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Valentine’s Day: Spending Quality Time with the People We Love
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, a day often dedicated to love. For people with and without disabilities, healthy, loving relationships between partners, family, and friends can be an important part to living independently and fully participating in the community. These relationships … Continue reading
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Tagged family, friendship, relationships, Valentine's Day
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Celebrating Low Vision Awareness Month with Research!
In February, the National Eye Institute celebrates Low Vision Awareness Month, highlighting the growing numbers of people with low vision in the US and the services and technologies which can support them at school, at work, and in the community. … Continue reading
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Tagged blindness, low vision, Low Vision Awareness Month, NIDILRR at 40
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Research In Brief: Early-Stage Research
In 2016 we began the Research In Focus series, highlighting new and interesting findings from NIDILRR-funded studies, presented in a reader-friendly format. As a follow-up, we offer our occasional series Research In Brief, where we break down some of the … Continue reading
Honoring Ed Roberts Day Through Self-Advocacy
Ed Roberts (1939-1995) was a civil rights leader, an activist, and an independent living pioneer. He was a strong advocate and self-advocate, fighting for full access to education, housing, employment, and community participation for people with disabilities who were otherwise … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, advocacy, Ed Roberts, Ed Roberts Day, independent living, self-a
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Set Your Resolutions and Stick to Them
Did you make a resolution as the calendar turned over to Jan 1, 2019? Many people, including people with disabilities, spend the first few days of the new year making resolutions to improve their health and wellness, build better relationships, … Continue reading
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Inclusive Customer Service Makes (Dollars and) Sense
As we head into the busy holiday season, people will be traveling, dining out, and shopping in stores and online. This includes people with disabilities. According to A Hidden Market: The Purchasing Power of Working-Age Adults with Disabilities, working age … Continue reading
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Tagged accessibility, customer service, web accessibility
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Connecting Caregivers to Community
This is National Family Caregivers Month, an opportunity to recognize the dedication of individuals who provide care to someone they love, from parents caring for children with disabilities to adult children caring for their parents or grandparents. According to the … Continue reading
Research In Brief: Positive Psychology
In 2016 we began the Research In Focus series, highlighting new and interesting findings from NIDILRR-funded studies, presented in a reader-friendly format. As a follow up, we offer our occasional series Research In Brief, where we break down some of … Continue reading
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Tagged benefit finding, positive psychology, resilience, self-efficacy
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Technology and the Inclusive Workforce
As we bring National Disability Employment Awareness Month to a close, let’s take a moment to reflect on the role of technology in building an inclusive workforce. On the one hand, almost every job requires some interaction with technology, from … Continue reading
Forge Your Own Path – Self-Employment and Entrepreneurship
Did you know that, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, people with disabilities are almost twice as likely to be self-employed than their peers without disabilities? Self-employment and entrepreneurship offer people with disabilities a viable path to economic independence, … Continue reading
