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Tag Archives: accessibility
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community – June 2017
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: What research is being done in employment, education, and technology to improve the lives of people who are Deaf … Continue reading
Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged AAC, ABLEDATA, accessibility, American Sign Language, Answered Questions, ASL, assessment tools, AT, auditory disabilities, augmentative and alternative communication, deaf, deaf-blind, education, employment, hard of hearing, hearing loss, Latino families, mental health, NIDILRR, NIDILRR community, NIDILRR Research, RERC, sensory disabilities, technology, tele-practice, utility
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Are you getting screened?
January is Thyroid Awareness Month, and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists wants to make sure everyone knows about screening for thyroid disorders and cancers. Our own Media and Information Services Manager Jess Chaiken knows how important these screenings can … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged accessibility, health promotion, healthcare, screening
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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
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community – February 2016
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. Each month, we look through the searches on our blog and through the information requests made by our patrons who speak Spanish and … Continue reading
Webinar 12/15: Accessibility, Usability and Health Information Technologies
The American Society on Aging will host a webinar: Accessibility, Usability and Health Information Technologies: Key Tools in Redesigning the Future of Person-Centered Services for Individuals Aging with and Aging into Disability, December 15th, 1-2pm ET. The webinar is part of … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Uncategorized
Tagged accessibility, ICDR, NIDILRR, Person-centered services
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Hispanic Heritage Month 2015: Latinos with Disabilities and Independent Living
Independent living helps provide equal opportunities to people with disabilities in relation to housing, employment, education, community participation, and so on. It is a worldwide movement of people with disabilities who are working toward self-determination and equal opportunities. Independent living, … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Right Resources Right Now
Tagged accessibility, centers for independent living, CIL, Disabilities, disability, Hispanic, Hispanic Heritage Month, Hispanic Heritage Month 2015, ILC, independent living, latino, Latinos with disabilities, minorities, NIDILRR Research, Spanish
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. Each month, we look through the searches on our blog and through the information requests made by our patrons who speak Spanish and … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue, Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged accessibility, Apps, bipolar disorder, causes, cognitive deterioration, depression, Disabilities, disability, education, employment, genetics, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Articles, NIDILRR Research, people with disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, rehabilitation, research, Spanish-language, technology, treatments
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What is home health care?
Home health care, or home health, can be defined as a wide range of health care services that are provided within a person’s home for an illness or injury and can be for the short or long term. Usually, it … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue, Uncategorized
Tagged accessibility, Disabilities, disability, home health, home health aide, home health care, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Articles, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, people with disabilities, personal care assistants, technology, vocational rehabilitation
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, July 20 – Friday, July 24
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Accessibility: Woman in wheelchair who fought for Disabilities Act can’t use tour bus (The Washington Post) Even before she arrives in the nation’s capital this weekend to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged accessibility, ADA. Americans with Disabilities Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Argus II eye prosthesis, cataracts, hemiplegia, lanosterol, lanosterol eye drops, macular degeneration, National Council on Disability, NIDILRR, paretic limb, Robert L. Burgdorf Jr, Social Security, Social Security disabilities benefits, stroke, visitability
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. Each month, we look through the searches on our blog and through the information requests made by our patrons who speak Spanish and … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged accessibility, accessible medical care, accessible medical equipment, accommodations, ADA, ADA 25 anniversary, ADA@25, assistive technology, CRPD, Disabilities, disability, discapacidad, emotional support animals, NIDILRR, NIDILRR investigations, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, people with disabilities, service animals, veterans, veterans with disabilities
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