Aging with disability in the workplace.
Aging with disabilities, such as multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, muscular dystrophy, and postpolio syndrome, can lead to barriers to participation, including employment barriers. Many individuals develop strategies for overcoming these barriers that may become less successful as they experience more secondary conditions concomitant with the aging process. Rehabilitation professionals can help to overcome barriers to workplace participation and should work with clients to enhance employment outcomes.
Johnson
Kurt L
KL
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Box 356490, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. kjohnson@uw.edu <kjohnson@uw.edu>
Brown
Pat A
PA
Knaster
Elizabeth S
ES
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004651:Employment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016832:Employment, Supported / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000534:rehabilitation; D016262:Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011788:Quality of Life; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace