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Tag Archives: community inclusion
APEF: Helping People with Schizophrenia and Their Families in Argentina
This month, we discuss APEF – a non-profit organization in Argentina that assist people with schizophrenia and their families. Continue reading
The Life Champions Foundation: Assisting the Social Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Colombia
In this post, we discuss the Life Champions Foundation in Colombia, which works for the comprehensive improvement of the quality of life of people with disabilities. Continue reading
Posted in Organization
Tagged adaptive sports equipment, assistive technology, Colombia, community inclusion, Disabilities, employment, families, human rights, inclusion, medical equipment, people with disabilities, quality of life, raise awareness, service providers, social inclusion
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for November 2020 on Parenting Children with Disabilities
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: I am a parent of a child with disabilities and I need resources to help me help my child. … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue, Publications, Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged #AnsweredQuestions, assistive technology, behavioral challenges, children, children with disabilities, community inclusion, IEP, individualized education programs, intellectual and developmental disabilities, Latina family caregivers, Latinas, mental health, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, Pandemic, paralysis, parental perspectives, parents, parents with disabilities, physical activity, rural, self-care, Spanish, state resources, transition, transition planning
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Focus on Public Health: Importance of health screenings for people with disabilities
The first week of April was National Public Health Week, and the American Public Health Association (APHA) and its various partners came together to celebrate and advocate for public health. This year’s overarching theme was “Creating the Healthiest Nation 2030: … Continue reading
Posted in Organization, Uncategorized, Website
Tagged accessible health care, American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD), American Public Health Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, community inclusion, health care disparities, health programs, health screenings, healthy living, National Public Health Week, preventative health care, prevention, public health education, Resources, risk assessment
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for October 2018
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: What is inclusive employment and what information is available to learn about different aspects of inclusive employment? This edition … Continue reading
Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged accommodations, Answered Questions, assistive technology, community inclusion, customized employment, Disabilities, employer engagement, employment, inclusion, inclusive employment, labor inclusion, NDEAM, NDEAM 2018, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, participation, Research In Focus, technology, women with disabilities
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The Galvanizing Garrett Holeve
The story of Garrett Holeve is rousing discussion throughout the “www” community, especially those affected by disability. Garrett is a 23-year-old, aspiring mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter whose goal to compete has made national headlines in recent days, most notably, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged adapted programs, adaptive equipment, american top team, bonnar, braga, children with disabilities, community inclusion, down syndrome, DS, espn, fight, g-money, garrett holeve, inclusion, kids classes, miami, mitch holeve, mixed martial arts, mma, National Association for Down Syndrome, octagon, owusu, ramos, rodrigo, síndrome de Down, Special Olympics, sports, stephan, teddowusu, teddy, ufc
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Webinar: Peer Specialists in Rural Communities: Promoting Community Inclusion
Join the Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities and the National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse for the second in a series of free webinars discussing the roles of Peer Specialists in today’s mental health … Continue reading
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Tagged community inclusion, mental health, peer specialists, rural issues
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The US Senate is voting today on the UN Disability Treaty
In July of this year, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Today, the Senate is finally scheduled to vote on CRPD. Through the adoption of the Convention, the … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation
Tagged accessibility, community inclusion, CRPD, Disabilities, disability, disability rights, education, families, health, independent living, legislation, mobility, people with disabilities, public transportation, recreation, United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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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
Posted in Guide, Project, Publications, Report, Website
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 