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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, June 20 to Friday, June 24

Posted on June 24, 2016 by bchaiken2014

Advocacy: Briana Scurry embraces new role as women’s brain health advocate (The Washington Post) In April 2010, Washington Freedom goalkeeper Briana Scurry sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) during a Women’s Professional Soccer match. Three and a half years later, … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, congressional brain injury task force, diabetes, emotional trauma, EPESE study, foot-operated video game controller, Gloria Mundi Care, medication and older adults, mindfulness therapy, OrbisBox, seniors, TBI, Temple Grandin hug machine, traumatic brain injury, type 2 diabetes | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, June 13 to Friday, June 17

Posted on June 17, 2016 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Research: Biological link between pain and fatigue discovered (Science Daily) A recent University of Iowa (UI) study revealed a biological link between pain and fatigue and may help explain why more women than … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged ADHD, Apple Watch, BrainScope concussion test, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), chronic pain, diabetes, Essential Tremor, exercise for people with ADHD, Fibromyalgia, GyroGlove, neuromuscular disorders, obstructive sleep apnea, Parkinson's Disease, seniors with diabetes, Wisp Pediatric Nasal Mask | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, June 6 to Friday, June 10

Posted on June 10, 2016 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Research: Research traces link between combat blasts and PTSD (The New York Times) Whereas the link between concussions and post-traumatic stress disorder has become clearer in recent years, a specific connection between PTSD … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged Access Earth app, accessible hotel accommodation, Alzheimer's Disease, blind, blood test for Alzheimer's disease, Brrailled LEGO instructions, concussion, elderly with disabilities, Gallop NYC, infant exoskeleton for spinal musclar atrophy, Marsi Bionics, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, riding program for children with disabilities, robotic suit, Superflex, TBI, therapy animals, traumatic brain injury | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 30 to Friday, June 3

Posted on June 3, 2016 by bchaiken2014

Employment: Ford eyes workers with autism (Disability Scoop) Ford Motor Company is launching a pilot program this week designed to improve recruitment and retention of employees with autism. Through an initiative called FordInclusiveWorks, the company intends to establish five new … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, affordable hearing aids, ASD, asthma, autism, Autism Alliance of Michigan, employees with autism, FordInclusiveWorks, Health and Environmental Tracker (HET), hearing aids, neuroprosthesis, neurorecovery physical therapy, Savonix assessment app, stroke, treadmill walking | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 23 to Friday, May 27

Posted on May 27, 2016 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Caregivers: Supporting children who serve as caregivers (The New York Times) In the normal course of events, parents and grandparents take care of children when they are sick or need help or sustenance. … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged caregivers, children as caregivers, community mental health services, cost of mental disorders, post stroke rehabilitation, prosthetic foot, prosthetic foot for high heels, ReWalk Robotics, soft exosuit, special education, ThriveNYC, video game for post-stroke rehabilitation, workers with autism | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 16 to Friday, May 20

Posted on May 20, 2016 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Rehabilitation: This nonspeaking teenager wrote an incredibly profound letter explaining autism (The Washington Post) For the first 14 and a half years of Gordy’s life, his parents had no reason to think their … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged ACSF:FC, ASD, autism, Autism Classification System of Functioning: Social Communication, autism spectrum disorders, bullying, intellectual disabilities, movement-based video games, Rapid Prompting Method, Special Olympics, wheelchair-driven video games, Williams syndrome | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 9 to Friday, May 13

Posted on May 13, 2016 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Human Interest: Born without hands, girl wins national handwriting contest (Disability Scoop) Anaya Ellick’s penmanship is so good, she recently won a national handwriting contest. That’s impressive for any seven-year-old, but even more … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged :prose app, American Sign Language, bilateral hearing loss, communication disabilities, Deaf community, down syndrome, Emotiv Epoc, Emotiv Insight, entrepreneurs with Down syndrome, Go 3D-printed wheelchair, hyperacusis, Live Braille Mini, poliomyelitis, post polio physical therapy, tinnitus, upper limb disabilities, visual impairments | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 2 to Friday, May 6

Posted on May 6, 2016 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Accessible Travel: Airline accessibility remains an issue (Disability Scoop) While most people assume the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) governs accessibility on airplanes, this is not the case. Accessible lavatories are required only … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged accessible airplane bathrooms, accessible travel, ADA. Americans with Disabilities Act, Adderall, Alzheimer's Disease, behavior therapy for ADHD, Boston Marathon blind runner, children with ADHD, college program for students with intellectual disabilities, concrete processing and PTSD, GlassOuse head tracking mouse, ritalin, timed-release glaucoma drug, University of Cincinnati Transition Access Program | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, April 25 to Friday, April 29

Posted on April 29, 2016 by bchaiken2014

Mental Health: For police, a playbook for conflicts involving mental illness (The New York Times) People with mental illnesses are overrepresented among civilians involved in police shootings: Twenty-five percent or more of people fatally shot by the police have had … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged "seeing-eye" gloves, depression relapse, diabetes type 2 and hearing loss, mental illness, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, paralympics, police intervention and mental illness, racing wheelchair, rheumatoid arthritis and hearing loss, robots for people with disabilities, self-driving cars | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, April 18 to Friday, April 22

Posted on April 22, 2016 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Consumer Advocacy: Hearing aid prices under pressure from consumer electronics (The New York Times) The consumer electronics industry is encroaching on the hearing aid business, offering products that are far less expensive and … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged adolescents with depression, Adult Changes in Thought study, ALS, Alzheimer's Disease, American Geriatrics Society, Born This Way TV show, CBT, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, cognitive behavioral therapy, CTE, deaf and hard of hearing, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association, down syndrome, hearing aids, personal sound amplification products, PSAPs, talk therapy, TBI, tools for testing 3D printed prostheses, traumatic brain injury | Leave a comment