace Culture and Disability Inclusion Questionnaire (WCDIQ), developed to assess the disability inclusion climate in a workplace and to evaluate organizational factors that contribute to disability employment and inclusive practices. A sample of 284 human resources managers and professionals who made hiring decisions participated in the study. Exploratory factor analysis indicated a four-factor solution: (a) disability inclusion policies and procedures, (b) disability inclusion efforts and strategies, (c) disability inclusion preparedness, and (d) health and illness management policies and procedures. All four factors had strong internal consistency reliability and correlated with disability employment rates. The results of this study provide initial support for the reliability and validity of the WCDIQ for use by employers to evaluate their disability employment and inclusion efforts, and identify areas that need improvement. With further refinement, the WCDIQ can be used to guide the development of evidence-based disability employment and inclusion interventions to promote employment opportunity for people with disabilities.

scholarly journals Determinants of workplace perceptions among federal, state, and local public health staff in the US, 2014 to 2017

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathon P. Leider ◽  
Katie Sellers ◽  
Jessica Owens-Young ◽  
Grace Guerrero-Ramirez ◽  
Kyle Bogaert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Intent To Leave ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Health Workforce ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Local Health ◽  
The Us ◽  
Us Government ◽  
State And Local

Abstract Background The governmental public health workforce in the United States comprises almost 300,000 staff at federal, state, and local levels. The workforce is poised for generational change, experiencing significant levels of retirement. However, intent to leave for other reasons is also substantial, and diversity is lacking in the workforce. Methods Workforce perception data from 76,000 staff from Health and Human Services (HHS) including 14,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were analyzed across 2014 and 2017. Additionally, data from 32,000 state and local health department staff in 46 agencies reporting in both years. Estimates were constructed accounting for survey design and non-response. Results In 2017, women made up 43% of the total US government workforce and 33% of supervisors or higher, compared to 73 and 68% generally in State Health Agencies (p < .0001); and 62% vs 52% in HHS (p < .0001). Among state staff, intent to leave increased from 22 to 31% (p < .0001), but fell in 2017 from 33 to 28% for HHS (p < .0001). Correlates of intent to leave included low job satisfaction, pay satisfaction, and agency type. Federal entities saw the highest proportion respondents that indicated they would recommend their organization as a good place to work. Conclusions While intent to leave fell at federal agencies from 2014 to 2017, it increased among staff in state and local health departments. Additionally, while public health is more diverse than the US government overall, significant underrepresentation is observed in supervisory positions for staff of color, especially women.

There's No Place Like Home: The Right to Live in the Community for People with Disabilities, Under International Law and the Domestic Laws of the United States and Israel

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlene S Kanter
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
International Law ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Community Living ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Right ◽  
Legal Right

This article explores the developing ‘right to live in the community’ for people with disabilities under international law and the domestic laws of two countries: the United States and Israel. In 2006, the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD). This Convention embraces a human rights approach to disability, based on the principles of equality, dignity, freedom and inclusion. Based on these principles, Article 19 of the CRPD includes a specific right of all people with disabilities ‘to live in the community, with choices equal to others’. The author argues that the mandate of community living in Article 19 supports an explicit legal right of all people with disabilities not only to live in the community, but to choose where to live and with whom, and with supports, as needed. This new international legal right to live in one's home in the community also advances the goals and principles of the domestic laws of the US and Israel.In the US, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects the right of people with disabilities to receive services in ‘the most integrated’ setting. Relying on this ‘integration mandate’, the US Supreme Court, in 1999, upheld a limited right of people with disabilities to live in the community inOlmstead v LC and EW. In Israel, the Parliament (Knesset) enacted a law similar to the ADA in 1998. This law, the Equal Rights of Persons with Disabilities Law (‘Equal Rights Law’) includes a general right of people with disabilities to equality and non-discrimination. Although the current version of the Equal Rights Law does not include a specific article on the right to live in the community, the basis for such a right may be found in other articles of the law as well as other Israeli laws. In addition, in the recent case ofLior Levy et al., the Israeli High Court of Justice was asked to consider the right to live in the community under Israeli law. While the Court in this case recognised a limited right to live in the community, it failed to invalidate as discriminatory the Israeli government's policy of placing people with disabilities in large institution-like hostels rather than in homes in the community. The author concludes the article with a discussion of the scope and meaning of community living and the extent to which institutions, as well as community housing that functions just like institutions, should be prohibited under the CRPD as well as under US and Israeli law.

Medical Decision Making and People with Disabilities: A Clash of Cultures

1995 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul K. Longmore
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Medical Decision Making ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Medical Decision ◽  
Health Care Rationing ◽  
Disability Rights ◽  
Persons With Disabilities

In discussions of medical decision making as it applies to people with disabilities, a major obstacle stands in the way: the perceptions and values of disabled people (particularly disability rights advocates and disabled social scientists) and of many nondisabled people (particularly health care professionals, ethicists, and health policy analysts), regarding virtually the whole range of current health and medical-ethical issues (treatment decision making, health care access and health care rationing, medical costcontainment, and assisted suicide), seem frequently to conflict with one another. This divergence in part grows out of the sense, common among people with disabilities, that their interactions with “the helping professions,” medical and social service professionals, are adversarial. But those differences of opinion also stem more basically from a clash of fundamental values.This paper addresses, in historical perspective, the ways in which the status of persons with disabilities as a stigmatized minority group affects medical decision making. It also examines the efforts of disability rights activists to prevent discrimination against persons with disabilities in current medical culture. Finally, it raises questions about how the rights of people with disabilities will fare as new care standards are developed and implemented.

Social work with people with disabilities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Pristupa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Educational Standards ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
State Educational

The textbook reveals the theoretical and applied foundations of social work as a profession. The general principles of social work with persons with disabilities are considered. Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation. For students of higher educational institutions studying in the direction of training 39.03.02 "Social work" (academic bachelor's degree), as well as for teachers of higher education institutions.

Labour market inequalities across disability statuses, sex and age

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (11) ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Gołata
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Entire Population ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Employment Rates ◽  
The Stability

The paper analyses basic issues relating to labour market discrimination experienced by persons with disabilities, which is reflected in the different levels of employment and unemployment of this group of people in relation to the entire population. Therefore, the aim of the study is to identify the inequality in the labour market with respect to the disability status, sex and age, and to assess the stability of this relation over time. The research covers the period from 2001 to 2018 and was based on the 2002 and 2011 Census and the Labour Force Survey (LFS) data. The examination of the inequalities in economic activity between people with disabilities and the entire population while taking into account both sex and age was based on the analysis of census data. The stability of this relation was verified on the basis of LFS data, which provide information on employment and unemployment among persons with disabilities in general or separately by sex or age. The constructed patterns were used to estimate the economic activity of people with disabilities in 2011. The paper used methods of demographic analysis, comparative statistics, time series, the verification of statistical hypotheses and statistical estimation. Clear differences concern men aged 35–39 and women aged 40–49. The employment rate for men with disabilities is three times lower, and for women 2.5 times lower than among the whole population. The relationship between employment rates was essentially constant over the 2001–2018 period. An upward trend was observed in the case of the unemployment rate. 2008 saw a clear increase in the disproportion in relation to the trend. The unemployment rate among persons with disabilities compared to the entire population was higher for men by an average of 60% and by 50% for women.

Der Aufschwung des Katastrophen-Kapitalismus

2006 ◽  
Vol 36 (143) ◽  
pp. 177-183
Author(s):  
Naomi Klein
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disaster ◽  
International Monetary Fund ◽  
Bush Administration ◽  
The Us ◽  
Us Government ◽  
The International Monetary Fund

Fitting to its doctrine of preventiv war, the Bush Administration founded a bureau of reconstruction, designing reconstruction plans for countries which are still not destroyed. Reconstruction after war or after a “natural disaster” developed to a profitable branch of capitalist investment. Also the possibilities to change basic political and economic structures are high and they are widely used by the US-government and institutions like the International Monetary Fund.

Pathways to Legalization: Undocumented Mexican Immigrants in the US/Mexico Borderlands, 1942–1956

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Elizabeth Rosas
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Mexican Immigrants ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mexican Immigrant ◽  
Agricultural Laborers ◽  
The Us ◽  
Us Government ◽  
Contract Laborers

In the 1940s, curbing undocumented Mexican immigrant entry into the United States became a US government priority because of an alleged immigration surge, which was blamed for the unemployment of an estimated 252,000 US domestic agricultural laborers. Publicly committed to asserting its control of undocumented Mexican immigrant entry, the US government used Operation Wetback, a binational INS border-enforcement operation, to strike a delicate balance between satisfying US growers’ unending demands for surplus Mexican immigrant labor and responding to the jobs lost by US domestic agricultural laborers. Yet Operation Wetback would also unintentionally and unexpectedly fuel a distinctly transnational pathway to legalization, marriage, and extended family formation for some Mexican immigrants.On July 12, 1951, US president Harry S. Truman’s signing of Public Law 78 initiated such a pathway for an estimated 125,000 undocumented Mexican immigrant laborers throughout the United States. This law was an extension the Bracero Program, a labor agreement between the Mexican and US governments that authorized the temporary contracting of braceros (male Mexican contract laborers) for labor in agricultural production and railroad maintenance. It was formative to undocumented Mexican immigrant laborers’ transnational pursuit of decisively personal goals in both Mexico and the United States.Section 501 of this law, which allowed employers to sponsor certain undocumented laborers, became a transnational pathway toward formalizing extended family relationships between braceros and Mexican American women. This article seeks to begin a discussion on how Operation Wetback unwittingly inspired a distinctly transnational approach to personal extended family relationships in Mexico and the United States among individuals of Mexican descent and varying legal statuses, a social matrix that remains relatively unexplored.

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