http://disabledadults.com Disabled Handicapped Network Elderly Senior Adult Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:35:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Reuters - Suicide has not declined among elderly people living in long-term care facilities as it has among community-living elders, research hints. http://disabledadults.com/disabled/elder-suicide-risk-persists-in-long-term-care-reuters/ HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The stress of providing care for a loved one with Alzheimer's results in 25 percent of family caregivers having at least one emergency room or hospital visit every six months, says an Indiana University study. http://disabledadults.com/disabled/when-the-caregiver-becomes-the-patient-healthday/ If President-elect Barack Obama nominates Hillary Clinton to be secretary of state, should it be considered a diversity hire or a case of choosing the best person for the job? The question is ridiculous. People should debate... http://disabledadults.com/disabled/white-house-quota/ 12:00 PM CST on Thursday, November 20, 2008 By BRETT SHIPP / WFAA-TV DALLAS — The Dallas Area Transit Authority is being accused of violating federal hiring laws. A DART official allegedly issued directives to hire more... http://disabledadults.com/disabled/dart-worker-fired-after-discrimination-claim/ NEW YORK: A US-based Sikh woman, who suffered racial, religious and sexual harassment at her work place, has won damages in a legal settlement that also forced her former employer to change its emp... http://disabledadults.com/disabled/sikh-woman-wins-discrimination-case-against-ex-employer/ NEW YORK -- Wendy Lewis has been promoted to senior vice president of diversity and strategic alliances, Major League Baseball announced on Thursday morning as the owners met in their last joint session of the year. In her new... http://disabledadults.com/disabled/mlb-promotes-lewis-to-senior-vp/ CHALFONT ST GILES, United Kingdom & BUDAPEST, Hungary----A major new collaborative research programme to transform the care of elderly citizens was announced in Hungary today. A broad consortium of private and public sector... http://disabledadults.com/disabled/hungarian-government-funds-major-research-project-to-transform-care-of-elderly-citizens-ge/ The 9th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance has been marked in the UK by the Trades Union Congress with a call on employers to stop discriminating against people on the grounds of gender identity. "Discrimination, hatred and... http://disabledadults.com/disabled/unions-call-for-an-end-to-discrimination-on-transgender-day-of-remembrance/ A worker in the Queen's household whose name appears on a list of British National Party members has denied being involved in the far-right party, Buckingham Palace said today. Paul Murray a storeman in the Master's Department... http://disabledadults.com/disabled/buckingham-palace-worker-denies-bnp-links/ NEW YORK: A US-based Sikh woman, who suffered racial, religious and sexual harassment at her work place, has won damages in a legal settlement that also forced her former employer to change its employment policies. Sukhbir Kaur... http://disabledadults.com/disabled/sikh-woman-wins-discrimination-case/