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Tag Archives: NARIC
Osteoporosis Awareness
May is Osteoporosis Awareness month and in recognition, this blog will publish information on Osteoporosis along with material promoting bone health. Osteoporosis is a disease in which the bones gradually become weak and likely to break; the most common of … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged alcohol, anorexia, Awareness, bone diseases, Bone health, bone loss, calcium, diet, disease, disease osteoporosis, ethnicity, exercise, health, low estrogen levels, low testosterone levels, may, NARIC, national institute of health, NIDRR, NIH, older women, osteoporosis, osteoporosis awareness, osteoporosis risk factors, owusu, risk, risk factors, sex hormones, smoking, spinal cord injury, teddowusu, teddy, vitamin d, women
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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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Go ahead, ask us!
Today is National Information and Referral Day! NARIC has provided information and referral to our patrons for more than 30 years. Every day, we talk to people with disabilities, researchers, educators, and rehabilitation professionals and help them identify the right … Continue reading
NARIC at 35 – Looking Back and Looking Forward
For over 30 years, the National Rehabilitation Information Center has provided information and library services to the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), its grantees, and the disability and rehabilitation communities at large. Since its inception in 1977, … Continue reading
Head Injuries in the NFL: a First-Hand Account
In the article “What It’s Like When an NFL Linebacker Nearly Knocks Your Head Off”, former Denver Broncos tight end Nate Jackson recalls—in alarming detail—his experience of being concussed and knocked unconscious during a game in the National Football League. … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Audiovisual
Tagged brain, brain injury, brain trauma, concussion, football, head, head injury, head trauma, injury, jackson, NARIC, naricspotlight, nate, nfl, owusu, rehabilitation, sports, teddy
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Let the Games Begin
We are almost exactly five months away from the 14th world Paralympic Games presented by host nation, Great Britain. This 2012 Paralympics, which will take place from August 29 through September 9, marks a historic return of the games to … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Event, Organization
Tagged 2012, Disabilities, disability, games, garcia, guttman, locog, london, marta, NARIC, naricspotlight, owusu, paralympics, people with disabilities, sports, teddy, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair skateboarding
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REHABDATA Connection: Your Key to New Research
We added 210 abstracts to REHABDATA last month! Among them you’ll find 2 new items on autoimmune disorders, 43 on assistive technology, 15 on family issues, 8 on special populati0ns, and many more topics (more than 50 to choose from). … Continue reading
