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Disability News Alert, March 29, 2013

This message includes a link to the text of a very interesting NPR program about the economics of federal disability benefits.

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               March 29, 2013 

                    IN THIS ISSUE 
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                  National Public Radio began a four-part series of reports: Unfit for Work: The Startling Rise of Disability in America. The Consortium for the Citizens with Disabilities provided a critique. 

                  The Boston Globe examined the Senate’s failure in December 2012 to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. “A reconstruction by The Boston Globe of the events leading up to the defeat provides an inside look at how the Senate, once known as the “world’s greatest deliberative body,” has become overwhelmed by partisanship—even on a seemingly uncontroversial measure aimed at helping some of the world’s most vulnerable people.” 

                  The Associated Press reported on Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki’s commitment to ending the backlog of disability claims in 2015 by replacing paper with electronic records. 

              Carpenter, Nichelle C., and Ramona L. Paetzold. "An Examination of Factors Influencing Responses to Requests for Disability Accommodations." Rehabilitation Psychology, vol. 58, no. 1, 2013, pp. 18–27.   

              Chiu, C., F. Chan, D. Strauser, M. Feuerstein, N. Ditchman, E. Cardoso, J. O'Neill, and V. Muller. "State Rehabilitation Services Tailored to Employment Status Among Cancer Survivors." Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 2013, online ahead of print.   

              Chiu, Chung-Yi, Fong Chan, Malachy Bishop, Elizabeth da Silva Cardoso, and John O’Neill. "State Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Employment in Multiple Sclerosis." Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2013, online ahead of print.   

              Denton, Margaret, Jennifer Plenderleith, and James Chowhan. "Impact of Retirement Type on Income for People with Disabilities." Disability & Society, vol. 28, no. 3, 2013, pp. 338–352.   

              Flensner, G., A. Landtblom, O. Söderhamn, and A. Ek. "Work Capacity and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis Reduced by Fatigue: A Cross-Sectional Study." BMC Public Health, vol. 13, no. 224, 2013, online.    

              Gaumer Erickson, Amy S., Patricia M. Noonan, Jennifer A. Brussow, and Barb J. Giplin. "The Impact of IDEA Indicator 13 Compliance on Postsecondary Outcomes." Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2013, online ahead of print.  

              Hartley, Michael T. "Investigating the Relationship of Resilience to Academic Persistence in College Students with Mental Health Issues." Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2013, online ahead of print.  

              Kulkarni, M., and J. Kote. "Increasing Employment of People with Disabilities: The Role and Views of Disability Training and Placement Agencies." Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 2013, online ahead of print.   

              Lagu, Tara, Nicholas S. Hannon, Michael B. Rothberg, Annalee S. Wells, K.L. Green, McAllister O. Windom, Katherine R. Dempsey, Penelope S. Pekow, Jill S. Avrunin, Aaron Chen, and Peter K. Lindenauer. "Access to Subspecialty Care for Patients with Mobility Impairment." Annals of Internal Medicine, vol. 158, no. 6, 2013, pp. 441–446.   

              McGeary, D.D., A.L. Peterson, T. Seech, C.A. McGeary, R.J. Gatchel, and C. Vriend. "Health Care Utilization After Interdisciplinary Chronic Pain Treatment: Part II. Preliminary Examination of Mediating and Moderating Factors in the Use of Costly Health Care Procedures." Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research, vol. 18, no. 1, 2013, pp. 24–36.   

              Myklebust, Jon O. "Disability and Adult Life: Dependence on Social Security Among Former Students with Special Educational Needs in Their Late Twenties." British Journal of Special Education, vol. 40, no. 1, 2013, pp. 5–13.   

              Neuner, Ralf, Stefanie Braig, Maria Weyermann, Rainer Kaluscha, and Gert Krischak. "Short-Term Goal Attainment of In-Patient Rehabilitation in Germany and Long-Term Risk of Early Retirement in Patients with Musculoskeletal Diseases: Results From a Prospective 5-Year Follow-Up Study." Disability & Rehabilitation, vol. 35, no. 8, 2013, pp. 656–661.   

              O'Brien, Kelly K., Ahmed M. Bayoumi, Tarik Bereket, Marilyn Swinton, Rob Alexander, Kenneth King, and Patricia Solomon. "Sensibility Assessment of the HIV Disability Questionnaire." Disability & Rehabilitation, vol. 35, no. 7, 2013, pp. 566–577.   

              Vie, Gunnhild Å., Steinar Krokstad, Roar Johnsen, and Johan H. Bjørngaard. "The Health Hazards of Marriage. A Cohort Study of Work Related Disability Within 12,500 Norwegian Couples – the HUNT Study." Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2013, online ahead of print. 

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