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Career > Interviewing
Handling Illegal Interview Questions About Disability
...ask about your medical condition. Or they want to know...asking about disability, health conditions, or medical...about disability, health conditions, or medical history before...hospitalized for a mental health condition? The rule...hospitalized for a mental health condition? The rule is simple:...about your body, your health, or your medical history,...
Career > Advancement
Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Accommodations
...dyslexia, visual or hearing impairments, chronic health conditions, mobility disabilities, anxiety disorders,...visual or hearing impairments, chronic health conditions, mobility disabilities, anxiety disorders, and...mobility disabilities, anxiety disorders, and other conditions qualify if they meet that threshold. You don't...
Career > Accommodations
Temporary Accommodations During Medical Treatment or Recovery
...disabilities. It covers temporary conditions that substantially limit major...activities, including temporary conditions. Surgery recovery, chemotherapy,...unpredictably, and mental health crises that require short-term...something's a disability. A condition that lasts six weeks can be...six weeks can be covered. A condition that lasts six months definitely...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Trexo Robotic Gait Trainer: What Families Should Know About the Technology
...is FDA listed as a Class I medical device in the United States and has Health Canada approval. Primary users include children with cerebral palsy, spina...children with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, and other conditions that affect mobility. How Robotic Gait Training Works. Walking involves...
Education > Higher Education
Disability Resource Centers: Your College Student's Guide to Registration and Services
...ADHD, physical disabilities, mental health conditions, chronic health conditions,...physical disabilities, mental health conditions, chronic health conditions, and sensory...mental health conditions, chronic health conditions, and sensory impairments....health conditions, chronic health conditions, and sensory impairments. Common accommodations...
Special Needs > Cancer
Childhood Cancer Survivorship: Understanding Long-Term Effects and Disability Supports
...Late Effects Mean. Late effects are health problems that appear months or years...experienced at least one chronic health condition by age 45, and 80% had conditions...experienced at least one chronic health condition by age 45, and 80% had conditions...condition by age 45, and 80% had conditions classified as severe or life-threatening....
Special Needs > Respiratory Health
Respiratory Health for Children with Disabilities: A Complete Family Guide
...both a disability and a respiratory condition, you're not managing two separate...covers the most common respiratory conditions affecting children with special needs,...Understanding the Most Common Respiratory Conditions. Asthma. Asthma is the most common...most common chronic respiratory condition in children. For kids with disabilities,...
Special Needs > Rare Disorders
IEP Advocacy for Children with Rare Disorders: When No One Has Done This Before
...student with this condition. When you request...diagnose medical conditions. They assess educational...categories include "Other Health Impairment," which...Impairment," which covers conditions that limit strength,...chronic or acute health problems. This category...specifically for conditions that don't fit neatly...here. If your child's condition is so rare that it's...
Social Engagement > Support Groups
Finding Your People: A Complete Guide to Support Groups for Special Needs Families
...children with disabilities or chronic health conditions. Some are condition-specific:...with disabilities or chronic health conditions. Some are condition-specific: autism,...chronic health conditions. Some are condition-specific: autism, Down syndrome,...matters when you're dealing with rare conditions and need someone who understands...
Research > Genetics
Understanding Genetic Testing for Autism, Cerebral Palsy, and Developmental Disabilities: A Parent's Guide
...provides answers. For others, it rules out specific conditions. And for many, the results are inconclusive. Here's...therapies. It can guide medical monitoring for related health issues that appear with certain genetic conditions....health issues that appear with certain genetic conditions. And if a genetic variant is identified, siblings...
Research > Funding
Where Research Dollars Go: Understanding Funding Gaps Across Disability Conditions
...results for your child's condition. The list is short....National Institutes of Health distributes roughly...13-to-1 ratio for two conditions affecting similar population...funding lines. Rare conditions with smaller coalitions...conditions with smaller coalitions don't generate that...medical need. Within each condition's funding envelope, allocation...
News > Employment
How to Get a Federal Job with a Disability: A Complete Guide to Schedule A Hiring
...Severe physical disabilities: conditions that substantially limit one...Psychiatric disabilities: mental health conditions documented by a...disabilities: mental health conditions documented by a licensed professional...disability" is broad. It includes conditions like cerebral palsy, muscular...mobility impairments. If your condition substantially limits a major...