Employment

Visual and hearing impairment and retirement in older adults: A population-based cohort study

Objective: Impaired vision and hearing are common among older adults and have been shown to reduce functional independence ...
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Assistance Dogs: Issues. Briefing Paper, Number CBP 7668, House of Commons Library

Discrimination concerns A recent study by the Guide Dogs charity claimed that three out of four guide dog ...
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A Systematic Review of the Benefits of Hiring People with Disabilities

Purpose We reviewed literature on the benefits of hiring people with disabilities. Increasing attention is being paid to ...
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The Prevalence of Depression and Depressive Symptoms among Eye Disease Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

The prevalence of depression among different eye disease patients varies across studies and has not been systematically reviewed. ...
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The Economic Burden of Visual Impairment and Comorbid Fatigue: A Cost-of-Illness Study (From a Societal Perspective)

Methods: This cost-of-illness study was performed from a societal perspective. Cross-sectional data of visually impaired adults and normally ...
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The economic impact of sight loss and blindness in the UK adult population

BackgroundTo quantify the economic impact of sight loss and blindness in the United Kingdom (UK) population, including direct ...
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Employers’ implicit attitudes about the competence of people who are blind

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate an implicit measure of attitudes about the competence ...
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The socioeconomic impact of inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) in the United Kingdom

The socioeconomic burden of inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland was estimated ...
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Working Age Group Project

Help with information on how one’s Retinitis pigmentosa might develop in order to inform one’s work and career ...
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