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Tag Archives: barriers
More than Curb Cuts – Identifying and Addressing Barriers of All Kinds
Did you know that four years before the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), President Ronald Reagan declared May 7, 1986, as National Barrier Awareness Day? The declaration followed the release of a report from the National Council … Continue reading →
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Tagged attitudes toward disabilities, barriers, financial barriers, policy, programmatic barriers
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for July 2021 on Accessible Healthcare
This month’s Answered Questions discusses accessible healthcare, barriers to healthcare, and how primary care physicians can make their practices more accessible for people with disabilities. Continue reading →
Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas
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Tagged accessible health care, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Answered Questions, barriers, barriers to healthcare, effective communication, healthcare, healthcare access, inclusion, inequality, NIDILRR, right to care, Spanish, telehealth, telerehabilitation
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The Seville Spina Bifida Association: Supporting People with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus and Their Families
The Seville Spina Bifida Association (ASEB, Spanish acronym) (in Spanish) was established on December 14, 1987, in Seville, Spain to promote the care for children and adults with disabilities, especially those affected by spina bifida and hydrocephalus, in the fields … Continue reading →
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for October 2020 on Barriers in the Community and at Home
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is I was recently diagnosed with a disability and I am finding barriers in my home and in my community. … Continue reading →
Posted in Publications, Respuestas a las Preguntas
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Tagged Americans with Disabilities Act, assistive technology, barriers, barriers at home, community participation, Disabiliites, education, employment, independent living, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR-funded research, people with disabilities, physical barriers, recreation, Spanish, transportation
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National Disability Voter Registration Week, the ADA, and Voters with Disabilities
Every year the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) REV UP campaign coordinates National Disability Voter Registration Week (NDVRW) to increase the enfranchisement of people with disabilities through voting, political participation, and civic engagement. This year, NDVRW is July … Continue reading →
Posted in Event, Legislation, Organization, Publications, Uncategorized
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Tagged 2020 elections, AAPD, accessibility, ADA. Americans with Disabilities Act, American Association of People with Disabilities, barriers, civic engagement, civil rights, enfranchisement, Enfranchisement and People with Disabilities, federal legislation, Help America Vote Act of 2002, National Disability Voter Registration Week, NDVRW, political participation, protections, research, REV UP, Title II of the ADA, voter registration, voters with disabilities, voting, Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act of 1984, Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for June 2019
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: I have a mobility disability and use a wheelchair to get around. I would like to travel this summer. … Continue reading →
Posted in Answer Queue, Respuestas a las Preguntas
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Tagged accesible adventure getaways, accessability, accessibility, accessible air travel, accessible destinations, accessible hospitality, accessible hotels, accessible lodging, accessible restaurants, accessible tourism, accessible transpotration, accessible travel, ADA, assistive technology, AT, barriers, community participation, dining out, Disabilities, disability, families, food services, hospitality, inclusion, independent living, independent transportation, leisure, mobility disabilities, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, people with disabilities, physical disabilities, recreation, Spanish, Spanish-language, tourism, transportation, travel, travel without barriers
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for April 2019
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: I have been recently diagnosed with a disability. I work part time and go to school part time and … Continue reading →
Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas, Right Resources Right Now
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Tagged access, accommodations, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, barriers, barriers to employment, comunity, Employees with disabilities, employment, housing accommodations, inclusion, Inclusive Education, reasonable accommodations, reasonable accommodations in employment, sports, students with disabilities, technical assistance, technology, transition, transition to adulthood, university accommodations, Work ACCESS
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for December 2018
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: What are physical barriers? This edition of Answered Questions includes items that define physical barriers; describe the research and … Continue reading →
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Tagged accessibility, accessibility in schools, accessible parking, architecture, ASD, autism, autism spectrum disorders, barriers, Disabilities, disability, education, employment, exercise, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, occupational therapy, parking, people with disabilities, physical barriers, public transportation, recreational technologies, Research In Focus, signage, structural barriers
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for September 2017
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: What is inclusion and how does it benefit people with and without disabilities? Are there unmet inclusion needs? This … Continue reading →
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Tagged ADA, arts, assistive technology, barriers, children with disabilities, community living, community participation, education, employment, inclusion, independent living, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, participation, people with disabilities, social inclusion, special education, technology, transportation
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Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 
NIDILRR Seeks Input to Guide Strategic Planning
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) through the Administration for Community Living (ACL) is seeking comments and hosting several listening sessions across the country to help inform future funding priorities and strategic direction. Public meetings … Continue reading →