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" Social workers play a vital role in public and private agencies and are the front line workers dealing with child abuse , elder abuse , people with mental and physical disabilities , and people coping with severe medical and financial crises , " says Elaine Leeder , Dean of the School of Social Sciences at SSU . Term Disability " form ( or similar form ) that describes the nature and extent of a claimant 's mental or physical disabilities , and explains why the disabling conditions prevent the claimant from performing the duties of the claimant 's usual occupation or , after 24 months of LTD benefits , any reasonable occupation . However , both state and federal rules prohibit employment discrimination based on personal attributes that have no bearing on performance - - race , color , sex , religion , national origin , ancestry , mental or physical disability , marital status , age over 40 , medical condition , sexual orientation , involvement in union or other protected activities , or prior record of arrest not resulting in conviction . Goals : To provide services to people with physical and mental disabilities , by adjudicating disability determinations for those individuals as appropriate and providing rehabilitation services where appropriate . It is the policy of Ithaca College that discrimination on the grounds of age , color , mental or physical disability , marital status , national origin , race , religion , sex , sexual orientation , or Vietnam veteran status will not exist in any area , activity , or operation of the College . If disabuser can figure out a cheap way to teach children with mental and physical disabilities , behavioral problems or poor English skills - - an improvement on the ' poor educational practices ' she mentions - - I advise her to inform the Dept. of Education posthaste , because it would be invaluable . Additionally , because there is such a relatively small number of children 's books about people of color , people who are gay and lesbian , and people with physical and mental disabilities , it is extremely important that adults make every effort to ensure that high-quality children 's literature by and about these groups is made available to children . A special-needs child is defined in the statute as a child with respect to whom the State determines there is a specific condition or situation , such as age , membership in a minority or sibling group , or a mental , emotional , or physical disability , which prevents placement without special assistance . They may also need help to move beyond barriers to employment like substance abuse , physical and mental disabilities , and literacy . Where a person is incapable , because of a mental disorder or developmental or physical disability , of giving legal consent , and this is known , or reasonably should be known , to the person committing the act . Our medical / dental / vision / life insurance , AD & D , short - and long-term disability , healthcare and dependent day care accounts , and long-term care packages offer different levels and options . " In addition to death , long-term consequences can include partial or total blindness , hearing impairment , cerebral palsy , learning and physical disabilities , behavioral disorders , seizures and speech disabilities , Brown said . All young people whose rights of sexual self expression are denied deserve our sympathy , understanding and help , including those with mental or physical disabilities , who should have the same rights to sex education as their normal peers . Where appropriate , sick leave is available , as well as short - and long-term disability , Hoerger said , although she added that she hoped most employees would be able to remain at work because of the benefit of being in a community . Benefits include medical and dental insurance , retirement and pension plans , short-term and long-term disability , life insurance , flexible spending accounts , tuition reimbursement , a wellness program and paid holidays . These include certain illnesses , physical and mental disabilities , and the presence of existing restorations or oral appliances .