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  2. Impairment rating - Wikipedia

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    An individual's impairment rating is based on the direct restrictive impact of an impairment, whereas disability includes the indirect consequences one's impairment. [3] despite these differences impairment rating is commonly used by government organizations as a measure of disability, or to determine compensation owed due to an accident or ...

  3. Disability Rating Scale - Wikipedia

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    Eliason & Topp (1984) Predictive Validity of Rappaport's Disability Rating Scale in Subjects with Acute Brain Dysfunction. Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association,64:1357-1360; Nichol, et al. (2011) Measuring Functional and Quality of Life Outcomes Following Major Head Injury: Common Scales and Checklists. Injury, Int J. 42:281-287

  4. Portsmouth Yardstick - Wikipedia

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    Each class of boat is assigned a "Portsmouth Number", with fast boats having low numbers and slow ones high numbers—so, for example, in the case of two dinghies, a 49er might have a RYA-PY of 697 while a Mirror has a RYA-PY of 1390 (these are the actual RYA Portsmouth numbers for 2018, but note that adjustments are made each year).

  5. Disability Standard - Wikipedia

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    The UK benchmark on Disability - later to become the Disability Standard - was first devised and piloted in 2004. Built by the Employers' Forum on Disability on the foundation of the 'Diversity Change Model', [6] designed by Dr. Gillian Shapiro [7] as a method for measuring an organisations performance on diversity strands, the benchmark assessment enabled an organisation to assess their ...

  6. Performance Handicap Racing Fleet - Wikipedia

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    Most boats have a positive PHRF rating, but some very fast boats have a negative PHRF rating. If Boat A has a PHRF rating of 15 and Boat B has a rating of 30 and they compete on a 1 mile course, Boat A should finish approximately 15 seconds in front of Boat B. Results are adjusted for handicap by the race committee after all competitors have ...

  7. Handicap (sailing) - Wikipedia

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    If Boat A has a PHRF rating of 15 and Boat B has a rating of 30 and they compete on a 1-mile course, Boat A should finish approximately 15 seconds in front of Boat B. Results are adjusted for handicap by the race committee after all competitors have finished. Each region has its own variation on PHRF rules and ratings, based on local conditions.

  8. This can serve a significant role for providers caring for children with spectrum disorders such as autism or cerebral palsy. [15] Children with these conditions may have the same diagnoses, but their abilities and levels of functioning widely vary across and within individuals over time.

  9. Sullivan's Index - Wikipedia

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    Sullivan's index also known as Disability Free Life Expectancy (DFLE) is a method to compute life expectancy free of disability. It is calculated by formula: It is calculated by formula: Life expectancy − {\displaystyle -} duration of disability [ 1 ]