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Tag Archives: children
Seeing the child before the disability – UNICEF’s annual State of the World’s Children report.
On May 30th, 2013, in Da Nang, Viet Nam, UNICEF released their annual report: State of the World’s Children 2013: Children with Disabilities, which discussed how children with disabilities and their communities benefit when society at large focuses on what … Continue reading
National Stuttering Awareness Week
May 13th – 19th, 2013 marks this year’s National Stuttering Awareness Week (NSAW) which was established in 1988 by an act of Congress. NSAW is a time to educate and raise awareness about stuttering. What is stuttering? Stuttering affects a … Continue reading
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Tagged adults, children, Disabilities, disability, families, NIDRR, NIDRR research, speech, stuttering, teenagers
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May is Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month
May is a peak time for people dealing with allergies and asthma and a perfect time to raise awareness about these diseases. What are allergies? Allergies are an overreaction of the immune system to allergens that usually do not cause … Continue reading
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Tagged allergies, asthma, awareness month, children, Disabilities, disability, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, people with disabilities
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Web Session on Athletic Opportunities for Students with Disabilities
The Great Plains ADA Center, in collaboration with the Inclusive Fitness Coalition, will hold an ADA Audio Conference Series session in response to The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights guidance measure that addressed the rights of children with … Continue reading
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Tagged adapted programs, athletics, audio conference, children, curriculum design, Department of Education, education, elementary school, great plains ada center, high school, inclusive fitness coalition, primary school, school athletics, students with disabilities
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What is Intellectual Disability?
The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) defines intellectual disability as a “term used when a person has certain limitations in mental functioning and in skills such as communicating, taking care of him or herself, and social skills.” … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, children, developmental disabilities, Disabilities, disability, families, intellectual disabilities, NIDRR, NIDRR projects
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What are learning disabilities?
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) define learning disabilities (LD) as “conditions that affect how a person learns to read, write, speak, and calculate numbers. They are caused by differences in brain structure … Continue reading
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Tagged children, Disabilities, disability, education, families, Learning Disabilities, NIDRR
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Developmental Disabilities: What are they?
The National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) defines developmental disability as a “severe, chronic disability (cognitive, physical, or a combination of both) that begins any time between birth through age 21 and is expected to last a life … Continue reading
NASA Joins DC Schools Mentoring Program
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the District of Columbia school system (DCPS) are partnering up to create a mentorship program for high school students who have autism and various disabilities. The partnership between the two is part … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, children, dcps, developmental disabilities, Disabilities, district of columbia, district of columbia school system, high school, mentor, mentorship program, nasa, national aeronautics and space administration, school, teens
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