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Tag Archives: families
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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People with Disabilities and the Fair Housing Act
This year, the federal Fair Housing Act celebrates its 45th anniversary. In celebration, we will highlight what the Fair Housing Act does and how it affects people with disabilities. What is the Fair Housing Act? The Fair Housing Act, enacted … Continue reading
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Tagged accessibility, design, Disabilities, disability, disability rights, Fair Housing Law, families, people with disabilities
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Scholarship Opportunity for Families with Living Disabilities
Bonnie Brown is a single mother with an intellectual disability. Myra is her 15-year-old daughter, a gifted-and-talented student who aspires to attend the University of Cambridge when she graduates. Both were featured on StoryCorps to talk about their lives and … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Continuing Education, Event, Grant/scholarship opportunity, Organization
Tagged ADA, ADA. Americans with Disabilities Act, advocacy, Americans with Disabilities Act, bonnie, brown, civil, civil rights, discrimination, education, familias, families, families with disabilities, myra, NARIC, National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families, National Council on Disabilities, National Council on Disability, owusu, parents with disabilities, rights, rocking the cradle, scholarship, Story Corp, storycorps, teddowusu, teddy, through the looking glass, U.S. Department of Education
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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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The US Senate is voting today on the UN Disability Treaty
In July of this year, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Today, the Senate is finally scheduled to vote on CRPD. Through the adoption of the Convention, the … Continue reading
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Tagged accessibility, community inclusion, CRPD, Disabilities, disability, disability rights, education, families, health, independent living, legislation, mobility, people with disabilities, public transportation, recreation, United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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Bilingual Information and Resources in celebration of National Information and Resources Day
The Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) is supporting the designation of November 16th as National Information and Referral Services Day. To help celebrate, we will share bilingual information and resources for people with disabilities that we use on … Continue reading
Recreation Therapy and Adults with Disabilities
Recreation therapy for adults with disabilities works in the same vein as recreational therapy for children with disabilities. It has the same objectives and goals: to improve skills and abilities of people with disabilities and to increase their social time … Continue reading
Recreational Therapy and Children with Disabilities
Recreational therapy utilizes fun play activities to help children with disabilities, whether the disabilities are physical, mental or emotional, to learn daily living skills, improve socialization, and enjoy time with family and friends. Some of the benefits of recreational therapy … Continue reading
