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¿Qué es la terapia acuática?
De acuerdo con la Sección de la Terapia Física Acuática de la Asociación Estadounidense de la Terapia Física, la terapia acuática o terapia física acuática (TFA) es “la práctica basada en la evidencia y experta de la terapia física en … Continue reading
The Better Living Toolkit: A new resource from the Arthritis Foundation
May is Arthritis Awareness Month. The Arthritis Foundation has introduced a new resource, the Better Living Toolkit that allows individual’s to understand their arthritic disease and develop a treatment plan unique to their individual needs with the goal to live … Continue reading
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Tagged #SeeArthritis, activities of daily living, Arthritis, Arthritis Awareness Month, Arthritis Foundation, Better Living Toolkit, chronic pain, communication, emotional health, functional status, goal setting, goals, health professionals, health tracker, May is Arthritis Awareness Month, medication management, pain management, Psoriatic Arthritis, quality of life, RAPID-3©, REHABDATA, Rheumatoid Arthritis, sleep, SMART goals, specialists, tips, toolkit, What is Arthritis?
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National Council on Disability and Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation partner on the Parenting with a Disability Toolkit!
The National Council on Disability (NCD) and the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation have partnered to create the Parenting with a Disability Toolkit! NCD and the Reeve Foundation released the “toolkit” at the White House Forum on the Civil Rights … Continue reading
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Tagged Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, civil rights, Ella Callow, families with disabilities, families' rights, JD, legislation, National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families at Through the Looking Glass, National Council on Disability, parenting with a disability, Rocking the Cradle: Ensuring the Rights of Parents with Disabilities and Their Children, The Forum on Civil Rights of Parents with Disabilities, toolkit
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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
Posted in Fact sheet, Publications, Report, Uncategorized, Website
Tagged #nationalsiblingday, advocacy, brother, families with disabilities, family supports, individuals with disabilities, intellectual and developmental disabilities, lifespan, NIDILRR Grantees, parents of children with disabilities, policy, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Family Support, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Developmental Disabilities and Health, research briefs, self-advocacy, self-determination, Sibling Advocacy Toolkit, Sibling Leadership Network (SLN), siblings, sister, white papers
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Field Trip: National Sports Center for the Disabled
Last week, NARIC team member Jess Chaiken had the opportunity to visit the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD) in Winter Park, Colorado. “I went to Winter Park to try skiing for the first time. I headed out to … Continue reading
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Tagged National Sports Center for the Disabled, NSCD, skiing, sports, winter sports
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Google Announces a $20 million Initiative for People with Disabilities—Google Impact Challenge: Disabilities.
Google has announced it will be providing $20 million in Google.org grants for non-profit organizations utilizing emerging technology to increase independence of people living with disabilities. The initiative, “Google Impact Challenge: Disabilities” is designed to address the needs of the … Continue reading
Posted in Grant/scholarship opportunity, Uncategorized, Website
Tagged 3-D printed prosthesis, affordable technology, announcement, auditory therapy, developing countries, google, Google Glass, Google Impact Challenge: Disabilities, Google.org, Grants, hearing aids, innovations, NIDILRR, non-profit, people with disabilties, problem solving, prosthetics, solutions, Wireless RERC
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Ticket to Work Program Announces New Video Series in ASL
Ticket to Work connects individuals age 18 through 64 who received Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), and/or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits due to disability to free employment services that prepare individuals for work, and in locating a job and … Continue reading
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Tagged American Sign Language (ASL), deaf, deaf and hard of hearing, employment, hard of hearing, job-seekers, library resources, Path to employment, social security beneficiaries, Social Security Disability benefits, Social Security Disability Insurance, Ticket to Work, tutorials, Video Series, webinar series, WISE webinars, work, YouTube
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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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Tagged #Compendium2014, #disabilitystats, 2014 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium, 2014 Disability Statistics Annual Report, AAPD, Annual Compendium of Disability Statistics, CDC, Disability Compendium, disability statistics, DRRP, guides, Health and Health Care Disparities Among Individuals with Disabilities, Kessler Foundation, National Trends in Disability Employment Report, NCBDDD, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, nTIDE, project highlights, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics, Research-to-Policy Roundtable, StatsRRTC, U.S. Census Bureau
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May is Mental Health Month: Celebrating 65 years of mental health
May is Mental Health Month (#mhmonth2014). Mental Health American (MHA) and other mental health organizations have been promoting mental health awareness for 65 years. Approximately 1 in and 5 Americans over the age of 18 will experience a diagnosable mental … Continue reading
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Tagged #mhmonth2014, health and function, healthy living, Mental Health America, mental health disorders, Mental Health Month, mental well being, mind/body, NIDRR projects, psychiatric disabilities, REHABDATA, SAMHSA National Help Line, social support, stress, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Suicide Prevention Lifeline
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April is Occupational Therapy Month: Live Life to the Fullest!
April is Occupational Therapy Month and this year’s theme is “Occupational Therapy: Living Life to Its Fullest™.” Occupational therapy (OT) is focused on engaging individuals in meaningful activities of daily life (such as self-care skills, education, work, or social interaction) … Continue reading
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Tagged #AOTA14, #OTMonth, @ACRMTweets, @NARICenEspanol, @NARICInfo, activities of daily living, aging, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, American Occupational Therapy Association, AOTA, children, Conference and Expo, driving, elderly, information services, mental disabilities, NARIC exhibiting, occupational therapy, Occupational Therapy Month, OT, people with disabilities
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