Cruise ships and kayaks: welfare and rehabilitation approaches for women with disabilities in poverty.

Women with disabilities have low employment rates and about one-third live in poverty. They represent half of the population using either services of the vocational rehabilitation (VR) system or the welfare system, and many use both. Although both systems have made gains in improving their employment status, neither comprehensively addresses the needs of this population.

Disclosure of HIV status in the workplace: considerations and strategies.

Maintaining a role in the workplace despite significant health concerns can be important in meeting an individual's emotional and economic needs. This qualitative research study reviewed the workplace experiences and disclosure decisions of 18 HIV-positive individuals. The most frequently cited reasonsfor disclosing HIV status were to explain choices they were making as they interviewed for a job and concerns about their job performance and the needfor accommodations.

The measurement of happiness.

Happiness has been defined either as a broad notion of how one feels about their life in general or as an emotional or affective state. Depending on the way researchers define the concept, there have been variable attempts at measurement. With decades of research, we have a better understanding of how to measure the happiness of others.

Workplace culture, social interactions, and supports for transition-age young adults.

The role of the workplace and its culture in supporting social inclusion and workplace support for employees with disabilities is discussed and results of a qualitative study of the workplace experiences of 8 young adults with developmental disabilities presented. Data were collected using participant observation and semi-structured interviews. Four characteristics of supportive workplaces were identified: (a) multiple context relationships, (b) specific social opportunities, (c) a personal and team-building management style, and (d) interdependent job designs.

Prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome: mothers' reflections on supports needed from diagnosis to birth.

A qualitative study involving 10 mothers who received a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome and chose to continue their pregnancy was presented. The time frame considered was diagnosis to delivery. We looked at how the diagnosis was presented, the decision to continue the pregnancy, and the mothers' experience with professionals from diagnosis to delivery.

Employment supports for people with mental illness.

People with psychiatric disabilities often require extensive support to maintain employment. The authors describe five areas that supported employment programs should carefully examine when creating a supportive workplace environment: "natural" co-worker supports, personal network supports, training supports, self-management supports, and organizational supports. The different support needs of persons with developmental disabilities and those with psychiatric disabilities are highlighted, particularly in regard to how social stereotypes of these two groups influence decisions about how to provide support.