Category Archives: Report

The importance of the disability vote is featured in the next episode of ADA Live!

On July 6th, 2016 ADA Live! presents The Disability Vote:  The Sleeping Giant Wakes Up!  Continuing with the disability and voting theme (voting access), the upcoming episode discusses the disability vote, the importance of people with disabilities casting their vote, … Continue reading

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Support and advocacy: The role of siblings of individuals with disabilities

April 10th, 2016 was National Sibling Day.  The relationship between siblings can play a very important role in the lives of individuals with disabilities—particularly those with intellectual and developmental disabilities—through support and advocacy.  Founded in 2007, the Sibling Leadership Network … Continue reading

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Apoyo y abogacia: La función de los hermanos de personas con discapacidades

El 10 de abril de 2016 fue el Día Nacional de Hermanos (en inglés). La relación entre los hermanos puede jugar una función muy importante en las vidas de personas con discapacidades – particularmente aquellos con discapacidades intelectuales y de … Continue reading

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2014 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium Released!

On December 3rd, the 2014 Compendium of Disability Statistics release and the Annual Research-to-Policy Roundtable meeting was held at the Washington Center, Blinken Auditorium in Washington, D.C. The sixth annual Compendium release brought together disability stakeholders and researchers (in-person and … Continue reading

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NARIC Exhibiting at the World of Possibilities disAbilities, Healthy Aging, and Independent Living Expo this Saturday, April 12th!

NARIC will be exhibiting at the World of Possibilities disAbilities, Healthy Aging, and Independent Living Expo on Saturday, April 12th, 2014 from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Hilton Washington DC/Rockville presented by Caring Communities, Inc. Come visit us! … Continue reading

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RERC on Technologies for Children with Pediatric Disabilities Promotes Research at the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Annual Meeting

The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technologies for Children with Pediatric Disabilities (Tech4POD) is a NIDRR-funded RERC that focuses on advanced engineering research and the development of innovative technologies addressing children with orthopedic disabilities.  Tech4POD’s four research activities and development … Continue reading

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UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children Report: Videos from across the globe.

Earlier this year, UNICEF released their annual report: State of the World’s Children 2013: Children with Disabilities. As part of this report, UNICEF has some videos from around the world that show innovations, schools, new opportunities, and culture; while some … Continue reading

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El informe de UNICEF sobre el Estado de los Niños del Mundo: Vídeos de todo el mundo.

A principios de este año, UNICEF lanzó su informe anual: El Estado de los Niños del Mundo 2013: Los Niños con Discapacidades. Como parte de este informe, UNICEF tiene vídeos de todo el mundo que muestran las innovaciones, escuelas, nuevas … Continue reading

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Al ver el niño antes de ver la discapacidad – el informe anual de UNICEF sobre el Estado de los Niños del Mundo

El 30 de mayo de 2013, en Da Nang, Viet Nam, UNICEF lanzó su informe anual: El Estado de los Niños del Mundo 2013: Los Niños con Discapacidad, que discutió cómo los niños con discapacidades y sus comunidades benefician cuando … Continue reading

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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

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