“I Am Sam”, a popular movie about the protagonist with intellectual disabilities, showed how the ability to love is not limited by one’s physical and mental abilities. But what the movie also showed, like other movies on developmental disabilities, is that each one of us has a right to be treated equally. In every field …
Access to Healthcare: A Concern for People with Developmental Disabilities Read More »
As a nonprofit, your organization is doing the right thing for multiple causes, making the world better and enabling a better social structure. But how do you measure all this? Are all outcomes for nonprofit organizations intangible and social? Or can nonprofits also have a structured mechanism of measuring results and tracking against goals? The …
Why Effective Tracking of Outcomes is Important for Your Nonprofit? Read More »
Imagine that you’re anticipating an important meeting at work that’ll determine your raises for the upcoming fiscal year. You have arranged for a carer for your loved one at home and are expecting his arrival. Nevertheless, the person didn’t show up, and the home care agency is still billing you for the caregiver visit that …
Debunking Medicaid Fraud: How EVV can help avoid fraudulent behavior Read More »
The hardest decision for anyone would be choosing between a career and caring for elderly parents. Although greater salary and work security are the main reasons people leave their employment, many do so for caregiving to their aging parents at home. This situation is affecting millions of Americans today. As people age, their cognitive and …
Caregiver crisis in the US – The clock is ticking, act before it’s too late! Read More »
Every brain is unique. Every individual’s capacity and uniqueness of thinking, learning, and processing information is different. We have wiring in the brain that differs naturally, resulting in several neurological variances. The term “neurodiversity” refers to the idea that there are variations in how people’s brains function and that these variations are normal and shouldn’t …
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Intellectual disabilities are impairments that start developing during infancy or childhood. These are marked by severe restrictions in cognitive ability and adaptive behavior. People with intellectual disabilities may struggle with social skills like interpersonal relationships and social problem-solving, conceptual skills like language and self-direction, along with practical skills necessary for daily living. Social workers have …
Did you know social workers get minimal training in dealing with IDD individuals? Read More »
The pandemic has had an impact on people physically as well as mentally. In the past two years in the US, most of a child’s education has consisted of video conferencing and emails rather than group lessons or offline classes, which has frustrated parents and kids. 1,000 parents of children under 18 participated in a …
It’s a tough topic to divulge but one cannot turn their head away and ignore it. Deny it or not, abuse and neglect can manifest themselves in various ways, ranging from overt physical and/or sexual assaults to bullying and emotional abuse, which are more difficult to prove but completely destroy a person’s dignity and sense …
Why This Needs to Stop: Widespread Abuse of IDD individuals in Hospitals Read More »
The infamous COVID caused quite a stir in the world. Unfortunately, IDD individuals were not an exception. In recent studies, COVID was found to be the main culprit for fatalities in people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Generally, people with intellectual disabilities have poor health outcomes with their life expectancy being nearly 20 years lower …
Traumatizing Effects of Covid-19 on IDD individuals Read More »
At FieldWorker, our mission is to empower agencies of all sizes. That’s why we put such a big emphasis on support. Now, if you’re already using FieldWorker, you’ll already have been supported by these two fantastic individuals – meet Anne and Sunny from our dedicated Customer Success Team! We sat down with them to learn …
Faces of FieldWorker: Meet Anne and Sunny from our Customer Success Team! Read More »
