Tag Archives: cochlear implants

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, June 15 – Friday, June 19

Posted on June 19, 2015 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Advocacy: Sports Illustrated honors walker with a cause (Disability Scoop) A week after 15-year-old Hunter Gandee walked to Ann Arbor while carrying his little brother with cerebral palsy, he walked onto the pages … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged ALS, anxiety disorders, Canadian Hard of Hearing Association, cerebral palsy, cochlear implants, deaf and hard of hearing, depression, Gael Hannan, glaucoma, hearing loss, lip-reading hearing aid, macular degeneration, muscular dystrophy, post stroke rehabilitation, progressive hearing loss, prosthetic leg with sensors, retinitis pigmentosa, sign language, soft robotic rehabilitation glove, spinal cord injury, Sports Illustrated, TBI, traumatic brain injury, Va-ST Smart Specs. augmented-reality eyeglasses | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, January 19 – Friday, January 23

Posted on January 23, 2015 by bchaiken2014

Education: Study finds postsecondary programs boost outcomes (Disability Scoop) A new study suggests that individuals with intellectual disabilities who attend postsecondary programs are finding greater success in the job market than those who do not pursue further education. For the … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged ASD, autism spectrum disorder, brain injury rehabilitation, Care-O-bot, cochlear implant alternative, cochlear implants, deaf and hard of hearing, hearing and perfect pitch, immune response in brain and spinal cord injury, intellectual disabilities, Parkinson's Disease, perfect pitch, postsecondary education, robotic personal assistantstudents with intellectual disabilities, spinal cord injury rehabilitation, stimulation of balance organs | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, November 3 –Friday, November 7

Posted on November 7, 2014 by bchaiken2014

Policy: Justice Department monitoring disability access at polls (Disability Scoop) The US Department of Justice sent election monitors to polling places in 18 states Tuesday in an effort to ensure that voters, including those with disabilities, would not encounter barriers … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged accessible polls, accessible voting machines, AOIs, audio navigation system for blind, auditory implants, auditory osseointegrated implants, balance disabilities, bionic hand, brain stem implants, Cities Unlocked, cochlear implants, diabetes, fall prevention, ischemic stroke, medicare, Medicare coverage, Mewdicare and Medicaid Services, migraines, National Council on Disability, NeuroLenses, NovioSense eye glucometer, osseointegrated implants, poststroke rehabilitation, prosthetic hand, US Department of Justice | Leave a comment

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

Posted on October 10, 2014 by bchaiken2014

Human Interest: A couple gaining independence, and finding a bond (The New York Times) A couple about to wed met five years ago at a sheltered workshop in North Providence, RI, where people with intellectual disabilities performed repetitive jobs for … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged accessible living, bedside handrail, cochlear implants, communicating android robot, Google Glass speech captioning app, intellectual disabilities, Japanese sign language, legislation, listening skills, portable concussion assessment system, seniors, sheltered workshops, special education, The Council of the District of Columbia | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 26 – Friday, May 30

Posted on May 30, 2014 by bchaiken2014

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 →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | 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 | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup — Monday, Feb 17 – Friday, Feb 21

Posted on February 21, 2014 by bchaiken2014

Education: Start-up opens digital door for students with autism (The Philadelphia Inquirer) With financial support from the University of Pennsylvania, among other sources, Autism Expressed teaches digital skills to students with autism in Philadelphia. Founded by a teacher who saw … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged accessible seating, adapted vehicle, adaptive equipment, assistive listening devices, autism, bionics, blind, blood glucose monitor, braille, closed captioning, cochlear implants, CT scans, deaf, diabetes, education, emergency medicine, hard of hearing, information technologies, Internet, MRI, pain management, research, sports, veterans, wheelchair users | Leave a comment

Participate: Participants needed for hearing research

Posted on April 14, 2009 by naricspotlight

You can help advance new technology and treatments! Continue reading →

Posted in Clinial/Rehab trials, Project | Tagged clinical trials, cochlear implants, DC, hearing, hearing aids, NY, participation, rehab trials, tinnitus, washington | Leave a comment