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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, October 26 to Friday, October 30
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Human Interest: Paying it forward: Boston Marathon amputee funds another woman’s artificial leg (The Washington Post) Heather Abbott has come full circle, from patient to philanthropist. She received a prosthesis after her left … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, autism diagnosis, Boston Marathon bombing, characters with disabilities on television, diabetes overtreatment, diabetes treatment, hearing aids for children, insulin releasing patch, lower limb amputation, lower limb prosthesis, orthotic arm for people with tremor, seniors with diabetes, seniors with hypertension
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, September 28 – Friday, October 2
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Human Interest: Pope blesses kids with special needs (Disability Scoop) During his recent visit to America, Pope Francis made several stops to bless children with special needs. The pope stopped the car that … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, autism diagnosis, cranial nerve stimulation, deaf, depression medication, EarLens hearing aid, hard of hearing, motivation in recovery, nucleus accumbens, placebo effect, psychological support in spinal cord injury recovery, robotic hand with fiber optic sensors, SignLanguageGlove, sleep apnea, speech impairment, spinal cord injury, stroke, tactile sensing hand prosthesis
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, July 27 – Friday, July 31
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Accessibility: What D.C. is doing to grow the number of wheelchair-accessible cabs (The Washington Post) By the end of 2018, taxicab companies in the District of Columbia are required to have at least … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, autism diagnosis, bionic handshape-memory alloy, brain computer interface, CAS, childhood apraxia of speech, consumers with disabilities, D.C.Taxicab Commission, facial motion capture, funding, hand gripping motion, IDEA, Integrum AB, nasal balloon inflation treatment, nickel-titanium wire, OME, OPRA prosthesis, otitis media with effusion, severe disabilities, United States Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, wheelchair accessible cabs, workers with disabilities
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 26 – Friday, May 30
Policy: Deal in Congress would discourage sheltered workshops (Disability Scoop) Many individuals in special education leave high school and are referred directly to sheltered workshops with less than minimum pay. Under Section 511 of the Workforce Investment Act, currently before … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, autism diagnosis, autism legislation, autism research, Avonte's Law, Chuck Schumer, cochlear implants, deaf, diagnostic software, dysphagia, education, legislation, S.2386, seniors, students with disabilities, tracking devices, US Government, vocational rehabilitation, Workforce Investment Act
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, March 10 – Friday, March 14
Human Interest: The “boys” in the bunkhouse (The New York Times) Article reports on the abuse and eventual rescue of 21 men with cognitive and developmental disabilities. The men had been underpaid workers in a turkey processing plant and housed … Continue reading
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Tagged 3D printed prosthetic socket, 3D printing, autism, autism awareness, autism diagnosis, brain concussion, concussion monitor, Department of Labor, disability benefits, intellectual and developmental disabilities, ischemic stroke, job training, non-dominant hand, online job referral, pensions, siblings of children with autism, sports, sports helmet, stroke rehabilitation, upper limb amputation
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Disability News Weekly Roundup — Monday, Feb 24 – Friday, Feb 28
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
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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
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Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 