Colleges and universities are grappling with the proliferation of mental health issues among their student populations in the wake of COVID-19 as they deal with the effects of burnout, limited support resources, and social isolation. However, recent surveys have shown that an overwhelming number of students were already suffering before […]
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Is Anxiety Legally a Workplace Disability?
Last week, a jury awarded an employee $450,000 after his company threw him a birthday party despite his warnings that it would cause anxiety. According to documents filed in the lawsuit, the plaintiff suffered from an anxiety disorder. As the time of his birthday approached, he asked his office manager […]
Disabling Form – Architecture – e-flux
Discussions of architectural form demonstrate how disability is negatively imprinted into the field of architecture. In architectural theory and the history of architecture, “form” typically refers to the physical essence and shape of a work of architecture. In the modern idea of form, it is a quality that arises from […]
Toward Greater Accessibility in the Physical and Digital Library
How does it feel when you walk through the stacks of your library? When you enter the building, do you feel welcome? As you browse materials, are you able to find offerings that you can pull off the shelf, put in your bag, walk with to the circulation desk, check […]
Mandatory reporting will not close disability employment gap, research says
Mandatory disability workforce reporting is not the solution to closing the disability employment gap, a report has said. The report, by the Business Disability Forum, found that neither employers nor disabled employees felt that mandatory reporting would improve the outcome for workers with disabilities. It said there was no clear […]
Determining the effect of air quality on activities of daily living disability: using tracking survey data from 122 cities in China | BMC Public Health
Benchmark regression In the benchmark regression, the effects of different pollutant concentrations were tested, and the results are presented in Table 3. Models (1)–(3) are the results of the stepwise test of air pollutant concentration effects, controlled by individual and time effects, whereas Model (4) is based on the AQI. The […]
5 ‘Takes’ On Disability For Parents Of Disabled Kids
5 Takes getty In late April 2022, Facebook users interested in disability issues and culture liked and shared a post by “Diary Of A Mom.” In it, the mother of an autistic young woman describes a series of refreshingly pleasant encounters in a shopping mall and Build A Bear store. […]
Executing Prisoners With Intellectual Disabilities Signifies A Broken Justice System
Judges Gavel And Syringe Or Injection On Brown Wooden Table Background Close-up, Front View getty The execution of a man with intellectual disabilities in Singapore earlier this week has been met with outrage and dismay by human and disability rights activists from around the world. Aged 21 at the time, […]
5 Things New Physicians Must Know About Individual Disability Insurance
What You Need to Know New doctors may have huge student loan bills to pay. Some may need help coping with stress. They may be acutely aware of the need for caregiver benefits. In the next few months, a new class of medical students will graduate and enter into their […]
How can employers best manage obesity in the workplace?
Around 30 per cent of adults in England are considered clinically obese. The effects of the condition are complex and can give rise to psychological problems as well as physical ailments and diseases. Studies have shown that obese people are around 25 per cent more likely to experience a mood […]
The University Must Design Pandemic Policies That Work for Everyone
Over the past few weeks, UChicago has rolled back its mask mandate, shifted testing to a voluntary model, and reinstated inter-dorm guest sign-in. The small, persistent relics of a pandemic––double-checking your pockets at the door for a mask and walking across campus to the Quad to spend several minutes hunched […]
Supreme Court decision hurts Puerto Ricans who need federal benefits
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Efforts to expand a federal program for disabled, elderly and blind Americans suffered a setback on Thursday when the Supreme Court ruled that Puerto Rico residents should be excluded from receiving those benefits. The program, called […]