[il-talk] Fw: DRC News Alert
Ryan Parrey
rparrey at gmail.com
Tue Apr 2 02:36:57 UTC 2013
Thank for sending this. The story/stories have gotten a lot of backlash
from other disability rights groups and activists as well. Here is a link
to Stephen Kuusisto's Planet of the Blind blog post as well:
http://www.planet-of-the-blind.com/2013/04/why-npr-doesnt-understand-disability.html
On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 8:59 PM, Edwin <conibodyworks at gmail.com> wrote:
> Which is the link? It sounds like an interesting topic.
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> 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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> 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.
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> 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.”
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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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Ryan Parrey
PhD Candidate-Disability Studies
Graduate Assistant-Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Persons with
Disabilities
University of Illinois, Chicago
Board Member, Disability Geography Specialty Group, AAG
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