Tag Archives: augmentative and alternative communication

NIDILRR-Funded Consumer Products: Speech Therapy

Posted on May 18, 2023 by mpgarcia

Speech therapy is a type of therapy that helps to improve a person’s ability to talk and use other language skills to express their thoughts and understand what other people are saying. Speech therapy may also help improve memory and … Continue reading →

Posted in Project | Tagged AAC, augmentative and alternative communication, Disabilities, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, Research In Focus, speech therapy | Leave a comment

NIDILRR-funded Consumer Products: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Posted on March 17, 2022 by mpgarcia

People with disabilities may need augmentative and alternative means to communicate with the world. This may be due to their specific disability, including sensory disabilities (blindness or hearing loss) and intellectual or developmental disabilities (Down syndrome or autism spectrum disorders). … Continue reading →

Posted in Project | Tagged AAC, augmentative and alternative communication, communication disabilities, communication disorders, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, NIDILRR-funded consumer products | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for March 2021 on Down syndrome

Posted on March 25, 2021 by mpgarcia

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 new mother and my baby was diagnosed with Down syndrome. What resources and research are available … Continue reading →

Posted in Publications, Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged #AnsweredQuestions, #DownSyndrome, AAC, assistive technology, augmentative and alternative communication, children, consumer-friendly resources, COVID-19, down syndrome, education, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, parents, physical activity, raise awareness, sedentary behavior, supports | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for September 2020 on Rehabilitation Engineering

Posted on September 24, 2020 by mpgarcia

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 new rehabilitation services provider and would like to learn more about how rehabilitation engineering research helps … Continue reading →

Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged AAC, augmentative and alternative communication, built environment, communication, education, employment, exercise, NIDILRR, NIDILRR funded projects, NIDILRR Research, recreation, rehabilitation engineering, rehabilitation engineering research, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers, RERCs, Survey of User Needs (SUN), technology, universal design, wireless inclusive technologies | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for May 2019

Posted on May 23, 2019 by mpgarcia

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: My dad was recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). I would like more information and resources to help … Continue reading →

Posted in Answer Queue, Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged #ALSAwarenessMonth, AAC, ALS, ALS Awareness Month, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Answered Questions, assistive technology, augmentative and alternative communication, brain computer interface, community involvement, Disabilities, independence, mobility devices, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, people with disabilities, physical therapy, quality of life, social media, socioeconomic impact, stem cell therapy | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for March 2018

Posted on March 22, 2018 by mpgarcia

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: How does rehabilitation engineering affect the lives of people with disabilities? This edition of Answered Questions includes items that … Continue reading →

Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged Answered Questions, augmentative and alternative communication, cerebral palsy, children, mobility disabilities, older addults, physical access, prosthetics, rehabilitation engineering, rehabilitation engineering research, rehabilitation robotic devices, RERC TechSAge, social media, stroke rehabilitation, televideo technology, The RERC on AAC, transportation, wireless inclusive technologies | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community – June 2017

Posted on June 22, 2017 by mpgarcia

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 | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community

Posted on December 22, 2016 by mpgarcia

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 AAC, ABLEDATA, access, accessibility barriers, aging at home, assistive technology, assistive technology for older adults, augmentative and alternative communication, autoimmune disease, cerebral palsy, CP, development pneumatic power wheelchair, digital literacy, e-inclusion, education, elderly, employment, health care settings, inclusion, Inclusive Education, intellectual disabilities, JAN, Job Accommodation Network, job accommodations, online education, PneuPaw, R&D&i, RERC TechSAge, RERC-ACT, The Pass It On Center, young adults | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, August 31 – Friday, September 4

Posted on September 4, 2015 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Education: For students with learning disabilities, real life often is more satisfying than high school, study suggests (Seattle Times) For some students with learning disabilities, finding their niche in the real world is … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged AAC device, adaptive sports, ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, ALS research funding, assistive robot for blind travelers, augmentative and alternative communication, Baxter robot, blood test for suicide ideation, dementia, Hooked on Music, Learning Disabilities, memory games and dementia, National Center for Learning Disabilities, noninvasive spinal stimulation for paralysis, robotic exoskeleton, severe disabilities, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup — Monday, Feb 24 – Friday, Feb 28

Posted on February 28, 2014 by bchaiken2014

Human Interest: H Street NE Bars and Restaurants Reach Out to Their Deaf Neighbors (Washington City Paper) Several bars and restaurants along H Street NE in Washington’s Capitol Hill District have hired staff that knows sign language in an effort … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ALS, Alzheimer's Disease, app for hard-of-hearing pedestrians, augmentative and alternative communication, augmented reality, autism, autism diagnosis, crimes against people with disabilities, disability legislation, hard of hearing, legislation, Lou Gehrig's disease, medicaid, phantom limb pain, phantom limb therapy, robotic exoskeleton, sign language, tax-free savings accounts, traumatic brain injury, voice banking | Leave a comment