Persons ageing with long-term disabilities such as spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis
and older adults share similar chronic conditions in mid and later life in the United States …

Background Persons aging with mobility disability (PAwMD) experience transportation
barriers, which can hinder their ability to fully participate in society. Despite a vast …

Quantitative research is essential for documenting the different dimensions of disadvantage
that marginalized groups face. Poverty rates, graduation rates, and employment rates tell us …

Importance Muscle weakness is an important indicator of disability, chronic disease and
mortality. While we recently proposed sex/race specific grip strength cutpoints for clinical …

This analysis brings “aging with disability” into middle and older ages. We study US adults
ages 51+ and ages 65+ with persistent disability (physical, household management …

Objective: This study examined the environmental barriers and facilitators that hinder or
promote participation among adults aging with physical disabilities. Method: Data come from …

Establishing a critical and interdisciplinary dialogue, this text engages with the typically
disparate fields of social gerontology and disability studies. It investigates the subjective …

Top themes of international research on disability in the past three decades are discussed:
disability dynamics, buffers and barriers for disability, disability trends, and disability among …

Trata-se de um estudo transversal, com abordagem quantitativa cujo objetivo principal foi
descrever o perfil epidemiológico das pessoas com deficiência física residentes no …

Although ample research shows that people with disabilities face significant labor market
barriers, questions remain about whether and how disadvantages in employment and …