Community participation and public transportation barriers experienced by people with disabilities.

Barriers to public transportation quickly impact the ability of people with disabilities to fully experience their community. A national survey of people with disabilities was conducted to understand the barriers and supports to accessing public transportation and the impact on community participation. A total of 1748 respondents responded to a web-based survey investigating the accessibility of public transportation.

The Contribution of Social Support, Professional Support, and Financial Hardship to Family Caregiver Life Satisfaction After Traumatic Brain Injury.

Objectives: (a) To assess whether 3 changeable environmental variables (social support, professional support, and financial hardship) contribute to explaining differences in well-being of family caregivers after traumatic brain injury (TBI), above and beyond the influence of neurobehavioral functioning. (b) To assess the unique and relative contribution of social support, professional support, and financial hardship to life satisfaction of family caregivers.

Participants: Adult family caregivers (n = 136) of individuals who received inpatient rehabilitation following a TBI.

Financial hardship after traumatic brain injury: a brief scale for family caregivers.

Objective: Financial hardship is frequently posited as a significant factor influencing family health and adjustment after brain injury, though traditional methods of measurement have shown limited usefulness. The purpose of this study was to adapt and test the utility of a brief scale of financial hardship (BSFH-BI) for use with family caregivers after TBI.

Methods: The researchers constructed the BSFH-BI using financial well-being items adapted from three survey instruments.