Background: Employment has long been an area of concern for people with disabilities. National samples in the United States are needed to understand the experiences of people with disabilities related to employment.
Objectives: (1) Describe and evaluate associations between personal and health-related factors with employment after disability, and (2) describe and evaluate associations between facilitators, barriers, and work-related external factors with maintaining a longest held job after disability.
Background: There is increasing evidence that employment, or the lack thereof, affects an individual's health. Consequently, employment provides people with physical disabilities (PWPD) with financial independence, enhances their well-being and self-worth, and facilitates a sense of purpose. People with physical disabilities often retain job skills and motivation to return to work after acquiring a disability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Geophys Res Planets
November 2022
The lava flow field southwest of Arsia Mons, Mars has complex volcanic geomorphology. Overlapping flows make observations of their total lengths and identification of their source vents impossible. Application of flow emplacement models, which rely upon physical parameters such as flow length, using only the exposed flow may produce inaccurate estimates of effusion rate, viscosity, and yield strength.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose People with disabilities (PWD) are less likely to be employed than those without disabilities. Reasonable job accommodations are an essential factor for ensuring equal access to jobs for PWD. However, use of job accommodation is less than optimal among PWD with various types of disabilities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected the lives of people with disabilities (PWD). How the pandemic affects the employment of PWD and employers has yet to be determined. We aimed to investigate the employment consequences of the pandemic as experienced by PWD and employers.
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