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Category Archives: Research Study
Opportunities to Participate: ENACT is Currently Enrolling for Three Research Studies for People with Arthritis or Other Rheumatic Conditions
The Center for Enhancing Activity and Participation among Persons with Arthritis (ENACT) is currently enrolling participants for three arthritis research studies in Massachusetts. Interested individuals may be eligible if they have: knee osteoarthritis with knee pain; concerns about employment due … Continue reading
The Flu and Disability: Know the Risks
‘Tis the flu season and doctors are warning people with disabilities to be extra cautious during this time. Current studies suggest, that because of the various muscular, respiratory, or other physical conditions children and adults living with disabilities may experience, … Continue reading
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Tagged adults with disabilities, avian flu, bird flu, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children with disabilities, cognitive disabilities, developmental disabilities, Disabilities, disability issues, disease, flu, flu season, h1n1, ill, influenza, Neuromuscular Diseases, owusu, respiratory disease, sick, swine flu, teddowusu, teddy, vaccine, vulnerabilities, winter
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Dogs and People with Disabilities: Service and Pet Survey!
The School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis, is gathering information to learn more about the role of dogs in the lives of people with disabilities. The questionnaire is designed for people with disabilities (other than visual … Continue reading
Research participants are needed for a phenomenological study
Participants are wanted for a research study entitled, “The Lived Experience of Having a Parent with Multiple Sclerosis (MS): A Phenomenological Study.” If you are between the ages of 18 and 24, speak English, live in the State of Arizona, … Continue reading
Invitation to Participate in NCA Golf Study
The National Center on Accessibility (NCA) is conducting a study to investigate what encourages or discourages a person with a disability and/or health condition to play golf. Despite there being a number of events having occurred in recent years such … Continue reading
Caregivers of Individuals with SCI or Burn Injury are needed for Health Information Study!
The NIDRR-funded Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC) is recruiting for two health information studies related to spinal cord injury (SCI) and burn injury. MSKTC is asking individuals who serve as primary caregivers to someone who has sustained a SCI … Continue reading
StatsRRTC State of the Science Conference – Collaboration, Statistics, Knowledge Translation and Dissemination
On Monday, April 23rd the NIDRR-funded Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics (StatsRRTC) held their State of the Science conference in association with the Council on State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR) 2012 Spring Conference. According … Continue reading
The Autonomous Automobile
Google turned heads two years ago when the Silicon-valley giant unveiled its innovative self-driving car. With recent video surfacing of real-world tests, many believe this “auto-automotive” triumph will transform the way we travel. This revolutionary piece of assistive technology operates … Continue reading
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Tagged assistive technology, automobile, blind, google, innovations, owusu, teddowusu, teddy, visual impairment, visual impairments
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NIDRR-funded research on Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders
April is Autism Awareness Month and the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) has a long history of funding research on autism and autism spectrum disorders. A search of the NIDRR program database located a total of 29 … Continue reading
