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Tag Archives: college
Heading Off to College – NIDILRR-Funded Research Supporting College Students with Disabilities
NARIC Spotlight focuses on current NIDILRR-funded research and resources focusing on college students with disabilities and supporting their academic and/or employment success. Continue reading
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Tagged college, college students with disabilities, NIDILRR, university
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It’s almost time to go back to school. Are you ready?
August is here and that means that parents, students with disabilities, and teachers are starting to prepare for the new school year. For students with disabilities and their families, this can be a stressful, yet exciting, time. NARIC’s information specialists … Continue reading
Making Your Way in the World – Resources for Young People with DS and Their Families
October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month, sponsored by the National Down Syndrome Society. Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder that results in intellectual and developmental disability. It can also cause physical disabilities, such as heart conditions, and sensory disabilities, … Continue reading
Survey opp for college athletes
Our colleagues at the Kessler Foundation are reaching out to college athletes for a new survey: Kessler Foundation is studying history of injury among college students involved in team sports. You can help us by completing a brief 5-15 minute online survey. Who can participate? You … Continue reading
Off to College
This week, students across the US will be heading to college. First year students will be moving into dorm rooms and meeting new roommates. Returning students will be reconnecting with friends and professors. Across campus, students with disabilities may be navigating additional … Continue reading
Welcome to Senior Year: Preparing for Transition
Between pool parties and trips to the beach, you may have noticed that back-to-school commercials have started popping up on TV and online. In a few short weeks, students will be heading back to school and families are getting ready! … Continue reading
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for June 2015
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 assistive technology, college, Disabilities, disability, Dominican Republic, education, employment, higher education, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Articles, NIDILRR Research, people with disabilities, postsecondary education, rehabilitation, secondary education, Spanish, Spanish-language, technology, university
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Disability Awareness Campaigns in Colleges and Universities
Recently, a patron asked us if we were aware of any colleges and universities that hold autism spectrum disorder (ASD) awareness campaigns on their campuses. We broadened the question to disability awareness campaigns and spoke with several Disability Services Offices … Continue reading
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Tagged ASD, autism, autism spectrum disorder, Awareness, Bellevue college, college, Columbus State University, developmental disabilities, Disabilities, disability, disability awareness campaigns, education, people with disabilities, university, University of Central Florida
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Campuses Light Up for Autism Awareness
The Autism Speaks organization is encouraging college campuses to get involved with Autism Awareness Month through its Autism U Campaign. Autism U is a collective effort among institutions of higher learning to get students and student organizations to partake in … Continue reading
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Tagged april, autism, autism awareness month, autism speaks, autism spectrum, autism spectrum disorders, autism u, college, colleges, facebook, light it up, light it up blue, owusu, schools, sga, student organizations, students, teddowusu, teddy, universities, university
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Two New Publications from the Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion!
The NIDRR-funded Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion has two new publications: Future Research Recommendations Report The report is a guide to community inclusion researchers in the years ahead. The full set of recommendations was developed at the Collaborative’s Second … Continue reading
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Tagged Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, college, community inclusion, monographs, psychiatric disabilities, reports, research recommendations, students with disabilities, Temple University, Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities, universities
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Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 