In order to ensure a thorough review of your request for short term disability benefits, we had your file reviewed by the Clinical Services Unit. The assessment concluded that the medical documentation provided did not show a severity or degree to where sustained impairment was evident. The medical documentation from the ENT specialist, Haley Lynn Bridges, noted pain symptoms are out of proportion to exam findings. The notes indicated CT scans came back normal and you were placed on several medications for the ear pain. Ms. Bridges concluded that your right eardrum perforation remained stable with no drainage, it was recommended that you continue the medication that was prescribed and look into a referral to pain management. The review of the
FACTS: Respondent, Davis, a licensed LPN for over ten years who also lives with hearing loss applied for admissions to Southeastern Community College. The Petitioner, requested Davis see an audiologist before accepting her to the RN program. The audiologist concluded that Davis required lip-read in order to fully understand audible communication. The school subsequently denied Davis entry, assuming her hearing loss would affect her ability to effective care for patients safely.
At a young age, I witnessed my younger brother lodge an eraser in his ear and later have it removed by a doctor. A year later he had tubes inserted and a year or so after that, I saw those tubes fall out of his head. Besides thinking that my younger brother was really a robot with metal parts falling out of his brain, it was where my fascination of the human ear began. Since then I’ve helped my grandfather and father with their hearing aids, especially replacing the small batteries which was difficult for their large farmers’ hands. I’ve also observed my older sister, an Audiologist in California, for two weeks as she worked with patients, letting me do hearing aid cleanings, help with sales, file patient records, observe ear molds being
“Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent,” wrote the iconic American essayist, poet and philosopher Henry David Thoreau, a lofty proclamation that inspired my focus to help those with hearing loss through restoration. After a winding journey in search for an academic focus, I discovered that audiology is far more than just aiding deaf or hard of hearing individuals, but restoring balance, managing loss through therapy, and discovering new research techniques that may involve auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder. After arriving at my destination, I also learned that it is my responsibility as a future audiologist to be a leader, to work hard toward achieving a better future for myself, and a better world for humanity at large. This vision drives my aspiration to join the University of South Florida’s graduate audiology program this coming fall, and continue my examination of clinical audiology as a member of your community.
Medical Hx: Pt has a past medial history of ear surgery. He also had two fracture injuries
In unit 10 we discussed the ins and outs of regulation and enforcement in long-term care. The main reasons for health care regulation are that the government is a major payer and majority of the clients are often frail and vulnerable. In this post, I will discuss some of my take-ways.
Rehabilitation has been described as a secondary goal of incarceration. The concept of rehabilitation was not adapted until the 1870s as delegates in Cincinnati encouraged the reformation of prisoners. Rehabilitation remained a primary goal of incarceration for nearly one hundred years, until the 1970s. It was then that Americans began to reject the notion of rehabilitation. With a shift away from rehabilitation, Americans adopted punishment, deterrence, and incapacitation as the primary goals of imprisonment. It can be argued that there was a shift away from rehabilitation due to high recidivism rates; however, it becomes questionable whether or not offenders were continuing to commit crime because they were not given adequate support and
When disability attorneys at Beedem Law represent a client, they immediately gain an intimate knowledge of each clients personal needs and circumstances. A careful and detailed review of your medical records is completed and additional suggested medical testing or records is noted. These records are then organized appropriately and in a manner that when submitted make the job of the administrative law judges (ALJ’s), they are easily reviewed and require less work on their part.
In 1972, Geraldo Rivera with the help of Dr. Michael Wilkin of Staten Island's Willowbrook State School gained access to the institution and filmed the deplorable conditions the residents were living in. Now 25 years later the documentary reflects on four survivors of Staten Island's Willowbrook State School and their families. The family members give testimonials on how it felt to discover that their child had a disability, leave their loved ones in an institution, and the quality of care and services provided. The film also focuses on the progress made by the members that now live in group homes and the quality of their lives.
High functioning Special Education students in grades six through eight have to sit the same SC-Ready Assessment as the Regular Education students. In the self-contained Intellectual Disability class, there are twenty students, 14 males and 6 females, age ranges from eleven to fifteen years old. These students are mostly African American boys with different socioeconomic background. Some of these students have behavior issue and are moved from school to school. It is assumed that these students have already possess the necessary skills to cite evidence and create a summary since they are high functioning. Majority of the students have Mild Intellectual Disability and are intellectually two to three years below their peer. They are average readers
1. When researching I found a post that listed a couple of limitations with the WIDA assessment. The first limitation is that the “students take almost the test each year” (Strauss, 2015). I found that some people believe that because the test is given annually the students will have been exposed to the questions in years before because “only one-third of the test’s items are refreshed annually” and because that “even the weakest students are able to improve their scores from one year to the next” (Strauss, 2015). Another limitation I found when researching is that with the WIDA assessment is that there is no appeal process. What this means is that if a student happens to do well on the WIDA assessment then they are no long able to be in “ESOL
First explain the differences between low incidence disabilities (LID) and High Incidence Disabilities (HID). Then discuss three specific transition services for either LID or HID in 2015 and why they are viable for this population. Then, explain 2 specific local/state and/or federal regulations that are in place to support this population of students with disabilities? Be Specific!
Please accept this cover letter and resume as my application for the Communicative Disorders Assistant for Audiology job posted on Indeed. As a graduate of Durham College’s Communicative Disorders Assistant (CDA) program, I am a passionate advocate for people to recognize the importance of their hearing health by regularly seeing an Audiologist. I am delighted to have this opportunity to apply for a position that will allow me to become part of a team serving people who require caring professionals for their audiology needs.
Simpson, C. (2007) ‘Mental Health part3: Assessment and Treatment of Depression’ British Journal of Healthcare assistants. pp 167-171.
Provided with the viewpoints on both the medical model and social model of disability, it is clear that these two concepts differ in terms of the definition of disability as well as the attitude of society towards people with disabilities. It is evident that people with disabilities veer towards the social model rather than the medical model. It is essential to acknowledge that Deafness is categorised as a medical disability within the individual as well as a societal disability, as society is not equipped enough to deal with the communication barriers that stem from hearing impairments.
People with disabilities are still people, they are people with hearts and they are actual physical beings; people with disabilities do their best to live every day to their fullest, yet that is still not enough for others. I feel like as a whole, humans are generally uncomfortable with people who have disabilities. Let’s think of it this way, people live their life every day in their normal lives and then they come across a person with a disability and suddenly their life is interrupted, like it is such a barrier in their flow of life to come across someone different from themselves.