A Fact A Day

 

 

 

  • Rehabilitation Act of 1973 authorizes funding of the National Council on Disability.(ODEP)

 

  • Non-fever-related seizures develop later in life in 2%-9% of children with febrile seizures.(NIH)

 

  • Problems with bladder control can be a neurological symptom of cerebral palsy. (NIH)

 

  • A global population of nearly 515 million youth were reported by the United Nations in 2005 to live on less than $2 daily, with disabled young people over-represented in this poverty demographic.

 

  • 13% U.S. poverty rate for people 65+ with disability in 2014. (44.4%).(StatsRRTC)

 

  • Death in approximately 1 of 3 US Seniors associated with dementia.(alz.org)

 

  • Gender (female)found the most significant risk factor for physical abuse in urban Native American Seniors.(NICOA/2000)

 

  • 6-8 month period often follows Notice of Disagreement with VA disability rating for Statement of Case.(Alpha)

 

  • Employer may inquire if reliable info->reasonable belief employee can't perform essential job functions(EEOC)

 

  • American Psychiatric Association first identifies diagnostic criteria for autism in 1980 DiSM-111.(CDC)