Employment of People with Disabilities

Duffy seeks reforms to protect disabled people - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Wed, 16 May 2012 21:12 GMT

Duffy seeks reforms to protect disabled people
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
The Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs will also include a hotline to report abuse and a tool to prevent fired employees from being rehired in similar positions. The proposal also subjects facilities not operated by the ...
Senate Passes Bill Creating Monitor for Disabled CareNew York Times
Our view: Get tougher on those who abuse disabled peopleUtica Observer Dispatch
Cuomo visits Syracuse, pushes plan to protect NY's disabledNewsChannel 9 WSYR
Times Herald-Record -Albany Times Union (blog) -YNN
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Rehab expansion to create 400 jobs - Irish Times

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:33 GMT

Irish Times

Rehab expansion to create 400 jobs
Irish Times
Rehab provides training, employment, health and social care services for 56000 people in the EU each year, including those with disabilities and the marginalised. The jobs will be created in the areas of training, education, social care, IT, sales, ...
Rebab to create 400 jobs in Ireland, more abroadRTE.ie
Rehab to create 400 new jobsIrish Independent

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The human cost of disability cuts - The Guardian

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:59 GMT

BBC News

The human cost of disability cuts
The Guardian
We are concerned about the current and projected impacts on disabled people of the changes to employment and support allowance; the ongoing issues with the work capability assessment; the reduction in local authority social care expenditure; ...
Why doesn't Iain Duncan Smith trust a doctor's decision?The Independent (blog)
Disability benefit change needed, says Iain Duncan SmithBBC News
Benefit loss leads to suicide attemptBradford Telegraph and Argus

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HEALTH: 1 in 3 autistic young adults lacks jobs, education - North County Times

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:44 GMT

USA TODAY

HEALTH: 1 in 3 autistic young adults lacks jobs, education
North County Times
Yet nearly seven years after high school, 35 percent of autistic young adults still had no paid employment or education beyond high school. Those figures compare with 26 percent of mentally disabled young adults, 7 percent of young adults with speech ...
Health Buzz: 1 in 3 Autistic Young Adults Lack JobsU.S. News & World Report
1 in 3 autistic young adults lack jobs, educationUSA TODAY
1 in 3 autistic young adults can't find work: studyNew York Daily News

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Whistleblowers at Sunmount, other facilities fault plan to protect disabled - The Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:28 GMT

Syracuse.com

Whistleblowers at Sunmount, other facilities fault plan to protect disabled
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise
She wrote top agency officials in 2005, attempting to report 15 specific cases of illness, injury or death of disabled people in state care and what she described then as "systemic problems." She later sued after she was terminated following 35 years ...
Whistleblowers criticize New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to protect disabledSyracuse.com

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400 jobs to be created by Rehab - Wexford People

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:32 GMT

Irish Times

400 jobs to be created by Rehab
Wexford People
Rehab provides training, employment, health and social care and commercial services for 56000 people each year, including the disabled and marginalised. The new posts will be in training, education, social care, IT, sales, management and administration ...
Rehab to create 400 Irish jobs over next three yearsIrish Examiner
Rehab to create 400 new jobs in Irelandthejournal.ie
400 jobs to be created at Rehab GroupInsideireland.ie

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Qualifying Social Security Disability Requires More Than Being Disabled - InjuryBoard.com

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:09 GMT

Qualifying Social Security Disability Requires More Than Being Disabled
InjuryBoard.com
Many people believe as long as they are considered “disabled” and qualify for a disability under social security guidelines that they are eligible. However, this is not automatically the case. There is also a work requirement.

Fury as blind people hit by benefit reform - The Independent

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:05 GMT

Fury as blind people hit by benefit reform
The Independent
He's meant to be supporting people. I understand that the Government needs to save money, but the idea that disabled people are sitting about doing nothing makes me livid. It's so hard to get a job in the first place. I was born with very little sight, ...

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Obesity in the Workplace: A Disability You Must Accommodate?

Tue, 15 May 2012 06:53 GMT

(5/15) By Kristine E. Kwong, Esq, Musick, Peeler & Garrett, LLP One of the fastest-growing challenges in handling disabilities in the workplace is the concern over how to respond to obesity. Weight related diseases account for nearly ten percent of medical spending, everything from heart disease treatments to diabetes medications. Ultimately, these medical conditions will manifest itself in the ...

Employment Prospects Dim for Young Adults With Autism

Mon, 14 May 2012 21:54 GMT

MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Young adults with an autism spectrum disorder are less likely to continue their education or get a job after high school when compared to young adults with other disabilities, new research indicates.