Tag Archives: caregivers

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for August 2020 on Pediatric Burn Injury

Posted on August 27, 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: My granddaughter has a burn injury. What research, information and resources are available to help her? This edition of … Continue reading →

Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged adolescents, BIMS, Burn Injury, Burn Injury Model Systems, caregivers, children, coping strategies, management, mental health, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, pediatric burn injury, prevention, rehabilitation, Research In Focus, returning to school, teens, youth | Leave a comment

CEAFA and Alzheimer’s Disease

Posted on May 7, 2020 by mpgarcia

The Spanish Alzheimer’s Disease Confederation (CEAFA, Spanish acronym) is a national non-profit organization that works to improve the quality of life of people with Alzheimer’s disease and their families. CEAFA represents about 300 local associations and 200,000 families and maintains … Continue reading →

Posted in Organization, Spanish | Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, assistive technology, caregivers, CEAFA, dementia, Disabilities, disability, families, improving quality of life, inclusion, news about Alzheimer's disease, service providers, support | Leave a comment

The Spanish Parkinson Federation: Helping to Improve the Quality of Life of People with Parkinson’s Disease

Posted on April 8, 2019 by mpgarcia

The Spanish Parkinson Federation, which was founded in 1996, is an organization of over 60 associations and more than 12,000 partners that works to improve the life of people with Parkinson’s disease and their families. The Federation’s mission is to … Continue reading →

Posted in Organization, Spanish | Tagged #ParkinsonsDisease, caregivers, Disabilities, disability, families, information, law clinic, Parkinson's Disease, people with disabilities, people with Parkinson's disease, Resources, Spanish, Spanish-language, World Parkinson's Day | Leave a comment

Occupational Therapy Month: The Role of OT

Posted on April 4, 2019 by cgraves34

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 | 2 Comments

For Families, Caregiving Happens Around the Clock

Posted on November 14, 2017 by naricspotlight

November is National Family Caregivers Month, recognizing the 43.5 million Americans who provide unpaid care to an adult or child every year. Family caregivers can include parents, siblings, adult children, and other family members who support loved ones with disabilities. … Continue reading →

Posted in Right Resources Right Now | Tagged caregivers, caregiving, family supports, parents, siblings | Leave a comment

Thank You, Caregivers!

Posted on November 21, 2016 by naricspotlight

This week, more than ever, we are thankful for the men and women who support loved ones with disabilities. More than 43.5 million people provide care to an adult or child in the US, according to the National Alliance for … Continue reading →

Posted in Right Resources Right Now, Uncategorized | Tagged aging, caregivers, caregiving, family supports | 2 Comments

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 23 to Friday, May 27

Posted on May 27, 2016 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Caregivers: Supporting children who serve as caregivers (The New York Times) In the normal course of events, parents and grandparents take care of children when they are sick or need help or sustenance. … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged caregivers, children as caregivers, community mental health services, cost of mental disorders, post stroke rehabilitation, prosthetic foot, prosthetic foot for high heels, ReWalk Robotics, soft exosuit, special education, ThriveNYC, video game for post-stroke rehabilitation, workers with autism | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, March 7 to Friday, March 11

Posted on March 11, 2016 by bchaiken2014

Caregiving: Living with the parents I’m losing to Alzheimer’s (The New York Times) In 2010, after several disturbing phone calls from and about her aging parents, Elizabeth Wolf moved back from Vermont to her parents’ home in New Jersey. She … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, caregivers, caregiving, cochlear implants, diabetes sniffing dog, down syndrome, golf program for Veterans, independent living, music and cochlear implants, posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD, service dogs, type 1 diabetes, veterans | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, January 4 to Friday, January 8

Posted on January 8, 2016 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Diagnostics: NPR program highlights over the telephone hearing test (The Hearing Review) A recent National Public Radio (NPR) Morning Edition program featured a hearing test that consumers can take over the phone to … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged accessible airplane bathrooms, adults with autism, air travelers with disabilities, Alzheimer's Disease, American Sign Language (ASL), Apple ResearchKit, Autism & Beyond, autism awareness, autism in girls, British Psychological Society Division of Educational and Child Psychology, caregivers, Duke Medical Center, hearing loss, hearing test, National Hearing Test, negotiated rulemaking, Office of Naval Research, sarcasm in ASL, teens with autism, University of Manitoba, US Department of Transportation | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, July 6 – Friday, July 10

Posted on July 10, 2015 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Arts: How to make a musical for the Deaf (BuzzFeed) Deaf West, a premiere Deaf theater company based in Los Angeles, will be taking the musical Spring Awakening to Broadway this fall. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged autism spectrum disorder, blood test for diabetes type 1, brain impairments, caregivers, Deaf West theater company, eye tracker, EyeControl, microRNA 375, neurorehabilitation, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, severe disabilities, shared brain-machine interface, sign language, smell test for autism, stroke, Tetris as therapeutic aid, type 1 diabetes, uric acid | 1 Comment