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What are chronic respiratory diseases?
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) (in English), chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) (in English) are “diseases of the airways and other structures of the lung.” The most common CRDs include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (in English), asthma (in … Continue reading
Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 30 to Friday, June 3
Employment: Ford eyes workers with autism (Disability Scoop) Ford Motor Company is launching a pilot program this week designed to improve recruitment and retention of employees with autism. Through an initiative called FordInclusiveWorks, the company intends to establish five new … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, affordable hearing aids, ASD, asthma, autism, Autism Alliance of Michigan, employees with autism, FordInclusiveWorks, Health and Environmental Tracker (HET), hearing aids, neuroprosthesis, neurorecovery physical therapy, Savonix assessment app, stroke, treadmill walking
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, February 29 to Friday, March 4
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Education: Grim statistics show city still failing to evaluate, serve many students with disabilities (Chalkbeat New York) Newly released data show that New York City is struggling to monitor and provide services to … Continue reading
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Tagged asthma, autism spectrum disorder, cavitation, cavitation in brain injury, down syndrome, explosions and brain injury, motor-speech impediment, over-generalization in anxiety, Sneezometer, spirometer, students with disabilities, therapy animals, therapy dogs, VIVY diathermy pain relief device
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, November 30 to Friday, December 4
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Education: Peyton’s Awesome Virtual Self, a robot that allows girl with cancer to attend school (The Washington Post) The robot has a little girl’s face and her soft voice. It comes to life … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly News Roundup
Tagged 3D printed custom prostheses, Alzheimer's Disease, ASD, asthma, asthma and migraine co-occurrence, autism spectrum disorders, continuous positive airway pressure therapy, CPAP, EyeGuide Focus, high blood pressure, MADs, mandibular advancement devices, migraine, Peyton's Awesome Virtual Self, portable concussion assessment system, remote control robot, shared control robot, sleep apnea, slow walking speed in Alzheimer's Disease, tech jobs and ASD, telepresence robot for people with disabilities
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Resumen Semanal de las Noticias sobre la Discapacidad: Lunes, 12 de Enero – Viernes, 16 de Enero
Interés Humano: Los problemas del corazón, sordera influyeron la música de Beethoven, dice el estudio (The Hearing Review) De acuerdo con los investigadores de la Universidad de Michigan y la Universidad de Washington, las composiciones musicales de Ludwig van Beethoven … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Weekly News Roundup
Tagged ABLE, accesibilidad, accidente cerebrovascular, ADAMM, asthma, Beethoven, braille, Braille Challenge, ciegos, derrame cerebral, diabetes, discapacidad, discapacidades, educacion, enfermedad de Alzheimer, enfermedades cardiácas, estudiantes ciegos, glucosa, implante, investigacion, lesiones cerebrales traumaticas, Ley ABLE, niños, niños con necesidades complejas, personas con discapacidades, rehabilitacion, Reto Braille, síndrome de Down, sordera, Spanish, tecnologia, trastorno por Estres Postraumatico, veteranos
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May is Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month
May is a peak time for people dealing with allergies and asthma and a perfect time to raise awareness about these diseases. What are allergies? Allergies are an overreaction of the immune system to allergens that usually do not cause … Continue reading
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Tagged allergies, asthma, awareness month, children, Disabilities, disability, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, people with disabilities
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Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 