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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community on Learning Disabilities for May 2021
This month’s Answered Questions focuses on research, resources, and news related to learning disabilities. Continue reading
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Tagged #AnsweredQuestions, adults, children, computer-assisted practice, COVID-19, education, employment, independence, interventions, Learning Disabilities, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, reading, technology, vocational rehabilitation, writing
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Play Therapy: How does it work?
According to the Association for Play Therapy (APT), ”play therapists use the therapeutic powers of play to help clients prevent or resolve psychosocial difficulties and achieve optimal growth and development.” Play therapy honors a child’s unique developmental level and looks … Continue reading
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Tagged adults, behavioral disorders, children, Disabilities, mental health, play therapy
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community July 2019
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: I am a person with a disability and would like to be more physically active. What information and resources … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue, Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged #AnsweredQuestions, #ResearchInFocus, ABLEDATA, access, accessibility, accessible sports, adaptive sports, adults, assistive technology, AT, children, community participation, developmental disabilities, Disabilities, exercise, healthy lifestyles, inclusion, intellectual disabilities, minorities, mobility disabilities, MSKTC, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, obesity, participation, people with disabilities, physical disabilities, recreation, Research In Focus, social inclusion, wheelchair sport
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What is hydrocephalus?
According to the Mayo Clinic, hydrocephalus is “the buildup of fluid in the cavities (ventricles) deep within the brain. The excess fluid increases the size of the ventricles and puts pressure on the brain.” The pressure of too much fluid … Continue reading
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Tagged adults, babies, children, Disabilities, disability, hydrocephalus, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, older adults, REHABDATA
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Occupational Therapy Month: The Role of OT
April is Occupational Therapy Month. Occupational therapy (OT) is a client-centered health profession that helps people across the lifespan to do the things they want and need to do through therapeutic use of daily activities (occupations). Occupational therapists use a … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Fact sheet, Organization, Uncategorized
Tagged academics, activities of daily living, adults, advocate, American Occupational Therapy Association, caregivers, certification, children, chronic illnesses, community integration, community mobility, consultant, daily living, disability, driving, elderly, environments, factsheets, family supports, health promotion, injury, job and career resources, occupational therapists, occupational therapy, Occupational Therapy Month, occupations, practitioner, psychological well-being, qualifications, self-directed care, youth
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for September 2018
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: I have read NARIC’s FAQ on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Can you tell me more? This edition of Answered … Continue reading
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Tagged acute stress disorder, adults, Answered Questions, children, CONACYT, cyberpsychology, education, employment, homelessness, homelessness and PTSD, mental health, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, posttraumatic stress disorder, psychiatric disorders, psychology, PTSD, PTSD and SCI, PTSD in children, rehabilitation, Research In Focus, RIF, SCI, technology, veterans
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What is Down syndrome?
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and, this week, the staff at NARIC would like to highlight Down syndrome. The Mayo Clinic defines Down syndrome as a genetic disorder that is “caused when abnormal cell division results in extra genetic … Continue reading
Exercise Guides for People with Disabilities
If you’re interested in free information on how to live healthily and exercise with disability, the National Center on Health, Physical Activity, and Disability (NCHPAD) offers guides to exercise for people with disability. NCHPAD’s guides range from Pilates for individuals … Continue reading
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Tagged adults, children, disability, down syndrome, exercise, free, free guides, health, healthy living, national center on health physical activity and disability, nchpad, need-specific, owusu, physical activity, pilates, seniors, special needs, strengthening exercises, teddowusu, teddy
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National Stuttering Awareness Week
May 13th – 19th, 2013 marks this year’s National Stuttering Awareness Week (NSAW) which was established in 1988 by an act of Congress. NSAW is a time to educate and raise awareness about stuttering. What is stuttering? Stuttering affects a … Continue reading
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Tagged adults, children, Disabilities, disability, families, NIDRR, NIDRR research, speech, stuttering, teenagers
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