Background Approximately half of the people who are blind or have low vision in the US are
not in the labor force, yet we know little about their characteristics or reasons for being out of …

Introduction: This study utilized data from the 2014 Survey of Disability and Employment
(SDE) to examine personal characteristics that influenced employment after disability onset …

A national survey investigated job retention and career advancement among 388 persons
with blindness or low vision and employment experience. Most participants received state …

Persons with visual impairments (VI) have a high nonparticipation rate in the labor force.
Information about factors influencing their labor force participation could provide insight into …

Disability insurance provides protection against health shocks that limit the ability to work. In
most countries, these programmes are large and growing, both in expenditure and in …

BACKGROUND: People with blindness and low vision (BLV) encounter many obstacles in
retaining employment. Recent legislation has refocused vocational rehabilitation (VR) efforts …

BACKGROUND: Vision loss increases with age and is thus more likely to happen later in
one's career. With more individuals working beyond typical retirement age, the possibility of …

This article examines the experiences of Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) applicants
aged 51 or older who were initially denied benefits because the disability examiner …

Este artículo sostiene que la relación entre tecnología y acceso es paradójica, y que aunque
la tecnología suele asociarse con acceso e integración, también puede aislar personas …

Background This study looks at how previous disability retirement is associated with
economic difficulties in covering the costs of everyday basic necessities in old age, and the …