Disability & Health Journal

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DYK: Challenges with daily living can increase depression in older adults? Home mods and additional community living support can improve mental health for older adults with disabilities. Read our new #PlainLanguage summary: aahd.us/2025/04/dhjo-d… @USUAggies @marymountu @usuCEHS

Listening to your body and communicating your needs to a provider: These are some of the factors that affect health for people with IDD. Our new #PlainLanguage blog shares more about community-engaged research on health: aahd.us/2025/03/dhjo-r… @TheHellerSchool @IEC_IDD @AUG_SPH

How do #AdverseChildhoodExperiences (ACEs) affect the long-term health of those with traumatic brain injury? A new study found that people with #TBI often face more ACEs than those without. Learn why trauma-informed care is critical for TBI recovery: aahd.us/2025/03/dhjo-a…

Many people who may be eligible for #disability benefits never apply. What are the factors that influence people to apply, or not? New research explores benefits decision-making for people with disabilities: aahd.us/2025/03/dhjo-d… #SSI #SSDI #SocialSecurityDisability

Better employment outcomes for #PWDs might start with better #DEI statements. Learn more about what DEI intentions can do to support people with disabilities: aahd.us/2025/03/resear… #PlainLanguage #Disability #DisabilityEmployment @RutgersBSchool

How does #disability experience affect #IPV? An international team of researchers conducted a study in Pakistan to study their relationship. Read the #PlainLanguage version here: aahd.us/2025/03/dhjo-d… @ia4phs #Disability #DisabilityHealth

How can we best support the #MentalHealth of people with disabilities who experience violent crime? A new study looks at how this community navigated distress during #COVID19: aahd.us/2025/02/dhjo-c… Research credit @GeorgeMasonU @AuzeenShariati #DisabilityHealth

How does disability intersect with heat exposure in the U.S. South? Read our new study Plain Language: aahd.us/2025/02/resear… Research credit: Jayajit Chakraborty @BrenUCSB @ucsantabarbara #Disability #EnvironmentalJustice #Heatwaves

Recent #OpenAccess study of Vietnam’s social supports during the pandemic sheds light on more inclusive crisis planning. Read our #PL summary: aahd.us/2025/02/dhjo-c… Thanks to the researchers at: @StellenboschUni @ICED_LSHTM @ILCH_Research @MedicalHanoi @ICED_LSHTM

Peer support can offer benefits to people with recent traumatic injuries who are returning to work. Read the study #OpenAccess: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… By researchers @MonashUni @MERRC_Research. Funded by @TACVictoria.

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For people with #SpinalCordInjury, work is a key factor that affects quality of life. Researchers @univgroningen found that #SCI related health complications, work hours + work stress most affect work + life experience. Read the study #OpenAccess: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Our January issue of the #Disability + Health Journal is out! This issue explores childhood onset disabilities, health promotion, employment and disability, and the need for anti-ableist, inclusive practices within society: sciencedirect.com/journal/disabi… #DisabilityTwitter

Find out how your state ranks when it comes to providing transportation services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Research by Carli Friedman @TheCQL. Full breakdown by state can be found in the research article: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

#Deaf and hard of hearing people ages 25-64 were significantly more likely to experience a traumatic event in their childhood than their non DHH counterparts. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Researchers found the negative impact of poor housing conditions on depressive symptoms was less pronounced for those living close to community services or in apartment complexes where housing conditions are professionally managed in South Korea. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Via @LurieInstitute @CLPolicy: improved data collection on unmet needs LTSS can assist policymakers, particularly at the state level in guiding reforms to reduce disparities in access to home and community-based services (HCBS) and improve health outcomes. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Researchers interviewed 39 work-disabled adults who have never applied for disability benefits to inform targets for interventions to reduce barriers to take-up of benefits among potentially eligible adults with disabilities. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🗣️The relationship between levels of physical activity and participation in everyday life in stroke survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis 🔗sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @Dis_Health @MOTUS_redes @InvestigaUSJ @NatFiniPhysio @PBellosta @_Victordomenech @Almu11F