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Tag Archives: community participation
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for April 2021 – Community Inclusion
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 family member with a disability who would like to participate more in their community. What research, … Continue reading
Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged #AnsweredQuestions, accessible environment, children with disabilities, civic participation, civil rights, community participation, education, employment, health, NIDILLR Project, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, resources from NARIC, social inclusion, technology, youth
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Plena Inclusión: Supporting the Full Inclusion of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
We discuss Plena Inclusión, an organization in Spain that works with and for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in regards to their full inclusion in their communities and society as a whole. (Links are in Spanish). Continue reading
Posted in Organization
Tagged #PLenaInclusión, advocates, cognitive accessibility, community participation, employment, equality, family, full inclusion, inclusion, Inclusive Education, information, intellectual and developmental disabilities, leisure and sports, plena inclusión, quality of life, social inclusion, support, training, volunteers
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New Research May Help People with TBI Show They Are #MoreThanMyBrainInjury
For Brain Injury Awareness Month, we highlight four new projects whose research aims to show people with TBI they are #MoreThanMyBrainInjury Continue reading
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for January 2021 on Parents with Disabilities
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: My partner and I are about to have our first child and I have a disability. What resources and … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue, Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged child welfare agencies, community participation, Disabilities, health disparities, interventions, legal supports, mental health, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, parents, parents with disabilities, Research In Focus, strategies, support, support needs
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A Fresh Start for 2021
Happy New Year and welcome to 2021! 2020 was a very difficult year in many ways. People around the world dealt with a pandemic, economic hardship, work and school lives turned upside-down, and much more. On top of all of … Continue reading
FIAPAM: Help Yourself by Helping Others
The Ibero-American Federation of Associations of Older Adults (FIAFAM, according to its Spanish acronym) (Spanish) is a not-for-profit organization that works in response to the need of older adults with and without disabilities to ensure respect for their dignity as … Continue reading
Mental Health Impacts Us All
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), mental health is “an important part of overall health and well-being” and “includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being.” Mental health affects how people think, feel, and act, it helps … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue
Tagged burn injuries, community participation, Disabilities, disability, education, employment, inclusion, mental health, model systems, MSKTC, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, people with disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, research, Resources, SCI, spinal cord injury, TBI, traumatic brain injury, TU Collaborative
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Hispanic Heritage Month: What research is available to support Latinos and Hispanics with disabilities?
More than 5.2 million people who identify as Latino or Hispanic live with a disability in the United States. Latinos and Hispanics experience disabilities across the lifespan, and these disabilities can impact their ability to live. learn, and work independently. … Continue reading
Posted in Project, Uncategorized
Tagged #HispanicHeritageMonth2020, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, burn injuries, children, children with disabilities, community participation, education, employment, family support, Hispanics, Hispanics with disabilities, Latinos, Latinos with disabilities, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, parents, parents with disabilities, participation, people with disabilities, responsibiliites, rights, SCI, spinal cord injuries, support, TBI, transition, traumatic burn injuries
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for July 2020
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: My cousin has a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and our family wants to help them live as independently as … Continue reading
