From Coface website:
The European Social Policy Network (ESPN), which supports the European Commission in monitoring progress towards EU social protection, prepared a Synthesis Report collecting the findings from 35 national
Read more: Social protection for people with disabilities in Europe
'a sustained decrease of around 40% from just twenty years ago'
The 2023 Australian Cerebral Palsy Register (ACPR) Report has been launched today by the Honourable Bill Shorten MP, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Government Services.
Analysing data from almost 11,000
Integration of health, education and social care in the academic world. Where is it?
During 2018 and 2019 I carried out some informal research about what is happening in the academic world to promote integration between education, health and social care. Such integration, or joint working, ha
Read more: Integration research effort interrupted by the pandemic
Abstract below
Purpose: This study explored the feasibility, impact and parent experiences of ENVISAGE (ENabling VISions And Growing Expectations)-Families, a parent-researcher co-designed and co-led program for parents/caregivers raising children with early-onset neurodisabilities.
Methods: Parents
Upholding the rights of migrant and displaced children with disabilities
From Unicef:
'Children with disabilities and children on the move represent highly diverse populations living in a broad range of circumstances. But as two of the most marginalized groups of children in the world, there is much
‘Staff engaged on a casual basis viewed work as insecure’
Abstract
The attraction and retention of support workers is an ongoing issue for the disability sector. It has impacted the ability of service providers to deliver timely and high-quality support.
The turnover or “churn” of workers in the s
Read more: Factors affecting Disability Support Worker Retention within the Disability Sector
By Beatriz Helena Brugnaro et al
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted face-to-face health services, leveraging telehealth strategies. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate, from a parent’s perspective, the feasibility of a remote assessment of functioning in children with de
Extracts from fact sheet:
‘Many questions need answers before we move forward with assurance that wireless technologies are safe for human health and the environment.’
‘Radiofrequency radiation (RFR) exposures are associated with a range of adverse health effects
including cardiomyopathy, carcinogen
Cartoon © Martina Jirankova-Limbrick 2011