Understanding and measuring disability is essential for improving quality of life in both clinical and public health domains. Disability assessment instruments, such as the World Health Organization ...

Specialist practitioners in disability assessment are referred to as disability analysts, and they may come from a variety of healthcare disciplines. The disability analyst is concerned with advising ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

In a groundbreaking ruling, the Supreme Court of India has determined that a quantified disability should not automatically disqualify candidates from admission to educational institutions. The ...

Major changes to the benefits system have come into force in the last few years, including the roll out of universal credit, yet many disabled people continue to feel a profound lack of trust in the ...

Marker Learning scored $15 million in series A funding from investors like Andreessen Horowitz and Richard Branson’s Virgin Group to continue the platform’s mission of bringing learning support ...

The UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa supported the National Association of Societies for the Care of the Handicapped (NASCOH) in partnership with the Zimbabwe National Association for Mental ...

A bench of Justices B R Gavai, Aravind Kumar and K V Viswanathan also held that if the Disability Assessment Boards conclude the candidate won't be able to pursue the course, it should state why. The ...

Armenia’s appeals court on November 19 significantly weakened protections against disability-based discrimination and further ...

A new assessment to identify cases of disability has been announced by the Ministry for Social Policy and Children's Rights, alongside the Ministry for Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector. An ...