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Creating a welcoming workplace for employees with disabilities requires understanding, empathy, and proactive measures. There are many ways in which employers can help those with disabilities feel more welcome in the workplace.   Lori Scharff, Lead Content Contractor at APH CareerConnect®, holds a Masters in Social Work from Fordham University and is a certified Work Incentive […]

What Is Usher Syndrome? Usher syndrome is a hereditary syndrome characterized by hearing loss and retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Hearing loss may range from profound at birth (Usher syndrome Type 1), to moderate to severe (Usher syndrome Type 2), or may be absent at birth but decline over time (Usher syndrome Type 3). Retinitis pigmentosa, affecting […]

What Is Trachoma? Trachoma is, according to Trachoma.org, the world’s leading infectious cause of preventable blindness. It is a contagious infection of the eye’s conjunctiva (transparent, delicate lining of the eyeball and eye lids), caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis, and spread by contact with an infected person or infected flies. Its presence scars the surface […]

What Is Stargardt’s? Stargardt Disease (Stargardt’s) is an inherited, juvenile form of macular degeneration. A genetic mutation causes protein to block the passing of nutrients and waste to and from the macula. The macula, or central portion of the retina, and its “cone” photoreceptor cells are adversely affected. The retina is light-sensitive nerve tissue lining the […]

What Is Retinoblastoma? Retinoblastoma is the presence of rapidly growing, immature cells accumulating into a malignant tumor (cancer) in the retina, which is the thin, light-sensitive nerve tissue lining the back of the eye. The lone cause of retinoblastoma is a mutated genetic code in the nerve cells of the retina. The code is lacking […]