5170.0 Community services related to the health, employment and living of persons with disabilities

Wednesday, October 31, 2012: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Oral
Papers in this session include four topics important to the community health and income maintenance of persons with disabilities, such as emergency service use, employment, disaster preparedness, and the Olmstead decision.
Session Objectives: Name at least one factor that hinders community participation of persons with disabilities.
Organizer:
Kiyoshi Yamaki, PhD
Moderator:
H. Stephen Kaye, PhD

12:30pm
Welcoming Remarks
12:35pm
Insufficient Help for ADL Disabilities and Future ED Utilization
Glen DePalma, MS and Laura Sands, PhD
12:53pm
Low employment rates: A look at the supply side
John Gettens, PhD, Alexis Henry, ScD, OTR/L and Monika Mitra, PhD
1:11pm
Planning for and using PAS in emergencies: What do experienced people with disabilities do?
Lewis Kraus, MPH, MCP
1:29pm
National Data on Olmstead Related Litigation
Terence Ng, JD, MA
1:47pm
Discussion

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Disability
Endorsed by: Aging & Public Health, Mental Health, Socialist Caucus, Chiropractic Health Care

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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